Very busy work day!

August 15 – Another day at work and the place looked just like it did when we left.  No more water had come in so that was good.  I had a laundry customer waiting at the door at 8:00 so we were up and running.  And I was running all morning as there were two times during the day that every washer was being used.  I had 2 dryers go crazy on me and did my best to give good and interesting information to many people.  Everyone thinks you are a local and ask all kinds of questions, like the best hiking trails and if a road is gravel.  Now I do know where one gravel road is!

I washed out more washers today than I thought possible.  The afternoon slowed up and it got really hazy out.  Several people asked if there was a fire nearby so I looked it up on my phone and found there were fires in southern Idaho around Twin Falls, Hagerman, Shoshone and Boise and with the direction of the wind that’s what was causing all the haze.  There are also some fires not too far away in Montana but they would be blowing north. 

There were also a lot of questions about the internet so I finally had to call Wendell and ask him to call the company.  He called back and said they were having technical issue from here to Idaho Falls so I could at least let people know it wasn’t our fault.  Probably some of that bad lightning last night hit some of the towers.

Bill did a lot of weed eating and we finally figured out how to lengthen the weed eater so it was more comfortable for him to use.  He makes himself a list of jobs but there are so many he wants to do that of course he never gets them all done.

The afternoon starting slowing around 2 and by 5 there was no one doing laundry.  That was nice for me as I could start cleaning the washers one last time at 5:30 and then got right on the dryers.  Bill did the bathrooms for me today and swept the floors and took all the trash out.  The owners got in about 6:30 and the Eagle Scout project was done and signed off on so they were quite jubilant.  I would be too after spending a good part of the week working on it.  They are such a nice family and we have certainly enjoyed working with them.  Bill went on his way home and the family waited until I had balanced and made change for me for the till for tomorrow before they left.  As soon as I locked the door I remembered my long sleeve shirt but after dinner and darkness we went back out so we could check the big outdoor sign and see if it was working (and it wasn’t) and I got my shirt while Bill put a cap on a sewer.  We also checked all the solar lights to see which ones were out.  Most use batteries so we will see if they want them replaced.

We had watched our show “Hell on Wheels” at 8 so when we got back in we just read for the rest of the evening.