The above is the title of the final episode of M*A*S*H, and I use it often in situations like this. I just clocked out from my last work assignment. Judy is about to go in for hers. At 5:00 PM we are done. We have a staff barbecue tonight, and that’s it!
We had a fantastic summer and leave with mixed feelings. I loved being outside and working with the guests. The biggest surprise of the summer is that I found out that I enjoy working with kids! I have always been a little afraid of them.
Four months is a long time to be away, and we will be glad to get back home. HaRVey the RV has been good to us this summer and we hope he will continue to be good on the way home. Of course there is a bunch of maintenance that will need to be done, but we can take our time with that.
Will we do this again next summer? The answer right now is “probably not.” The corporate owners of the campground have made some changes, a few of which we would find it difficult to live with. The biggest change is that we would no longer live at this campground. We would stay at a sister campground that is 7 miles away. Although a shuttle would be provided it would add a minimum of an extra hour (unpaid) each day. It would also mean that we could not run home on an hour lunch break to let Ziggy out or to have lunch. I would really miss commuting to work on my bike.
Also, there is no guarantee that we would have reliable phone service. Verizon has cell service at the campground, but it is only one bar in one or two small areas if you are standing on one foot and the wind is right. There is also some doubt about internet and cable TV.
If the corporate plans fall through and the sites are again available here we would most probably return. But we have all winter for us to look at options and the corporation to finalize its plans. We’ll have to wait and see.
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