Well, my friends, this has been a very long work week for us ! (All four days of it!) School is now out and everyone is in the vacation mode. The managers here at Grizzly RV Park have been telling us for weeks that the "Peak Season" will hit soon. This week it hit and the park is full every night. (We have 220 sites.)
On my first day this week we had a group camping in 3 tent sites and 1 cabin. There were 4 adults 2 older boys and 9 little kids. The parents enjoyed the camping and the kids all headed to our conference room, drinking and spilling 3 pots of hot chocolate and to our game room which they thoroughly trashed. Each had to be closed early for cleaning and to keep the damage minimal. A young lady came to the front desk with a toddler and said she found the child standing in the street . The parents didn't seem at all upset about it and later that day the same child was again standing in the street with no one around. I guess when some folks go on vacation they think baby sitting is the Park's job!
There have been some very amusing incidents, too. For those of you who are not familiar with RVing I'll try to explain some do's and don'ts. We have had alot of guests who are new to camping and rented RV's for a week or so. One of the first questions is, "Do we have hot showers ?" and the second is, "How do we dump the sewer?". One fellow didn't want to appear ignorant so he tried the sewer 'dump' by himself. If you have ever seen the movie "RV" with Robin Williams this was not far off. There is a specific hose to use with specific end attachments. One end is hooked onto the pipe of the coach and the other is fit into the sewer drain pipe located on the ground of the designated 'dump' site. When the "black water" (icky sewage) valve is pulled, the tank empties and all is successfully and neatly drained. This gentleman didn't connect to the ground pipe and......well, you can only imagine the mess! An RVer has probably had this happen once, but, I can guarantee it never happens again! Vacationers do it over and over. Needless to say this man did ask and found the hot showers!
In parks that have wildlife and scenery, RVers have a tow car that gets them around all the sights. We often sit in pull-outs to 'glass' or 'scope' the area. Vacationers show up in the rental RV and park on the scenic side blocking the view totally unaware they are in everyone's way. We have watched many an argument between the two! Nobody wins!
Parents have planned the perfect trip all year are trying so hard to show their children all there is to see and do. Meanwhile the kids are really not 'into' the nature thing and would rather be playing video games. Vacation lasts about 2 weeks so the entire trip is planned to the minute. The family is together 24/7, on the go all day. Mom and dad are exhausted , no one is on their usual schedule, the food is different and being around one another is driving them nuts. When they arrive to check-in, the kids want to buy everything in sight and Dad goes bullistic! The room goes completely quiet except for Dad's tirade. The look on his face when he realizes everyone is looking at him in amazement is unbelieveable.
RVers are usually retired and not on a strict schedule. Their only schedule usually revolves around lunch and the next RV Park. Driving the coach is kept to just a couple of hours to the next destination. Lots of "down" time and alot of their entertainment comes from watching the new guys.
It's fun to see a newly arriving RV backing into their site. The wife is behind the coach trying to direct hubby. He can't see her (she's directly behind) and she can't see him. They also cannot hear each other! The frustration of both is unreal. She's yelling at the top of her lungs and he's just hit the utility post causing a dent in the fender. Yikes! As soon as they realize they have an audience we all run and hide!
My personal favorite is the white hose vs. the green hose. When taking on water the usual procedure is, the white hose is used for drinking water and the green hose is for rinsing the sewer hose and to keep coiled outside in the event of fire. On one particular trip a man had just emptied his 'black water' (sewer) tank. He had his vinyl gloves on for sanitary purposes and was being careful not to get anything on himself. The fresh water tank, with the white hose, was full so he disconnected it and then shoved it inside the sewer hose to rinse it out. YUK !!! :( But...he did have on his gloves! (We see this all the time!) Or...the couple that put non-potable water in their fresh water tank. Lots of trips to the commode tonight for those two!!
As you can see we really are easily amused. The nice thing is, we will never lack for entertainment. This lifestyle is not for everyone....and for that we are grateful !
Love it all, the ref to the movie RV is so very true.
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