After the three weeks were up, we got a call from Carlisle saying he got a late start & didn't know if he was going to be done by the 29th, said he might have to keep it over the weekend & we could pick it up on the 5th. Well, that was a problem because we also had chairs ordered at Lampbright Chairs & we had to pick them up by the 1st, because they were going on vacation. So, as soon as we heard that Carlisle wouldn't be done until later, Ron & Donovan made plans to drive down near Shipshewana to pick up the chairs.

They left early in the morning & with Donovan driving, got down there in 2 hours. It helped that he had the pass for the turnpike, so he didn't have to stop to pay the tolls & he also had a heavy foot on the accelerator, like his uncle Ron used to have before he got older. About 9 or so, Donovan called & he was mad. It seems that the chairs were not done yet, even though they told us they would be done the last week of the month. Guess it pays not to assume anything & always call to make sure things are done when you expect them to be.

It seems the owner was the one who messed up. He didn't communicate to the girls on the assembly line that we would picking them up at the end of the month. He made up for it though, he told everyone to stop work on whatever they were doing & start on our chairs pronto! He told Ron that the chairs would be done in about 4-5 hours, so Ron & Donovan used the time to check out the Amish stores around the area. They were finally able to pick up the chairs around 3 & took them down to the rig to drop them off. They got back late, but, only because Donovan stopped at a fireworks store. Ron thought he would never get him out of there!