I wrote in yesterday’s blog that I was so tired that I wrote the blog early, so that Miss Terry would have it proofed ahead of time, and I could post it right at midnight local time and get to bed. That was the game plan, and I tried. I really tried.
However, it didn’t happen. Besides Butch, the campground host, who is a very nice elderly gentleman, there are two other RVs that are parked permanently here at the Mercer County Fairgrounds. One belongs to a Fair Board member, and the other is a rundown travel trailer that a fellow pays to keep on a site, and only uses occasionally. As it turns out, Saturday night was one of those “occasional” nights.
When we returned from dinner, he and a young woman had a fire going and music playing. Okay, no big deal, it was only about 8 p.m. But as the night wore on the music got louder and louder. Very loud. So loud that we could hear it over our television inside our motorhome. I kept hoping that they would turn it down, and they would for a while, and then it would start blaring all over again. I knocked on the campground host’s door, but he was in bed and apparently too hard of hearing to know what was going on.
Finally, about 11:15 p.m. I went over and asked them to turn it down. By then, both of them were wasted, and it quickly dissolved into a lot of cussing on their part, with the woman wanting to fight, and urging the guy to teach me a lesson. Typical white trash behavior. I don’t play that game, so I came in and called the police. Eventually, an officer showed up and talked to them, and after giving him some lip, they quieted down. Until he left, and then it started all over again.
The fairgrounds manager had given me his cell phone number, and said to call anytime, day or night, if we had a problem. So I called him at 1 a.m., and he came over and finally got them to shut up. By then, I was so wired up that it was after 3:30 before I could fall asleep, and I was up less than four hours later.
Meanwhile, a couple who were here for the rally had also gone over and asked them to tone it down, and the woman cussed them out too. They immediately fired up their small Class C motorhome and left, and called yesterday morning to tell me they would not be returning. I was not aware that had happened until then.
If you were one of our group who was kept awake by the disturbance, I am very sorry. You can bet that the fairgrounds manager and I will be having a very long talk today. We have never had a problem here in Celina before, and I hope it can be resolved. For what we are paying to rent this place, I don’t expect to have to deal with nonsense like that.
Anyway, on to more pleasant matters. We started parking RVs at 8 a.m. yesterday, and by the time I parked the last one at 7:30 p.m., we had 86 rigs here. We got lucky, and the rain held off until late afternoon, and by 10 p.m., it was raining steadily again. I really appreciate all of our volunteer parking crew, including Mike Loscher, Charlie Dillworth, Tom Palmer, Greg White, Denny Selm, Bill Morgan, and I know there were others whose names I can’t remember, because my brain is pretty much cottage cheese right now.
And Miss Terry’s registration crew included Elaine Loscher, Jean Watson, Barbara Palmer, Jeanne Sparks, Jan White, John Watson, and again, I know there were others, but I just can’t cut through the fog inside my head to remember everybody. I hope they will forgive me, and know how much we appreciate each and every one of them.
We still have some RVs scheduled to arrive today, and this afternoon we will have our official opening, introduce the vendors, have an RV Quick Tips roundtable, and a little later on, we’ll even have a door prize drawing! It’s going to be a fun week! 🙂
Thought For The Day – Never argue with an idiot; he’ll drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.
Nick Russell
World-Famous, New York Times Best Selling Author, and All-Around Nice Guy!
Thank you Nick, for getting the white trash parked next to us to cut the damn music off, We have been to all your rallies except one and this is the first time we have had rude ignorant folks. Hopefully they are gone for good or at least until the rally is over. I am sorry that the couple left.
I do not consider myself a racist. but I think I have a small white hatred streak. I played college football with some of all ‘local’ races and had no problems the same in the Army. But when WHITE TRASH gets ignited I reflects on me and I do not like to be in bad light. So sorry for your exhaustion.You might put some carbon paper under your pillow so you will get several copies of your sleep and be more rested the next AM.
Have a great GJ Gathering
This is why we love the RV lifestyle. Imagine being in a S&B house with those people as neighBOORS!!!!!! You would be calling the police all the time. At least in our lifestyle it’s temporary and if it gets too bad YOU CAN MOVE.
Hope this is a minor glitch in your rally. Have a great one!!!!
Boy, we missed all that excitement last night! All kidding aside, we didn’ t hear anything at all, and we’re just down the way from you and Miss Terry. And, if we did have a problem here at the fairgrounds, we would come talk to you first, not just leave! Looking forward to a great week making new friends.
The guy was lucky in new england the folks would get together and assist the trash on thier way either on thier feet or in a anbulance it seems that we are running into more of this type of people all the time if thre guy running the fairgrounds was a real jnice guy he would have the trash remove thier hunk of junk hope everything go smooth the rest of the week
Thank God, that people who indulge in this kind of selfish, ignorant behavior are few and far between. Most of the people that come to fairgrounds or other camping facilities are fine, considerate, accomodating, friendly people.