Friday - night

It's actually Monday morning and completely forgot to post this, didn't finish but there it is anyway. 

Well, it was forecast 5 hours of snow for this morning. So I didn't know whether I was going up to Arkansas to get the truck fixed or not.  This morning, it was apparent that the "storm" turned out to be a dud. Sure there was rain and there was a half hour of "snow", small flakes melting before they reached the ground so it didn't stick.  

So, I ended up heading up to the yard rather late in the morning  by my standards and getting up there in time for them to - go to lunch.  They have their ways and they don't bend those ways for anyone or anything. I'm not saying they aren't nice people, they just are unyielding in their routine.  I knew I'd have to wait so it was whatever to me.  

I gotta say they got those problems resolved far faster than I expected.  It wasn't even 3 pm and they were done with almost everything, the only few items they couldn't fix were things that have to be ordered. Things I don't need for a safe truck and have been living without anyway.  

So, I started heading back.  They had to put the dog down today, she was pretty down.  They decided to go to a bigger town and have some lunch and use their Christmas gift cards.  But, I found out, they went to Texas Roadhouse for the late birthday dinner for the older kid.  That really brought me down quite a bit, that they would do that without me.  That kid hangs around me alot, I let her know that I wanted to be there for that. 

At least she apologized and said the kid was unhappy because they didn't him a birthday dessert as many restaurants will.  Do we need to do another one? I thought about that. It isn't about me, I just wanted to be a part of it.  But, we are allegedly doing another one at the place he decided to go to after he originally said Texas Roadhouse: Applebee's  I take those kids there after church and some weekends when we can't make it to church but have time when I get back from a run.

Speaking of that, the manager was asking me to work yet another weekend. There has been a lot of days off lately either with holidays or cancelled loads.  Meaning small paychecks, but at the same time, I've worked every weekend for quite a while now, I haven't been to church in a month.  I asked him if he could find other drivers to take that junk instead of it always being me.  He agreed, fortunately, because I was ready to force the issue, come what may.  I'm not going to be his weekend warrior slave.  Everyone else is getting weekend time off to do what? Go to church in most cases.  Why should I have to eat this nonsense all the time?  Well, he said, because trucks were broken down or people were sick.  

Every weekend? 

Anyway, I have the weekend off and the plant cancelled loads again anyway, I don't work again until Tuesday.  Which sucks, actually, I wanted to work Monday.  

Ok, it's been awful cold here and it's still down in the low 30's. It's 35 degrees - just looked it up - feels like 28.  Low of 24 degrees overnight with a high of 46, it's not terrible I guess.  

The new people from up north didn't make it today, they said their trailer was snowed in and they had to dig it out. They are sick of those types of winters. It doesn't snow here much, at least, but it does get cold here.  I think the guy found a job somewhere around here.  I fixed the 30 amp set up on the porch people before I left for AR this morning thinking these new people were coming in. It takes about 3 minutes to get into the panel, pull off the breaker, unscrew the line and switch it out. Ok, maybe 5, at most.  They make it really easy and those breakers, even tho the cost of them has gone up, they are only $8.  

Another lady contacted me today: we need to move in today. Ok, I have an alternate lot available.  Yada yada yada later in Facebook DM and she disappears after I told her the price. It was quite reasonable, lower then my regular lots.  I waited about 10 minutes and then bid her good luck in her search since she stopped responding and wrote that person off. I don't know what they think they are going to find for cheaper than that and I wondered why they had to "move today".  Lack of funds would be my guess and I'm just not taking people in if they don't have the first month's rent up front, all of it.  

IF that couple shows up tomorrow, the park will temporarily be full, at least the regular lots with 1 alternate open.  But, I will have 2 regular lots coming available soon.  Back in lot 8 should be vacated on the 12th or 13th and lot 1 added to their stay by a week.  So, there will be 2 lots available and tho I like to keep lot 1 open for overnights, I will rent it out if it comes down to it.  But, I will try to get the back in lot rented first.  I won't be advertising that until those people actually leave, they are allegedly closing on their loan for their house on the 12th, but we all know how that can end up being delayed.