In previous decades, this locale would have been called a “dude ranch.” You see, back in the afternoon the cowboys and ranch hands that lived on farms referred to other folks as either “city slickers” or in some cases “dudes.” A dude was someone who didn’t feel how to live on the land, however was trying.
Well, the term dude ranch has been retired, and now this locale is called a Resort Ranch, but people spend money big money to stay here, and do traditional farm chores while eating traditional ranch food. I am a cook, and also the Heating and A/C tech who maintains the cottages and rental cottages. I labor two tasks here, because there wasn’t enough Heating and A/C labor to necessitate having a repair tech here full time. The way it works is that the Heating and A/C repair labor is the top priority, however when that is done, I am to spend the rest of my time in the kitchen. This dude ranch is not made of money, they need to be smart with their budget, and so doing double-duty enjoy this was the only way I could stay emplotted here. I could go elsewhere and make more money for my Heating and A/C skills, but I enjoy this locale! There is more to life than money, and living anywhere so calming and picturesque offsets the fact that I could make twice as much working for a legit Heating and A/C business. Since money isn’t an issue at the moment, I will keep peeling potatoes and working on window mounted cooling systems, and enjoying my life as it is.