Why does a relatively simple-looking job turn into an all day affair?  Ridiculous.  I put the setup together that I had gotten from Lowe's, only to have one of the shark bite fittings leak. They aren't supposed to do that, obviously and it's the first one I've used thus far that popped a leak on it.  I ended up taking the man at Lowe's suggestion and driving clear to Longview to a mobile home supply repair and parts shop that did, indeed, have the parts I needed.  

And then, it was quite the job to try and install that mess into that tight space.  It took forever.  When I finally got it in there correctly, I held my breath, turn the water on and .... nothing! Which is exactly what I wanted. Nothing to happen. No leaks anywhere that I can see.  I sat there for quite a while, just hoping that nothing would pop off and start leaking again.  

Nothing did, I tried all the outlets, everything working, I was happy with it, time to move onto other things in that rv.  

They want to move in tomorrow and have the money to make it happen. They being the tent people. Which means I need to come up with a total price and a contract that the will, indeed, sign.  She actually has half the first month's payment, this is what I offered her - twice monthly payments.  So, that is my job this evening, seeing what I can find that has all the legaleze, add my caveats to it and get them to sign it.  

If they don't sign it - they aren't getting it, plain and simple.  I want them to understand that I am not going to be responsible for any repairs after they take possession of the unit.  The AC is brand new, the most expensive thing in that unit, they are good there and there is plenty of hot season left.  Whether furnace works, who knows. Does the propane stove and oven work? Who knows.  I haven't gotten that far. One thing at a time with me and I also get diverted to doing other things.  

I also took the New Jersey people to the hospital today.  She has rheumatoid arthritis and you can see the pain in her face. Her hands are basically fused together.  Most people would just go to a doctor, but poor people go to a hospital.  I don't know if they have any kind of insurance.  She was going to go the other day but whoever she had taking her never showed up to the point that she hunted me down and very politely asked if I could take her.  Of course, what am I going to say? I'm too busy? I thought about offering a ride back but just left it alone and then, later on, messaged her that if she needs a ride, I could, indeed, come get her.  Oh, anyway, this lady is in so much pain that she actually wakes up screaming at night.  

I figure it's probably heavy duty meds to ease that kind of pain.  I'd like her to go deal with it next time before it gets to the screaming stage. 

I figured out that if I get all the money I am owed in, providing no one but that dude that is leaving, leaves, I should be good next month.  

Wait. I don't know if the people in the purple coach are staying or going. They only paid for a week.  I haven't seen them leave that thing besides going to the bathroom since they arrived. They only have that coach and the man has a bicycle.  He was going to go find work, but from what I've seen, they aren't doing anything but hanging out inside that thing.  None of my business excepting if they're staying, which they alluded to, they are going to need the finances to pay for the lot.  I don't care if they pay in increments or monthly all at once or what, but their week is going to be up soon and I will be visiting them.

It won't be shocking if they move to one of the cheaper parks.  Not that I want them to, of course.

The trucking company called again today.  After chit chatting, are we still good for this job? Yes.  I don't have any reason to tell them anything else unless I find something better.  They haven't spent anything on me other than paying a recruiter, which is their problem and expense long before I ever came along.  Apparently I passed their department's background checks.  Again. I have no qualms telling them that I've found something better, if that does, indeed, become the case. As it stands, I'll have to spend up to 3 weeks in Oregon.  Not necessarily the worst thing in the world, I guess. 

She asked me how long I figured I would work for them? Probably 2 to 3 years.  No telling for sure, I need to pay down some debt and get at least 15 more spaces in there plus upgrades.  And I want it done in time for the new Interstate they will start building through here in a couple of years.  You can't stay for 5? Uhh, probably not.  She went on with that for awhile before she began laughing. 2 years is great! Lol, ok!

I'm taking a pay cut doing this job. And once again, I forgot to ask her about the daily schedule, how many hours a day I will likely spend doing this job and does it require 7 days a week?  I keep forgetting because she keeps calling at the most inopportune times. She called while I was in the middle of putting the new line assembly together in the RV.  The RV - I"m going to set it at 25 months worth of payments. They can, of course, get up and walk away from it if they decide they want to, but I keep the RV and they get nothing.   

Anyway, if it's only 8 hours a day, it won't be a pay cut per se.  Just a lot less hours than what I was doing before.  Which would be very fine by me, as long as I can pay at least $1,500 per month on my debt load on top of everything else.  In fact, just let the profits from the business sit in the business account.  If I do that, I don't pay any taxes on it.  No income tax if there is no income, lol.