Monday, March 13, 2023

 Gorgeous, beautiful day.  Boys are out on Spring Break -  even tho the first day of Spring isn't until the 20th lol - for a week - so I took them all over the place getting stuff and then to the property.  I was working - they were playing. I got the plumbing done for the water heater.  I also mowed the giant lawn by the entrance and had the boys pulling out big clumps of grass.  They got tire of that quickly and ended up playing and then wanting to play games on my phones.  

I don't normally let them play on the phones out there, but to keep them happy I did today. I wanted to get X amount of stuff done, but as normal, I got held up by having to go get yet more parts.  There is no way the drain vent can go straight up the wall and out the roof, it's impossible. I have to get 2 90's and move it away from the wall to get it up to the top of the roof.  You really don't want a vent like that opening off the side of the wall - tho I suppose you could.  

I ran out of 3/4 inch CPVC pipe, I need one more stick to finish this project - will need more for the next phase but I want this done for now. The next phase, I will have to buy more stuff anyway, pipe is just a small part of it.  

I also realized a foolish mistake in not making it possible to unhook the lines from the water heater without cutting into pipe. Fortunately, I'm not too far along.  I will get 2 unions, hook them in there and also a water shut off valve.  Then I can shut off the water supply to the heater and be able to unhook it from the pipes altogether. I'm glad I caught that before I got done - the main water inlet is almost completed all the way around, I just have the hot water line to run back to the laundry box.  I should be able to finish that tomorrow.  I am going to get the valve in there and then pressure the system to see if there are any leaks before I move along with the hot water line.  

My new hole saw is worth it's weight in gold.  Cuts holes right through that wood.  

Then I will get busy with electrical outlets. Realistically, I could just run the line to the dryer, another line for the washer and run that off to the switch and that off to the light - one line can easily run a washer and a light.  I may just do that and get this thing rolling. If people really want to use it that badly, they will be able to. I will still be working in there, but I will make sure they have access.  

Well, got home and later on, they all went to the soccer field for practice. I am only going to the games, so I decided to load Addler up and take him over there.  People hadn't seen him before and were actually shouting.  Lmao.  I went over there yes to walk the dog but also to collect 2 night's rent before those people leave.  They wanted to pay cash, but they weren't there when I was working on the shed.

Addler, of course, loved his walk and I went strolling through the area I eventually hope to turn into more RV lots.  You can just stand there and daydream for a while.  I figure I could easily get 30 more lots back there, maybe more and still have them nicely spaced out like I have them now.  I'll have to measure it of course and also wondering if I could go 3 deep instead of two.  A back row could be for much shorter units and wouldn't have to have 50 amp outlets, just 20 and 30 - save a lot of money.  RV's that small don't use 50 amps.  

I might just measure the thing in the next coming days to keep the dream alive.  You never know, financing may become available.  I think with the banking situation going on plus inflation plus the feds continually raising interest rates, that may seem impossible, but with God, all things are possible. It's really a matter of how you look at it.  Just short of 7 grand for the next septic system to put in around 8 lots.  

Those 3 night people are loving the walking trails, just so nice to see others also enjoying it.  The kids with that family have also been back there with their doggy.  Everyone else - not so much.  

Anyway, getting close to the park on the walk I could hear yelling.  Someone was mad at someone else.  All nice find and dandy, could you close the door to your RV for that episode of Husband V Wife so the whole park doesn't have to be subjected to it? They closed the door and I didn't hear anything.  She drinks - a lot. She has a large glass of wine in her hand every time I see her if she's not on duty.  

I delivered a notice to the partiers that are also oil field workers.  No more throwing chicken bones on the ground, no more chucking beer bottles all over the place by missing the trash can, no more trash laying on the table.  Please and thank you. I didn't threaten eviction, but if I have to write another notice? It will be an eviction notice.  I don't think they're bad people, necessarily, they just aren't very clean people.  That's fine if it's your house, that isn't their house, it's my property and they have no say in the matter, it is plainly written in my rules. 

Besides an unsightly appearance, I wrote them, it also attracts rodents.  Good luck getting rid of mice or rats in your trailer once they get in there.  Rodents bring snakes and other predators as well. Also raccoons - I really dislike those creatures.  It's basically the food chain you are inviting into the park by leaving s*** and food laying all over the place, I simply won't have it and won't tolerate it.  They can leave if they get offended, that's their choice.  

Well, I have my work cut out for me tomorrow but I need to see Taylor's schedule, the boys may need to be watched. I can take them with me, I need to get more work done, they can play on phones if necessary but I intend on continuing on with the project.  It really isn't impossible to at least get the washer and dryer set up going this week - but I said that last week so I'll just keep my predictions to a minimum.  

And with that, I'm offa here. It's already almost 8:00 pm.  Where does the time go? 

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