Hitting a Home Run

Today is Friends and Family day at the new terminal and we will again be set up there. Our crew numbers six and Lewis and his grandson have gone into San Fran for the day. There is some confusion and we move twice before finally getting set up at a gate where our plane is clearly visible. There are a lot of people streaming in. Stages are set up at various points with ever changing entertainment. There are tables all over with things to give away, things to sign up for, and things to buy. All the shops and restaurants are also open.
Even though we are over in a corner, we get a lot of attention from the crowd. Unfortunately we have trouble getting people to the ramp to tour as no one has been through security and the TSA forbids it. We have a number of people pre-signed for a 2PM flight and we sign enough to all but fill the flight. Because of security, our passengers have to go to the old terminal, get a boarding pass and go through security, go to a gate, get on a van and be taken back to the new terminal gate where the plane is. Gee Whiz, what an exercise!
When the announcement is made to come see our plane take off, we suddenly are mobbed. Only Patti and I are manning the table and we are overwhelmed with questions and people wanting flights. Before we know it, we have filled a second flight and are working on a third. In the end we have sold 38 new memberships to the foundation and given three flights. The last one lands about 6PM which is later than we thought we would be here. We then load up the things that have been stored at the airport, fuel the plane and head for the hotel. It is 8:30 before we gather for dinner and 9:30 before we get food. Everyone liberally samples off the other's plates. We decide we have all been together far too long. The show is over and we are winding down. It is 11 before we break for bedtime.