So, the gross stuff is over.  I cut out the Sewer T that I had installed the wrong way, flipped it around, had to add another coupling and a piece of pipe, but I got it all set up again.  Of course, as always, it meant a trip to Lowe's. This time because I have no extra sewer pipe laying around, I used all of it up.  I only needed a couple of feet.  The only thing I can say is I have some around now for emergencies.  I also had to buy a stick of 2" PVC for the vent pipe.  

Oh, I did say it was gross. That's because what happened in the pipe is exactly as I figured would happen. The T with the 90 turn in it was turned the wrong way, towards the end of the pipe.  I took the cap off the end and as suspected, poop and toilet paper.  I mean, fix it now or fix it later....later would be a much worse mess. 

Now, I also had bought an adapter.  It was supposed to be 2 inch that narrows down to the pipe that runs under your sink, that skinny stuff. I know I got the fitting I have from the 2 inch box.  Someone must have thrown a 1-1/2 inch fitting in there, they do that a lot.  You have to check everything, I guess I must not have checked that. So, I wasn't able to finish the under-the-shed stuff, I will have to make yet another trip to Lowe's for the proper size adapter.  It is coming to a close, however, I need to wrap this thing up and get it behind me. I've decided for now to just wait on the drywall. I will see about installing the drywall I have so that I don't have sheets of it sitting up against the wall, I want everything cleaned out of there.  

So what's left is the vanity, finish up the insulation, install the other 6 sheets of drywall that are left - or is it 8? I don't remember, enough to be PITA, and then just clean all my stuff out of there and give the entire place a good Spring cleaning.  I'm intent on getting that vanity drain done tomorrow. Once I get that adapter there isn't much left under the shed.  I've already got a hole in the floor and the drain pipe just sitting through it - I needed it there for a guide to place my incoming drain pipe from the main line.  

One guy called today asking about long term.  I gave him the run down and invited him to take a look. He claims he is looking to buy a 5th wheel trailer for lack of available housing in the area and will be needing a place to park it. Bring it on! The housing situation will be at least partially relieved once the giant, luxury apartment complex they are building on the other side of town is completed. It looks like they still have a ways to go tho.  People have been complaining about the lack of affordable housing in the area for some time. I doubt those apartments will be "affordable", but it may attract people with money out of existing apartments who want a better place to stay. 

Well, it was mid afternoon by the time I got stuck on the pipe adapter, I just ended up going home and mowing the front yard and plowing down junk in the back yard. We are intent on getting that back yard cleaned up -  no small amount of work. I was so sweaty from both working at the park and then working at home that I could literally smell myself.  Yes, I took a shower this morning!  I also took a shower this evening, lol. 

 7 days til departure. I'm still undecided on whether to get 34's or 35's - I need some new jeans. I have torn up and thrown away several pair from working over there and most of what I have left is not in good condition, they just don't have tears in them. I don't need designer jeans but I'm definitely going to buy something. I'm in 34's right now just because those are the only jeans I have that are still decent looking.  They're actually pretty comfortable.  Maybe I'll just pull all my old 34's out and try them all on and see if I have enough that will fit that I can forego the spending spree.  I've gotten much more frugal since getting out of the trucking industry.  It doesn't bother me, either.  As long as I can live comfortably, I have no problem with making a lessor amount of money.  I'm still weighing whether I want to get back into trucking for a year or two and get some debt paid down and get another loan. 

Well, I definitely don't want  to go back into trucking, it's more a thing about prudence and making rational decisions beyond my desire not to have to live that kind of lifestyle.  A couple more years wouldn't hurt that bad, would it? lol, don't ask me, I'll give you an answer that would direct to the - yes - department.  Drive drive drive. Put up with idiots on the road all day long. Worry about where to park at night.  Deal with customers on both ends, shippers and receivers.  

I did my second workout with weights today. I'm doing a workout every 3 days. I do pushups every day as well. Not a lot, but enough to start making a difference with all the muscle I've lost since I got that last job and just drove all over the place instead of the job prior to that, where I was pulling orders and lifting extremely heavy fittings all the time.  I'm also pushing myself to work harder and longer, heat or no.  I really want to get back into shape and although I know that eating habits are the way to get rid of pounds, workouts are the way to get my muscle back. 

Coming up to a very busy weekend and I"m not talking Park stuff.  We have events scheduled to attend that will take us into Sunday. Park stuff will undoubtedly come up - it always does.  

Oh, yes, as far as I can see it, the software issue is resolved.  They fixed it and then told me that no one will be able to see lot 15 - the new lot - because of the way I have it set up and that I need to add some parameters.  He was right, of course, I checked it and sure enough, it's not showing up at all.  I'll fix that tonight, I'm just chilling right now.  I have 2 lots available right now showing on the reservation grid, if someone wanted to come in tonight and just reserve it online, they could do so without lot 15.  I'm going to charge less for lot 15 to see if it will generate some more nomads that need a place to stay overnight in to my place.  Probably between $15 and $20.  I have a size limitation on it, tho and it's only 30 amps.  

Well that was easy.  Lot 15 updated, set a picture in (they fixed their photo glitch, now I don't have to try and resize pictures) so that people understand this is not the regular rv park and it's in the grass so there are no surprised.  

Oh, that reminds me.  I need to go around with a shovel and the chainsaw and cut out roots sticking about the ground. There are several of them in various places throughout the park and I have to mow around the stuff. I want to mow OVER all of it.  

Well enough.  I have stuff to do yet even tho it is 9:00 pm.  

 Well, I feel better today anyway.  Slept much better than the night before.  A week away from departure date, 

3 hours and 21 minutes. That's the longest leg of the flight to AZ and that's quite a long time to sit in cramped seating with my legs poking into the back of the seat in front of me.  Trust me, I don't like the fact that that happens, but I can't shorten my legs for a flight. I can try to slide them sideways, but then that gets very uncomfortable as well. The biggest gripe I have is my knees start hurting - badly.  

According to the 3 flights, I'm going to be crammed into an airplane for a total of 5 hours and 56 minutes.  So, not going to be a fun day.  The alternative is driving there and I definitely don't want to do that.  The point is the getting more leg room costs a lot more money and tho these flights are free, or a least, I didn't have to pay money for them out of pocket, I'm not really looking forward to it. There are one of two routes I will take: either take pain killers or have a few drinks.  Either one will help reduce the knee pain during the LA bound flight.  Probably pain killers will be a better choice, lol, we've all seen what happens with drunks on flights.

Not that I planned on getting drunk, I just don't want any problems with anyone and especially flight attendants.  

I do wonder if I shouldn't just start taking aisle seats so I can stick a leg out to at least get some stretching room?  They may not care for that, tho.  

Today, I'm going to go get dirty, dig out that trench under the shed and get with the vanity. It really needs to be finished and I can get my stuff out of the building and into one of the sheds. I'm going to have to stack stuff pretty high in the sheds, but it's a pretty bad look having all that stuff in the bathroom. Now don't get me wrong, the bathroom is rather large, it's just the way it worked out.  There is plenty of room for my tools against the far wall, it just looks a bit - ridiculous.  

I just know it's going to be a dirty job and oh well, get the dirt part over with and get the drain hooked up.  Or at least, get the drain up through the flooring and into the shed.  

After a couple of weeks, there's only about $50 in the machines coin vaults.  That's not enough to pay for itself and tho there are several people that regularly use the machines, it's not enough.  So, I'll call laundry a fail for getting more people in there.  An expensive fail at that.  When I say pay for itself, I'm not only referring to the monthly payment, I'm also referring to the electricity it costs to run those machines - washer and dryer, plus an electric water heater and an ac unit.  Now, the ac unit I keep set at a high temperature. 

If someone wants to cool it down more while they're in there, fine.  They don't ever turn it back up, tho.  We're talking a pretty good loss here that doesn't make that setup worth it, at least no to me.  There are workers that must just go to laundromats to wash their clothing.  The bathroom gets used regularly, but that's just a convenience.  It doesn't cost them anything and doesn't really do anything for my bottom line excepting to have it available and be able to list it as an available amenity. 

So I'm at the whatever point now.  It's why I am going to install this vanity and then? Probably finish the insulation, there isn't a lot left to do there and then?  Quit working on it for a while.  It's just drywall that needs installed and I see no good reason to pay anyone to do that and I am not that good at installing the stuff.  I wouldn't call the amenities shed a bust, but it didn't do what I hoped it would. Most RV parks have those amenities, so it might have been worth it to bring in a few people, it's not driving traffic to my park in quantities that would have made it noticeable after listing all the stuff on the websites. 

I'm getting a few overnight reservations here and there. Nothing like I hoped for.  Nothing is really going that well with it right now what with 4 lots empty facing another one leaving soon.  I've got ads running, everyone I know knows about the open lots, if they encounter anyone that needs a place, here I am.  What else is there?  I mean, when people are looking for a lot long or short term, they're basically going to Google.  I have my Google site covered.  

Ok. Well that doesn't help. Some of the options for reserving a space are showing no availability when there is availability.  I used incognito window to test all of them and fully 3 options came back with nothing available.  So, I went into the software and deleted all of those. I don't need them.  I didn't know they weren't showing anything.  However, after refreshing the software and yes, still showing that those had been eliminated? It is still showing those options on the website and still saying nothing. 

I have to wonder if this is why I'm not getting more business.  Other options show availability.  So, I sent  a support ticket and informed them what's going on, they can find out why their system isn't working properly. Note that on those options, I had them set up the same as the rest.  They should have shown availability.  This software stuff really aggravates me at times.  If someone clicks on one of the options that shows no availability, they are likely to just move on to another rv park. They have no desire to go sifting through all of the options. Even if I miss a phone call with an inquiry, I call them back they say "we found another place". 

Gag.

Well, hopefully they'll fix that and if they don't, they can tell me why it isn't working properly. That stuff should have fallen off of there when I changed it.  

I'm outta here.

G'day