Tuesday, April 25, 2023

 Well...

The shower is done. A little more cleanup and it's ready to go. Hot/cold running water and no leaks coming out the drain underneath, thankfully.

The toilet is fixed as well. Just that tube, no more leaks there. 

The older couple - well the man used to be a glass installer.  He fixed the window on the shed in a matter of minutes after getting the glass - from wherever.  I had already let them have the $25 they collected for me from an overnight stay, that paid for the window and I will let them have another overnight stay fee when one comes in - if they are paying cash - to help finish the deal. He said the glass only costed $6.  

Really didn't need busted glass on a bathroom facility and he saved me a ton of money having someone come out to replace it. I'm no glass man and I don't intend on becoming one.  

Roverpass and Hipcamp amenities have been updated. Roverpass, however, had several items on there that should have already been checked off that I'm sure I had on there before. I must have checked them and then didn't save it? I dunno, but that's all updated. I am also opening Hipcamp - sort of.  The description is a grassy area with access to the amenities shed and for now, we will let you use an extension cord if you need electricity. 

But the thing is, both sites now have listed on them a shower and toilet.  Anyone doing a search that must include those amenities will now see them at my park.  I changed site 2 and 3 on Hipcamp from my regular RV lots - I don't have but one available now anyway - to Hipcamp lots.  $15 per night, they have access to everything.  I also have a tent site on there that I'm hoping that the availability of a bathroom with a shower will help draw people in.  

I'm undecided what to do today. But I think I want to start backfilling that trench. There are still some things to do in it but most of it can be backfilled, that way I can make access to the rv dump station.  It's IN the trench, lol, it's just a part of the sewer line. I don't know if there will be any usage, but I have it listed so I need to make it accessible.  Yes, that trench is an eyesore even if behind the shed, I want it filled back in. I won't finish it all today, that is a lot of work and a big pile of dirt, I just don't want to pay for a bobcat right now. It's too expensive and I don't really have much need for it other than the backfilling.  

Yes, I have plenty to do in the shed, but there are priorities and right now, getting Hipcamp going, now that I have the toilet and shower officially accessible - is a top priority.  

Yesterday I finished that stuff up and then went to the tax guy.  He asked a lot of questions.  Long story short, my task now is to get specific numbers on construction together - which are listed in quickbooks and get him the info.  Although I'd love to do that today (not)  I really must get with some of this shed that needs to be completed.  I want to get the generator out of there as well. I will put it way in the back where I usually park my trailer and put a cover over it.  Maybe fire it up before I do that and let it run a few minutes.  That will get that generator out of the shed.

But to do that, I have to get all of the insulation off of the trailer.  Well, I have to do that anyway, James needs to borrow it. He has been taking down an old barn type thing for a client and needs to haul the stuff out of there. The client isn't paying him, instead, she is giving him the materials left from the barn plus a 21 foot long utility trailer probably worth in the $2,500 range.  

I'm a little behind my time this morning, I got to thinking about things and time just escaped me.  Im' still wondering if I should apply for this truck driving trainer position.  It's 5 days a week, 10 hour days, around 70k per year, home every night, no weekend work. It's a lot of hours and I"m not quite ready for a job yet, there is still stuff to do at the property that needs to be finished first.  I'm working on it, it's getting done, but it seems like it's taking forever.  Whatever the case, I am happy that so far, everything is working including my fixing the contractor's mess.  I have left that trench open on purpose to ensure 1 - it isn't getting backed up and 2 - it isn't leaking.  I have run the toilet and the shower and it's draining nicely with no leaks anywhere, it's time to wrap that up. 

I'll just have the vanity drain, but I only need leave a little of the trench open for that and another small portion of trench open for the eventual kitchen area. I suppose I could cover that up and just mark where the drain outlet is.  I also have a water supply there I need to uncover - got covered over with rain pushing mud down into the trench  - and stick a 90 on it and bring it up out of the ground.  Just another water spigot for customer usage along with the sewer dump back there.  

I'm getting more motivated now that I am getting Hipcamp open.  I don't know what's going to happen with it, but it's officially available and I am now going to be on a race to get most of this stuff done.  

And tent camping. Hoping some people will take advantage of that as well.  I'm trying to get those traveling nomads in there.  

Oh, and the people with the Great Dane. I'm getting to the tipping point with them. They have left bags of trash sitting out on the side of their trailer for days and trash laying on the ground. The dog has dug a deep hole, the windows I asked them to fix are not fixed and the real kicker: they have a 30 amp cord to supply their trailer jerry-rigged to an extension cord and into the pedestal!  I wrote them and told them they need to fix this IMMEDIATELY AS IT IS A FIRE HAZARD.  If it isn't fixed this morning, I am going to give them an ultimatum to either fix that and the windows or get the hell out of my park. 

I can have them towed out of there if necessary.  I will not have that kind of electrical nightmare in my park, period. If that thing catches on fire, it will burn down the trailer and my pedestal. The aluminum underground wiring will melt and trip the circuit to that entire side of the park.  The dogs inside that trailer will be consumed in flames and the possibility of the next door neighbors trailer burning down as well..

I regret letting them in - but - they agreed to my rules. The pics they showed of the trailer were taken so as to not show the broken windows.  It's a no brainer for me, fix it - all of it, keep your space clean or adios.  

Anyway, I need to get ready to get out of here, get over there and start shoveling dirt. 

G'day









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