Just A Few More Days Here....

We worked for four hours today because there were alot of Penske trucks scheduled to go out. We also got a call that the manager, from Maple Shade location, was coming over to train for a while today. It was much too crowded for four of us to be working today. Plus anytime that Linda and I tried to show the new manager how to do something, the asst mgr from our location would just "talk over" us. Linda and I couldn't wait to get out of there today cause she was driving us crazy. She would keep moving the paperwork we had out to use cause she likes things "tidy". There is no way I could work with that woman for a whole shift. Thank goodness it is only Linda and I working tomorrow. The new manager is coming over late in the day tomorrow to fix the flat on the golf cart. Apparently the screw fell out of the tire and the tire went flat. I had put some fix a flat in it and it was holding OK but not anymore.

A few more campers have arrived in the campground for the holiday weekend. The sites are very sandy....although it is packed and firm to walk on. We looked around to try and calculate our route out of the campground since it was so tight getting in the entrance way. We think we've come up with a plan to get out.

We only get two TV stations here and both are PBS ones. Right now the History Detectives show is on. A young man has an item that his parents said was an instrument from the Hindenburg. There was an interview with one of the workers who was directly under the blimp when it caught fire. He said it was the most intense heat he had ever felt. His hair got badly singed from the fire and he ran as fast as he could when the blimp started to crash to the ground. The woman has an artifact, that is presumably from the Hindenburg and she is researching to see if it's authentic. They are testing some of the materials from the device and the chemical testing revealed that it did indeed undergo intense heat that impacted the material. It's authentic !

We've learned alot watching these stations. We've learned about cranberry bogs and the problems that these farmers face. (Did I mention that the town where the campground is located is the Blueberry capital of the World ?) We get to watch the BBC World News each night which has been very informative and a refreshing change from the American news. Lots to learn but we wouldn't be able to get even these two stations if it wasn't for our new "wingman" on the antennae. The camper that came in last night came over and asked what stations we got cause he couldn't get anything. He didn't have a wingman so they were forced to watch DVD's ....no education on cranberries for them.

Busy Day...

Wow, it was a busy day at work. We rented seven storage units today...a personal best for Linda and I. A usual amount would be two to three on average so seven is awesome. One guy, that rented from us today, had been in yesterday to look at units and get pricing. When he came in today he said that I had been right about having the cheapest prices and cleanest facility. Linda was in the middle of going over the paperwork with another new tenant so I went out to the dock with him so he could start unloading his items. We got to talking about stuff....he is a musician and I told him that we are full-time RV'ers. Then explained workamping to him (that took several explanations as he didn't quite understand it). I then told him that we were temporary at that location and that bit of info he wasn't pleased at all to learn....he said, "You mean you might not be here the next time I come in". He joked that this detail almost was enough to make him back out but he was kidding. It's neat to create a relationship with our customers and have them happy to see us when they come in. We've tried to get all the stats for this facility up for the new manager so she'll have a good start on her job here. It is looking like Tuesday, at the latest, will be our last day here. We will have one day of overlap with the new manager once she finishes her training. She has previous experience in this business so she may finish her training on Friday which would make Saturday our last day here. Either way you slice it, we have just a few days to go.

In other news, we received, in the mail today, the Winegard Wingman that I ordered for our antennae. It's a little side antennae that snaps on, to supposedly get better reception. I had read about it on the Excel forum so that we'd give it a try. It takes about 2 minutes to install....just snaps on with four plastic rivets that replace the four bumpers on the underside of the antennae. Rescanned for channels on our tuner and SHA-ZAM !! 10 additional stations that we couldn't get before and several of them are the major networks (FOX, CBS) Yippee !! Tonight we're watching Bones...haven't seen that in quite a while. Seems so great to get more major programming than just hispanic channels or TV evangelists. Wow, well worth the $31.95 we paid on E-bay. It gets my thumbs up !!

We are off work tomorrow so thinking we might head down to Linda's brother's house, an hour away, and hang out by the pool....and relax.