I posted a few eeks ago about unpleasant and unfriemdly caravaners maoning about kids etc putting out a plea for a more family friendly feel.
Unfortunately my very next break away with family showed me that we are some way of making this hope universal.
On the first day I set up on a good pitch whilst my wife and kids played etc. It took about an hour and that was after a two and a half hour drive. I was then immediately informed by the warden that I would have to move as a motor home was using that pitch. The warden acknowledged that no marker had been left out and that they should have done so. the warden acknowledged that there was a free motorhome pitch just 5 places up and actually nicer in my opinion. However as they did not want this person getting them out of bed should they come back late, I was to move.
So much for help !
I did not moan but politely expressed my frustration, They assured me they would convey similar frustration to the motor home owner when they returned.
The next morning they confirmed they had spoken to them. I actually saw them doing so. Did the motor home owner offer any apology ? No.
day 2 i had our neighbour banging on her window telling me to keep off her pitch. It would appear i had on three or four occasions waled across the edge of her pitch to get to a friend bringing me within about three feet of her window. Her husband then follows me to the office block and standing about 7 or 8 inches from me tells me not to enter their pitch again. i asked if it was important and if so I would endeavour not to do so although was not aware I had been in the first place.
For the next two days we had them twitching in their van every time we walked past or our children did so. By the way our children continued to be polite and respectful at all times as did i even if I wanted to do the opposite. Thereafter the couple would not make eye contact at all.
I asked the wardens if such complaints wre common place. They regretted it to bo so commenting that the caravan club still has a rather stuffy feel to it with some members.
I do want to use the caravan club. The sites are so nice visually but does the club want to change and come in to the 21st century. What do others think. Is this restricted to just the CC or is it that more and more people are becoming so removed from good society that posessions are everything to them. Are people not more important than a six foot perimeter.
Please help. Do not tell me that caravans and equipment are expensive and worthy of protection. These instances had nothing to do with equpiment being at risk. It was all about human interaction. Some do not seem to want it so why go caravaning. Is that not most of the fun ?
Unfortunately my very next break away with family showed me that we are some way of making this hope universal.
On the first day I set up on a good pitch whilst my wife and kids played etc. It took about an hour and that was after a two and a half hour drive. I was then immediately informed by the warden that I would have to move as a motor home was using that pitch. The warden acknowledged that no marker had been left out and that they should have done so. the warden acknowledged that there was a free motorhome pitch just 5 places up and actually nicer in my opinion. However as they did not want this person getting them out of bed should they come back late, I was to move.
So much for help !
I did not moan but politely expressed my frustration, They assured me they would convey similar frustration to the motor home owner when they returned.
The next morning they confirmed they had spoken to them. I actually saw them doing so. Did the motor home owner offer any apology ? No.
day 2 i had our neighbour banging on her window telling me to keep off her pitch. It would appear i had on three or four occasions waled across the edge of her pitch to get to a friend bringing me within about three feet of her window. Her husband then follows me to the office block and standing about 7 or 8 inches from me tells me not to enter their pitch again. i asked if it was important and if so I would endeavour not to do so although was not aware I had been in the first place.
For the next two days we had them twitching in their van every time we walked past or our children did so. By the way our children continued to be polite and respectful at all times as did i even if I wanted to do the opposite. Thereafter the couple would not make eye contact at all.
I asked the wardens if such complaints wre common place. They regretted it to bo so commenting that the caravan club still has a rather stuffy feel to it with some members.
I do want to use the caravan club. The sites are so nice visually but does the club want to change and come in to the 21st century. What do others think. Is this restricted to just the CC or is it that more and more people are becoming so removed from good society that posessions are everything to them. Are people not more important than a six foot perimeter.
Please help. Do not tell me that caravans and equipment are expensive and worthy of protection. These instances had nothing to do with equpiment being at risk. It was all about human interaction. Some do not seem to want it so why go caravaning. Is that not most of the fun ?