It's funny how things work out. We were in Statesville at the KOA there, not particularly thrilled with being there and not sure what to do next. We'd accepted a job at another KOA for the summer but then realized it wouldn't work for us, so we stayed put and waited for what was next.
A funny little man in a purple bus named Joel (the man, not sure if is bus had a name) was also at the Statesville, KOA. They didn't really have a job for him due to some physical limitations he had, but he'd been there before and the owner gave him a space. The job we had, working morning "security" would have been great for him, but we weren't ready to give it up. But, one day when Chris was talking to Joel, he learned about Carowinds and that's how we ended up here.
As you know, we'd planned to leave here and go to Amazon in September, but we've decided against that. Still not sure what we were going to do and we'd decided we'd stay here through next season if necessary. It wasn't in our plan to stay in one spot for 12-18 months, but we have been adopting the "stay put until it feels like it's time to leave" philosophy.
About a month ago, Chris was at work and saw a man driving a pick up truck that had some sort of special feature he (Chris) had been investigating. So, Chris struck up a conversation with the guy. Turns out, he and his wife are full time RVers who work for a company traveling the country inspecting gas meters. Who knew such a thing existed?
We arranged to have lunch with them a few days later, learned about their jobs and the company, filled out applications, have been screened for criminal violations and drugs and now we are waiting for official offers.
Keep your fingers crossed.
This could be exactly the sort of thing we've been hoping for. First, it pays well, unlike the other jobs we've had. Second, we could pick our campground. Third, (and very important for me) no customer service crap. We'd be moving about every 2-3 months, I think, and the job can't be done in the snow.
We're hoping to get the final word soon (we just did the urine tests a few days ago). We'll keep you posted. Please keep a good thought for us on this because it would be a game changer for us.
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