Addler. Fresh blood coming out of his butt where the stitches are.  This isn't good. I may have to take him back to the vet tomorrow.  I've been off work for 7 days, I was supposed to go back yesterday but.....apparently plants are shut down. There hasn't been a driver posting in the texting group for 3 days now about getting loaded.  I dunno, but if he has somehow opened the wound up? I'm likely to leave him there at the vet.  I've done my best to keep him from being too active and definitely to stop licking it, but I must have failed somewhere along the way.  Whatever, I can't have this keep happening is the point, as much as I don't want to leave him there in a kennel atmosphere, I more don't want this to be an ongoing problem.  It needs to heal and get it over with.  

The electrician for the construction company called today.  He has a very deep Texas drawl.  The owner does as well, lol.  It's kind of funny listening to them speaking.  

Anyway, he said there is going to be a problem with the pedestals.  I was under the impression they make their own, apparently they do not.  That's not really what I wanted, really have no choice tho.  The other electrical company is far too busy, they wouldn't even send someone out to look at the property. They did tell me they wouldn't be able to do anything for a while - but after months of waiting I wrote them off.

Well, the problem? They can only get X amount of the pedestals at the price I was quoted, the rest of them they will have to acquire elsewhere.  Further complication? These other pedestals are from a different manufacturer and cost substantially more.  I'm shrugging my shoulders with this situation.  When I get down to around 15 grand left in the bank? It's going to stop.  Well, maybe 10 grand. I don't like not having a cushion of money to be able to fall back on - rainy day fund, just in case stuff.  I normally have 8 to 10 grand in the bank anyway, before I got all of this other money.  

The deal: they are ordering pedestals and they wanted to know if I wanted to get them now, while they are available?  Yes, please.  I already knew pedestals are on backorder everywhere. People talking about months before they receive their orders of them. I want them to have them now, not wait months when the electrical is ready to install.  Yes, I have to pay for them in advance, a simple receipt is all I need and I'm good. I do trust these people, they have an excellent reputation in this entire region.  

But, it's an extra 2 grand.  Doesn't sound like much, but everything is eating away at my finances here.  What else am I going to run into with higher pricing? I don't know, hopefully nothing but I did recite the pricing the contractor gave me back to the owner of it the other day to ensure we are still on "that" page.  The page where he gave me, in writing, quotes for the various aspects of this installation.  

I wish I could get at least 20 lots in right now, instead of having to wait.  

This news today wasn't actually shocking.  The dirt work on top of the land clearing was a bit of a surprise, keeping a level head about this.  One thing is for certain, at least at this point: If I get a building - which I must - it's just going to be one building.  If there is going to be a bathroom and showers and laundry, it's all going to be in the one, same-said building.  

Unfortunately, the competition is increasing in this area - I know this because this company is off building even more RV parks all over the place.  I have to have something that is of appeal to people to choose my place over some other place.  The pool is going to have to happen, somehow.  

Because if I can't get the type of people in that I want to target, I will have to do something different. 

Not going to go into that atm, the park will open when it opens and hopefully the wider, longer lots with grass, fire pits, picnic tables, walking trails, a doggy park and probably a swimming pool depending on the financing will be enough to get people in there.  Oh and wifi.  It's getting to the verge of the precipice of a small loan - 20 grand probably - to finish it up.  It's that or immediately get to work on a SBA loan before I spend too much more money........but I might go approach the bank I have all of this money at and see what they offer in terms of business loans as well.  

And we have word that tomorrow, the price of gas in this region is jacking up .25 cents per gallon. Well, it's very likely going to get worse with Biden ending US self dependency on oil.  And government spending causing inflation to hit everything.  We're already averaging $3.21 per gallon, so yes, if that .25 cents happens, that is going to crank the cost of fuel well up there. It's going to hurt the paycheck to paycheck people more than anyone.  I find it interesting that Biden said in the SOTU address that we should all be buying American - yet he can't find it within himself to get us back to American oil? 

Anyway, the electric installation situation was the point of this post.  I can only hope there isn't anything that's going to go the same route.  Septic is pipe and vaults.  There are several concrete companies in the region that make the vaults, whether the price is going to go up? No idea.  I have a quote from this contractor, I wouldn't want to get into a pissing match with him about it, I am just going to hope his quote will stay the same. At the same time? Let's get this stuff installed, sooner than later!

G'nite.