Mid Season Form

The last two nights at work seemed like we were in mid season form with the crowds and having two buses checking in. The Memorial day weekend is like a switch for business. Our lodging rates are still at the low season level so the guests are enjoying some real deals. The standard room has been going for $59 per night versus a normal rate, beginning on June 1, of $125.

Our shift last night with Donna was eventful. She received a call from her daughter who is staying with her and temporarily house sitting another friend's home that the friend's huge dog was taken to the pound. A neighbor had called the pound after the dog, homesick for his owner, was bothering them. The owner is in Alaska for several months and Donna had to contact them with the news. It will cost about $400 in shots before the pound will release the dog, another $100 for costs for boarding and handling the dog and probably a few more dollars to get a proper harness and leash for the animal before the pound will release him. Donna was on the phone most of the night trying to coordinate a rescue for the dog from the pound and arrange payment from Alaska for all the charges. Donna will have to handle the dog's return this morning before she comes back to work again this afternoon. Obviously, this neighbor is in for a tough time with the owners when they return.

The weather interrupted an attempt by me to mow the grass yesterday. I drove the truck over to the maintenance shed to pick up the mower and trimmer, gassed up the mower, and when I started loading them in the truck it started to rain. That ended that chore. It has been raining, off and on, since then so there won't be any attempt to mow the lawn until at least our first day off tomorrow.

We're trying finalize some plans for our days off but we will watch the forecast to decide which activity to do first. One thing we are investigating is the purchase of a couple bikes to take advantage of all the bike trails around Jackson Hole. It would be a great way to get the exercise we are missing by not using a fitness center. The bikes would come in handy at most any place we stay, but we would the have the problem of transporting them when we leave. That means additional equipment for the trailer so we are taking this step nice and easy...