SUMMERTIME and the livin' is easy...

I enjoyed an afternoon last Saturday lazing around the pool in Strawberry with the grandkids!  One of our RESORT guests commented that they didn't see me doing that often!  Hey, even workaholics have to work at being good grandmas!! 

AND this Sunday it will be a trip to the Big Trees State Park with a church group and again, the grandkids!!  Love the alternating HOT and cool weather pattern.  There isn't much to dislike about California weather, especially in the Central Sierras!! 

I spoke with a friend in San Francisco and he would love some of our warmth - it was in the 50s and he was COLD!  I spoke to my sister in Denver CO and she is just not sure whether it is summer or winter, the weather has been bouncing around so much.  Dad, out on the Kansas border says that the corn is really growing with the over 100 degree weather they have been having.  The trainer whose instruction we enjoyed on Tuesday regarding the REAL Living web site said that her home in Iowa was toasting'also!  Popcorn in the fields at 115 degrees!!

I actually wore a shawl today to avoid the chill of the air conditioner at the Realty office.  Nice breeze in the crepe myrtle blooming bright pink outside the window!  It is easy to see why we feel blessed to live in Tuolumne County!

MOUNTAIN TIME

Mountain time is a difficult concept to wrap your mind around!  It means different things in each situation be it repairmen arriving on time, or at least calling to say that they have been detained, OR possibly just the amount of time that it takes to order and receive delivery on various items not available locally.  The workman who is also a fishermen we learn to work around.  If it is mandatory that the work be done immediately, you call the worker who is NOT a fisherman.  If you aren't in a rush, you can add it to the "I'll get around to it" person's list.  Afterall, he just might be the BEST person for the job.

I am sure that in the city people have many choices to make regarding workmen; professional or not, full-time or a retired "jack of all trades" there is room for all types in this world.  It must be very confusing for a city person who knows nothing about "mountain time!"  You would think that a REALTOR
would clue you in as to who to call when, but would you believe that even in OUR profession it is NOT allowed!  You can get in big trouble for steering a client to a particular supplier, vender, even inspector so we have to give more than one reference so the client has to make a choice!!  Oh, for the good ol' days!!

So how does one learn to deal with "mountain time" when you NEED something done immediately?  Do you bribe, cajol, beg, threaten, or DO IT YOURSELF?  Unfortunately, it often comes down to the latter!!  You would think that in a recession / depression people would be HUNGRY for work, especially if you have the reputation of paying on time or promptly;  aha, don't forget about "mountain time!"  The BBQ is a higher priority, pointing the finger at a supplier is an "easy out!"   Doesn't EVERYONE deserve a Holiday?