Just trying to figure out how to get some more long term people in here.  The people that were going to come to stay for 3 months had a change of plans. Now they just want one night and are heading back to Kansas.  I just take their claims at face value, I have no control over any of that and tho it is a let down, it is what it is.  I need 3 more people to move in permanently.  Or, just have a steady flow of 1/2/3 nighters coming in and out. I've got the online registration system dialed into how I want it. 

I got rid of the one night's charge that most campgrounds force on people if they want to cancel their reservation within 48 hours.  I simply put that if they do not cancel their reservation, they will be charged one night's stay for no show. I'm on the "needy" side here, I don't have all the guests these other places have coming and going, I feel the need to be a bit more lenient on the otherwise rigidity of reservation rules.  

I understand why these parks do that, but I don't have the customer base to even care if they don't show up. Whereas long established parks could have rented the lot to someone else - hence they charge for cancellations and no shows - I have no such problems.  The point is that some people will abuse the system. They'll reserve a place at your park for "just in case" if there is no cancellation fee.  They may have never intended to stay, it was just a "plan B" or even C. I lose nothing in my current situation by not forcing them to pay.  So, I just spent an hour carefully rewording it and adding a liability disclaimer to the text.  I don't know why they didn't have that to being with.  

Anyone that uses the online system must click a field that says I agree with the terms and conditions - whether they read it or not is not my problem. They agreed to the liability disclaimer and I find that extremely important to force anyone to have to click on. I'm not liable for them falling on a trail because they weren't watching where they were going. Just things like that if such an event occurs.  I'll hope that nothing like that ever happens - but - that's why I have commercial liability insurance. 

Anyway, the only thing I haven't done is buy one of the more expensive Google ads.  I'm weighing my options here. Money supply is no unlimited but it wouldn't be an issue if I could just get more people in.  My rates are low and good for travelers coming through.  Well, great actually compared to anything comparable in this entire region.  Besides a  Google ad, I'm not sure what else I can do. I have it listed in like 15 of the local buy/sell groups and some gossip groups as well.  I'm really trying to get some of the people in other  parks to see my ads and consider a move.  

More questioning on my part than any answers.  It's still early in the year yet, anything could happen.  Now that I've changed the cancellation rules, I feel I have a better chance.  I just really need the reviews.  

Whatever the case, my attention is slowly shifting back to the work force.  And I've been looking. Not quite at the "serious" stage yet, but the time is coming where I'll need to get back into the driver's seat and I need to know what options are available out there.  

Anyway, I'm just glued to the tv today, I need to get out of here and get some work done. I'm watching the news because of this fiasco occurring with attempting to vote in the next Speaker of the House.  I don't have a problem with the holdouts, they have their opinion and they are also serving their constituents that voted them in.  Maybe people are sick and tired of Congress ignoring the will of the people.  Maybe people are tired of hearing about these unbelievably high priced bills that no one is allowed enough time to even read, much less digest and form opinions on the various aspects of the 4,000 page monster that this latest one is.  \

So, I'm watching this and wondering if McCarthy will actually be voted in or if he is going to have to stand down. 5 of the holdouts are "never-McCarthy" and reasoning that he has had 14 years in Congress to get something done about the issues that matter to the people - and much if not all of it remains the same or is even worse now than when he first started.  

I'm also watching Biden whining about conservatives rejecting some of his alleged measures to stop the unbelievable migration and illegal entry into the US from swarms of people coming from all over South America and even the entire world.  Biden has done NOTHING about the border, but for some reason, he apparently is changing his tune. I would say likely by at least some democrats that are saying the same thing as republicans: there is a crisis at the border, there has been  a crisis at the border and you (Biden) need to do something about it.

Finally? I must have slept on my left arm/wrist last night. I woke up with it in pain and after a few hours it still isn't right.  I always hate when you go to sleep in normal position and then wake up in some weird contortion, wonder how you got into that position and further wonder how you could have possibly slept through that discomfort or even pain?

Well, off to the property.