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We clocked outa the mall at midnight last night!
Finished 170sq/m (1600sq/ft) of Architect design ed murals on four walls of the entry ramps into my local shopping mall.
Figured a total of 130 man hours on site over 8 nights with starting at 6pm earliest. Add another 24 hours my-time organising, setting up, patterns etc. That's "trucking" !!!!!!
Fortunately I had Vicki (Daughter,right-hand-"man", best mate) helping me out, and keeping me on the "straight and narrow". Anne ("Enn" "Kiwi Tiger") came over from NZ for the last couple of nights after I made her an offer she couldn't refuse.
After that, Enn and Vick got on like an "house on fire' and I was left for dust!
We had one of those coin-in-the-slot kid's rides in the mall. "Bob the Builder". Damn thing went off every 20 minutes with a garbled message it took us 6 nights to figure out.
Finally, I was close enought on the way down the mall to wash brushes to hear ...
"CAN WE FIX IT?"
Now, it's the catch phrase for my "helpers" ... watch out Letterheads OZ ... these two are on their way!
Anyway, hard to post pics of the whole project but this is one wall of four.
The project mamager is happy
and the crew....
Vicki! Thanks for the "rabbit-ears"! I gave Enn "L" & "R" on the back end of her sneakers when she was sitting on the plank. That's standard stuff.
Saving something "special" for you at Letterheads Oz
Once in a while I get these projects ... super fun do do and very high profit.
-------------------- Tony Vickio The World Famous Vickio Signs 3364 Rt.329 Watkins Glen, NY 14891 t30v@vickiosigns.com 607-535-6241 http://www.vickiosigns.com Posts: 1063 | From: Watkins Glen, New York | Registered: Sep 2001
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Was great to meet you anne, hope you have a blast in Oz! (the main land)
Funny thing was jon didnt know I was working in toowoomba this week and about 5 minutes after getting into town my phone rang and it was jon, he saw me driving into town. hehehehe
I went and saw the mural monday night as the truck i was there to paint went out on a job so i got that night off. I also called out to see jon and sue, enn, vick and her squeeze and they were nice to pour beer down my neck and feed me. "thanks guys!"
well done on another good (big) job guys.
ps: if ya get a few minutes jon you shouls call aroud and show anne how big these trucks are i paint
cheers! Rod
(have a great time at cowra meet , wish i could be there but as you know i have to fly down south again for another truck) Say hi to my mates!!
-------------------- Rod from, EAST COAST AIRBRUSHING "Airbrush Art & Graphics" Nambour; Sunshine Coast, Queensland. Australia E.mail: rod@rodticklesigns.com Web: www.rodticklesigns.com Posts: 635 | From: Nambour, Sunshine Coast, Queensland | Registered: Dec 1998
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Looks great Jon. Bob the Builder my Grandson use to watch it all the time I bet I heard "CAN WE FIX IT?" a thousand times in the past couple years.
-------------------- Dennis Raap Raap Signs Posts: 839 | From: Coopersville, MI | Registered: Feb 2003
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which mall Jon will have to go and have a look next time I can force myself to go shopping.
-------------------- Ian Wilson Signmaker Retired 3 Panorama Drive Toowoomba Queensland Australia may all your troubles be little ones. The man that never make a mistake never makes anything. Posts: 656 | From: Toowoomba Queensland Australia | Registered: Nov 1998
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They have extended the South/East Corner and are currently extending the West side. Could possibly get some work on that too. I have some paint left over
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Well done!
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