Early arrivals - my solution

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  • EasyT
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    edited February 2019 #242

    I would love to be able to arrive at 11am on sites. I would be happy to leave before 11am. If facilities closed for cleaning at 9.30am that would be OK for me. However I realise that would disadvantage others and so happy with 12 O'Clock.

  • Cornersteady
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    edited February 2019 #243

    yes +1, you can't please all of the campers all of the time. Put the arrival time to 9am and you can bet that some will arrive before that too

  • mickysf
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    edited February 2019 #244

    Totally agree, also understand that non members can contribute to the CT like tally.  Threads are interesting, occasionally, but as a tool to glean meaningful statistical information it's next to useless.

     

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited February 2019 #245

    From what I've read on here, you can't please some members ANY of the time!! wink

  • Cornersteady
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    edited February 2019 #246

    you could say that I couldn't possibly comment

  • ABM
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    edited February 2019 #247

    I've  just  started  a  firm  that  will  Design,  Erect  &  Fit  a  system  for  anybody  who  needs  to  limit  access  to  specific times  on any  Site.

     

    It's  taken  from  a  system  I  saw  t'other  day  :--  It's  called  a  Time  Switched  Drawbridge  &  Portcullis  wink

  • EasyT
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    edited April 2019 #248

    Acheaper option is a sarcastic wisecrack from a warden. Seems to send many early arrivals packing whilst vowing never too return! laughing 

  • JollyKernow
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    edited April 2019 #249

    I'm not at work yet EasyT!!yellwink

    JK

  • mickysf
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    edited April 2019 #250

    Id bet that even the most polite, most discrete, most friendly reminder of the correct arrival time would be enough to send some into an apoplectic rage. 'How dare they try and stop me from doing what I want', I hear ringing in that warden's ears. Oh, and in that review too.undecided

  • PITCHTOCLOSE
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    edited April 2019 #251

    The whole system is bonkers, there should be a interval between arrivals and departures, off at eleven on at twelve, this would allow the staff to rake the gravel over or cut the grass.

  • brue
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    edited April 2019 #252

    The other club, every one off at 12pm and new arrivals at 1pm. Office shut, no messing around. wink

  • JVB66
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    edited April 2019 #253

    Even on sites that "advertise" in the sites directory and on line when booking of arrival times dep times ,still there are some who think it does not apply to them,the very  busy site we were on over Easter the dep time is 1130 and earliest arr time was 1200 and the office is closed from 10.00 until 1200 but still there was a queue before we passed one at 11.15 and some moaned that that the approach road was too narrow  to allow units to pass,

      On our next trip out we know from reading the site profiles that two sites have "requested" later than 1200 arrival times

  • JVB66
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    edited April 2019 #254

    But is it strictly enforced and do all members comply? we have not used any of their sites yet

  • brue
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    edited April 2019 #255

    If you mean the other club JVB, yes it does work, a completely different arrival system in place.

  • JVB66
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    edited April 2019 #256

    The system with this club normally works but then human nature kicks in wink

  • brue
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    edited April 2019 #257

    Someone has to be first. wink 

  • moulesy
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    edited April 2019 #258

    I agree that you know exactly where you are as far as arrivals at C&CC sites are concerned. They operate the very simple expedient of having no-one at reception between 12 and 1 so there's absolutely no point in arriving early! smile

  • moulesy
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    edited April 2019 #260

    Yeah, but I never sign them! innocentsurprisedlaughing

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited April 2019 #261

    We were surprised on a tour last month, to find ourselves actually queuing to get onto a site. We thought we had mistimed our none booked arrival. We had only moved a few miles, tootled along from Lower Wensleydale to Hawes, arrived a lot quicker than anticipated. It was all good natured though, but it did take a Warden to keep things flowing, while his good lady booked everyone in. First time we have queued to get onto a site. It was around 12.20pm, so we weren’t actually early. 

  • Cornersteady
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    edited April 2019 #262

    well I sincerely hope head office backs you up every time

  • EasyT
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    edited April 2019 #263

    We know all about you nasty abusive wardens ....... and no better on privately run sites!

    The warden on the site at North Yorkshire Moors threatened to slap my good lady's ankles if she forgot to hand in the pitch token on leaving! Then on our present site at Wagtail Park I had a problem with the electric going off. Asked the lady warden to test the bollard supply and that was OK. She gave me a card for a mobile tech. I searched the caravan for a fault and discovered ehu cable into van not fully inserted. When I phoned the site office to let her know that all was well she called me a dozy duck egg. Well!! We have never been so insulted on any site and shall not return to any of them this year!!

  • PITCHTOCLOSE
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    edited April 2019 #264

    When I walked around the keswick site last year, the barrier was down and the office closed, but on walking out at 11ish four vans where waiting to gain access so it seems that the early arriver will put up with it and wait.

  • MikeyA
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    edited April 2019 #265

    One Club site we recently stayed on I rang the warden asking if we could arrive early, his reply was  - No problem but not before 9.30am please. We arrived at 10.30am.

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited April 2019 #266

    That’s the way to to it! Wardens have that discretion but we should always ring and ask rather than just turn up.

  • Wildwood
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    edited April 2019 #267

    This is discretion so do not assume you will be let in. If you are likely to arrive early then check first as Mikey did. Of the four sites we have used this year two would not have let you in.

  • Mitsi Fendt
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    edited April 2019 #268

    he problem is very simply solved for me personally. My wife is never ever ready to leave at the time we should therefore we never ever arrive anywhere early.

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    edited April 2019 #269
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  • PITCHTOCLOSE
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    edited May 2019 #270

    You will not stop early arrivals, more annoying to me are the late leavers 12.45/1300 bunch.😡

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited May 2019 #271

    Especially on a Sunday, eh? 😁