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Aloha & good mana to you, Basement Kahuna & friend Brad,
The Imperial Luau tiki arrived today in fine shape and is even more impressive than I imagined. The packing job was worthy of the British museum, so thanks for that too.
It was kind of amusing picking it up this morining. First off it's my wife's birthday and do you think I bought her anything that costs this much? No way and I'm in trouble.
Then the guy in our office warehouse calls me and says he wants to know what to do with the two beds they have for me on the loading dock. I had to think about it for a minute before I realized it was the tiki packed in two bed boxes. I told him they were props for a trade show, but I'm not sure if he believed me.
Then, because it is below freezing today in Orlando -- which only happens once per year -- I had the pleasure of transporting the boxes home in our convertible with the top down. Well, let's just say I got some looks.
Next, I get the boxes in the house and the cleaning lady shows up. First of all, she already thinks I'm whacked because of all the freakin mugs and stuff she has to clean around, so when she saw me standing over the two boxes I thought she might just start screaming at me.
Instead, she politely asked what was inside and if she could clean around them. I told her it was a giant tiki from Tahiti and I would have it out of the box in a jiffy and then get out of her way.
After I said it, I realized how weird it must have sounded to her. She took it in stride however, just looking at me and giggling like I had completely lost my mind -- which I probably have -- and then said, "I knew you were home because I saw your car with the top off and your hula girl".
Anyway,I think that pretty much sums up my tiki's arrival in its new home.
Mahalo dudes!
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