What a Circus

It was a sight to behold. A steady stream of people, RV's, carts and autos arriving all day long. We almost needed a traffic cop to control the activity around the store and the pool. All but about 3 or 4 of the scheduled arrivals (90+) made it in yesterday and there are only a few spots left in the park. The biggest problem was the scheduling of our staff personnel. There didn't seem to be enough people on duty at the right time to help with the tasks that were most critical at the proper time. I guess there's no way to know when the most people will arrive at once. The line of RV's was backed out our entrance almost to the main road while the gate keeper was trying to keep up. We made it through the day, however.

My shift was by far the busiest I have been since arriving. It started at 5 PM with escorting arrivals to their sites in between renting golf carts, renting boats and picking up trash at sites until the store closed at 11 PM. We had a sheriff's deputy help out and he arrived at 10 PM, and was scheduled to patrol the grounds until 4 AM. I left at 2 AM, so I assume he stayed for the whole time he was scheduled. It was amazingly calm last night. Maybe the effect of the deputy resulted in a much more controlled party environment. He and I communicated back and forth on "hot" spots that needed a uniformed presence to keep the gathering under control. It was interesting chatting with the guy during the slower times as the evening progressed. The same deputy will again work tonight and tomorrow night. We should know a lot about each other by the time the weekend ends.

Josie was likewise super busy in the store and we both will be happy to see the weekend end. Fortunately, there are only a couple more holiday weekends like this one, although we will most likely be busy on every weekend for the rest of the summer. There are some real concerns about how the park manager, Mary, performs her job that will probably become the subject of another entry down the road.

Our day is underway with Josie going to work at 10 AM. I only got about 5 hours sleep last night (this morning?), so I will try to get a nap in before I go to work at 5 PM. So far, the weather is holding in a dry pattern. Let's hope it keeps up...