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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=180 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="254b4c00egerdp.png"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="98" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 161 WIDTH="92"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="161" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="92" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <B>Q: What size linen fits a standard table?</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>A: The same size as the dress that fits a standard woman.</B></div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=80 BGCOLOR="#FF0000" TEXT="#080000" background="04248493.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Andrew Tent Co Inc.</B></FONT><B> </B><B>  </B><B> </B><B> |     </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0033CC" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Andrew Tent Co Inc."><U><B>home</B></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id469.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="New Items"><U>New Items</U></A><B>   |   </B><B>News and Events</B><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Us"><U>About Us</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id193.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Map"><U>Map</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id213.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="FAQ"><U>FAQ</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id210.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rental Rates "><U>Rental Rates  </U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id200.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Policies"><U>Policies</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id201.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Services"><U>Services</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id403.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Recent Events |"><U>Recent Events |</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id405.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sample Wedding"><U>Sample  Wedding</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Event Locations"><U>Event Locations</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id482.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Thoughts"><U>Thoughts</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id537.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Forms"><U>Forms</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=400 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> News and Events  </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> June 2010, It is getting hot too early this year,  already having to air condition the tents.  Next month we will slow down a little.</div> <div> May 2010</div> <div> Another busy month, The weather has been great again this month.</div> <div> April 2010</div> <div> We survived April,  the busiest month we have had since the business started in 1972.  Everything went great and our crew did a great job working three Sundays in a row.</div> <div> May will slow down just a little,  we need the time to re group and get all the equipment in good shape.  April is always the Thomasville Rose Show. Always fun to put a tent</div> <div> in the middle of the road.</div> <bR> <div> March 28th.2010.</div> <div> <I>Phew, what a Saturday we had.  Four large weddings and all went very well. At all four weddings we used the French lights, It is hard to do them justice with photographs.</I></div> <div> <I>If you can't decide, call me and I will give you the  emails of our customers from this Saturday.  Ask them yourself what they thought about the lights.</I></div> <div> <I>The weather was just fantastic, it never rains on a Saturday; we used heaters at two of the weddings, had them on stand-by at the other two. We did not close up any of the tents even though it was a little cool at two of the locations. At one wedding we did a power point slide show projected up into the tent roof.  These are always a lot of fun. </I></div> <div> </div> <bR> <div> February  2010</div> <div> 2009 was a great year for us in spite of the poor economy.  Air conditioning is in big demand and we have added to our cooling equipment with better tent fans and Vap coolers.</div> <div> We now have a dedicated Air Conditioning trailer that can pull up to a 220 KVa generator behind it.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="1abd09870.jpg" border=0 width="521" height="391" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Because of fuel prices we are changing the way we get equipment to events. We have purchased new semi trailers. 45' trailers with lift gates and side doors. Only one trip to the job so everything has to be on the one trailer.  It takes more planning to be sure that we have all the items that we need.</div> <div> I do not believe in fuel surcharges and loads of hidden charges. So when we quote a job we quote delivery;</div> <div> If fuel prices go up we still charge what we quoted. </div> <bR> <div> We have had our new software just over a year and are very pleased with it.  We can now email you changes just seconds after the phone call. </div> <div> We  have so many great new features; We will be able to get on the phone with a customer and both look at my computer screen planning an event on the CAD.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> I have some great help, so 2009 during our quiet spell I took a trip up to Alaska.  My two 16yo nephews flew over from Enland and we took the plane on a month long trip to Alaska via Mexico. Trip of a lifetime.</div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1abe44b30.jpg" border=0 width="580" height="435" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>For details.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="7" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B> </B></FONT><B>  </B><A HREF="http://AndrewTent.com/Alaska.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://AndrewTent.com/Alaska.htm"><U><B>http://AndrewTent.com/Alaska.htm</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> Now it is new year and so full of excitement.  I go to the ARA show next week in Orlando to brush up on all the latest equipment and to do some purchasing.</div> <div> Bookings are really good for 2010 and we are looking forward to the challenges ahead</div> <bR> <div> Life is a barrel of fun.</div> <bR> <div> Ken Andrew.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="115941b10.jpg" border=0 width="577" height="433" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B> Field kitchen #4 </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="115b38aa0.jpg" border=0 width="568" height="426" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>They did not follow my recommendations pertaining to linens and skirting,  but the food was great.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="115d3fe00.jpg" border=0 width="575" height="224" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>What a fantastic bunch of folks to work with. I will never complain about  my power bill again.</B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Ken Andrew</B></div> <div> <B>Feb. 2010</B></div> </td> </tr></table></body>