A few thoughts.
The Jeep - totally forgot about that thing. Not being used, would make a great property vehicle. It's not a 4 wheel drive, but it's small and could pull the big trailer wherever I want/need and I wouldn't care if the thing gets scratched up. I wouldn't need to register it, it would be property only. It's been sitting at Maria's house for a long time is the reason I forgot about it.
The bridge - done. Almost, lol. I ordered a truckload of 1 inch river rock today, but they aren't coming until Tuesday "unless we can work it in sooner". After they dump that on the property, I will rent a small tractor with bucket to move it to the rear. It will be an all day thing using that machine for that, a 4 foot drop off that needs built up and after that, I can use it on the lots. It's $240 a day, well worth the expense. I might get it for 2 days so I can smooth out the lots. I don't necessarily need a dozer for the lots, the spaces are not that big next to the parking pads. It would likely take up the weeds as well.
Weeds - I didn't do any of that today, tho I did get into it pretty good yesterday. Yes, a machine can move that stuff out but there is a factor to consider that pulling the weeds out, roots and all, will likely mean they won't come back. I want to be able to get winter grass to plant now that we are getting closer to cooler temps. Get the seed planted and hope it rejects any weeds from growing in it.
Contractor - said he was doing a bid for my gravel 2 days ago and haven't heard back. I don't know what that means. In his world, it could be that it's going to take a bit to figure out - probably not - or, more likely, he's distracted by other things he is doing. I just texted him a little while ago, please get me that quote.
Sign - they updated me and said they are still waiting on a certain shade of green paint.
Signs - I went to a local sign place today to order some of the "yard signs" - the small ones you see on the side of the road and a "RV PARK ENTRANCE" with an arrow. The entrance sign is a permanent sign so it cost more, a lot more.
I haven't done the accountant yet. The website designer says he wants pics of the finished product before attempting to do the rest of the website. He knows what he's doing, but at some point? I'm going to have to have that site up including online registration whether it's the finished product or not. I am looking to get this thing going sooner than later. I've spent the money, I need the electric and the gravel, after that, it's just minor stuff I am already working on. Well, not so minor, just not huge cost stuff.
Headaches - I get horrible heat headaches almost every day now after working out there and sweating like a pig. I stop working when those hit. Taylor thinks I need to hydrate more - but I am drinking water all morning long. I know it's from working because on any day I might not do any work, I don't get those headaches. This all came about with this sickness. I still have a minor cough, I don't know if it's still a contributor to headaches or not.
Wifi - I happened upon 2 of the local internet company trucks redoing some wiring next door to the property yesterday, so I chatted with them for a while. They are going to get the info to their engineer, who will come out, see what needs to be done and give a quote. I'm still leaning towards waiting for Starlink locally. But, I can get a quote and see how much they will charge me. Starlink would be buying equipment and having it installed. Fidelity - the local wired company - would be having it wired along the poles that are coming and the on already installed and then having to set it up.
Which means I need power to the shed/office so I can have the equipment in there. I have asked the contractor several times about getting his co-contractor over there, he said he would. That was over a week and a half ago. I may just run a line myself, I've done it before. I need to look at the setup and see what it's going to take. This contractor really drives me crazy with how long it takes for him to get anything done. I will get someone else to do it if he doesn't do it soon or I don't do it.
The city water department - sent a termination of service notice. Note that I just had it turned on last month, replete with a huge deposit and a $700 tapping fee. There were no bills sent to me before they sent me this termination of service notice. I went up there yesterday. Sour-faced people with the personalities of a rock. Started giving me grief right off the bat after I explained to them that I had never received a bill before the termination notice. I mean, they went straight for the throat for no good reason, I wasn't giving them hell, I just wanted an explanation of why they would send a termination notice before sending a monthly bill?
Yeah, I didn't take it too long before I started dishing it right back to them. "I just came in here last month, shelled out $2,200 of which I will never see again and you think I am going to not pay the bill?!!". They first blamed me then said I would have to take it up with the post office, they didn't get any return mail so it's not their fault. It wasn't necessarily what they were telling me as it was how they were delivering the message. Hostile and in-your-face. I raised my voice to equal their raising of their voices to the point a cop came up and stood next to me, staring at me. There are city cops in the building as well, which didn't phase me, I didn't start this altercation and I was actually there to pay the bill so the service wouldn't be cut off.
However, if I don't foresee the park being opened within the next 2 months, I will have the service cut off, get my deposit back and save myself the monthly service fee. The problem with doing that is that they charge a disconnect fee and a reconnect fee. I don't know how much it is, but it's probably as outrageous as everything else they are doing. It's a dude that comes out with a tool and turns the water off - probably 2 minute job. Reverse for turning it back on.
Those people must get people in there too often that are in a bad mood because their water is being shut off and they can't afford to pay the bill or something like that. It was amazing how fast they went into "assault mode".
Anyway, that situation is at least temporarily taken care of until I see when the power company is going to get the power to the property and also about this gravel ridiculousness. I've literally been asking for months for a gravel quote.
I still want drone footage of the property to put on the site. And I'll need a map on the site as well of the RV park portion and of the walking trails. It can all fit onto a one page map. And I need insurance - commercial insurance. It takes a while to get it - but I don't want to get insurance until I have a start date. I really want a start date within the next 2 months, this doesn't need to drag out forever.
Oh! and I will need picnic tables and fire rings. There's a couple thousand right there. I'm getting first-hand knowledge and experience of the statement that "it takes money to make money". Yes it does. I'm neck deep into this now, there is no turning back. Whatever happens, happens.
And, since the oil and gas company reneged on their offer to pay half the price of having fresh gravel installed, I'm going to have to foot the bill to have it installed at least up to the where the RV park is. The rest can stay the same. I figure around 4 to 5 grand worth? I don't really know, I just want a couple of inches added to it because there are plenty of bald spots that have nothing but dirt or very fine material that isn't really doing anything. I don't want RV's getting muddy on the way in. They wouldn't get stuck but that's not good enough. They would complain and get on Google and start writing negative reviews - Oh the driveway is mud and it got all over our rig!
It would actually be a legitimate complaint. I just remembered I have a gravel quote. Figured it out, 2 inches would only cost $2,400. That isn't installing it, but I think I can get the company to just chain open the rear door a couple inches - they do this all the time - and drive while dumping it. Less than 3 grand tho, that's much better than what I was thinking. That's a real relief right there. I just need this gravel quote to install on the new driveway and pads from the contractor, it's eating at me. I need to know how much more money I'm going to have to have to get this operation up and running.
That's enough for one entry. Just an update. Lots on my plate, trying to organize and deal with it all. Really need to make another appointment for the accountant - I cancelled last one because I was sick. I want all the tax info set up and ready to go. Trying to establish a new discipline with receipts and paperwork, I thing I have never been good at.
