I get a call earlier today.  These people are 3 hours out, do I have a lot available for overnight? Yes, yes I do. I have 2 of them actually, a back in and a pull through. They want the pull through.  We work out payment arrangements and I actually forgot about it.  

Until I got a notification. One of the few things I have notifications turned on for, my cameras let me see what's going on over there with anyone coming in.  I don't always look at them. 2 days ago I had over 80 notifications. It's more of a, gee, someone calls and says something happened over there, let me see if I can find something with video of it.

But if someone is coming in, something in my brain says to check notifications.  So here these people are - they didn't tell me there is a motor coach and two vehicles.  I guess I don't really care, it all fit onto one lot.  Ok, they stop and the grouchy people ask if they are staying overnight.  Yes! I can hear all of this on the camera, remarkably.  Not like the camera is 5 feet away.  I couldn't hear what their reaction was, but they got in their vehicles, found their lot and got settled in

Meanwhile, while I was on there, I looked inside the shed.  It was rather startling to see this dude staring at the camera cussing and calling me all kinds of names.  He was smack dab in the middle of this when I came online with it.  WTH.  It's HOT in here, you need to get AC installed in here, you lazy ass.  Then he inspects where I had started to cut a line through the shed wall to get the ac in there.  Then he starts mumbling some unintelligible s***.  

These people. They have the best spot in the park.  It is hands down the best spot to be in.  It faces the doggy park and there are no neighbors, obviously, on the doggy park side. Considering this is where they hang out - on the passenger side of the trailer - and the entrance door, they don't even have to see their neighbors on the other side if they don't want to.  

I got pretty angry pretty quick, this guy can get the hell out of my park, I thought at first.  And other thoughts and potential reactions that I won't go into.  Just human nature, I just let some time pass and let myself cool down.  They have no way of knowing whether I am actually seeing them or not.  I have other people telling me they are talking sh** about me behind my back.  I"m not really sure I should let that phase me.  I'm thinking, just act like I know nothing at all.  It's that or I can tell ya, all hell is going to break loose for about the time I engage them in their gossip, bulls*** and backtalking and they open their stupid mouths and start letting out their vileness, I'm going to let loose.

But I don't really think that's the way to go about this.  I guess for now, until I figure out how I want to engage this without sinking to their depths of incivility and stupidity, I'll act like I never heard what he said. Or they have been saying to other people.  I don't wonder if other people just scratch their heads and wonder what they are even talking about.  or maybe they agree with them and I'll  have a max-exodus out of the park?

But there is a reason they are at my park and not at the others.  The came from the other parks. They can bitch all they want, but deep down, they know they are getting an excellent deal in probably one of most prime areas near town that they can find.  I'll find out tomorrow, but it's April 30, 9:00 pm and they are still there. They aren't going to be moving somewhere in the middle of the night, that would be stupid.  Improbable as well. 

But, they seriously can leave if it's so miserable there.  

Well, anyway, it's Sunday night, the house is quiet now that the kids are in bed and I'm settling myself down as well. I don't need to lose sleep over people like this. They are this way with each other, I've heard it several times now.  They are just miserable people.  They are unhappy with each other and they are taking it out on the easiest targets.  That's my assessment after hearing them cussing each other out and on one occasion, they were in their trailer with their door open, I was probably 200 feet away and could hear them yelling at each other inside the trailer from that distance away, loud enough to understand what they were saying. 

The question I must answer now is: is it worth it having this kind of people in the park spreading their poisonous, toxic attitudes to everyone else? And how many people would I lose if they left? And if I lost half the park, would it matter or would I be better off?  Do I want these people to be the first people anyone coming into the park sees and many times talks to?  I think it's going to come to a head eventually if I do nothing and they will sink themselves. That is the way this stuff usually works out, they get so mad they lose their minds, blow up and then they force their own exit out of my place upon them. 

I can tell ya, the Mexicans couldn't care less about these people, I have already received payment for the 3 that came in together for next month.  The dude on lot 3 doesn't care, either. The new people that are only there for a month have become buddy buddy with them, however, but does it matter? No, they aren't staying long anyway.  There are other people, tho, that they may or may not be poisoning.  

Anyway, I best get off of this thing and get off of this subject and start thinking about something else. 

 Unexpectedly - but thankfully - the trailer trash moved out today.  No notice, I just went to the park and saw it gone. Double checked with them, yes they left.  Good riddance, honestly. Not only was the electrical hookup a fire hazard, they also had a huge water leak in the trailer. I only noticed this when I was over there inspecting the trailer and there was water dripping down from the sides and bottom of it.  I can't even imagine what it must have looked like inside and I don't want to know. An eyesore is gone and I won't be making that mistake again. If someone wants to come in with an older trailer gain, they will be sending me 10 pics of all sides or they won't be moving in.  

I don't need or want people that throw trash all over the place, have busted out windows, dogs that get out and terrorize the park, fire hazard connections and water leaks. If they has asked, I could have directed them to a trailer trash park that would have happily accepted them if they had a site available. My constant cranking on them probably drove them out of there without having to have a confrontation. I simply won't tolerate people living like that, I just built the place, it is getting a reputation as a "clean" park and the first thing you saw pulling in was that setup? 

Since it's the last day of the month, I reposted  my ads and one with a boost.  In case anyone is looking for last minute space before tomorrow/the 1st, I want to make sure my ad is out there.  

All I can do now is wait and hope the lot re-rents quickly.  I also opened up a few days starting today going through Friday for overnights.  People like the pull throughs more than back ins for overnight stuff and I'm not taking a chance of losing a customer because I have it blacked out. Who knows, in reality, how long it will take to re-rent it?  I have my laptop in the vehicle, if it does rent out long term, I can black out the next 5 days.  I have lot 12 available, the 2 nighter left and isn't taken again until Thursday.  That one is being left open since I have 2 more reservations totaling another 11 days worth of reservations on it. 

Tho, if someone wanted a back-in long term, I could switch these overnighters to pull through.  Anyone staying that long - 3 days on one and 8 on another - is here for more than just staying at a park somewhere. They are here for an event - there are lots of them in this region and usually something is going on somewhere during the weekends - or they're here for family. Or whatever, but I doubt it's just here for staying at my park.  I really need to find - decent - long term to take lot 7 because I am still facing losing more people here soon enough.  

Well enough of that. It's Sunday and I really just sighed a great sigh of relief to see them gone.  The boys were with me, we went to church. They wanted to stay and play, so I set out to mow that rather large doggy park while they played.  It takes quite a while to mow that much land.  It's the biggest thing in the park that has to be mowed.  Tomorrow I will try to finish the rest of the park and get it done with - at least for now.  At least I got something done over there today!

A while back, there was a doggy trotting down the street that was totally out of place. You could tell - or at least that's what I thought anyway - that it was looking for home and didn't know where it was.  It let me grab it's collar, so I called the animal hospital listed on the tag.  They gave me the number, I took the dog home and James and taylor started calling the numbers that the animal hospital was giving me.  Fast forward, the people that own the dog were out of town on a trip to a funeral.  The people that were supposed to be watching the dog, we learned yesterday, didn't even know the dog was gone until these people called them and asked them if the dog was there?

Yes, it's in the other room with so and so. Well, you might want to take a look because we are looking at pics of our dog that some people rescued.  The owner's had a friend come over and take it home with them, not returning it to the pet sitter - I wouldn't have wanted to take it back there, either.  We learned yesterday that they had rescued that dog 14 years ago and of course, it is as much family as any human.  I feel that way about Addler, I know plenty of people that feel the same.  

These people came over yesterday with a card for James. They didn't understand that I had rescued the dog, James just happened to call the number that one of them answered. It was a collaborative effort on all 3 of our part to help get the doggy home.  These people expressed their great gratitude and left. The card? Had a handwritten note and a $100 bill in it.  Personally, I would have wanted to hand it back to them.  I would feel like we are exacting a ransom note or something. I always think when I see stray dogs and try to help - what if that were my dog running loose? Wouldn't I want someone to find him and try to get him home?  

Yes, of course. Well, since we have the money, we are going to go out and treat ourselves to dinner at a restaurant somewhere yet to be determined. We are waiting for James to come home - he went back to that barn setup, he needed to get that trailer out of there that the lady was giving him for payment for doing all that work.  But, he's coming home soon and yes< I am looking forward to a nice meal from - wherever.

Later, we have a gender reveal for the folks that are going to end up with the baby that is in Taylor's womb right now.  The baby is healthy, btw, after getting a scare from the docs that she has gestational diabetes. That turned out to be a false alarm.  She found out the gender this week, the folks are begging us to tell them what it is.  I'm not even going to say it on here in case they have somehow found this blog, lmao.  So, that should be fun.

G'day

 I got nothing done at the park yesterday/Saturday.  I didn't intend to.  I put enough hours in this week, I am hanging my hat for the weekend. Of course, there could be the wild hair to go over there and finish mowing what isn't done. However, a lot of people will be home today meaning vehicles all over the place and people attempting to enjoy a day off. I will probably wait - excepting the doggy park.  Unless the grouchy people did it.

See, I saw them on the camera yesterday evening - I got a notification, I do not sit there and watch camera views all day long - and saw the man pushing the mower by the doggy park.  The camera doesn't have a shot of the doggy park, it's on the side of the shed.  Whatever. I've never given them official permission to use the mower, if they blast someone's window, that's going to be on them.  

No, yesterday morning was the soccer game. It was cold, a mist was falling from the sky and it was windy.  The boy wasn't liking it, I wasn't particularly liking it either, but only because I had come with a light coat.  A medium thick coat was necessary to stay warm.  We got done with that, went to Mikky D's for lunch and then home where I started cranking on cleaning projects.  Vacuumed my floor several times over - you know, a dog and such?  Took the shelves out of the fridge, cleaned all of that. Got out the carpet shampooer and did the high traffic areas and especially where the dog is at. 

I also washed his bedding and other laundry.  By the time that was done, it was time to go.  Go where? The boys have been begging to see the Super Mario brothers movie.  I figured I would be bored to death, but I took them anyway.  Turns out that yes, some of it just put me to sleep but some of it was funny.  

That toasted the entire day.  Or, at least, until almost 6ish in the evening.  I didn't even go over to the property yesterday, that's the magic of having cameras.  I can see if anything is going on. It doesn't replace a physical visit and putting eyes on everything, but it works when I don't have time to get there. And anyway, I didn't really feel like going over there and listening to these people bit***** about the grass. I'm taking care of the grass, they just don't see what I am doing when they are at work.  They didn't even know I had sprayed the entire park with grass killer around the areas where the grass is growing tall.  

They didn't ask, they just assumed that I am doing nothing and that "the grass in this park is out of control".  In a pig's eye it is.  I'm not going to mow the damn grass every other day.  I would literally have to mow it twice a week to keep up with their tastes.  I was also out there pulling grass around pedestals, solar lights and other areas where the mower can't reach.  And if they think I am going to use a weedeater next to trailers and cars, they have another thing coming. I already ate a new windshield for a late model truck, I don't have any desire to do that again.  Weedeaters will just spew the rocks all over the place.  

Tomorrow.  I dunno yet.  Lots of things to do. I bought the vanity, that whole setup needs to be installed. I could at least get started on it, but the drain stuff isn't happening until all of that dries out outside in what's left of the trench.  Still, get the thing in there and placed and out of the way.  I have the stuff to finish electrical outlets and a new cutting blade to cut the hole for the AC.  Definitely want the AC going soon, it's going to start getting hot sooner or later.  And that also means getting the insulation installed.  I'll probably wade into the insulation territory and see how that goes.

I have the materials, I just don't know if the glue I bought is going to work.  In reality, since it's sheets of insulation, if I cut it good enough, the sheets will just push into place and stay there without any glue.  I think I'll prioritize the AC tho.  And if the weather holds as the forecast says, maybe by Wednesday I can start fooling around with the final drain assembly I'll need to do until/if/when I decide to install a small kitchen. That project is definitely going to wait.  

Well enough. The church bells are ringing and I'll soon be singing - praises to the Holy Lord!  

Amen to that. 

G'day