Barney Fife the Park Host
7/28/06 - 6th Day - Morning. This will have to be a two-part journal entry since today promises to be an interesting day here at the ranch. Danielle was up at 5a.m. to start preparing for breakfast. I was awake, but didn't get to work until 6. I talked to Mihai yesterday about the fellas getting up earlier and getting to work before breakfast. That way they could quit when the heat of the day starts really baring down. Yesterday they got to work late, and quit really early in order to go do laundry. This morning, by 6:30 when they are supposed to have already let the chickens out for the day, Danielle finally went up to the coops and let them out. No sign of the guys yet. Around 6:45 I see them stirring. 7:20 they are loitering around the root cellar, but no one is digging. 7:30 they get called in for breakfast. 7:47 I finally see some dirt moving.
Breakfast this morning was barley/oat pancakes (delicious) made by Tracy, fresh eggs, hash browns, and bacon. I missed the cantaloupe from the garden, but maybe it will show up for dinner or supper.
The reason today promises to be an interesting day: For 7 months we have been going to the State Park for water, to dump trash, and for showers. We paid for a year membership to have access to the facilities. Well, yesterday David was accosted at the Park by a Barney Fife ex-cop wannabe Park Host, who claimed that we can't use the water (or remove it from the park), David can't dump his septic tank, and we probably aren't even supposed to use the showers! Yep! We are season pass holders, but apparently according to this Park Host we are only allowed to bring our "pickanick basket" and don't even THINK about using any of the amenities. Well, David is going down there today to try to get some information from the Park Ranger and whoever else might be in charge of Barney Fife and his Nazi ideas for the Texas State Parks. I cannot tell you how serious it will be if we are disallowed from getting water at the park. So I am anxious to find out how this turns out.
It was cloudy this morning, and we got a few sprinkles, but still no rain.... stay tuned.
Breakfast this morning was barley/oat pancakes (delicious) made by Tracy, fresh eggs, hash browns, and bacon. I missed the cantaloupe from the garden, but maybe it will show up for dinner or supper.
The reason today promises to be an interesting day: For 7 months we have been going to the State Park for water, to dump trash, and for showers. We paid for a year membership to have access to the facilities. Well, yesterday David was accosted at the Park by a Barney Fife ex-cop wannabe Park Host, who claimed that we can't use the water (or remove it from the park), David can't dump his septic tank, and we probably aren't even supposed to use the showers! Yep! We are season pass holders, but apparently according to this Park Host we are only allowed to bring our "pickanick basket" and don't even THINK about using any of the amenities. Well, David is going down there today to try to get some information from the Park Ranger and whoever else might be in charge of Barney Fife and his Nazi ideas for the Texas State Parks. I cannot tell you how serious it will be if we are disallowed from getting water at the park. So I am anxious to find out how this turns out.
It was cloudy this morning, and we got a few sprinkles, but still no rain.... stay tuned.
posted by Michael Bunker at 7/28/2006 05:52:00 AM
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