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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.
Johnflynn.....does this mean that you would cut across someone else's pitch yourself?
I only ask, because I'm interested to know why people do this rather than use the roads and paths that are there, when it only saves them a tiny bit of extra walking.
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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
Peedee.....same question to you - would you do this yourself then?
If so, can you provide any explanation of why you do this, rather than simply walk on the roads and paths provided?
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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
I have no problem with this if there are no cables in the way, but often there are. The TV cable to the EHU is particularly vulnerable as these never want to lie flat. We have had it pulled out on a few occasions.
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i scored big time at Ramslade 3yrs ago, we were on a serviced pitch and the cheeky sod across from us used to come across at night disconect our water to fill his aquaroll, big mistake number 1, we have a Patterdale who loves water so we have a paddling
pool for him the guy came across the dog barked and splash into the pool he went. We noticed that he started taking a different route to our water going between the car and van so it was the dog lead between car and van that stopped him that night, only that
night he was taking crockery to wash, we saw him and his wife in Sainsburys the next morning buying new cups and plates, He never did come back for water after that.0 -
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
Peedee.....same question to you - would you do this yourself then?
If so, can you provide any explanation of why you do this, rather than simply walk on the roads and paths provided?
Depends on the distances involved and how close the toilet block is. I don't bother using toilet blocks unless I happen to be on a close-ish pitch. I use the onboard facilities and won't even walk short distances if it is raining.
I'll add that is not because I cannot walk very far! I don't understand why folk get so up tight about the issue, after all are we not all supposed to be in a Club..Clubs are meant to be social organisations
peedee
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i scored big time at Ramslade 3yrs ago, we were on a serviced pitch and the cheeky sod across from us used to come across at night disconect our water to fill his aquaroll, big mistake number 1, we have a Patterdale who loves water so we have a paddling
pool for him the guy came across the dog barked and splash into the pool he went. We noticed that he started taking a different route to our water going between the car and van so it was the dog lead between car and van that stopped him that night, only that
night he was taking crockery to wash, we saw him and his wife in Sainsburys the next morning buying new cups and plates, He never did come back for water after that.He was actually using the water point on your pitch? That you had paid extra for??
Unbelievable. Pity your dog didn't take a bite out of him.
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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
Peedee.....same question to you - would you do this yourself then?
If so, can you provide any explanation of why you do this, rather than simply walk on the roads and paths provided?
Depends on the distances involved and how close the toilet block is. I don't bother using toilet blocks unless I happen to be on a close-ish pitch. I use the onboard facilities and won't even walk short distances if it is raining.
I'll add that is not because I cannot walk very far! I don't understand why folk get so up tight about the issue, after all are we not all supposed to be in a Club..Clubs are meant to be social organisations
peedee
Well, I guess the saving in distance would never be more than 50 metres and often much less than that.
Do you seriously need to save walking that far? Even when you can see from this thread alone how much it annoys people?
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When we were at Moreton in Marsh last year one woman kept taking a short cut to the toilet block. Rather than go to the other side of our caravan where the path was she squeezed herself between our van and some bushes, saving herself about 20 steps! Other
half got fed up and just lifted the electric cable onto the water barrel,to block her path, she lifted it down! The next day we were having a barbeque and she still tried to walk on our pitch in between us and the BBQ I leaned over to turn the food and blocked
her path. Some people are unbelievable.0 -
Ian,
On dry summers evenings you often see couples ambling around site just looking at the outfits. Given most outfits are parked just off the access road, what's the difference between someone walking past the front of your van and probably having a good gander and someone walking past on the grass finger? Is the grass finger actually part of your pitch? On all grass sites with some vans parked in the middle how do you denote where people should walk? There is often no choice but to walk past a van.
The only way you will get absolute privacy is to go and park in the middle of an empty field.
peedee
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But Peedee.....do you not acknowledge, based on the posts on here, that walking across and between pitches is annoying to many people?
And that, as it's so unnecessary, would you not consider not doing it......especially as it only saves a few seconds? And after all, if you are out for an evening stroll, surely saving a few yards isn't really necessary, is it?
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On dry summers evenings you often see couples ambling around site just looking at the outfits.
Ooooh, we love doing that, especially at dusk as the lights go on before the blinds are pulled.
But we walk on the road, never across
pitches, we don't let the kids do it either. It's like sitting on people's garden walls or treading on gravestones, a no no.0 -
But Peedee.....do you not acknowledge, based on the posts on here, that walking across and between pitches is annoying to many people?
And that, as it's so unnecessary, would you not consider not doing it......especially as it only saves a few seconds? And after all, if you are out for an evening stroll, surely saving a few yards isn't really necessary, is it?
I do agree with you on this Ian.
But I've also got a long memory and have to admire the way you swerved that question about whether the grass finger is actually part of yourcpitch!
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Well M.......in the same way that you don't actually 'own' your pitch, but it would be very rude for someone else to walk across it, nor do you own the grass finger. But it would be equally rude for someone other than you or your neighbour to walk across
it.And also, as explained above, it is so unnecessary for anyone else to walk across it, quite apart from being rude.
I trust that answers your question, M.
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I don't like people walking through my pitch I think its bad manners, I don't mind them using the grass fingers after all they are not part of your pitch (this was clarified last year by a member of staff)
When we were in Spain last year a couple from Denmark moved pitches from the row behind us to the row in front of us and thought it acceptable to kart all their belongings through our pitch, on the 3rd trip through the female said " hello hope this is alright"
"not really" I replied I'm trying to have my lunch. They didn't make anymore trips. The Dutch couple next to us, who we become friendly with, couldn't understand why we objected. My feelings were IF they had asked first then I might not have reacted the same
way but they didn't ask, they assumed, not a good idea.0 -
I don't own the toilet block or site roads so is it alright to walk through there?
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I call taking short cuts, that clearly annoy your fellow campers, laziness and rude.......
I don't really care if that's intollerant. There is no need for it, no real advantage gained, so why do it?
Knowing that you are annoying your fellow campers creates a bad atmosphere for no good reason other than satisfying an "I'm entitled to, therefore I will" kind of attitude.
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On Killin last weekend, some of the pitches were coned off. The warden said it was to ensure the electricity didn't overload. My kids know not to walk on anyone's pitch, but did walk through the middle of these empty hardstandings to take shorter direct
route to the toilet block. Would this be considered acceptable ?I did stop them just in case and had them walk around the road as normal.
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cheers moulesy
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The grass finger might not be part of the pitch you're paying to rent but is it down to lack of courtesy or just ignorance that people have to walk by you taking a shortcut. Roads are provided to walk or drive on, let's turn this around to being at home,
you live on a open plan estate and the person who lives in the house at the bottom of your garden decides to take a shortcut home and walk down your path go across your garden to get home. I don't think for one minute you would let them get away with it, I
know they wouldn't at my house they would have to first run the gauntlet of the dogs and then me, so why should they get away with it on a site. The big problem here is no one seems to remember the old saying of " treat others as you would expect to be treated"
and that includes respecting people's privacy.0 -
i scored big time at Ramslade 3yrs ago, we were on a serviced pitch and the cheeky sod across from us used to come across at night disconect our water to fill his aquaroll, big mistake number 1, we have a Patterdale who loves water so we have a paddling
pool for him the guy came across the dog barked and splash into the pool he went. We noticed that he started taking a different route to our water going between the car and van so it was the dog lead between car and van that stopped him that night, only that
night he was taking crockery to wash, we saw him and his wife in Sainsburys the next morning buying new cups and plates, He never did come back for water after that.He was actually using the water point on your pitch? That you had paid extra for??
Unbelievable. Pity your dog didn't take a bite out of him.
Write your comments here...Yes Ian we thought it was strange that one night we had a sudden drop in water when trying to wash pots, we have a direct to mains connection and he would probably got away with it had we been connected via the aquaroll. The night
he went in the paddling pool he even had the cheek to ask for a towel so I just pointed to the dog and said ask him and then I told him to leave in the way only an ex para would, but even that didn't stop him from returning we had 4 nights of it until the
dog lead scored a hit.0 -
"Walking across my pitch" is the sort of thing that Club members always get het up about. That's how Club members are. It won't change till the Club puts in hedges on three sides of a pitch, but they won't, and Club members would probably object to the
change. "We weren't consulted", they will cry.And it's not a problem on the camping field at Glastonbury or any of the other festivals, but by and large they are different sort of people - younger and more sociable.
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I don't own the toilet block or site roads so is it alright to walk through there?
Only if you don't speed
remember 5 mph and no lifting your leg until you get there
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