Long day.  

I wasn't sure about doing the trenching today, but it seemed like the time to get it done.  I have a couple coming on Friday to use the lot and I have nowhere else to put them. The other 2 overnight spots are booked.  Well, Friday's a coming and I ain't go not time for this, I went and got the machine and started trenching.  I got all of the trenching done including the driveway mess.  I might go over the driveway portion one more time to get it looking a little better. 

The driveway angles up before going back down and I believe I have it trenched all the way to the down portion. I'll have to look again, I was getting my money's worth out of that machine and I still have 3 hours worth I can use on it.  

After that, I went over to where I want to install HipCamp setups and started clearing land with the machine.  We're not talking a huge chunk of land, but since I have so much time left to use the mini-ex, I'm going to clear out a larger swatch.  Get enough room for 5 vehicles in there at once.  It might be a bit optimistic to think I will need that many spaced - but we're talking dirt and an electrical hookup and that's it.  If it becomes popular, I'll install gravel.  

Now, the trench may not be perfect angle, but I know I can just shovel in dirt from the sides as needed.  You have to have a downward slope - obviously - for waste water to travel down hill.  Some sewer operations have pumps, this is definitely gravity drain to the septic tank.  

I can probably at least clear out the first burn pile to the north with that thing as well. It'll take it awhile -it's not a dozer but it  does have a blade.  It just can't push too much dirt at one time.  30 minutes on that pile tho? I bet i can level it off.  Take away one eyesore at least.  The man bush hogging showed up - he did almost all of the back portion before he sheared a pin that the driveshaft operates on.  

It's to save the engine/transmission from destruction if the blades get caught up on something.  He flat told me I need a dozer out there. Yup, I know that, I thought but didn't say,  it's been needing one but it's not in the budget right now.  I didn't tell him that either. I just want the da** weeds down and just have a bit nicer looking entrance.  

Dozer work is not even on the priority list atm.  I think the dirt work on the driveway should work fine, but I won't be able to tell until the next rain gets here which is allegedly Wednesday - and what also drove me to go ahead and get the machine today. I can have it til noon tomorrow, after that I can get busy installing the sewer pipe first.  Get all the stuff in as fast as possible - I have a big trench all over the place and I don't need people falling into it.  I put yellow caution tape all around to identify danger, what else do you do?  

The garbage is coming in fast and furious now, to the point I'm going to need a dumpster.  They called back and said they can't get me dumpster service to that area, it's too far out.  So, I ordered a second regular can instead.  It's not perfect, but it will work for now. I think I can get by with 2 of them, if I need 3 I'll get 3. They only add $10 and tax for each additional container.  If I ever go back on the road, it's going to need a dumpster - automated.  Whereas you have to put the cans on the street every week for pickup (it's 800 feet back to the shed where I keep the trash at), they have to drive in to a dumpster to unload it. 

I cancelled Verizon - it's good til the end of the month. No one is complaining about the T-Mobile set up so that's where I'm leaving it for now.  It's $50.  I got the "extra blocks of data" bill for Verion - $310.  No thank you.  

Anyway, I"m excited about getting some more setups for HipCampers and also generally about the park itself.  Money is coming in and tho it's not enough to live off of, it's certainly in the profit range. Hence the HipCampers and hoping that will get some of those people coming in. 

The local real estate guy called today as well. I had put in a request for an appraisal, they do those besides listing and selling properties, at least according to their website.  The guy said, well it says here there is or used to be a 14 space RV park there? Yes, it's brand new, still here, lol.  He said he needed to come by and take a look.  Cool.  He's going to call me next chance he gets.  

That's it for this entry. Just a synopsis of what's going on. I'll use the machine til noon tomorrow and then get back there and start laying pipe - or trying to anyway.  I have no idea if I'm going to get lucky and the PVC sch40 will just plug into the sewer pipe - or do I need to go on a wild goose chase to find a fitting? If I need a fitting, I won't waste a lot of time, I'll just go to a waterworks store, I think the nearest is in Longview. They always sell the relevant adapters for pipe like that ....

>>well I answered that question. Yes, you have to use an adapter and supposedly, Lowe's has them.  It's a small fraction of an inch between SDR35 and PVC SC40 but apparently enough that if you don't have the adapter? You will have raw sewage leaking : ) No thank you!  

I've got 6 reservations in the system for the short term lots, only one of them is lot 11.  I haven't turned down any requests for long term.  I won't, either, I want 11 filled. I just want one pull through and one back in for short term and that's it -for now. If it picks up, I'll just have to wait until one of the long term leaves. None of those people are permanent.  They work here - they live somewhere else and mostly, they live a long, long ways off. The earliest I know of is around 2-3 months.  After that? No clue.  

I've made up my mind, in other words. I need one more long term and that will work for now.  

I've got plenty on my plate atm.  Trying to keep up with all of this.....it's actually more mind-boggling than one would expect.  I have to write everything down of any importance to ensure I remember whatever it is.  Driveway, trenches, clear out lots for hipcampers, dig another trench for hipcampers electric (nothing too deep, just a direct bury line that can go to the outlets I want to put in, 2 or 3 of them).  Inspect the bush hogger' work,  make an appointment for accountant, go to Lowe's and get the adapter and a couple of caps and at least one emergency setup for anyone who might run over the water spigots at each lot - and on, and on...and onnnn.......and really, more at Lowe's.  

Find a shower stall, install the outlets I have and then figure out what is left that I need.  Can I install PVC schedule 40 in the walls of the shed, or do they absolutely recommend that I need copper or some other "inner" style piping?  It's not a house.....PVC would just be easier. I'll have to look into that.  

__________________________After having some time  to think about it, no reason why not continue down the line with the HipCamp stuff. Heck, even boondocking for $10 - that's an RV that is parking without any amenities, no power, water or sewage hookups.  Why? Because I have the machine and turning it in early makes no sense.  Use it til you lose it.  At the rate I was going, I could go 100 feet by 50 feet worth of space and still have time left over.  

In fact, now that I think of it, I need to come up with a plan for parking spaces since I'm going to expand the thing.  I have the space, if/when I want to expand the RV park itself, they can simply disappear and I can move them elsewhere on the property.  Just that for right now? They are close to the shed, able to get some power and if they really want to, can walk to the nearest water spigot.  Which is 400 feet away, but who's counting. 

I fully intend on having a water outlet by the shed.  For my use if no one else.  

Yea, nothing else atm.