Local Stuff

The majority of our day was spent doing what we came to do - relax outside and read the newspaper and our books. The only other activity was to go to Sams Club, about 6 miles down the road in Murrieta, to restock our bottled water supply. On the way there, we passed a Souplantation and, of course, we had to stop and have our lunch there. The total was about 3 hours out of our day and we were back to the rig again for the rest of the day.

One of the things we do while away from our jobs is to check on the company emails to keep up on what's happening. We are having a visit next Thursday at our Community by the COO (Chief Operating Officer) of the company. There are a couple Regional Managers and Directors coming in on Tuesday as an advanced party to check everything to make sure the visit is a positive one. So, when we return tomorrow afternoon, we will most likely be involved in whatever tasks are required to be completed so that the visit is a successful one. Maybe the COO just wants to get out of the wet northwest (OR) to visit an area that has nice weather.

There are times that we wonder if we can even make it to our new target timeframe of late August for leaving here. The hours more than anything else are dragging us down. When you add the intense sales pressure on top of that, it makes the weeks seem like months, and the months seem like years. Don't be surprised if someday we announce a new gameplan for the near future...