DirecTV and Other Appointments

For some reason, all of the necessary appointments we need to schedule are going to occur during our busiest month. We are expecting the DirecTV tech to arrive sometime this morning to diagnose why we are not able to get one of our stations - Weather Nation. Since DirecTV discontinued the Weather Channel arrangement over a contract dispute, their Weather Nation replacement has been a problem. First of all, it doesn't hold a candle to the Weather Channel. Secondly, we haven't been able to watch it regularly as we keep getting a "lost signal" message when we try to access the channel. They are not able to diagnose or fix the problem via telephone, so we get to visit with the on-site tech today.

Our warranty service on the fixes for the fifth wheel slideout and hydraulics has been approved, so we are waiting to schedule that appointment when the parts arrive. That should be today or tomorrow.

The potential for a new opportunity in Montana is beginning to heat up as the Owner/General Manager of the hotel/campground has asked to schedule a telephone conversation with us about the positions on Thursday, after 10 AM MST. Since we will be working our first spring training game on Thursday, we really don't know what time we will be home, but we will try to work around it somehow. The location is the Western Inn - Glacier Park, in Columbia Falls, MT, and as mentioned yesterday, sounds like a good fit for us. It would be the same hours we have in Jackson, but would be 3 days on, 2 days off, for the entire summer season, and for about $3 per hour more pay for each of us. That averages out to 38 hours per week and about $230 more per week. We would be the second shift managers which would be from 3 PM to 11 PM - the same hours we work in Jackson. It is a new area and a new experience, but one that could be a fun and rewarding experience. We'll keep you posted on that.

It was quiet yesterday from the dealership where we purchased our Jeep, so we are probably OK with the residency proof we provided. I hope that is the case, as we ordered a new GPS from Amazon yesterday to use in the new vehicle. We have one for the truck, but while we are traveling, it sure helps us to stay on the same track when we each have one of these nice units. We had a second one that we used in the old Jeep, but it was older technology and didn't include free lifetime maps and traffic info, so we gave that one to our friend and co-worker Donna in Jackson last summer.

This is my final day of "free time" before starting the spring training games, so I hope to get a lot accomplished. Josie works today, and every day until the end of March, so I hope all goes well for the next several weeks...