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why are folk so lazy that they walk through my pitch on the way to the toilet block ?? I have a small camper not use an awning so not take up much room on a pitch ,I park near to the toilet block so I can use the facilities but if there are picthes behind
me ,folk walk through my pitch on their way to the toillet block ,it's laziness and frankly annoys me ,its my space I have paid to use it not a public throughfare !!
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We've been here before, gc, and you're right it's a mixture of laziness and thoughtlessness by a small minority - but let's be positive, lest we end up accused of moaning (
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it is only a small minority.I find having dogs and allowing then to foul freely across the pitch usually keeps other folk off!
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It happens to all of us at some point and yes it is very annoying, very rude and totally unnecessary. As you say it happens more when you are pitched in a direct line to the toilet block. I just say something like
oh please use my pitch don't mind me.0 -
It is bad manners/rude/ignorant and should not happen. When they walk really close try flinging a window open for them to walk into.
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It happens to all of us at some point and yes it is very annoying, very rude and totally unnecessary. As you say it happens more when you are pitched in a direct line to the toilet block. I just say something like
oh please use my pitch don't mind me.So that was you, Corners! Hope you appreciated my reply "thanks very much, most obliging of you"!
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It happens to all of us at some point and yes it is very annoying, very rude and totally unnecessary. As you say it happens more when you are pitched in a direct line to the toilet block. I just say something like
oh please use my pitch don't mind me.So that was you, Corners! Hope you appreciated my reply "thanks very much, most obliging of you"!
anytime
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I just ask them not to walk across my pitch.
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Probably my biggest pet hate with caravanning. Tethering the dogs outside normally does the trick but they're not what you'd call intimidating to look at (a springer and a working cocker) Recently, Easter at C&CC Cambridge, the lazy barstewards were passing
so close to the van en route to the toilets they could have given the windows a quick polish on their way past. I tied the 8 month old cocker outside and she barked at the next one to pass close. The ignorant git had the cheek to tell me I should control and
train my dog a little better. That was it, I let rip at him and thus he didn't walk over my pitch again. Last year, at Bladon Chains, the same thing was happening so I stopped a couple on their way through and asked them for £5. To which they asked why, so
I told them how I'd paid good money for my pitch and if they wanted to share it, they should contribute. Again, this cured the problem (well for them at least) Don't be afraid to say something, it's lazy, ignorant, rude behavoir and it's no wonder more and
more vanners are now resorting to putting up a windbreak fence (not that I do... YET!)0 -
Personally I've never been too precious about the little scrap of grass outside my van. I guess it would get a bit annoying if you end up feeling like your on the main highway to the loo but then I would try to avoid a pitch like that in the first place.
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Personally I've never been too precious about the little scrap of grass outside my van. I guess it would get a bit annoying if you end up feeling like your on the main highway to the loo but then I would try to avoid a pitch like that in the first place.
Yep, I've learnt to avoid pitches between a bunch of vans and the loos, sometimes (like at Easter) there was no choice as it was the only pitch left available. At Castleton over New Year, I was on a pitch with a little grass divider just outside our door.
Every evening, a guy with a little Chihuahua would be on the grass encouraging it to take a pee... unbeleivable
I wanted to take my dogs
to his van to do their thing, but the wife wouldn't let me
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I agree......a very rude thing to do. These people should be hung up by their toes (or other parts, as appropriate).
As an alternative, I have no problem with asking people not to walk across our pitch (but why should it be necessary??) but it does leave a bad atmosphere, with the miscreants reacting as though they are the ones who have been wronged. We have heard snide
comments and seen exaggerated attempts at walking as near to our pitch as possible afterwards.Why can't they just see how wrong they are and take the extra 10 seconds or so to walk around?
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What type of pitch is it, hardstanding?if it was then the grass finger is not part of your pitch.
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Here's a thought, as a fully paid up member of the CC am I not entitled to wander at my will to all parts of the campsite, or am I only allowed in the small section on which I have decided to park my van? Here's another one, when I park my van on a particular
area of a campsite which belongs to the CC does that area become mine to the exclusion of all others, or am I just parked in a small public area which is still accessible to the other members?0 -
I have to park near the loos as my camper is not fitted with all mod cons .I sometimes try and pitch with my back to a fence so no-one can walk through my pitch ,as somone else has stated I have paid for a hardstanding pitch so just because I dont take up
every inch of it ,doesn't mean folk can walk all over it ,would they like it if on my way to the dog walk I walked through their awning ??it's just ignorance and judging by the comments sadly not just happen to me0 -
Personally I've never been too precious about the little scrap of grass outside my van. I guess it would get a bit annoying if you end up feeling like your on the main highway to the loo but then I would try to avoid a pitch like that in the first place.
I've had them trip over my doorstep and step over my dog. Precious? You bet!
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The experience at C&CC Cambridge at Easter was definately the worst I've encountered, the pitch was large enough for an awning but we didn't have one up so just an area of gravel where the awning would go. From 6am every morning, the crunch of feet on gravel
as 'they' trundled across to the loos saving less than 50 yards by not following the tarmac road around to the block. I moved the car on to the gravel only for 'them' to now pass the van on the offside literally within a foot of our box. Later in the morning
we'd be sat having breakfast and the lazy idiots would be passing the van and because we have a Buccaneer with privacy windows, we'd catch them having a good peer in through the window, they couldn't really see that we were watching them. It got so ridiculous,
it started to become funny and all me and the wife could do, was start laughing, plus shouting the odd piece of muffled abuse, which i'm sure these people could hear. Anyone with spaniels will probably understand, it was driving our dogs nuts as well0 -
We have had this problem a lot as we don't use an awning with our caravan. A few times, people have even walked between our car and caravan. So, if we are somewhere more than one night we usually put our windbreak up (which uses rock pegs so no problem
on a hardstand). Just waiting for someone to vault over it on their way to the toilet block!0 -
yep I sympathise 100%. Longleat Caravan club site must be one of THE worst sites for this action. We have actually had people walk under our Fiama sun canopy when its been out ! straight across a pitch becuase they are too lazy to walk around the service
roads.Its actually happened so often at Longleat and with the useless WIFI and nosiy kids still screaming outside past 10pm we have actually stopped going to Longleat.0 -
As we rarely use the site toilets we tend to pitch well away from them and preferably with a hedge or fence at the rear. On the odd occassion where this has not been possible it is wrong but it is only the people who walk close to the side of the caravan who really annoy me.
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following on from Caravanner of the Year......and now logging on and reading this, I'm beginning to think that the show maybe did represent CC members.
This is something that I'd never give any thought to. If someone walks across my pitch, then so long as they are friendly then so am I.
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Its just basic good manners not to walk across pitches or use the grass fingers as a cut through. Clearly some people feel its ok - including those who are defending it on here I guess.
We try to pitch away from walk throughs but last weekend we failed. Had lots of people cutting through to get to the dog walk going within inches of car and at all times even later on at night when it was dark. It was a lovely pitch otherwise but we would
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I don't have a problem with people using the grass finger as a cut through, I'd probably have a chat with them as they go by. I do object to anyone walking too close though and as for those who take a short cut with a vehicle ......, the least said the better.
peedee
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following on from Caravanner of the Year......and now logging on and reading this, I'm beginning to think that the show maybe did represent CC members.
This is something that I'd never give any thought to. If someone walks across my pitch, then so long as they are friendly then so am I.
As long as they stare in your windows in a friendly way you'll be happy.
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