Sunday - late night
Why late night? Because it is, lol. I dunno, I'm about to go to bed but my stomach is churning, indigestion.
Anyway, just finished another entire weekend of working and today, I was really hating it. I haven't been to church in what, a month? The kids haven't been to church in at least 2 months and we need to get back into that. The manager said he couldn't get anyone to fill this weekend's position, a truck broken down, people sick, his same old excuses.
In other words, someone wanted to do something and they are taking the weekend off. Great, but this was the second weekend in a row and the entire weekend spent working. No thanks. They will not be having me working this next coming Sunday, that is a fact. The only way I could see that happening is if they give me double pay. Yes, that is what I would ask for. I'm not spending my life driving a damn truck and missing everything.
There is a small silver lining here. I have Monday and Tuesday off. I don't have to get up for work in the morning nor Tuesday. I guess they think I will then work Wednesday - Saturday. They are probably guessing right. I need these 2 days off, I have been grinding every day for the last 12 day save one. I don't care what company I am working for, when I take a vacation, they make you pay for it afterwards. Well, I PAID now, thanks. I will absolutely refuse to work next Sunday unless substantial extra pay is offered. That's the only thing that would motivate me and even that is lacking in lieu of going to church.
There isn't much else going on, well there is I just don't want to go into everything. One dude left the park without notice, turns out he moved in with a friend so he moved his trailer out. I just want to know about it, that's all I ask. I was turning people away left and right. Then another dude that is working at the hospital also left without notice. I don't require a notice per se, it's an rv park, that's what happens. But if you're long term I really would like the courtesy of a text or something to tell me hey by the way, I am leaving. No hard feelings from me, it arms me with the info that if someone calls, yes I am going to have another space available.
Anyway, these people called yesterday and today. They told me they have driven through my park several times and they want to move in on Wednesday. I'm fine with that, I will hold the lot for you. Turns out, these people are staying at the park where I have been referring people to and they didn't have nice things to say about it. Well, the lady informed me, there are so many problems, I wanted to speak with the owner and ask him to fix things. But, the park manager won't tell us who the owner is.
Oh, I know who he is. I have his name. She went on to say the lots are so uneven, you have to jack up the wheels really high to get the trailer evened out and then, your trailer rocks and tilts when you are moving around inside of it.
I see how that dude is doing it now. As far as opening up all of these parks, he's really cheap. He isn't even putting gravel down, it's just grass and dirt. When it rains at that particular park, the driveway turns into mud and I've heard that from 2 separate people now. He has his own equipment so really, it's just buying the land and installing basic utilities. Gravel is expensive folks, but you can't get away with putting nothing at all down. People will not like it at all.
Anyway, I drive down my driveway every day and look at that beautiful, unused septic system just sitting there, doing nothing. I can't force things faster along than what it takes to get things done. Right now, I'm waiting on the contractor to give me a day when he can spare his dozer operator. He figures a good day should do it. Yes, I agree. I'll wait a week or two, if he can't swing it I'm going to have to find someone else. There's plenty around, but if you're going to spend that kind of money, you want to know that you are getting one of the best in the business.
I'm really tired and this writing is making me so sleepy, but I guess that was the point. Sit down, write a bit and get myself so tired that I just zonk out as soon as my head hits the pillow type of thing.
Still, it's intriguing that this dude I've been sending people to is running his operations so cheaply. I don't think I will be recommending anyone from now on. I don't know of any place around here that I would say, yes, that's the place, go there! I feel like I would be steering people to places that they aren't going to like and I don't want them holding that against me.
I can't really think of anything else right now, my mind is telling me "TIME TO GO TO BED!". I'm going to listen to it and my body and do just that.
