Propane Class and Certification

Grey's Point Camp requires that each of the Hosts that will be working complete a class for certification in propane dispensing. It was conducted at the Bethpage location and there were 3 individuals, including myself, that attended from our park. Combined with the 7 individuals from the Bethpage park, we had a full class. It amounted to watching a video for about an hour and a half and completing a quiz on each of the three segments of the video. All of us were so intent on answering the quiz questions that were handed out to us prior to the video that we hardly paid attention to the rest of the material. It was easy to follow along with the video listening for the key words that provide answers to the questions. Some of us had already been dispensing propane here and at other working locations, so it didn't matter a whole lot. The video really concentrated more on the laws and safety, rather than on the physical dispensing of the product. The instructor offered hands-on practice following the class, but the 3 of us headed back to Grey's Point since we all had experience dispensing propane before the class.

We did receive some bad news from our manager, Mary, yesterday. The person who was responsible for entering employee information into the payroll system (at Bethpage) was on vacation for 3 weeks, and did not get our paperwork processed and entered in time for the payday that was Wednesday. We have to wait until June 1, the next payday, to receive our first paycheck. That amounts to 4 weeks, plus 1 day, that we will be paid for in our first check. We don't understand why they don't have the capability to issue a special check now, rather than wait for the next pay period. Of course, we use our working money for expenses - groceries, gas and "fun" stuff - so we will have to tighten our belts for the next 2 weeks.

Preparations are about complete for the big, opening weekend next week. We have over 100 guests arriving, plus most of the several hundred regular "seasonal" people. It will be a circus. I'm not very anxious to do the security runs on the weekend nights. I'm sure there will be many parties that will continue beyond the 11PM quiet time requirement. Supposedly, there will be a local sheriff deputy on duty to patrol the grounds during my time to help out. It should be interesting.

I don't start work today until 8 PM, and I will work my first shift to 2 AM in order to get accustomed to the summer weekend hours for security. Josie works from 3 to 8, so we won't see much of each other later today. The sun is shining this morning, so we will probably use our free time to get some groceries and a few other items we need. Until tomorrow...