There really isn’t enough work for two people in the office these days, so this morning Rose asked if I’d like to help Mark with cleaning the bathrooms and the laundry rooms. I jumped at the chance to work with him. We got everything cleaned, including over at the gas station that’s affiliated with our park, before time for me to cover my co-worker’s lunch. Continue reading
The summer is winding down and business has been so slow that most of the time there isn’t a need for two people in the office. The last couple days I’ve spent most of the day outside picking up trash by hand. Continue reading
This morning we woke up to nice weather. We went into work and I found out that Rose wanted me to work on the book shelves. We have a little shelf out in the laundry room and a big shelf on the enclosed back porch of the main building. Rose had a friend bequeath boxes and boxes of books to her and she wanted to use them all. Continue reading
Today was a very busy day and I was alone a good part of it. I didn’t do too badly, and I actually sold a Good Sam membership! Until today, I was the only one who hadn’t. So I’m kind of proud of myself. But not nearly as proud as I am of my nephew, Nate, who is a junior in high school. Here is a report I got from my sister last night: Continue reading
I finally met my boss, Rose, today and when I offered her my hand to shake, she gave me a hug instead! She’s about the same age as my parents and she seems very nice. She complimented me on what I’d done with the paperback exchange area. Continue reading
I didn’t get a whole lot of practice registering campers today. We only had two registrations. We were really anticipating a bunch with the three day holiday coming up. Continue reading
My morning started out great with a phone conversation with Jamey. However, without KW at work today, I had to handle one lunch hour without any help and I made plenty of mistakes today. Continue reading
This morning when I first arrived in the office there was a flurry of activity. People were buying gifts before checking out. One couple bought nine Ulu knives, the traditional knives that were used by the tribes who lived in the north. Interestingly, the first time I had seen such a knife was at a Subway sandwich shop in Whitehorse when they used it for chopping salads. It has a curved blade with a wooden handle at the top. Continue reading
Mark and I went into the office together at 10:00 and then were taken our separate ways. I stayed in the office and Mark went outside to help with maintenance and landscaping. Continue reading
My cousin, Dan Brim, owns Brim Tractor Company which has several stores throughout Oregon and Washington. I had told him that in October we’ll be working the beet harvest in Montana and Mark would like to have the job of driving a skid steer or bob cat. I asked if he had anything like that that Mark could practice on and he said he did. Today Mark spent about an hour practicing on a 2014 skid steer. Here are some pictures: Continue reading