June 3 - Another Day On The Job

This working is gonna get old fast! I just don’t like getting up in the AM. We had scrambled eggs this morning but the bacon was frozen so we had to settle for just fruit with it. We both worked in the VC today. I worked the bookstore register today and Bill worked the pass register and did his movie and greeting. After lunch one of the season rangers asked if we wanted to go on the 2:00 Fort Tour and she would cover for us. We went out for it and I went on it but it was the same ranger as Bill heard yesterday so we went back in. It was pretty hot out there. I didn’t remember anything about the fort from 10 years ago so it was good that I went and refreshed on it. The ranger in charge of the VC is just not a pleasant person. We don’t know if we should report how she treats visitors and staff or just try to make it through the summer. Bill says he may have to say something to her but he’s usually the calmer one than I am. We’ll see if it gets any better. She did surprise us and let us leave an hour early today once she got her monthly reports done. That was nice. We stopped at the Administrative office and finally signed for our keys.

I watered my tomato plant first thing and then we took Xena for a long walk. It was still pretty hot out and she was panting and ready to get home in the AC. I did some wash and hooked up the little TV to the antenna so we can get local stations on it until we get the Direct TV thing straightened out. I’m still fired up about that. Also called the tire manufacturer about the bad tires we had and have to email her the photos and additional information. Told her it would be on Sunday so she’d have it when she gets in on Monday.

Bill had the last of the meatloaf and I had the last brat and he had white potato and I had sweet potato and he had green beans and I had greens, so it was almost like cooking 2 meals.  We took a bike ride out to the bridge that you have to cross to get onto Cockspur Island and then up to the VC and back.  We took our trash on the way.  Saves us sitting it outside and having the raccoons get into it again.  We only saw 5 deer and a raccoon tonight.  We think we saw the coyote down one of the ravines just sitting as it looked like a dog but there are no dogs on the island that we know of except Xena right now.  We changed the bed sheets and folded laundry and watched reruns of NCIS.  We are trying to decide what we will do on our 3 days off.  Perhaps a movie and trip to Target.   Also discussed what restaurant we’re going to try.  Bill thinks we should try Tubbies.