Well, per my last post it's a no brainer that I didn't last at the Campground Host position. The campground is a beautiful place to spend time, but without communication to the outside world it gets a little spooky. Case in point: When I asked at the training if there was an evacuation plan in case of a wild fire I was told to drive a mile down the road to the "hot spot" (one bar on my cell phone) and call the sheriff. Well folks, if there was a fire I would hook up my house and head out and if time call the sheriff. I asked what to do if one of the campers had a medical emergency. Not my problem. Call 911. Heh? There was more concerned placed on cleaning the pit toilets 3 times a day, collecting $5.00 for any extra car that appeared at a camp site, and making sure I didn't have keys dangling from my belt loop. REally?The 40 hour week ( hourly pay and site included) really turned into a 50 hour week working out to below minimum wage. Not.
OK, enough ranting so what am I up to? Well, with my mother at 93 getting more frail everyday, and my brother having a few health issues, I've decided to stay in the Reno area for awhile, which is within a days drive to mom's place of residence. That decision being made, I've agreed to work part time/seasonally for a company in Truckee as an analyst, analyzing real-estate evaluations. Pay is very good. Hours short. Don't have to deal with the public. And, it is a great company to work for, and I get to use my brain.
When I told CLM that I was giving them their two week notice, they basically fired me and told me I had to leave the campground the next morning. OOOkay...Packed up and landed at the COE Martis Creek Campground in Truckee, one of the nicest campgrounds I have stayed in (other than some TT) in a long time. It was very quiet with the sites spread out and a mix of tents and RVs. Of course there is a time limit and that being up I moved to my son's house in Portola for some driveway mooching for a while.
So that's about it, but stay tuned. There is lots of hiking and other things that go on in the Reno/Tahoe area that I can report on, plus I'll being going to Pacific Grove, several times a months.
