Thursday

Bam, just like that 2 workers left plus the other worker that took off a few days ago.  3 open lots that I need filled immediately.  This is not helpful, not that many. They all thanked me for the stay and said if they come back this way, they will definitely look me up. Actually, the railroad worker is taking his unit into a shop for repairs, then flying to Chicago and after that going on vacation.  Can't blame him for taking the rig out of there for there is no reason for him to pay for something he isn't using.

The one that left a few days ago was just there for a month anyway. The other one leaving today said he had been waiting on a check and it finally arrived.  

This stuff throws me for a loop. I can see one lot being vacated, but 3?  There's never any advance notice, either, they just either take off without saying anything or they call the day of their departure. 

So, I just edited a Facebook post I put up yesterday, added a info on available lots and then did a Facebook boost.  This targets people specifically looking for an RV park. It has worked in the past, it's cheap and hopefully get at least 1 or 2 out of it.  

It seems like every time I try to come up with a solution to pay the property taxes, I keep getting hit with stuff like this.  I can't pay what I don't have the money for. 

Facebook ad boost was approved. I hope to get some inquiries fairly quickly, they have in the past.  I probably wouldn't have bought that propane bottle for the free grill I picked up a while back if I had known so many people were leaving.  I have a 3 day stay coming up tonight for the pull through I have dedicated for such things and I have a 16 day stay coming up the 7th.  

But now? I've opened up all the newly vacated lots for whatever, overnight, weekly and of course monthly.  This is the life of an RV park - people come and people go.  I was just hoping that I could stay full for another month to figure out this property tax fiasco.  

Shrugs shoulders. I can only do so much.  People will call, it always happens, the question is: when?  

Meanwhile, day 2 of being off work.  Had to go and pull the quarters out of the machines, they were full and soon wouldn't have allowed more money to drop into the containers.  I probably have at least $300 worth there.  It's just a pain to count them all out and take them up to the bank.

But, that's what I'm going to start doing right now.