Changes and comparisons

I don't think there is quite as marked a difference at work as the second week of the Easter Holidays, and the week that follows it. We have ups and downs during the year, and we have long spells where we're flat out and then it peters out a bit, but with Easter we go from 100% capacity to a ghost town in the space of two days. It's bizarre. It's like we've piloted a plane full of passengers halfway round the world, then dropped them all out of the fuselage at the same time. Except we have many more people than could fit on any plane in existence. And they don't parachute off together, they slowly drift away in cars over the course of a few hours. But hopefully, you get what I mean.
I can walk from my office all the way across the complex and only see about 12 people. Last week at this time, you couldn't take two steps without tripping over a toddler or being asked for directions by a parent. We now just have a few pensioners here for a Spring excursion, a couple of families who refuse to pay the peak time prices and would rather take their kids out of school for a week, and our permanent residents, who tend to look after themselves, unless they're having issues.
So I can catch up with a few things and take my time getting to know a few new members of staff who have joined us this year. I can also crack on with setting up our Open Mic night, which Gavin is determined to make a success (well - he's determined that he's going to make me make it a success) and which he hopes will be established and running in time for the busy Summer months. Probably because it would mean free entertainment. If we have locals dropping in to play for free, he's saving himself a few quid on the budget. Tight sod.

RC 15-4-26