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Jack closed the door and headed out back to see that seven barbeques had been set up there.

"Jack, when is the meat coming?" Daniel asked

"In about an hour and half"

"Ok" fifteen minutes later they heard a truck pull up so Jack went to see who it was. Two guys got out and went around to the back of the truck. When they saw Jack,

"General O'Neill?"

"Yep, that's me" they saluted and he returned the salute.

"Sir, General Hammond asked us to bring these lights out here sir."

"Good, I'll get some guys to give you a hand with them."

"Yes sir" Jack went around to the back of the house.

"Hey guys, I need some help with the lights for here. Hammond sent some flood lights for tonight, so come on move it and that's an order." he said with a big grin.

They all laughed as they walked past to help the two airmen with the lights. A few minutes later they were all set up with one of Sam's naqadah generators. Just as the truck left, a four by four truck with a huge refrigerator trailer on the back arrived. The guy got out of the truck just as another one pulled up.

"General Jack O'Neill"

"Yep that's me, is this the fridge?"

"Yes, can you sign this please and is there any way to get this and another one around the back of your house?"

"Yep" then Teal'c came up to see what was going on.

"T, can you get the guys to give us a hand with these things?"

Teal'c made a slight bow and then he turned around and went around the back of the house. A few seconds later all the men came from the back just as another group arrived in the front.

"Oh good more muscle" Jack signed the forms.

"What can we do for you sir?"

"Help move this trailer around to the back of the house and park it next to the garage. I can plug it into the socket that's in the garage and there is another one in the drive way."

"Ok men, let's do it."

So they all got together and unhooked the trailer and moved it to where Jack wanted it. As soon as it was around back, the truck moved out of the driveway and then the second one pulled up and the second team did the same as the first team.

Once they were next to the garage and the two trucks were gone, Jack plugged them in so they would stay cold. Then they helped him put the drinks into one of them. When that was done, they played touch football until a truck pulled up. Jack was talking to a couple of guys when they all heard the truck backing up.

"What the hell is going on now" Jack said,

So he went to check it out. Jack saw the sign on the side of the truck and knew it was the For Hire center that the Air Force used when they needed to hire tables and chairs for a function; then he remembered what Sam told him about the phone calls.

"General O'Neill?"

"Yep, that's me"

"Sign this please" the guy passed him a clip board, so he signed it and passed it back.

"We will need some help here."

"Ok guys, table and chairs are here, so let's get everything set up before the party begins."

They helped taking the tables and chairs around to the back of the house and set them up. Once they were all set up the two trucks left. Then they could relax; some of the men went home to get their families, while the others stayed and talked for a while.