Building a Small RV Park - Year 2

[Jim]

From what I hear a paparazzi manage to capture this shot of @Jim 's latest project so you're in for a treat @AbdRahim

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Haha, boy, this Internet thing is setting some pretty high bars . . .

 

[Jim]

Dishy arrived today and I had it operational inside of 20 minutes. Preliminary speed tests are on the low end of advertised, but still about 5 times faster than ViaSat. Everyone in the park is responding with positive reports and people are even getting/making cell phone calls now. (VOIP) There is no noticeable latency in the calls.

I have to find a location for a permanent mount, and it's probably not going to be in the office where I had hoped it would be. But regardless, I'll take the challenge of finding a good mounting spot vs the horrible mess I've been putting up with ViaSat.

I'm so looking forward to making that "You're Fired" call to ViaSat. They're only in business because there was nobody else to compete with them. Well, except Hughes Net, and they're even worse that ViaSat.

ViaSat's support has gotten so bad that it's virtually useless. Every call takes 45 minutes while you go through a seemingly endless automated system, and when you actually get to talk to someone, chances are you will not be able to understand them. In that case, you hang up, go through the automated system AGAIN, and hope for the best. Even when you do get someone you can understand, chances are they can't do much more than have you reset the modem (unplug it/plug it back in). Very, very frustrating.

But I remiss. . . What I meant to say is, We Have Internet!

 

[Neal]

Glad you didn't just spend all your pineapple money with that phone company you were going to hire.

 

[Jim]

Glad you didn't just spend all your pineapple money with that phone company you were going to hire.

I guess everything happens for a reason, right?

 

["EZ"]

That's got Jim's fingerprints all over it!!!

 

[Jim]

It's been raining so I took time away from working at the park and made some software changes. Now interested parties can view a calendar for each site, and see what dates are available.

Before, you could enter arrival/departure dates and the software would bring up the sites that are available on those dates. And that is helpful most of the time. But those visitors who have flexible schedules needed a way to see dates available dates at a glance, to determine if there was compatibility between their schedule and the park sites availability.

 

[Fatboy2004]

Dishy arrived today and I had it operational inside of 20 minutes. Preliminary speed tests are on the low end of advertised, but still about 5 times faster than ViaSat. Everyone in the park is responding with positive reports and people are even getting/making cell phone calls now. (VOIP) There is no noticeable latency in the calls.

I have to find a location for a permanent mount, and it's probably not going to be in the office where I had hoped it would be. But regardless, I'll take the challenge of finding a good mounting spot vs the horrible mess I've been putting up with ViaSat.

I'm so looking forward to making that "You're Fired" call to ViaSat. They're only in business because there was nobody else to compete with them. Well, except Hughes Net, and they're even worse that ViaSat.

ViaSat's support has gotten so bad that it's virtually useless. Every call takes 45 minutes while you go through a seemingly endless automated system, and when you actually get to talk to someone, chances are you will not be able to understand them. In that case, you hang up, go through the automated system AGAIN, and hope for the best. Even when you do get someone you can understand, chances are they can't do much more than have you reset the modem (unplug it/plug it back in). Very, very frustrating.

But I remiss. . . What I meant to say is, We Have Internet!

You could pull your kid restriction. They will all be inside on their phones now !!!

 

[FLSteve]

It's been raining so I took time away from working at the park and made some software changes. Now interested parties can view a calendar for each site, and see what dates are available.

Before, you could enter arrival/departure dates and the software would bring up the sites that are available on those dates. And that is helpful most of the time. But those visitors who have flexible schedules needed a way to see dates available dates at a glance, to determine if there was compatibility between their schedule and the park sites availability.

@Jim ... I just checked some specific dates in October and my preferred site is already taken ... o yeah, that would be me on it!

FLSteve

 

[Jim]

So yeah, this was interesting.

 

[J&JD]

Life is certainly tough for some….

 

[Jim]

Life is certainly tough for some….

Probably pretty tough navigating through Atlanta! 45' RV, 40' car hauler. That's not for me, thank you!

But he drove that thing like a boss coming in. Pretty much confirmed that anything can get to Deer Springs RV Park! As long as you have the skills to drive it. Beautiful coach!

 

[Jim]

So this is starting to come together. (Picture taken March 2nd of this year.)

I finally got the sewer, water and power hookups installed and the last couple of days I spent on the deck for Site #9, which we call Newmar Heights. Trish got some plants planted. Grass is finally starting to grow. 16'X16' deck with picnic table, railing around the sides so that visitors can hang out with fido/fidette without having them on a leash.

Positioned up on the hill, lots of large Pine Trees to provide shade, and there is generally a nice breeze coming up the hill that tops it all off.

Still have to paint and set the fire pit up, but it's starting to come along. Everything seem to take so much longer these days. Guess I'm just getting old . . .

 

[DHudson]

It's been raining so I took time away from working at the park and made some software changes. Now interested parties can view a calendar for each site, and see what dates are available.



Wow. We have had this much rain in the last month and a half and these many days under 100 degrees, also in the last month and a half.

ZERO NADA ZIP
And no relief in site the next 2 weeks.

 

[Jim]

I feel you're pain my friend!

 

[FLSteve]

Probably pretty tough navigating through Atlanta! 45' RV, 40' car hauler. That's not for me, thank you!

But he drove that thing like a boss coming in. Pretty much confirmed that anything can get to Deer Springs RV Park! As long as you have the skills to drive it. Beautiful coach!

@Jim ... And you had the perfect site waiting for him as well.

FLSteve

 

[MemoriesByTheMile]

So yeah, this was interesting.

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Very cool!
Room for toys and keeping them out of the weather.

 

[Neemer]

Probably pretty tough navigating through Atlanta! 45' RV, 40' car hauler. That's not for me, thank you!

I could really do some damage with that setup. Literally.

 

[Jim]

@Jim ... And you had the perfect site waiting for him as well.

FLSteve

Yes, I did! And a short time later I get a call from the tax assessor telling me to be prepared as the value of my property just doubled. . .

 

[Jim]

I was just joking, J&JD.

 

["EZ"]

Congratulations Jim! I was just looking at your reservation schedule to possibly book a few days with you. But it looks like you're pretty well booked up for October. Even September is pretty full! Any chance you'll get this new site #9 finished by October??