So it's a father and son that pulled in that small 5th wheel last night. I went over there a while ago to collect rent and they just called me in, the door is open! Ok? I heard a life story and then some. Not going into all the details, but the reason he chose my park is because they are both broke, he was on the verge of bankruptcy, told his banker/friend that and then this job came along.
He said he was talking with another friend - who is pretty much wealthy - saying he needed to come down here to work and...well who know what he said to his friend? His friend pulled out $300, handed it to him and wished him well. That's a nice friend.
There is much more to their story than this, that's all I really feel like writing about. How much of the story can you believe? Well, I dunno. Maybe it's all true. Maybe there is exaggeration? He handed me the cash, the son is a really nice guy and the father is a talker. I was happy to get the money, they were happy to have a place to stay.
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That was last night. Now Saturday - morning - started early but it's getting closer to noon now. I decided to do all of my laundry - and I do mean all of it including my bedding, dog bedding, all clothing, towels -whatever - before they come home today. They will undoubtedly have tons of laundry to do and I figured now is the perfect time to do it. I've still got 3 load to do.
I also scrubbed down the kitchen and fixing to hang now-cleaned/dried clothes and then go through the refrigerator and throw out old leftovers that have gone beyond any date that I would continue eating them. I was eating that spaghetti sauce for 7 days and almost finished it. The rest is going in the trash. Same with the roast, ate all the meat and a lot of the veggies, the rest of that going in the trash as well. There are no other leftovers in there, I've been eating them. As I said, my days of endless eating out are over with, at least for now, maybe a once a week outing to Chili's or Applebee's after church.
It is fiscally irresponsible for me to be eating out when I am facing the finances I am facing and trying to hold off until the middle of September. Actually, the end of September, for if I go for that job, it's at least a couple of weeks before you see your first paycheck.
I need 2 more long term tenants immediately. So, to that end, I will run another Facebook ad boost. The other guy that was going to be coming? I am assuming he found other accommodations, he never showed up. These other people that wanted me to move their trailer I haven't heard from and I'm not necessarily interested in them coming here anyway. I just don't have a good feeling about them and I already have "special" people in the park. You know, the ones who feel like they don't need to follow the clearly written and understandable rules? Especially the tent lady still taking that dog into the amenities shed. She agreed to not take that dog in there anymore.
The only factor that diminishes the "severity" of her breaking the rules is that she does it late at night. Still, I have new tenants now that will add to the load there and I have no idea what their schedule is. They have a water leak problem and they are using the shower in the shed. It's the idea that she agreed not to have that dog in there - it growls at everyone - and then she just started bringing him in with her again. It makes me want to throw her out, that is my "knee-jerk" reaction. I didn't act on that impulse, of course, I have had to learn how to just keep my mouth shut in situations that are less than pleasant and give it time to let any emotions cool down and deal with things in a rational manner.
Apparently the kids are already at each other's throats and they haven't even left yet, lol. 7-1/2 hour drive, I can only hope for their sake that the kids fall asleep and just sort of - stay that way. I don't envy them, but again, I didn't get to go on a huge adventure checking out all kinds of cool looking attractions and natural wonders (caves). Jealous? Not really, more like "left out". But, they were visiting grandma and grandpa on the first leg of the trip and I don't particularly care for them after hearing their rhetoric for a couple of years, they definitely don't care for me. I'm not one of her subjects and her mouth gets her into trouble - a lot.
The second leg and where they have been for the majority of this trip is at one of Taylor's relatives' house, people I don't know and so there were obvious reasons for me not to go on this particular trip. So, that completely mitigates my not going but still, they had a lot of fun and the pics show it. The downside is what they are facing now, a long drive home. Frankly, it wouldn't have been good for me to leave anyway considering new people coming in and collecting money and feeling them out to see how long they are staying.
The kitchen is now spic and span, laundry is on-going, I do need to go over there while laundry is doing it's thing and check the bathroom and stuff. You know, people blowing up in the toilet and not cleaning it after being done? I should be cleaning it on a daily basis anyway. I'm going to replace the soft cushion toilet seat - what the toilet came with - for a hard one that cleans easier and doesn't hide - poop to be blunt - in little crevices and hard to clean out.
No new reservations. I neither expect nor not expect them. I just hope they come in. A few are better than none. The 17 days worth coming up definitely helps, but more would be better.
Time to go to the property. See what, if anything, is up.
G'day
