toedtoes
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Lantley wrote:If your looking for things to complain about at the other guys site, I'm sure you can find something each trip.
If you are putting in the effort to enjoy your own site you won't care what the other guy is doing.
Sometimes the key to a successful camping experience is MYOB - Mind Your Own Business.
Try it sometime and you won't have to post about your Pet Peeves on the net.
I agree to an extent. Most of the time, you can just ignore the neighbor and go on with your positive camping experience.
But sometimes, the behavior is so obnoxious (drunken parties) or continues day after day after day (barking dog, loud music, floodlights, car door dinging, etc) that it intrudes into your site constantly - to the point that your brain can't not focus on it. Like an ear worm.
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I will make an admission here and surely some posting here were "That guy" at least one time in their time camping. Early on in our beginning days of camping with our new trailer we were at our 'home' resort. It has a grill and Putt Putt and playground and all that good stuff. The grill has music on all day and it's piped to the Putt Putt area too. One night we went to bed and I could hear music very faintly. I got up and stuck my head out the door and it appeared to be coming from the grill area. I called security to have them check. Went back to bed and never did hear from security but still was able to go to sleep.
I got up the next morning and went out to fix breakfast and I could hear music. I went to the outdoor speaker on the trailer and sure enough, the radio was on, the outdoor speaker was on and THAT was the source of the music all night. I apologized to my neighbor when I saw them but he said they never heard anything. It was very low volume so Thank goodness we were the only ones who really heard it.
We've all done something I would bet that made us "that" guy at least once.
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Cummins12V98
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PEOPLE not keeping their dogs from barking!!!
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Veebyes
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Lantley wrote:If your looking for things to complain about at the other guys site, I'm sure you can find something each trip.
If you are putting in the effort to enjoy your own site you won't care what the other guy is doing.
Sometimes the key to a successful camping experience is MYOB - Mind Your Own Business.
Try it sometime and you won't have to post about your Pet Peeves on the net.
What goes on at a neighbouring site is none of my business until it encroaches on the enjoyment of my site.
I have no interest in listening to to your barking dog, your arguments, your music or having your Vegas lights shining in my face.
I will also return the courtesy by endeavouring to be sure that none of my activity affects the enjoyment of your site in any way.
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Wow I guess I have been guilty of most of these things everyone complains about. Thank goodness we travel with a pretty big group. We go to many state parks that have horse facilities and if you encounter our group you are going to be very unhappy. We have lots of music and sometimes a PA, we have never had anyone complain most just usually join in. Let me explain why sometimes those lights are on, try carrying food between campsites or cleaning up the mess. You all fuss about not picking up after dogs, but how can you pick it up if you can't see it, plus I worry about snakes and alligators. If I had a $ for every time I tripped over a fire ring I would be rich. I turn them off when I go to bed. You all would have loved the first time I put a movie in the DVD and didn't realize I was blasting the campground via outside speakers. Thank goodness the dog had to go out. I will pay attention to my outside lights when not camping with my friends.
We have met some of the nicest and strangest people camping. One lady was very offended when my husband offered to get her fire started with a torch. We realized she was a true naturalist when she pitched her tent in the middle of poison ivy. Lots of poison ivy.
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Thermoguy
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I think all campgrounds are basically the same as an apartment complex. If you chose to stay there, then you have to deal with the neighbors and their behaviors. We only stay at a crowded campground on Memorial day weekend. We see all kinds of interesting people... After that we boondock and try to stay where no one else is around us. We still end up with neighbors typically but not the annoying ones that want to party...
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Thermoguy
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Cummins12V98 wrote:PEOPLE not keeping their dogs from barking!!!
My dogs only bark when someone comes around my campsite - if they stay away then they don't bark...
How do you stop a dog from barking? I yell at them but then you get to hear the dog bark and a person yelling...
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Cummins12V98
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Thermoguy wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:PEOPLE not keeping their dogs from barking!!!
My dogs only bark when someone comes around my campsite - if they stay away then they don't bark...
How do you stop a dog from barking? I yell at them but then you get to hear the dog bark and a person yelling...
Very easy to train a dog not to bark. It's people are too lazy to spend the time and energy needed.
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Boon Docker
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Thermoguy wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:PEOPLE not keeping their dogs from barking!!!
My dogs only bark when someone comes around my campsite - if they stay away then they don't bark...
How do you stop a dog from barking? I yell at them but then you get to hear the dog bark and a person yelling...
Train them from a young age that there is no need to bark about nothing.
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Boon Docker
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"......most likely like some on here you will be annoyed , yes get over it."
Unfortunately, that is the attitude of many people with noisy dogs.
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