THIS DAY.
I can't even bold or italicize.
Started off with the board issues here. Minor in comparison to most things in the world, but after putting so much work into this, to have my last posts look like a disaster, despite my having formatted them for hours, was a bummer. Do we know if the site is going to be fixed?
Then noticed Squibby was having issues. The very good emergency vet in town is pretty understaffed as all vets tend to be right now, and you can't just walk in. You register online and then they put you in a queue and text you when they're ready for you to come in. But even if you're, say, fifth in queue as I was, other bigger emergencies might bump you down. A couple of hours in, I noticed Squibby getting worse, so I called to update his status, and given that they told me to bring him right away. No diagnosis or prognosis yet.
OH and I have had two vacations get bumped due to my chaotic work situation, and as soon as that was resolved I booked us two nights (he only has Wed/Thurs off, bleh) at this wonderful resort nearby where we've had some great experiences. They have two "cottages" that are their highest-priced ones, directly on the waterfront with a full view of the Olympic mountains. It's so damn peaceful and the perfect place finally to get some much-needed peace and relaxation. Knowing that Squibby will be in hospital for at least 24 hours, we thought we'd go ahead and come at least for this one night and go home tomorrow if we need to.
On our way down here, we came to a stop on the highway due to an accident. Googlemaps re-routed us to a back road where there was...another accident. FINALLY we got to the resort, checked in and headed to our cottage where we found...an earthmover. And guys with shovels moving dirt around on concrete. A couple of feet behind our cottage. It was LOUD.
Back to the lobby I went, to find out if this was just today or would be continuing throughout our stay. The children at the front desk were eager to help. They called maintenance, who said those guys weren't theirs, they were construction. They called a manager who didn't answer. They finally reached a different manager, who would look into it. Another 30 minutes passed. A manager came down and told me that they would have to have maintenance inquire of the construction team what their schedule was going to be. The manager could not contact the construction team himself, as they were overseen by the maintenance team. Another 30 minutes passed. The very helpful children at the front desk again let us know they were working on it (seriously, these guys were great) but that the "resort manager" had to approve anything they'd do. One of the children told me that they believed the construction would only be going on from 9-4. Not OK. Another 20 minutes passed as the resort manager was "in an important meeting." Finally, Jake the resort manager appeared.
And guess what? He made it all ok. He acknowledged that another guest in the last week had had the same problem. He offered us various solutions. He got us a wine and a beer while we discussed. He was A+ in customer service, as had the others been despite the delays. So now we're staying in the only other comparable cottage in the resort, and he's comping this night. Tomorrow we'll move to a lesser cottage not directly on the water but with a view, and we'll pay the lesser rate for that of course. We've stayed in those before, and they're lovely. OH is inside in front of the fire, and I'm typing from the deck of our two-story, 1400 sq ft "cottage" looking at the Hood Canal and the Olympic Mountains (Bill Gates has a house next door!) and I'm here to tell you...this day has been all right. Despite the challenges today, we are very lucky.
Now to catch up on the thread!