519: Nutbush Campground Grand Opening!

 

Yesterday was the  big day - Loveless Motel has been working for months creating a campground to expand its spring, summer and fall accommodations and despite a forecast of rain, the big parade started off at the Motorpool, as promised.  Hard Tack manager Will U Bonus kilted up to pipe the assembled crowd into the campground, the parade winding down past the Bunkhouse, through the newly constructed archway.  On the shores of the campground swimming hole, a lone player answers Will's call.  A drum and brass trio escorted a solid line of VW campers through the Nutbush Campground arch, and the day was off to a perfect start.

Coffee and donuts awaited early arrivals as some of the staff from the Stables helped out to welcome the crowd.

Some of the campers wasted no time in exploring the amenities, like the group showers and latrines

A variety of shelter, from cabins to tents and trailers awaited eager outdoor enthusiasts

Wide open spaces to see and be seen!

One of THOSE interns was still  trying to get his rocks off...some people never learn.  This man is definitely a candidate for conscription, who will work off his debt as a Nutbush Campground go-fer, owed as a result of his failed internship.

First night draws to a close at Nutbush Campground at Loveless Motel

515. Don't forget to file your Texas

 Loveless Motel hopes you find a few loopholes in yer lariat this April so you can ramble over to our range and rope some action at Malamute Saloon, Nutbush Campground, the Silver Bullet Bar, or where ever you decide to get yer boots licked in our Panhandle.  There's a cowboy or two waitin' for you.

480. The Department of Complaints Department

From time to time our office receives complaints after a stay, invariably asking for compensation.  This photograph was sent in by an irate guest who says that housekeeping provided his party with an inadequate solution for bathing when, due to plumbing issues during their stay, and overbooking our facilities, the guests were unable to use the communal showers at the Bunkhouse, where they had booked.  Offered to upgrade to a motel room at a slight discount, they declined due to their own budget constraints.

While it is true that we do provide portable bathing tubs upon request, Loveless Motel as determined that the small vessel in the photo the guest sent is not a tub we would have provided  The standard model, The Rub-a-Dub Tub pictured below, is much larger, as anyone can plainly see, and these were available during the guest's stay.  Furthermore, there is no notation on the guest file that a request was made for a portable tub.

Unfortunately the request for a freebee will be denied, and the guest's profile will be appropriately noted. As a gesture of goodwill, the management will include in its condescending and saccharinely worded "Gotcha" form-letter of regret, a 10 percent off coupon for a bar of soap, with an expiration date of April 1, this year.  Of course, guests with complaints should always bring these to the attention of management during a stay, and not after it, but often those things which need not be said do need to be said.  Timeliness of complaints is also addressed  in the teeny tiny fine print of the lodging contract each guest signs at check-in, however the attention of our guests is generally diverted elsewhere, as Psycho Randy, the front desk clerk is notorious for cruising new arrivals while playing pocketpool in full view of his mark during a guest's check-in process

422. Jock and denim thief on the loose

Guests of the Bunkhouse have been lodging complaints for a few days now regarding stolen jock straps and jeans that have gone missing when using the communal showers there.  Cowboys over at The Stables can really work up a sweat what with showing city boys the ropes and all, and it's just a natural thing for a cowboy to want to lather up with his buds while hanging his duds in a place they ought to be secure.  The mystery is deepened and particularly concerning, as some of the cowboys have been working on ripening their jocks for months, and the prospect of going into town looking for new jockstraps doesn't thrill anyone except maybe the salesmen in the JCPenney or Sears men's clothing departments, though some of the cowboys don't complain too much if they get hold of a townie who wants to provide a personal fitting.

340. "I wish I knew how to quit you"

 Breaking up is hard to do.  These two cowboys met at the Malamute Saloon over at the Bunkhouse at Loveless Motel and realized that wearing the same jacket is a fashion faux pas from which one can never recover and that matchy-matchy is beyond tacky; one of them would have to leave, or face the scorn of other guests. After discussing which one should pack his bags and skedaddle, at this writing the  ̶l̶e̶g̶s̶ ̶a̶r̶e̶  question is still up in the air.

339. Well, Tie me up and sing to me!

In lieu of cattle, cowboys at Loveless often practice their roping skills on random passersby over near The Stables, and as any real cowboy knows, there are three things you should never leave home without.  Your rope and your guitar.

 

338. Dad and Son work as a team at The Stables

It's all in the family - these two men hired on for the season and will work at The Stables in trade for room and board.  Dad is Calvin, and son Buck are the talk and fantasy of many of the guests.  "Do they know this is an all-male resort?" They know.

337. Sometimes a feller needs a break

While it's all just fine and dandy that a guest of Loveless Motel can head over to The Stables to rent a horse without a thought, our ranch hands work hard! Sometimes, a feller just needs to take a break.

 

334. Overheard: Marriage proposal at the Bunkhouse at Loveless Motel?

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315. Out in the bushes around the Silver Bullet Bar

 Daytime cruising in the area around the Silver Bullet Bar attracts a lot of cowboys, and often some of the hired hands who wander over on their lunch break from The Stables at Loveless Motel.  Wanna be the man in the middle?

228. Fucked around and found out...

Whoa, Nellie! Another Saturday night at Loveless Motel. Can't wait! Bunkhouse will be hoppin' - what could possibly go wrong?  The Hoosegow will be busy-busy.