It was probably a tougher day yesterday than the previous 2 days at work. With everybody settled in and enjoying the amenities, we were kept busy in the store (Josie) and outside (me) at the boat rentals and propane station. Josie worked on her feet, nonstop, waiting on customers all day. I was sweating like I can't remember with the heat - high of 86 - and very high humidity. I was glad I didn't come on duty until 5 PM because the first 4 hours were very hectic.
We ran a "glow in the dark" train ride starting at 9 PM for the kids (and parents, too). There were so many people that showed up that we ended up having 3 trips with the train. I was responsible for crowd control during the whole event, and believe me, it was a huge challenge. We had no gates or formal lines like amusement parks or Disney World, so it made it almost impossible to maintain control. That, plus the crowd wouldn't wait for people to exit the previous ride before jamming themselves into the front to get on the next ride, making a circus out of the event. Oh, well.
My night was topped with a couple parties that just wouldn't break up. It's a good thing that we had the Deputy Sheriff there for me to hand off the challenge of breaking it up after I left my shift at 2 AM this morning. I received a call from our manager, Mary, 10 minutes before I left (1:50 AM) saying that she had just received a complaint on one of the parties. It's a long story, but I told them they would get these complaints if there wasn't a stronger message that I could deliver to these groups.
Our breakfast is about ready on our first day off this morning, and as of right now, there are no plans until we relax a little from the last 3 days. As long as the weather holds, we will be out and about to do something that's fun. Until tomorrow...
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