Busy.

Bank, deposit cash and checks.

County courthouse - they passed a bill here recently that vehicle inpsections are no longer needed.  What I didn't know is that that doesn't take place until January next year.  So, over to a place that does inspections, which took all of 5 minutes, over to T Mobile to turn in the malfunctioning device, Lowe's to get supplies for the park then back to the court house to get the registration done for both my SUV and the trailer.  

Over to the park, a person was finally caught in the act dumping trash into the dumpster.  This is a big deal because there are several people doing it and filling the thing up every single week.  It's NOT people from the park doing it. If it were only people from the park, it might get 2/3rds full every week at most.  So, they didn't get the license number as I had asked them to, but they saw where they went.  

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Hours later, the dog was stuck with needles fully 4 times.  He never flinched, growled or otherwise showed any signs of unease.  So that part was great. The bill wasn't so great, almost $500 for all of that stuff, but I had to get him the full fledged everything, including an injection that will guard his heart from heartworms for a full year.  Ball park, he said was around $450 to $500 to neuter him.  I'm going to plan on getting that done soon.  

After getting him home, I tackled the pond pump. It hasn't been working and I got a new one to replace it. I went to unplug the thing, lifted up the outdoor weather cover over the outlet and.......WASPS.  A hive of them things in there. I quickly left the area, went into the house, got a spray bottle of wasp killer that sprays some 25 feet and let them have it. They definitely picked the wrong place to build.  Pond pump going, I got a call.

This lady has called 3 times now.  She wants to know everything.  I told her everything more than once, but I'm fairly patient when trying to get new people in there. She is calling about her boy who needs to move here for college.  I'm not sure which one, I didn't want to get too nosy but I did ask about any felonies?  She was actually relieved I asked that question and said no, there is no legal trouble at all.

So, I assume/hope they are actually moving in on Saturday.  That will leave 2 lots left, I need one more long term, the other one I am still going to leave for overnighters even tho the overnight reservations are spartan.  They will pick back up eventually, I just want at least one of them open for overnighters.  And the lot I leave open is the highly desireable end lot with a huge yard.  

So, it's been a productive day and I think I'm done. The heat index is what I guessed it would be: 110 degrees and after spending some time out there cleaning out the pond filter and installing that new pump and dealing with wasps? I'm going to call it quits on this day.  I'm still seriously considering....

cancel that.  I was going to rent a ditch witch, but they're closed tomorrow and I'm not paying for 2 days worth of a rental for a few hours worth of work.  I don't want this thing to drag on forever, I'll have to get a day off either weekday or saturday and just get up early, be at the rental place at 7:00 am, haul it over there, dig out the trench and get the machine back to them in the 4 hour time frame.  I really don't see it taking more than 2 hours, but I'll give it 4 for the entire circuit of getting it, bringing it, using it and returning it.  They're only 6 miles away from the park.

I'll have Allen out there backfilling the driveway while I get the machine back to the rental place and also will just have to block the entrance, people will have to come and go through the exit, no biggies. 

I want his wife, Brenda, to get on that camper asap.  I've really racked my brains about getting that thing fixed up and now I have a person that wants to do it - for an hourly wage of course but I was already prepared to do that anyway - and I think she will do a good job of it. I want a good used, refrigerator in there and she will build a frame around it.  I want the entire sink/cooking area discarded and replaced.  It needs a new RV toilet and the shower - I dunno what she can do about that. In my view, the entire thing needs to be torn out and replaced.  The carpet needs replaced and a sofa bed needs inserted.   A new or good used queen mattress in the bedroom and whatever else needs to be done.  It's going to cost a couple thousand.  I'm not opposed to that if the job is done right and I have a unit that someone can call home via renting and actually like living in it.

She already has a vision for it, that's the kind of person she is.  She is definitely the optimist.  

I don't know what they got done over there today. When I arrived, he was heading to his trailer. He was visibly over-heated and I don't want people dying on me just to get some work done.  It's the kind of thing where you either work in the morning or even, mornings better because it's much cooler out.  Working in mid day heat with the sun blaring down on your, 90 plus percent humidity and heat index at 110? Just not optimal, putting it mildly.

I am optimistic about another renter coming in and staying indefinitely, according to the mother. I do hope that materializes.  Just need another one....well there is another one that said they wanted to move their daughter in there mid-July - another student.  Hey, I'll become EBTU's second dormitory lol.  I don't care who moves in there, with some exceptions (definitely don't need the felons or the drug abusers or drunks and a few other types that come to mind).  Ok, I do have a felon in there, Felony DUI. She's been there for quite a while now and doesn't bother anyone.  She found a boyfriend recently, he's staying with her but he seems ok as well.  

So where am I at with my slowly forming agenda for park expansion?  Umm, if those guys can get all of that brush and small trees cleared out, I can do a version of leveling it with a bobcat.  I suppose I could pay someone to run a dozer there for a day, it wouldn't take a good operator long to smooth and level that out.  You get me that done and I will sit on here thinking of every possible avenue to move it along.  Get 5 more lots in there to start with.  And get a pool.  I'm sold on the pool, doesn't really matter what anyone else thinks. That and a hot tub.  

Still awaiting word on the address of the person dumping trash into my dumpster.  I fully intend on having the sheriff's office go over there and inform the person if they do it again, they will be arrested for criminal trespass and theft of services. I don't want people going to jail over trash, I just want them to STOP dumping THEIR trash into MY dumpster. If they can afford to live in a house, they can afford to get a company to do weekly trash service.  

I think this is enough for now.  I have no clue what's for dinner, we have tomorrow covered but we bought nothing for today, lol. 

 Wednesday - mid morning

Of course, I didn't bother to get out of bed particularly early today and likely a repeat tomorrow.  I decided against renting a skid steer today, it's going to be projected 99 degrees which means the real feel, I'm guessing around 110 if not higher.  Yea, screw that.  It can wait until these guys clean it all up first anyway.

I did not ask them to do all of that by hand, btw.  The workamper is headed out the door, so to speak, without his work opportunity so apparently he talked with Allen about working with him to clean up the front and the rear.  I was quite blunt with him, Robert is his name.  After thinking about it as I said in previous blog entry, I flatly told him that Allen is your supervisor and you will do whatever he says.  He gave me a look that almost had me telling him to go away, your opportunity was lost and now after that glare, you can go jump into an icy cold lake.

But I didn't. The man is low IQ, something is wrong with the cables and motors that bring the elevator up to the top floor, it makes it midway and stops working.  I am not saying that to mock the man, I am seriously saying something is screwed up in his head.  You say something and you can tell it did not resonate with him. He just has the blank stare like you were just talking to a telephone pole.  So, with Allen, I am going to tell him that if he wants that man to work with him, fine, but keep an eye on him constantly for he doesn't listen.  He'll do his own thing.  If his "own thing" was grounded in any semblance of common sense, I might go along with it, but it doesn't and I have no more time to waste with him nor have to deal with the frustration of attempting to deal with a person that simply is not all there.  

I will be over there later. I just got out of bed and I do have plans. The dog needs his shots, I need to go renew the registration on both my SUV and my trailer, I need to stop at the bank, I have to pick up some supplies at Lowes (business related, not personal) and I need to get some steaks that are on sale at Kroger's for a little cookout tomorrow for the 4th.  Patriotism is not evil, as the left/woke tries to make it appear. A lot of men and women have died for this nation including the American Revolutionary War  "The regulars are coming!".  These people that want to change the fabric of our society into some communistic horror show care nothing about patriotism, God or the American culture.  

Some people believe we are already in a cold civil war. The country is definitely divided and there are lines that have been drawn.  I hope it never comes to an actual war being fought with firearms and citizen' death.  We have a president running our nation that is clearly not all there. No idea what is wrong with him, but it would appear he is not aging the way I have seen others aging that are older than him. My mother is much older than Biden yet her mind is definitely still all there.  She is in her "winter years", but that's relating to the condition of an aging body, her brain/clarity of mind? Still intact. Biden? Not at all.  When people discuss risk to our nation's security, it's discussing a person that is Chief of our nation's military yet cannot be counted on to make decisions that are in the best interests of our nation.

That is NOW, not in the next election.  If the Russian or Chinese - or both combined along with Iran and other hostile actors - against the US, do you really believe Biden could make the decisions needed to be made, quickly, in order to defend our nation? No.  Other people are making decisions for him, that is my belief at this point.   

Anyway, I digress.  A simple statement about going to Kroger's and I go off on all of that, lol.  It's just that this nation is not headed in the direction that many of us would like to see it going and that's of great concern. God is still in control, I have to remind myself. Whatever happens to the US, it's by design.  

I'm carrying around far too much cash, I need to get that stuffed into the business bank account and besides, I have a huge electric bill coming due.  Not that the money isn't already in there, I just would like to see the number continue to grow as far as cash on hand versus outgoing bills (accounts payable I guess).  

I don't even know if they can get the dog in today, he needs rabies, parvo, Bravecto, etc.  Whatever they say he needs, that's what he's getting.  He's a good doggy, I've grown to like him. He's quite rambunctious and he's very strong.  After all of this time trying to fatten him up, his rib cage isn't sticking out so much but he's still a skinny beast.  I mean, at his age Danes usually fill out. Not this dog! Not yet anyway. I also want to get him fixed, not today but I do want to discuss how much it will cost including kenneling him at least overnight.  I can only guess at at least $500.  

I also need to get the ride ready to go for vacation. Apparently we are taking 2 vehicles.  I don't care either way, it will be a very cramped ride for 5 hours if we all try to cram into the pickup.  Getting it ready is just cleaning it out nicely and detailing it.   And possibly taking it into a shop to see what's wrong with the rear ac. It just doesn't come on at all.  No fan, nothing.  The good thing is that my front ac blasts out cold air, all 4 vents have a large volume of cold air that come out of it, it takes a bit but after a while it will cool the entire vehicle. Just have to aim the vents towards the rear.  

Still, I'd like to have it fixed. 

I think I'll go to the bank and the county building first,, get that stuff done, head over to the property, ask what they need: gas, a gallon of white paint and a new 2 gallon sprayer at the least.  I need to get that power going over there, that's not happening today but maybe ... maybe... tomorrow. It's just so darn hot out there.  Gag.

I best get moving.  

G'day