Walking through other peoples pitches.

[Fdhadi]

Out of respect to other’s privacy, I don’t like to walk on another campers pitch. I actually apologise when I have to walk around the rear of a pitch to hook up or un hook.

 

[SpeedyDux]

By mistake I chose a pitch that had a designated washing line. I had noticed the 2 poles and that length of wire at the back, but thought no more about it until the French neighbours came across the back of my pitch with a basket and started pegging out their smalls to dry. Not quite the river view I had expected.

 

[Ditcha]

No one ever walks over our pitch I strategically place these and everyone gives it a wide berth

Pardon our interruption...

 

[Emmit]

By mistake I chose a pitch that had a designated washing line. I had noticed the 2 poles and that length of wire at the back, but thought no more about it until the French neighbours came across the back of my pitch with a basket and started pegging out their smalls to dry. Not quite the river view I had expected.

At least they were 'smalls'

Any bigger and in the wrong colour could have had the Coastguards out!

 

[pelican]

Funny you say that, we were pitched next to a chap in a caravan at Loch Lomond last year and he got out a lawn mower and mowed around his pitch.

We take our battery op hedge trimmer to make sure we get a good view.

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[EuroTrotters]

Never new I had been on a rally with you before

I’m bringing 4 dogs next time

 

[Pusscat]

Lenny, you need to get on more campsites. Most of our motorhoming is done abroad and we laugh at the number of people who walk over our pitch while we're relaxing just to save a couple of yards. Last time out we had one who actually walked under our awning and we were sitting under it eating. I don't think she realised we were there till too late but it didn't stop here doing further shortcuts.

Some people just wonder around oblivious and genuinely not meaning to offend or encroach, it can sometimes happen.

others can be arrogant little twits that have some weird sense of entitlement and want to prove something or just take an instant dislike for some reason and want to get into a bit of agro with you.

Had a Norwegian chap once…nice home converted van, surf boards on top, bikes on the rear…made a real point of striding across under the awning with me sat in a chair at the time. He just glared at me as if I’d knocked a pint out of his hand, I just smiled at him! I was honestly expecting him to have words about something…6 foot 6 Viking looking bloke, muscles on muscles, I felt quite intimidated!

his wife had obviously seen it all and later walked around and gave me a really nice apologetic smile…

 

[Folkranger]

Some people just wonder around oblivious and genuinely not meaning to offend or encroach, it can sometimes happen.

others can be arrogant little twits that have some weird sense of entitlement and want to prove something or just take an instant dislike for some reason and want to get into a bit of agro with you.

Had a Norwegian chap once…nice home converted van, surf boards on top, bikes on the rear…made a real point of striding across under the awning with me sat in a chair at the time. He just glared at me as if I’d knocked a pint out of his hand, I just smiled at him! I was honestly expecting him to have words about something…6 foot 6 Viking looking bloke, muscles on muscles, I felt quite intimidated!

his wife had obviously seen it all and later walked around and gave me a really nice apologetic smile…

Rant Alert!

Never had anything like that. What I see is (speaking as an oldster and very much generalising) the generation under 40 simply have little regard for others. I won't mention manners because that seems to be an antiquated word that has no real meaning today.

It's the same as when you walk down a street and 4 people abreast expect you to move out the way. or in the supermarket when you're looking for what you want, people squeeze in front of you to get what they want. Or somebody with dogs on leads expects you to step on the road rather than pull the lead in. It's like during the worst of covid when you had to keep your distance and youngsters would walk straight through you, knowing that during these times you would yield.

It probably explains the uncaring level of violent crime around now. Little concern for others.

 

[Googlebot]

Rant Alert!

Never had anything like that. What I see is (speaking as an oldster and very much generalising) the generation under 40 simply have little regard for others. I won't mention manners because that seems to be an antiquated word that has no real meaning today.

It's the same as when you walk down a street and 4 people abreast expect you to move out the way. or in the supermarket when you're looking for what you want, people squeeze in front of you to get what they want. Or somebody with dogs on leads expects you to step on the road rather than pull the lead in. It's like during the worst of covid when you had to keep your distance and youngsters would walk straight through you, knowing that during these times you would yield.

It probably explains the uncaring level of violent crime around now. Little concern for others.

I prefer to call a spade a spade, if you are rude and inconsiderate then that’s just what you are.

Age doesn’t come into it, I have met as many rude people above the age of 40 as I have younger.

 

[Wingingit#1]

I do generally dislike people at times .
I can't blame it on the younger generation on that occasion as she was perhaps a good 5 if not 10 years older than myself.

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[nicholsong]

By mistake I chose a pitch that had a designated washing line. I had noticed the 2 poles and that length of wire at the back, but thought no more about it until the French neighbours came across the back of my pitch with a basket and started pegging out their smalls to dry. Not quite the river view I had expected.

We take our battery op hedge trimmer to make sure we get a good view.

The hedge trimmer could easily turn the 'smalls' into 'shreddies'

 

[Spriddler]

No one ever walks over our pitch I strategically place these and everyone gives it a wide berth

Pardon our interruption...

To make them 100% effective I'd put some crumpled toilet paper with them and ask anyone approaching if they know of a local plumber.

 

[Ditcha]

To make them 100% effective I'd put some crumpled toilet paper with them and ask anyone approaching if they know of a local plumber.

Or have a spare cassette turned over on its side with the flap open poo eeh!

 

[Folkranger]

I prefer to call a spade a spade, if you are rude and inconsiderate then that’s just what you are.

Age doesn’t come into it, I have met as many rude people above the age of 40 as I have younger.

Agree with first point, I'm not talking about rude as such. Rudeness that I would attribute to old as well as young tends to be verbal. Call it agressive, assertive, whatever, some people get cantankerous as they get older (possibly the disillusionment of unfulfilled expectations) and they direct this at others.
The inconsideration that I refer to is a generation that thinks they owe nothing to others, it's a cult of self. I doubt they even realise other people are around until they share the same space and they then assert that they own it. Fortunately not all are this way.

 

[Googlebot]

Agree with first point, I'm not talking about rude as such. Rudeness that I would attribute to old as well as young tends to be verbal. Call it agressive, assertive, whatever, some people get cantankerous as they get older (possibly the disillusionment of unfulfilled expectations) and they direct this at others.
The inconsideration that I refer to is a generation that thinks they owe nothing to others, it's a cult of self. I doubt they even realise other people are around until they share the same space and they then assert that they own it. Fortunately not all are this way.

Well, being 43 I can only disagree that being born 4 years after I was would make me the above.

With stagnant wages and ridiculous house prices, you will find most younger people are very adept at sharing living spaces.

Anyway, I am thread drifting for which I apologise.

Better than drifting onto others pitches I suppose.

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[bladerunner]

Last year in Spain we had a Spanish family camp next to the MH
They spread themselves around and slept out in the open very close to us.
Felt weird next morning almost stepping over sleeping bodies to go to the loo.

Chat to very pleasant father later and turned out he'd forgotten to pack the tent poles. Fortunately didn't rain that night.

 

[nicholsong]

Last year in Spain we had a Spanish family camp next to the MH
They spread themselves around and slept out in the open very close to us.
Felt weird next morning almost stepping over sleeping bodies to go to the loo.

Chat to very pleasant father later and turned out he'd forgotten to pack the tent poles. Fortunately didn't rain that night.

And you didn't offer them beds for the night?

 

[Howard B]

Rant Alert!

Never had anything like that. What I see is (speaking as an oldster and very much generalising) the generation under 40 simply have little regard for others. I won't mention manners because that seems to be an antiquated word that has no real meaning today.

We were camping at Southwold a few years back. Old bloke in pitch oposite walked across the road an tipped his washing up water on the occupied pitch adjacent to us. Couldnt believe he had the neck to do it. If he had walked the other way he could have chucked in in a hedge.

 

[Folkranger]

We were camping at Southwold a few years back. Old bloke in pitch oposite walked across the road an tipped his washing up water on the occupied pitch adjacent to us. Couldnt believe he had the neck to do it. If he had walked the other way he could have chucked in in a hedge.

Bad behaviour isn't confined to any particular set of people. Don't start me on neighbours.

 

[cyberyacht]

I’m much more concerned by Putin and his red button…

Does he want to watch BBC iPlayer then?

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