Locaton Search Reload

Valentine's Day is over, so it is now time to start searching for soda vending locations again. I helped prepare a wonderful banquet for the couples in our church. That took up all of last week.

Also, the temperatures are a balmy 70 degrees this week. The last two weeks we have had snow and ice. The schools were out 4 days and then one day. Besides making it difficult for stocking the machines, the snow days actually ended up being fairly profitable. I suppose that everyone was trapped at home and needed their soda. I only had one machine problem related to the snow. The heater didn't work on my multi-priced bottle machine. The sodas seemed to make it through the cold OK. No one has complained. I should have opened a soda to make sure it wasn't flat.

This week was recovery from last week. I ended up with a sinus/ear infection and a broken filling on one of my teeth that had to be taken care of.

Now I don't have any more excuses not to contact some of the prospective locations again. Out of 68 apartment complexes that I originally contacted, there are 16 that have not said no outright. I will continue to work on them until they take my machines, or tell me NO.

Snow Day

Wow, did we get some snow. There is about 5 inches of snow outside. This is the first time I have been snowed out, I think. I did not get to go to service the soda machines today. I am hoping to get to them tomorrow. We have been out of school three days this week. It has given me time to get some accounting done.

The new location is doing well. I am excited that we got the machine placed. There is only one more machine in my backyard. I will get back to my search in a week or so. I don't think that soda is on anyone's mind when there is snow and ice on the ground.

Enjoy the snow.