Take a visually impaired person
Hi all i am going on our first trip in the next week however i have a blind (VIP) wife anyone have any advice on back into a pitch (no motor mover yet) and pitching up
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If you can contact the on site staff before you set off, give them an approximate time you hope to arrive, and request assistance to pitch up. On site staff are very friendly and helpful, and the Club is well known for helping out where it can. If it was me, aim to arrive after 2pm, by then the rush to get on site will be over, and staff will be able to help easier.
Have a nice time👍
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That’s good, staff are usually very helpful if they can be. Good to have that bit of reassurance for first trips. It will all click into place for you as you get out and about more. Hope you both have a lovely time👍😁
Don’t hesitate to ask staff, or indeed other Members for any help, either on here or actually on Sites. The vast majority of folks will be only too glad to help.
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That might be your experience Toby, but in 38 years on Club Sites and CLs it hasn’t been mine. I have had help, and have given help, both staff and other visitors. It also appears that the OP has been promised just the help they need, after another Member has answered their post within 30 minutes. I’d call call that game, set and match to the nice people myself!👍😁
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I have to smile at this - in terms of helping people. Whilst we were away, recently, at the Charmouth C&CC site, an elderly couple arrived (and I'm 72 - so not sure about the definition of 'elderly'!) - in a small Knaus caravan. There was an affinity there straight-away. However, it was soon obvious that his motor mover wouldn't work and he was struggling to get the van onto his pitch. He was yelling and screaming at his wife and chucking things around so it was obvious he was having a bad day. I went over to him and offered to help and I can't print on here what he actually said, but basically, he told me to go away and mind my own business. Duly admonished, I came back to the van and watched as he put the van back on his car and started to reverse - with his jockey wheel down. Quick as a flash - and ever helpful, I dashed over to him - pointed out what he was doing and the fact that he was about to rip his jockey wheel off. Yet another tirade of unprintable abuse and this time I came back and left him to it.
He then had a go at our neighbours who also offered to help.
In fairness, he did come over later and apologise - half-heartedly - but it was his wife we felt sorry for. It won't stop me helping others in the future but it did make me think "there's now't as queer as folk"
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As I posted ,it does make one wonder do I or don't I try to give assistance
Some years ago we were with some friends at Strid Wood site when a couple arrived and were having problems getting on their chosen pitch ,it was as if a whistle had been. blown,as about Six of us all appeared at the same time to give assistance
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Always remember once on site years ago, we had a new awning and were having a bit of difficulty putting it up. We would have worked it out in time and were probably best left to work it out for ourselves. Anyway the chap opposite came over and offered his help, we thanked him but said it was fine, he insisted but it soon became clear that he had less idea than us. Anyway we finally got it together, he then thanked us profusely for letting him help, turned out he had fallen out with his wife and wanted to get out of her way. An hour later wife came over and thanked us for keeping her husband busy and out of her way, she then went on to moan about him a lot. We never saw them together for the rest of the holiday, only going out separately, don’t think they were a happy couple. So, if you let someone help you might even be doing them a favour.
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I can only say that on helping a man in a similar position reverse onto the pitch he returned next day with a bottle of wine and profuse thanks saying no one ever came to his aid. Members preferred to hide in their vans and watch his repeated attempts to square up to the marker.
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