Laconia Bike Week 2009:

Thousands of bikes decend on the little state of NH for the week.

Back in the day I was given the opportunity to do 3 full seasons of events working a concession stand with my sister Casey. We sold Sausage, Beef & Pork Sandwiches and we were FREAKING GOOD AT IT.

Bike Week was the longest and involved the most work, but it was by far the most interesting.

Women in pasties & G-strings. Men in pasties & G-Strings. The people watching was incredible.

Our stand was set up in the same place for 10 days and it allowed for us to make friends with the vendors around us. People we would not normally associate or even be exposed to in real life, became our friends for the week.

Sean the Glue Guy was set up directly in front of us for a few years. He was from Canada and his favorite saying was " all these fat Americans, all they do is eat." (Umm.. your set up in front of a BEEF stand. OF CORSE YOUR GONNA SEE THEM EAT.)

We chatted with members for the Hell's Angels for 3 days before Casey realized they were not in fact a baseball team. I can not convey with words the 3 Stooges-like comedy of that situation, only to assure you that while they were a little offended we didn't notice all the COLORS & BADGES, they did think our horrified reaction was kinda funny.

The owners of the Brewster's ice cream stand became GREAT friends. Mostly because we couldn't get enough of their ice-cream and we spent our tips there every night. * I'd like to thank them for contributing to my issue of "nightly ice-cream ENTITLEMENT " which has led me to Weight Watchers.

One thing about these events is the little known fact that there is no BATHROOMS.

At the beginning of the week a huge truck dumps 30 Porta Pottys off and promises to return to empty them. This type of thing is a dealbreaker for a girl like me. I don't do well being enclosed in a tiny space accompanied by OTHER PEOPLES WASTE, never mind 4 day old waste mixed with whatever other body fluids might be present.

In the interest of public Health, most event holders obtain "volunteers" to help maintain the porta potties. They keep them clear of DEBRIS and hose them out every hour with disinfectant. The "volunteers" set up a stand outside the bank of Porta Potties with Hand Sanitizer and a Tip Jar. They make a lot of money.

They were VERY IMPORTANT to us. We brought them Pork and Beef Sandwiches.

Everyone was happy.