The Part Time Barter Job

     I live in (mostly) sunny Florida. You can get outside without much problem all year. Not as though you cannot get outside anywhere all year. It is however more pleasant here in the winter. A bit warm in the summer. The heat and humidity are however tantamont to the summers in Louisville Kentucky and Evansville Indiana where I used to live. So it is not a big deal to me. After ten years here however, forty degrees feels cold!
     Well back to the part time job thing. I have been checking the papers, internet, Craigs List and word of mouth for a part time job. Not much that I have the skill set for or desire to do. Remember the post about doing the same thing that you regularly do. Also I wanted something within a resonable distance. Don't want to spend $20 in gas to get to something that pays $30.
     Checked the local businesses first. Something within bicycle range. No fuel used. Mostly profit. To no avail. Only a few things that are basically the same thing that I do on a regular job. Not really what I was looking for. My old part time job was at a historical park. My college minor was history. As I was doing my servitude job people would ask me questions that I could inteligently answer. How cool is that. Fact is the person sweeping up at a theme park is generally paid well. Peole do not want to feel dumb by seeking the information center. So they ask the lowly sweeper. Kind of like the man who won't ask for directions.
     Anyway. I found my part time job. I work at what is by the local newspaper as the best golf course in the area. It has a lot of members. It is very well kept. It has high standards. But not too frumpy. The members all seem very nice and accept the fact that they need a little revenue from outside play. Everytime I work I can get a free lunch which is always very good. For every time I work I get two free rounds of golf with one guest. The normal fees are $59.
     Although after working there for four months I have only played two rounds of  golf. But I have been able to take my father there to play. I can take anyone. This is like money in the bank. So in theory this is a win win situation (hate to use that old eighties term).
     It gets me out and motivated. I meet new people. It is social. You meet a lot of nice people on the golf course. Right now there are a lot of people from up north. What we call cold here is like spring time to them. So we take for granted our usally nice weather. My major concern is that everybody has fun. I try to talk to every group to reienforce that. They are not here for tourture, But fun.