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diff --git a/scratch.txt b/scratch.txt index dc0950f..fcf7069 100644 --- a/scratch.txt +++ b/scratch.txt @@ -210,13 +210,17 @@ St Andrews State Park is a beautiful little postage stamp of beach off the coast Despite appearances I was dreading returning to St. Andrews. We had some bad experiences with the staff on our first trip. And the campground isn't the best. Someone last time asked what was so bad about it so I climbed on top of the bus one morning and took a picture. -It's not awful, but if I can borrow a 60s-ism that I think is worth keeping around, the vibe is not the sort we enjoy. And the thing with the staff happened yet again. Not just to us either. +It's not awful, but if I can borrow a 60s-ism that I think is worth keeping around, the vibe is not the sort we enjoy. And problems with the staff came up yet again. Not just to us either. Nearly every park employee we talked to told us something different when we'd go to move camp sites. One camp host even lied straight to our faces. He told us to go ahead and move sites and then came back and yelled at us for moving sites. This made Corrine quite livid. Do not try to gaslight my wife. -I was less moved because I read Kafka in college, which has helped me process the post-2016 world somewhat better perhaps. If the modern U.S. state confuses you, I suggest grabbing a copy of *The Castle* or *The Trial*. They won't help you understand anything, but at least you'll know some people saw this coming. +I was less moved because I read Kafka in college. I credit this with my ability to see the post-2016 world as amusing rather than endlessly frustrating. If the modern Machine State confuses you, I suggest grabbing a copy of *The Castle* or *The Trial*. They won't help you understand anything, but at least you'll know some people saw this coming and found humor in it. -I finally talked to someone higher up at St. Andrews and learned the actual rules regarding moving sites. I mentioned that one of the camp hosts had lied to us. He seemed unsurprised. He even said to me, pointing the ranger badge on his shirt, "if you don't see this on their shirt, just ignore them." Two days later we saw that camp host pulling out of the campground. I have no idea if it was because of us, but I can say this: don't lie to my wife. +I eventually found someone higher up at St. Andrews and learned the actual rules regarding moving sites. After that we ignored everything else and just did what that ranger had told me. I mentioned that one of the camp hosts had lied to us. The ranger seemed unsurprised. He even said to me, pointing the at ranger badge on his shirt, "if you don't see this on their shirt, just ignore them." Sound advice. + +Two days later we saw the camp host who lied to us pack up and leave. I have no idea if it was because of us, but I can say this: don't lie to my wife. + +That probably makes it sound like we had a terrible time, which really we didn't. Most of the time we spent enjoying ourselves at the beach. Thing got increasingly crowded as we got closer to spring break, but even at its worst it wasn't half as bad as my home town gets in the summer. Considering this is Panama City, hardly anyone comes out here. |