Building a Small RV Park - Year 2

["EZ"]

Pizza looks great but I have a question about your TV. Does it not get wet when it rains? I know there's a roof but at MY HOUSE when it rains the wind blows and the TV would get soaked! How do you deal with that?

 

[Jim]

Pizza looks great but I have a question about your TV. Does it not get wet when it rains? I know there's a roof but at MY HOUSE when it rains the wind blows and the TV would get soaked! How do you deal with that?

It hasn't been a problem as of yet, EZ. But it's an old TV and if it gets trashed, not big deal. I'll cover it if necessary or maybe even buy an outdoors TV.

 

[Jim]

I noticed today that RVParky.com finally got around to adding Deer Springs RV Park to their listings. I've got some pictures uploaded, but there are no reviews yet. So maybe, if you've ever been here, could I impose upon you to make a quick (positive) reference?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Jim]

So as of today, the death of my Internet plans is final. Just received the following email from our Frontier salesperson.

"Hello Jim, I received the results of the BDT/Fiber build costs from Frontier Engineering and they were $385,650. My guess is that is an expense that you can not justify. I wish things had not turned out this way and as I mentioned below-our tool that determines Frontier fiber availability had not been updated to reflect that the existing fiber cable had no available fiber strands.

You may want to try Elon Musk’s new satellite based Internet Starlink- Starlink . I know of some businesses in western, NC that have the service and seem to be happy with it. If you want to discuss any of this further-please feel free to call me at XXX-XXX-XXXX"

 

[Jabber Jaw]

So as of today, the death of my Internet plans is final. Just received the following email from our Frontier salesperson.

"Hello Jim, I received the results of the BDT/Fiber build costs from Frontier Engineering and they were $385,650. My guess is that is an expense that you can not justify. I wish things had not turned out this way and as I mentioned below-our tool that determines Frontier fiber availability had not been updated to reflect that the existing fiber cable had no available fiber strands.

You may want to try Elon Musk’s new satellite based Internet Starlink- Starlink . I know of some businesses in western, NC that have the service and seem to be happy with it. If you want to discuss any of this further-please feel free to call me at XXX-XXX-XXXX"

WOW! That would be the most expensive "Internet" connection in North Carolina!
Jim, I must say that you basically exhausted every resource!
Maybe "Starlink" could be a potential resource!
Good Luck!

 

["EZ"]

Wow. That's a shame. I hate that you had to waste so much time only to get that answer.

 

[AbdRahim]

Well since you don’t have long stay guests, you can advertise as the place to unplug and unwind for a spell - or B.Y.O.I. (Bring your own internet).

 

[John&Andrea]

I have been thinking the same. Some times we need to disconnect. Connect with nature in NC.

 

[Jim]

Decided to snub the Internet gods and make pizza instead! I bought a 16" pizza stone last week and we tossed it on the grill, cranked it up to 550* and let it heat up for 30 minutes.

In the meantime, I made up 5 small "mini pizzas". Tossed them on for 10 minutes, and then handed them out to Trish and my mother-in-law.

They came out great! I don't think I'll do the mini pizza thing again, unless someone wants a special pizza that has different (or less) toppings on it than the others.

So today an inevitable end came to a situation that we've been dealing with for awhile. Turns out these individual pizza's were one of my mother-n-laws last meals. Well, last that she really enjoyed anyway.

On Mothers Day, I bought both Trish and Tat (her mom) a bouquet of flowers. It was the first time in may years that anyone bought her flowers, and she was all over me with thanks. Hard to understand her as she had recently had a stroke and her speech was very bad. But it made an old lady feel young again.

We took her to a place that served French Toast that she absolutely loved. And bacon too! Lord she loved that bacon! And then that night I made mini pizza's and she chalked that day up as being a great one!

Two days later she got Covid. It didn't kill her, but it took away her will to live. And today, with Trish beside her, she left this world. It's sad, but it was time, and she had made the decision to go.

Who knew that those silly little pizza's were going to become so important in an old lady's life? But they were, and I'm glad I got a chance to make her life just a little bit better.

Go do something nice for your wife, your kids, or maybe even your mother-n-law. Life is short, and when they're gone, your chances to say anything will be gone forever.

 

[Neal]

@Jim I'm very sorry to hear this. But I'm glad you were able to bring her such joy. My condolences to you and your family.

 

[Jim]

@Jim I'm very sorry to hear this. But I'm glad you were able to bring her such joy. My condolences to you and your family.

Thank you, Neal.

 

[sheridany]

@Jim I wish to extend my condolences to you and your family. I am sorry for your loss.

 

["EZ"]

God bless your family Jim.

 

[NWIP]

Sorry for the loss your family has had, keeping you all in our prayers.

 

[AbdRahim]

Saying prayers for you and your family, Jim.