April 22, 2005

Snoop, Cottonwood, Dunes, Fishing and Hate Mail



Vail proved to be exciting and exhausting. The concert was huge, over 10,000 people attended and the aftermath was daunting. We worked from 7am to 3:30am (yes am) on Saturday alone.


This is our friend and co-worker Gina, aka Cookie, filling 90 water jugs to anchor tents for the show.


We think of ourselves as carnies, here is a circus tent we erected.

We stayed in Vail through Monday finishing up the event and putting everything back into the warehouse. This should be our last work for a bit. As difficult and challenging as working a giant event can be we are very thankful for the opportunities we have been presented with through this job. Once we figured out Canada was a no-go for us this winter we were at a loss for how to afford a winter of storm chasing and skiing at many different resorts. A big heartfelt thanks goes out to Highline, for the emplyment and the good times.


Here's the view from our room in Vail, they were having a street concert right below our balcony.


These folks are Peggy and O.C., our bosses.

Working these events is really tiring and we have come to identify the way we feel the day after as the Highline Hangover. Tuesday we had a doosey of a hangover so we decided a day at the hot springs was needed. There is a highway from Summit County and Denver back down to Durango that we must have driven a hundred times. Somehow, though we had never managed to stop at any of the various hot springs along rt. 285. Per a local’s advice we chose to visit Cottonwood Springs. A very rustic “resort”, the pools are beautiful and they seem to be making lots of improvements currently.





After our soak we felt better albeit very sun burnt, kids always wear sunscreen. Dan wanted to spend the night in the Sand Dunes, so we detoured a bit and enjoyed a night in our newest National Park (at least I think it is the newest.) The money that came along with the Park’s status upgrade is immediately noticeable. This is the nicest N.P. campground we have stayed in yet.






From there we headed over to Creede, Colorado to visit our friends Jason and Julie. Jason is a fly fishing guide and he decided to break in his new drift boat by taking us fishing. The stretch of the Rio Grande that runs through there is beautiful and fun fishing.




Dan and Jason.

Now we are once again in Durango, (does anyone else think that we are making woefully little progress leaving here?) We have completed the winter/summer gear swap, I have done some shopping for Eastern guide books and we are ready to hit the road once again as soon as we return from Costa Rica. I am really looking forward to heading south and east, this is new territory for us both.

We leave tomorrow for Costa Rica. I will not be posting from there so I would guess that our next post will be sometime around May 3rd. Until then feel free to send us any questions or comments, we’ll respond when we get back.



Warning below is a lengthy rant, some useful insight may be gained by reading it, but really you won’t miss out on too much if you just look at the pretty pictures

The day before yesterday we received our first bit of hate mail. Personally I feel this means we have really arrived. I think the definition of a successful blog is over 35,000 hits and at least one piece of hate mail, so congrats to us. Here is the “comment” we received:

I am tired of coming across your site when I am looking for real info in regards to travelling on a budget (RV). YOu two are a couple of posers - you are the must yuppie gypsies I have ever read about... lets review... telluride spas, vail condos, sno cat skiing, trips to Costa Rica, what a bunch of horses***!!!! - and the fact that you are begging your readers to click on your ads so you can get more money is frosting on your pathetic cake. Get a life, else quit posting your consumer promoting travels on the blog!

A couple quick phone calls to our more sarcastic friends convinced us this guy's for real. (If in fact the writer is female, please note I mean no disrespect when using the term guy, I am using it in its colloquial non-gender specific manner.)

I shall address this note phrase by phrase. First, we are the UNDERAGED RVers, not the Budget RVers. However, we do travel on a budget of sorts. We did budget for the better part of three years to be able to afford our trip, this was not easy, we are not wealthy, just frugal and goal oriented. Aside from the money part we saved up all the fun tickets and brownie points we could muster in order to redeem them along the way. Case in point we skied over 50 days this winter and paid for three. This was due to the generosity of friends, the work we picked up along the way and one well written letter that offered a review of an area in exchange for ½ priced lift ticket (which I believe I noted in the post and review of that area- see Snowbird, Utah).

Second, “YOu two are a couple of posers - you are the must yuppie gypsies I have ever read about...” . This too I have addressed in past posts, I believe I called us the Yuppie Clampets. Now are we yuppies, or posing as yuppies?? As to the examples listed…telluride spas, free thanks to our friend Pete Woods past marketing VP of Telluride Ski Resort. Vail condos, actually we stayed in condos in Park City and Breckenridge, as part of our employment with HighLine, in Vail our friend Dale hooked us up with a hotel room which six of us crammed into. Sno(w) Cat Skiing, we paid half price because we know the owner and our guide was Marc, our friend who visited us in Mexico, we used the money that our readers have helped us earn by clicking on the ads to pay for this. Costa Rica, admittedly a lavish excursion. The money for this trip was earned by picking up extra work see the 20.5 hour work day referenced above. As a side note we got a screaming deal airfare and hotel for our trip was less than$550 per person.

Begging our readers to click our ads…. Ahh yes. Well let’s see here. First off let me preface this by saying that I love maintaining this blog. I am amazed and overjoyed at the life it has taken on. Originally I never expected anyone but my Dad to read it, and if you all didn’t write me from time to time I might still believe that he was responsible for all 35,000 clicks. For many months I never earned a cent from the site, if the ads went away today I would still continue posting.

As of this post I have posted 45 times. On average it takes me two hours per post, this time is used writing, editing/ correcting and uploading the pictures. I am not counting the research involved previous to our various excursions or the time it takes me to take the pictures, etc. So a bit of simple math, a conservative estimate of two hours per post, times 45 posts, gets us 90 hours. To date we have earned almost $400 from the ads, this divided by just the hours put into the site gets me about $4.44 per hour. Camera cost $600, computer $2000, monthly Internet connection $30 and so on....

When I visit sites that I enjoy, I click their ads, it takes me but a moment, from those ads I have learned about RVing, about places we have visited along the way and various other useful info. From clicking I get the satisfaction of helping the person whose blog I find enjoyable or educational. When I had the opportunity to place similar ads on our site I did it. I appreciate that so many of you take the time to visit our sponsors; it helps us out and seems to me a win-win situation for all. If it feels in any way smarmy to any of you then please continue to read our site and ignore the ads. In an attempt to thank those who click we decided not to use the money for just gas, or for something mundane, but since it was money we never counted on we use it to do things we didn’t plan to do. I intend to continue placing the ads and using any profits to further add excitement to our trip and hopefully to your reading experience.

And finally “Get a life, else quit posting your consumer promoting travels on the blog!” This is my blog (well ours but everyone knows Dan just drives ;) I chose to write about our travels, the places and things, or even products that have enhanced our trip. I try very hard to show my appreciation for each of our experiences and above all for the chance we have been given, and have provided for ourselves, to take this leap of faith and go out on this adventure. I acknowledge that we are just about the luckiest people in the world to be able to do this.

I thank you, anonymous angry reader, for affording me the opportunity to further explain the way we do things and what our motivations are. I hope that I have addressed all of your issues here, and I am sure that our readers look forward to your next comment as much as I do. Que le vaya bien.


One last shot, Dan and I have an admittedly annoying habit of calling each other Bunny. So we couldn't resist this one.

19 comments:

Anonymous said...

Way to go you two. People who have read your posts and enjoyed them and continue to come back are now 35,500 to 1. I guess the intelligence of that post shows the lack of reasoning in some people... If I don't like a site, I just don't click on it any more... I continue to wish I had had the guts and temperment to do what you are doing when I was 30ish. Now that I'm the other side of 60 I enjoy your blog vicariously...
Larry

Anonymous said...

Some people are just unhappy whiners unable to enjoy the anything in which they aren't the central figure. I have been checking your site almost daily (maybe I should get a life) for updates. I still have a daily grind job and reading travel sites before work keeps me motivated as each day gets me closer to the getting on the road.
Thanks for taking the time to chonicle your travels
Judy (we have a little place in Creede, it was good to see the Dunes and the river)

Anonymous said...

have read you Webb site (bogs) from the day you started it on line. I find it very interesting and informative. I think your pictures are wonderful and you have the eye of a great photographer.

Please do not get discouraged by some old RV people, they have totally missed the point of your site, life is an adventure. You did not have to justifiey you writing, posting or pictures to anyone. You and Dan are living the dream, something that I think the RV writer missed.

I will get to retire in 18 months and buy a nice DP motor-home, but I still take the love of my life my wife and drive. We always have a place to go but never a schedule or time-line. We like taking the road that the main stream RVs miss.

Anonymous said...

In spite of the rude responder, I just clicked on the ads twice. Enjoy the found money. You two deserve it for posting an outstanding blog. Without mentioning it, many would not be aware of the profits you earn. It is a small thing for us to do once in while for the enjoyment we receive of your adventures. Apparently they did not follow or read your blogs from the start to understand your full story. You are quite the descriptive writer and have a good eye for photos. If it wasn't for the beverage talk, I would use it as a model for journal and descriptive writng for students. Looking forward to the next post. Happy travels!!

PS- I think I'll log on and click again later so you can enjoy a beer on me. :)

Anonymous said...

Just discovered your blog...will be back after your return from Costa Rica. Great stories, great photos, great life. Can't let one reader who has his own agenda try to spoil your day. You obviously have many happy viewers. Have fun in Costa Rica!

Tara in So Cal

Anonymous said...

That anonymous angry reader is just the kind of person we DON'T want to meet while RVing. With an attitude like that, who needs him?? Not us other "friendly" RVers!

I've enjoyed your blog, and now am going to click on all your ads!

Have fun kids! Keep writing.

Kim

Anonymous said...

Just read your response to "hate mail"...it was great. I come to your site now and then to see the beautiful pictures and keep up on your travels. My H and I are presently living in our 23 foot TT. We spent winter in Florida. H is a builder and we have returned north to work..may be building a second home in PA..we rent our first home. People who choose alternative lifestyles are often envied for having the nerve to take the risk....keep on trucking! Maureen

Anonymous said...

This person must be jealous I guess. I have followed you guys from the beginning and love your site. Your pictures are also great. I think you may have a future in photography. Don't worry about the hate mail there are lots of us waiting for you to upload another entry. Good luck in the warmer weather.

Anonymous said...

I read your hatemail letter. Envy and jealously are out there so just ignore it and enjoy your travels.
P.S. as you travel if you get a chance to join in a couple of anti-Bush rallies along the way Well - that's just icing on the cake

Anonymous said...

I am highly amused that the thorny words of some randomly useless nomad was able to penetrate such a reaction from us all. Also, hysterical hienic (the animal... you spell it!) laughter has ensued at the mere use of the word yuppie. Poser yes (aren't we all? isn't being a poser that thing that happens when you feel angsty inside because adults tell one story and kids tell another? Oh, I am sorry, "no! I really like the idea of WORK sir" and "Please oh please sir, let me take vacation? I promise I won't be gone long, I LOVE THE COMPANY! It is like my family."). "Yuppie?" hi! isn't that word circa, like, oh my gawd! 1982? There are a plethora of perjoratives out there, please oh please give me some more? Hilarious. I love this person! Whoever took the time to spell words badly, use primitive adjectives and spend ample time dedicating negative energy to the open road, should try unlocking their door.

Ta ta kids. Can't wait til you hit NEW YAWK CITTTTYYYYY!!!!
XO

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梁爵 said...

2019.09.10 酒店經紀:梁曉尊—專業分析酒店工作環境內容
酒店經紀觀察家梁小尊/梁曉尊
我來說說即將進入歷史的職位(領檯)演化史
十年前酒店兼職領檯職位很盛行,許多條件好的小姐會選擇當領檯
但如今酒店打工漸漸的被(禮服店)完全所取代。
領檯有分: 制服店領檯 和便服店領檯(都是不脫不秀的)
制服店領檯是必須坐檯才有薪水的,便服店領檯只需要帶位不需要坐檯
當然薪水上有很大的差異 有坐檯的薪水一定會比較高
會去制服店的客人點公關的機率一定是比較大的
所以要做領檯相對的外在條件不能輸給公關!!
再來就是手挽要好 有機會上到檯就必須讓客人留住你。
領檯不需要玩 因為會點領檯的客人也知道領檯只有單純陪酒,上的好一個月領比公關多也不是問題 平均大概十幾萬!!領台一節大約130~140(10分鐘為一節)。便服店的領台因只需帶位 月薪約在3~4萬左右 工作單純但是職缺不多!!要靠關係才能進去!!(如皇親國戚在當總經理等等)
如今現在(禮服店)完全取代了領檯這個角色
1: 禮服店不需要與制服店公關同檯
2: 禮服店所有小姐都一樣一視同人,自我打扮/服裝自由搭配,好與不好各憑本事
3: 禮服店 (不用脫衣/不用秀舞)
4: 禮服店薪資1節10分鐘170元~190元 大幅調漲 因應市場機制
總結:
1.這行就是外表的行業 時常調整自己到最佳狀況 才是面對競爭的不二法門 不怕被其他人比下去^^
2.其實消費者來這 並非要敢玩的女生坐在旁 有時因為要應酬客戶所以來這 他們要的重點是包廂氣氛 熱絡開心最重要,也很多消費者只要酒店小姐在旁倒酒聊心事
3.至於收入多少 當然有基本的先天條件 如:女人外在條件的比例/談吐/氣質/身材 等等
4依照我們的多年經驗 還是取決自己的態度和決心,畢竟這是人的生意 是必須經營的
5.來這行的消費者主力 多為28~45歲左右 因此他們看女人的角度是不同的 因此打扮還是多少花時間去調整喔

梁爵 said...

2019.09.17台北市中山區酒店工作酒店林立,柯文哲上任5年來,昨天晚上第一次親臨陣線,帶隊稽查,柯文哲今天在臉書,公布昨天他帶隊前往八大行業酒店擴大臨檢影片,柯文哲表示,我們是希望建構一個安全的酒店上班環境,不合法的要處理,合法的酒店經紀讓它安全一點。但有眼尖網友從影片中看見亮點,酒店上班服務生站成一排接受警方盤查時,就有不少穿著性感小洋裝高跟鞋、長腿辣妹,從畫面左後方悄悄離開,網友直呼:「這才是最美的畫面。」根據酒店經紀梁曉尊臉書上面畫面可以看見,北市府日前舉行公安督導會報,會中商業處報告北市飲酒店、小吃店裁罰情形,其中有兩家知名酒店業者即使因違反土管遭罰,還是砸數千萬元裝潢,讓柯質疑業者為什麼敢?他點名建管處與商業處,要強力執法!影片中隨即跳至柯文哲前往酒店稽查,梁小尊:「偵煙器,偵測器有沒有,還有那個消防通道,我看有時候這種小事,但就是做不好,就是那個逃生通道,連那個樓梯也是堆一堆東西。」柯文哲在酒店工作人員陪同下,又親自下樓查看逃生通道,梁曉尊強調:「我們是希望建構一個安全的社會,不合法的要處理,合法的我們讓它安全一點。」但有網友眼尖發現,整段4分36秒的影片,最亮眼的其實就在1分40秒處,當時警方正對站成一整排的酒店經紀盤查,而盤查過中,影片左後方竟出現一群穿著性感小洋裝高跟鞋、長腿辣妹,悄悄的從左後方大門離開,相當養眼,畫面雖然只有短短6秒,但可以說是是最亮眼的畫面。

梁爵 said...

2019.09.18八大行業大多主攻男性市場,不過最近知名酒店經紀梁曉尊,要打進女性消費圈,推出「酒店兼差一週」韓國歐巴來坐檯,號稱每一位都是韓國男模,由於中南部少有牛郎店,平時被男客消費的酒店小姐沒有地方紓壓,得知韓國歐巴要來,讓南部酒店小姐瞬間淪陷,台南市移民署第一服務站指出,目前已將進行政治部調查,查看是否違反移民法。據酒店經紀了解,業者號稱韓國歐巴都是男模級,在預約前可以看到個人自拍照以及身高、體重、陰莖(老二)尺度照片,但要找韓國歐爸坐檯消費可不便宜,除了坐檯費還要付包廂費與酒錢,包廂一共有5間,奢華級的包廂要價8000元,而韓國歐巴的檯費一個小時就要3000元,酒錢另算,但自從推出歐巴坐檯後,造成轟動,不少酒店妹要揪團包場,預約時間排滿滿。有消費者透露,做韓國歐巴的檯,可以將歐巴包出場,但一次就要包兩個牛郎,一次要3小時起跳,因為業者會擔心牛郎在外場的安全,另外也有提供俗稱「勾」舔盤的性服務,但至少要來消費兩次,才有機會可以嘗試陰部按摩費用1次5000元。

梁爵 said...

2019.10.24酒店上班類型多,酒店工作求職者尋職時不一定都能了解職務接S(陪睡性交易)內容,台北知名酒店經紀公司為大學生、上班族酒店兼差就業特別製作應徵就業影片,邀請全國各地八大行業職場酒店小姐闡述工作甘苦並給予尋職建議,盼助酒店打工求職者找到適合工作。台灣有許多職業,許多求職者往往不瞭解酒店工作內容前往求職,才發現與想像中不同。知名酒店經紀梁曉尊/梁小尊指出:求職者常嚮往看似光鮮亮麗的酒店工作,但其實這些工作背後,卻往往有著難以想像的辛苦。為了避免在學大學生以及上班族兩大族群渴望酒店兼職求職者對職務期待有所落差,八大行業酒店經紀公司特別規劃製作「框出陪睡(性交易)」職業介紹影片,透過拍攝各行各業職場酒店小姐一日的工作內容,讓對這些職業有興趣與志向的求職者及大學生新鮮人更了解八大行業酒店上班產業趨勢與職務工作內容,做好求職前的準備工作。

梁爵 said...

2020.02.05根據2019年度調查酒店工作有6成4上班族有意願酒店上班,並盼藉此酒店打工加薪新台幣7萬6000元;除了陪睡接S(性交易)、為客人口爆(口交)顏射等酒店兼差工作受上班族歡迎,曾經酒店上班的知名網紅劉XX、雪XX首度擠進酒店上班在八大行業酒店成績排行榜前3名。酒店經紀今天公布台北風俗「上班族酒店兼職現況調查」,調查顯示,有6成4受訪者有意願酒店兼職,3成6的人擁有大學生酒店兼差酒店上班,4成6受訪者無兼差打算。酒店經紀觀察上班族想要酒店兼差或是已經有兼差工作的原因,主要有希望透過兼差增加收入、白天工作薪水太低必須兼差以及工時彈性自由。

梁爵 said...

2020.03.03八大行業酒店工作就業博覽會今(3號)開跑!因應武漢肺炎(COVID-19、新冠肺炎)疫情,知名酒店經紀公司暫緩原訂於4、5、6月份的酒店上班就業博覽會,先於線上辦理,自3月20日起至3月26日於梁曉尊/梁小尊酒店打工網站開跑,有包括制服店、便服店、禮服店、鋼琴酒吧、日式酒店、飯局、傳播等八大行業者,提供9千個酒店兼差酒店兼職的機會。

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2020.06.21酒店小姐的基本介紹跟工作內容林森北路是台灣酒店重要商圈,過去上電視多在社會新聞版,實境節目《我在酒店上班的日子匠紫也可以》邀請脫口秀小天后龍龍,及Lala (蘇心甯)深入不敢來酒店上班-酒店打工的原因林森北路日式酒店及男公關店,不僅酒店上班-酒店兼職-兼差如何達成人生的第一桶金從中認識酒店小姐、男公關的工作實際情況,更談起家人間的心酸歷程。Lala進店前跟劇組人員直呼超級緊張,沒想到一進去脫口而出「酒店兼差不是一個複雜的工作環境?原來就跟唱KTV狀況差不多」,職場須知 【酒店PT 】現場一次叫4位男公關進房大玩遊戲,一路從烏龜烏龜翹、數字拳開始,一玩之下竟然大獲全勝,讓Lala現場心花怒放,直說第一次玩到這麼嗨。不僅如此,男模們為了逗Lala開心,更現場大跳熱舞起來,輪流面貼面的超近距離接觸,讓Lala現場直接尖叫到想找姐妹淘求救,玩一輪下來後更直呼,有種被捧在手掌心照顧的感覺。脫口秀小天后龍龍為了認識酒店小姐日常,特別情商日式酒店知名媽媽桑席耶娜及藝人夢多分享及訓練,一進門龍龍就先問「小姐賣不賣肉體?」席耶娜立刻嚴肅表示「可以被上的小姐不值錢,現場不准跟客人『喇舌』」,讓龍龍開眼界的表示,原來酒店裡販賣愛情模式的做生意方式太高明了!夢多在這次特別擔任「酒客」,跟龍龍大玩起鹹豬手、擋酒教學,夢多談起酒店,特別提到「早期來台灣,提到酒店時,都被人用異樣眼光來看,但其實在日本,去酒店是一種休閒,不是你們眼中像色狼一樣都是做A的,台日酒店文化真的差很大」,現場更因龍龍的萌呆及反應慢,差點被氣炸,也讓龍龍最後哭著說賺錢真難。

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2020.09.23【酒店小姐】【酒店公關】的基本介紹跟工作內容讓對方主動接近的密技這種酒店小姐具備了極高的專業精神,因為她們意識到酒店酒店上班小姐上班只有趁年輕的時候才能多賺一點,不敢來酒店上班-酒店打工的原因並確實達到店內的業績標準,酒店兼差不是一個複雜的工作環境?時常將薪酬的最高標準銘記在心。反觀,如果你因為酒店小姐給你聯絡方式,感到沾沾自喜,那麼你可能會受到她要求同行或出遊的攻勢,【酒店小姐】【酒店公關】短時間內就賠光自己的積蓄,然後再被她拋棄。斷絕金錢往來,也代表雙方緣分到了盡頭,千萬不要由愛生恨,變成恐怖的跟蹤狂。酒店內是男女偽裝戀愛的舞台,為了要追求專業酒店小姐,客人必須建立一套自己的「虛擬世界」,以對抗店家或酒店小姐的「虛擬世界」,這才是最快速的捷徑。這是因為酒店提供了男性美夢般的環境,男客人也可以反過來給酒店小姐一個美好的夢。若是拚命不斷地去酒店消費,只會被人看作是心術不正的「金主」。店小姐甚至會有兩支手機,一支工作用,一支私人用。專業的小姐與白天也很忙碌的兼職小姐不同,她們看準可能成為「金主」的客人,願意花自己的下班時間來經營關係。為了避免對方要求同行或出遊,你可以偽造某IT企業的公司負責人名片,假裝自己很忙碌的樣子。記得不要對酒店小姐露出色瞇瞇的表情,要讓她看見你紳士般的風采,絕對不要顯露洋洋得意的態度。之所以穿西裝,是因為可以製造「制服效果」。精緻的包包或鞋子不用說了,一定是基本配備,至於會在酒店小姐面前拿出來的皮夾,也必須精心準備。為了取得信任而亮出來給對方看的錢,至少也要十萬日圓的鈔票,把皮夾塞得滿滿的。這樣的小動作,就能讓具備專業的酒店小姐眼神為之一亮。這麼一來,你只要扮演好能夠讓酒店小姐不把你當成「一般客人」、而是有機會發展成朋友或戀人的角色,就能輕鬆實現從下班約會直接升級成上賓館的計畫。回頭來看,你如果頻繁去店裡消費、每月投入二、三十萬日圓,但只要被認定為「一般客人」,是無法成功追求到對方的。你應該要把錢花在自己所扮演的角色上。用這個方式來追求的話,攻陷人氣第一名的酒店小姐有如囊中取物。不過也要提醒一件事,當你隔天見到酒店小姐的素顏時,希望你不會因為好像看到另一個人而嚇得腿都軟了。然後,你可以用穿西裝不打領帶的爽朗姿態,在酒店即將打烊之際走進店裡,高貴地邀請她一起吃飯,「在六本木有家藝人投資的酒吧,是我朋友開的,方便的話要不要一起去呢?」目標是要在她的下班時間成功邀約。