Do wardens make up jobs to do?

huskydog
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edited August 2016 in UK Campsites & Touring #1

Do some wardens have too much time on their hands?, the site we are on  a warden is walking round the site roads with a leaf blower ,blowing the leaves off the road,WHY, no sooner had he passed than the wind had blown more leaves back on itUndecided

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  • Geejay
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    edited August 2016 #2

    Doubt it, but looks like some campers have.Winking

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  • huskydog
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    edited August 2016 #4

    No, it was a petrol one ,strapped to his back, and as he passed he covered the front of my M/H in dust Yell

  • JVB66
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    edited August 2016 #5

    He was doing what some expect all wardens to do, checking for "rule breakers" but letting "members" know he was around and not miising him doing it,   "it worked"Wink

  • huskydog
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    edited August 2016 #6

    no ,they ride their bike round the site a couple of times a day to do thatUndecided

  • JVB66
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    edited August 2016 #7

    So three times in a day "checking" + bin run,and loo cleaning trip, should satisfy most who think wardens are "never" seen  Happy

  • huskydog
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    edited August 2016 #8

    The trouble is the go so fast on their tractors they don't see anythingWink

  • JVB66
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    edited August 2016 #9

    8 mph or about 10 mph with following wind or down hillSurprised

  • huskydog
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    edited August 2016 #10

    And there's me thinking the limit was 5mphCool

  • JVB66
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    edited August 2016 #11

    And there's me thinking the limit was 5mphCool

    ...You have not read the small print again Wink

     

     

     

    "except service vehicles"Wink

  • statusMoty1
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    edited August 2016 #12

    We sat in our Moty last year fully entertained watching the exact same thing with the leaves covering his path behind him just as quicklycould understand it if heavy rain or ice etc forecast as wet leaves are dangerous anywhere but this was fine
    weather ( and forecast to stay that way) apart from trusty gusts following him around.

  • IamtheGaitor
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    edited August 2016 #13

    Surely as its a caravan site not the M1 the important part is the pitches not the road, so blowing leaves off the road onto the pitches is doubly poor!!

  • IanH
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    edited August 2016 #14

    Leaf blowers are a complete waste of time wherever they are used.

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited August 2016 #15

    Not sure what Wardens get up to most of time. We are seldom on site watching, usually out somewhere. Just a place to sleep and fill/empty tanks for us!Happy

  • huskydog
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    edited August 2016 #16

    We had just got back from the day out ,and it was 5.30 that I was sitting out and got covered in dust from it ,so no I wasnt watching ,but you tend to notice that type of thingUndecided

  • IanH
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    edited August 2016 #17

    Oh dear Husky.......you've gone and noticed something again.

    You should know that it always brings a string of comments about curtain twitching and having nothing better to do.....

  • Oneputt
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    edited August 2016 #18

    Not another let's have a go at wardens thread!  Haven't we had enough of slagging off of these hard working heros of the CC?

  • scarletsfan
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    edited August 2016 #19

    Not another let's have a go at wardens thread!  Haven't we had enough of slagging off of these hard working heros of the CC?

    Many on here think they are the warden's bosses. We pay their wages don't you know!

  • huskydog
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    edited August 2016 #20

    Not having a "go" ,but commenting on a pointless exercise ,or is that against CT rulesWink

  • harryb
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    edited August 2016 #21

    I'm sitting reading this looking down our tree lined road and there are no leaves dropping yet. So where are they finding leaves to blow around. Autumn hasn't arrived yet.

  • huskydog
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    edited August 2016 #22

    I would guess the leaves are from the treesCool

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited August 2016 #23

    Possibly Lime Trees. There are lots of leaves falling off these at the moment, wherever we've been the last cople of weeks. It might have to do with the lackof rain we've had recently, as trees will shed leaves to reduce water loss in times of drought.Laughing

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited August 2016 #24

    I know, I know...off topic again.....sorry.Embarassed

  • JVB66
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    edited August 2016 #25

    Possibly Lime Trees. There are lots of leaves falling off these at the moment, wherever we've been the last cople of weeks. It might have to do with the lackof rain we've had recently, as trees will shed leaves to reduce water loss in times of drought.Laughing

    ...That is true I have been sweeping leaves up here

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited August 2016 #26

    Why would any warden invent a job when the alternative could be to sit down watching TV with his/her feet up? 

  • JVB66
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    edited August 2016 #27

    Not having a "go" ,but commenting on a pointless exercise ,or is that against CT rulesWink

    ...Was it leaves or hardstand chippings that had "escaped" via tyre treads?

  • Wildwood
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    edited August 2016 #28

    In my experience it is cutting grass that fills the time even though sometimes it is shorter than mine after  I have cut it.

  • David2115
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    edited August 2016 #29

    Not another let's have a go at wardens thread!  Haven't we had enough of slagging off of these hard working heros of the CC?

    Write your comments here...wardens do a great job but .......heros.... I think not

  • statusMoty1
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    edited August 2016 #30

    Not sure what Wardens get up to most of time. We are seldom on site watching, usually out somewhere. Just a place to sleep and fill/empty tanks for us!Happy

    We too had got in from a day out and were chilling with a beer, apart from the noise of the blower....not knocking the warden in anyway just saying that the task seemed a bit pointless.

  • trellis
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    edited August 2016 #31

    Husky, offer the warden a job in Kent .We could strap him to the front of a train , no more leaves on the line !.

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