While the girls used the outside shower I asked Chuck: "Did you happen to check out how much room there is in the break room and a way for Lilly to get prepared food there from the parking lot?"
He said: "It can work if we had her set up her food trailer at the southeast emergency exit. From that door it is a direct shot to the break room. No production line crosses it, so there wouldn't be a safety issue. The electrician said there is a two twenty feed that all the electric is off. So, she can have electric warmers to keep the food hot and hot plates to cook stuff on."
I asked him: "How many vending machines do you think we would need to keep?"
He told me: "If she had one person stay till the end of shift, none of them. Her person could sell what ever would have been bought from the machines."
Lilly and Karen had finished cleaning up and were joining us again. I told Lilly: "Chuck checked out about you setting up food service at the plant. There is an emergency exit that we will rename as a service entrance and you can set up your trailer outside it. From that door to the break room is a straight shoot and does not cross any active production lines. If we eliminate the vending machines you will need someone there from an hour before work starts till the work day ends."
Karen jumped in and asked: "What about here, if you are doing that who fixes the food here?"
Lilly told her: "Danian and I are doing this together, one of us will be here to cook and the other will be at the plant to cover the food service there."
Karen then asked her: "Why didn't one of you tell me about it?"
Lilly told her: "Because till right now we didn't know if it could happen."
I said: "It may not happen; you need Ed to agree to it before you know if you can do it. Chuck just looked to see if it could work."
Lilly told us: "Last night when Damian had to stay because of the surprise inspection. The owner blamed him for the need to do the cleaning. The guy has cut staff and shortened the time after closing for cleanup. But doesn't accept any of the blame for the condition of the kitchen and bathrooms. Damian wanted to quit and let the place get shut down. When you told me about his staying, I called him and he said he was walking out. We couldn't afford him doing that, now we can, with the money we both won, if you are willing to go in on this with us."
Mike who had been listening said: "The first thing that all of you need to do and should have done already is talk to Ed. If he says no none of this matters."
He was right we all were putting the cart before the horse and I should have thought of that as soon as Lilly asked me about it. I called Ed and told him the idea and that Chuck checked out if it would work. He liked the idea and told me to have the architect redraw the plan for the break room and the emergency door to being a service entrance. Also designate and area to the side of the service door for the food prep trailer. Chuck said he would take care of that as he had already delt with the person that drew the plans.
Lilly said: "I am calling Damian so he can quit."
Mike stopped her and said: "Bad Idea, you don't know who his boss knows that might be able to block this from happening. Wait till everything is in place before he quits, that way his boss cannot interfere."
Karen asked him: "Do you have experience with this type of thing?"
He told her: "The place I work has about seventy-five people working there. There is a corner store on one side and a diner on the other. The boss was going to install vending machines and a coffee service and microwave. Half the employees would go to the corner store before work or at break and the same number would go to the diner for lunch. The two places were owned by cousins and they found out about what the boss was planning. They had enough pull in town to cause it to be delayed. Finally, when it happened it was because the boss hired a vending company to supply and service the machines. That company was a newly formed company owned by the cousin's wives.
The boss originally was having the profit from the machines pay for a Christmass party for the employees. Now there is no profit and he must pay for the machines to be there."
I said: "OK, you need to talk to someone to advise you how best to set this up."
Mike said: "Mom told me the agency is incorporated, I bet she can point them in the right direction."
I asked him: "Do you know when she and dad are getting back?"
He said: "Sunday night."
I told the girls: "If you feel Damian can keep it to himself tell him, if not don't till we find out more."
Karen said: "He can keep it quiet; he will love walking up to the boss once it is a done deal and telling him to shove the job up his ass."
I hadn't noticed Mike had stepped away. He came up to me and said: "I just got off the phone with mom, she and dad will change their flight to Hartford instead. We just need to pick them up when they get there."
Chuck said: "I need to get to work and I will call about the changes to the drawings."
Chuck called and told me the drawings were being updated and we would have them by the end of day. Karen and Lilly filled Damian in when he got home that night. Mike and I went to bed early since we had been up for about thirty-six hours. Plus, I had to be at the plant at six in the morning.
I got up at four thirty and after a quick shower I got dressed and when to the kitchen to make some coffee and see wat I could find to eat. When I got ther coffee was ready and Lilly asked me what I would like to eat.
I asked her: "Why are you here I was just going to make coffee and fix something myself."
She said: "I am the cook, I knew you would be up so, I brought a few things so, I could make you breakfast."
I told her I apricate it, but I didn't expect you to get up this early."
She said: "I have been up since three when I made Damian his breakfast. He must be at the diner by four."
I told her: "Sunday I am taking the three on you to have breakfast on me at a place you guys will love. I hope Damian doesn't have to work."
She said: "No, the place is closed on Sundays it is his only day off."
I asked: "What did he say when you and Karen told him about the food service at the plant?"
She said: "He is excited and hopes it all works out so he can quit that job."
I told her: "Once we pass the final inspection for the construction and issued an occupancy permit, the equipment starts being installed. If you have the permits and licenses, you could start feeding the installation crew and the people we are hiring to run the machinery. We want them to see how it is put together and do the test runs. That way you can build up to serving the whole crew when we go into production."
She told me: "I already have a trailer lined up I can get on a purchase rental; it comes fully equipped and they also have the warmers and hot plates for inside the building."
I told her: "Ed has an in with the head of inspectional services, I am going to have him approach the guy about the food service. I will make sure he doesn't mention who will be providing the service. If he just says it will be the cook, he has working for him now, that should keep the three of you from being named."
I headed to work and when I got in the office the revised plans were on the desk. I removed the old ones from the stack and inserted the new ones where they belonged. There was a note that copies were sent to the inspection services office. After the coffee truck left at break time I grabbed the dry wall foreman.
I told him: "I got a commission from your boss and the machinery supplier for putting them together. My idea for the money is to have a thank you party for the crews that worked to get this done not only on time but we are under budget. It looks like we will be done Saturday by noon, so do you have an idea of what we should have for food and where to get it. Because of liability there can not be any booze, but I know a guy that can provide female entertainment."
He asked me: "Like strippers or something more?"
I told him: "Scantily clad 18 t0 30 years old, college girls, single mothers and wives looking to make some money on the side. They are all tested for STDs and will serve the food and drinks. If a crew member makes a financial arrangement with one of these girls and that arrangement takes place in the company he works for, trailer in the parking lot. That has nothing to do with me or the party."
He asked me: "What if some of the guys get handsy with the girls at the party?"
I laughed and said: "When they see the guy that is bringing them and his security, they will know better. If one is stupid enough to do it. I hope his hospital insurance is paid up."
He told me: "I will spread the word and give you an idea how many are interested at lunch."
I didn't have Willies number so; I called the video store and Bitsy answered. I told her to have Willie call me and why I wanted to talk to him. He called back fifteen minutes later and I told him what I was setting up. He told me he would line up the girls he just needed to know how many. I told him I would get back to him as soon as I had a head count of how many guys would be there and how many may want to enjoy the girls.
Just before lunch the dry wall foreman and two other foremen from other trades came in the office. They informed me that there were five women on the job and one will not attend the party. There were several men that also would not attend if there were scantily clad women serving as hostesses.
I asked: "The four women that are attending are ok with the hostesses being scantily clad?"