Chili Cookoff Festival 01
Hi there, I'm David, I'm 22 and my story of good news and bad news goes like this. I'm just 22, so that's good, I like to eat, so that's good, I live on my own, but my mom still tells me stuff to do to make me a better citizen of the city, so that's whatever, I don't really have a girlfriend, so that's bad, but when my mom made it very clear that I should volunteer at the Middleton Pro-Ama Chili Cookoff Festival, you know, to be a better citizen, but that seemed to be more on the bad side, but then I got a good glimpse of the size of Mrs. Bentley's chili beans and then volunteering became a good thing.
"(Giggles)"
Now, the other good news was that I was assigned to the parking area dedicated to the chili cookoff chefs and their fancy trailers and all I had to do was to make sure that the chefs and their rigs made it safely between the concrete parking curbs as they headed towards their assigned cooking area around the festival grassy grounds. And my position and yes, I said volunteer job assignment position, was required because the city leadership, in all of their wisdom, decided to have new parking curbs installed just the weekend before the festival and they didn't want them damaged and ran over, so, well then, I'm David and I'm in charge! Of getting the fancy equipment to and from the cooking areas and back to the parking area, but I was still in charge!
And I even had two runners, LOL, youngster who worked for video game credits, Josh and Ben, who were available if help was required to lift or carry anything from the fancy equipment trailers to or from the assigned chili cookoff areas, so, as I just said, hi, I'm David and I have a staff of two slaving, I mean, working under me to kick off the Middleton's Pro-Ama Chili Cookoff Festival.
LOL, I'm so the wrong person to be in charge of anything other than eating, but that's too bad! But I did my job as best as I could and before I go on, holy fancy equipment enclosed trailer smokes! These chili chefs were serious!
The row of painted and fancy lettered trailers was almost as big of an attraction as the rows and rows of tasting tables as the festival was just coming to life. I mean, you know us guys, right? Give us a set of tires to kick and fancy lettering to read and yep, they we all were, gawking, reading and dreaming about kicking the tires. Which nobody dared kick the tires for how fancy the trailers were, but still, right? But it was still a bit of a social event within itself, so.
And it was a good place for the guy in charge to keep an eye out that everyone was being properly helped and supported, so, as the worse person possible to be in charge, I did my job.
"Mrs. Bonner, are you stacking the deck in your favor by buying Mr. Gates' entire pot of Chili, huh? I mean, the Chili Cookoff Festival is just getting started, so?"
[Hefting a large pot of Chili]
"What? Oh, David, no, not really, I'm removing the wallpaper in my Parlor room starting tomorrow and the word is that Ken Gates' Chili will speed up the removal process up by heat melting the wallpaper off! I mean, I hope it doesn't deform the wall studs too, but this stuff will eat that old wallpaper up quick! Anyways, David, what does a woman have to do to convince you to put on a hazmat suit and help me spread fire Chili on the wallpaper tomorrow then, hmm? And clothing under the hazmat suit is totally optional. Oh, but a hazmat shower just afterwards would not be optional, so?"
Well, if nothing else, having a vision of Mrs. Bonner in the shower was a good way to start out my visit to the Chili Cook Off Festival anyways, but let me make it clear that Mrs. Bonner clearly made the first move! I also wanted to mention that showering with someone in a normal sized bathtub/shower is a lot more awkward than the movies make it out to be, but it still worked. Well, it worked for me anyways and then it worked better for Mrs. Bonner later in her bed, so. Which is all for another chapter anyways, so.
So, back to my position of authority at the Middleton Pro-Ama Chili Cookoff Festival.
"Hi, I'm David, I'm 22 and I have absolute power over the equipment runners, if you require any lifting assistance whatsoever, so? Also, you're a trophy wife then, right? Also, also, I'm 22, so sometimes stupid stuff comes out of my mouth, so?"
"Well, I guess we really are in Middleton then! But I guess I can at least appreciate your stupidity and for how forward that was, David, so, hi, I'm Brenda or Mrs. Trophy Wife to you and maybe that title would stick to me if someone threw that at me, but I'm almost happy, so?"
"Oh, I didn't really mean anything mean, but that man over there, I mean, his cooking apron has your smiling face silk screened on it with two golden trophies under your chin and with star bursts, so?"
"Yeah, that part doesn't play out to well for me, but Claude is a champion chili cookoff chef and his bank account is fatter than his belly, so? And by the way, David, yeah, I just heard it, so."
"Alright, Mrs. Trophy, um, this is a cool ass enclosed equipment trailer and it's a lot cleaner than I would have ever expected, so carry on and I'll be sure to try out his chili later from your tasting table then, so?"
"And I'll be sure to stand back from the serving table when you come around then, David, so?"
"And I'll be sure to take in the wider and full view from you standing back a little then, Benda, so?"
"Men! They always want a wider view of things!"
"Well, it's not like I'm suggesting that you make it look like you may or may not be wearing much under your chili cookoff apron or anything, so?"
"OMG, men! They always want their women in just an apron!"
Well, she said it, not me and I'm just 22 and stupid, so I'm innocent!
"Hey, Mr. Becker, where's the wifey, wife then?"
"Oh, hello, David, um, I'm sure she's stirring up the pot somewhere. I mean, Martha always seems to disappear during equipment setup time and you know, there are nick knack and art tents around all the festival grounds, so."
"Well, okay then, um, good luck with the three hours of cooking and then the two hours of taste testing, Mr. Becker, so?"
"Yeah, thanks and all for a few dollars and a cheap trophy, but it's what we do, David. And if you run into the wife, well, let her be. I'm the only one on the planet who knows how to properly set up my equipment, so."
"Got it, Mr. Becker, you like it solo. So, since the rules say that nobody can assist you, but my crew can help with your equipment and since we're neighbors and all and since the wifey wife is busy stirring up someone's pot, is there anything I can personally retrieve for you from your amateur trailer then, huh? And you really need to add some fancy lettering to your equipment trailer, Mr. Becker! You're out of the fancy trailer look loop!"
"Oh, there is a container of serving ladles that I forgot in the trailer, David, so that would be a great help then and that fancy lettering costs money, so. And why did you say that I like to go solo in such a funny way, huh?"
Well, it can't cost that much, right? I mean, it's two sides and the rear doors, right? And I'm sure he has a partner. I mean, not Mrs. Becker, of course, but you know, I'm sure it's not always solo, so.
But seriously, his plain white enclosed trailer just didn't cut it when parked along with the other fancy pro trailers! I mean, blah.
"Josh! Ben! There is a container of ladles in that blah, blah white trailer that needed to be delivered to Mr. Becker's cooking station, pronto!"
"[Puff, huff, gasp, hustle] yes, boss, on it, boss, you're going to pay for this, boss!"
[Fancy trailer rear doors creak open, but not all the way]
"Ahem!"
"Oh! Mrs. Trophy! Holy trophy toppers!"
"One photo, frat boy and be quick about it and don't you dare put anything above my smile in the photo frame!"
[The classic "S" curve pose. In not much more than a chili cooking apron. A crisp white apron.]
[Snap, snap, snap, snap, snap, snap]
"Men! They always want more than one photo when their woman finally poses in just an apron and her undies!"
"Oh, it's just that the photo button on my phone is so sensitive, Brenda, that's all. Also, is there an exclamation point of "men!" statement when the man insists that you scrunch up your apron if your undies are chili cookoff logo undies and they say "taste this chili bean" or something, Mrs. Trophy, hmm?"
[Snap, snap, snap, snap, snap, snap]
"Hah! Men! They always want their women to show off their logo undies!"
[Scrunch, pull, tease, scrunch, tug, pull, tease]
"Now get out of here, frat boy! This equipment trailer isn't the best of a dressing room!"
[Snap, snap, snap, snap, snap, snap]
Oh, I mean, I mean, well, I have no idea how to frame a photo, so, well, forget that nothing above the upper lip stuff! Besides, her eyes, right? They were trophy eyes and they completed the multitude of photos that I managed to sneak in, so.
[Nick knack shopping, nick knack shopping]