I have said many times how every day at our house is usually an adventure.   Well, working here at Grizzly RV Park has, so far, exceeded anything we have experienced, to date!  

      Working with the public has always been pretty easy for me.  I enjoy drawing peoples personalities out, getting the "old fart" to smile, and making each guest feel welcome.  This job has been quite the eye-opener for me.   At the Front Desk we are 'entertained' by as many as 90 incoming campers (plus all their family members) per day. 

      Traveling affects each one of us differently because we go about it in different ways.  Some people drive up to 20 hrs each day to experience Yellowstone.  They have about 2 weeks to vacation and are determined to see as much as possible in that time frame.  That's great but it takes it's toll.   When they arrive to register, we can see they are wound tight.  Tempers are short.  The family has spent all day in a small space,  they are not used to being together 24/7 and all this family bonding time is more than they can handle.

      One dad was trying to get all his site info while his young son pleaded to play video games in our Game Room.  Dad snapped in front of an office full of other guests and yelled at the boy to be quiet.  He didn't realize what a scene he had made for several minutes.  The face on that man was so striken with embarrassment, he had to leave and send his wife in to finish.

      An older man with  full 'mountan man' attire approached the desk and as usual I greeted him with a cheerful  "Hi!".   He really took me by surprise because his reply was "No, very Low".  He wasn't more than about 3 1/2 ft tall !  What a sense of humor he had !  Had us all in stitches ! 

      Yesterday, a balding, very heavy set, grumpy man in his late 60's started to unload on Lorraine (she and I work together alot)  about how he needed to be put in a better site because his 5th wheel trailer would not fit in the site he was assigned to.  I watched her back up slowly in disbelief as he went on and on.  Finally, our manager, Mark, came out and tried to help Mr. Unreasonable with his situation.  All our sites were full so there was nowhere else to move him.  They went back and forth until Mark just said leave and I'll refund your money.  (Sounded good to me !)   No, the guy knew there were no other places to stay in town so he did back down.   When Norm & I got home that evening guess who was in the site right next to us ?  YUP, it was Mr. Unreasonable !!  Gads !!

     A lady came into the office insisting on a refund.  When asked why, she said her daughter was very allergic to mosquitoes and unless we could move them to another part of the park,  that had no mosquitoes, they would be leaving !    (You have got to be kidding !)

      Kate Plus Eight were here filming for one night. I couldn't believe all the complaints we received about all the noisy children there were playing outside.

      The big RV that arrives after hours.....like at 1:30 in the morning.....takes 6-7 tries to back into the site with his headlights on high beam and the reverse beeper going like crazy.....spends another hour setting up his rig with ALL the outside lights on and then wonders why none of his neighbors are friendly.  DUH.....

        These are just a few of the weird situations we encounter...all in a days work .  I honestly did not expect to have this much adventure here at Grizzly...WOW !