July gets goin’

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Yesterday, the 5th of July, was a crazy day. We did not know exactly how to call the day for rental demand. Last year the 4th fell on a Sunday. It acted like a normal Sunday ,although the phones did slow down a lot earlier in the day. Monday was like a regular Monday and Tuesday was quite busy.

We assumed yesterday should have been busy as it was the first day back to work for most people after a big summer holiday weekend. It ended up being our busiest day so far this year, but it took a long time to get started. The early moring hours were fairly slow and we thought we called the day wrong. The call volume never really started until about 10:30 am central time ,when the west coast callers start getting at it. It stayed steady through the day with a few spurts. But none of the call volume spikes were extreme as they often are on a very busy day. So by the time the evening shift took over, we still thought we were going to have a relatively lackluster day. But the calls never really slowed down as they normally would until much later in the evening.

This means that July is coming in strong. This is a good thing. It also falls in line with what many clients have told us. This year’s rental season started a little later than usual…maybe not until mid June. We’ll keep you posted as the month continues. We assume this weekend will quiet down and next week will be a little soft before things get bonkers on the 18th.

bye for now,
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