Kelpies car park, Falkirk

Auld Pharrrt said:
I'm not on their side buuut, we stopover there for free, they knockhill there for free, no difference. We're just quieter.
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The trouble is we stay there for free, but expect a lot in return. Bet lots of us know a place somewhere that was perfect, but ended up being "civilised" by the owners or the local council, who then regulated it and charged accordingly. You cant have it both ways can you bud? I used to use a farm at Sandsend lovely place £3 per night, fires allowed and water available in farm yard along with the farmer's personal outside toilet! Lovely field right next to the sea with very few rules and just the job for us young lads and my first campervan! (mk1 Renault Trafic ex minibus... fond memories!) Anyway people started saying the field wasn't very flat and was full of sheep and cows most of the time. Then the facilities weren't very nice. Suddenly the son wanted Caravan Club status but couldn't get it so next time we went it had shut it's gates altogether! 25 yrs ago but still not found anywhere as good for the money:sad::sad::sad::sad::sad:
Moral of the story "Don't be too fussy cos nothing lasts forever"
 
runnach said:
Caz, there is a lovely park ten min walk from my home, would make a great POI, however, some mornings when walking dog, same situ, beautiful grass all cut up, figure of eights, etc. Added to this, empty fast food containers dumped, yet there are rubbish bins all over the place, I guess some find it too difficult to engage brain.
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Maybe we're lucky then, no rubbish about. Although that might be down to the "Management" clearing up every morning. There are plenty of bins. It's on the POIs by the way. :eek:
 
GreggBear said:
Not suggesting anything matey just giving my opinion. When was the last time you parked overnight in a "No Camping" spot? or maybe parked in a beautiful little hideaway in some idyllic area that was obviously not a designated overnight parking space? We all do it, that's why we're called "Wild Campers" isn't it? I wasn't condoning bad behaviour bud, & just where the reference to needles and "shooting up" came from, I'm not sure. I'm not naïve enough to think their behaviour only happens off road, but maybe these kids use these carparks so they don't need to go killing themselves or anyone else on the roads? And surely calling them all "scroaty no marks" is like calling all members of this forum "campsite avoiding freeloaders" or some such thing? Sure some of the so called good folk in motorhomes never put a foot wrong but others do empty grey water in hedgerows and leave litter in layby's etc. But we keep on keeping on and expect people to not judge us all to be bad don't we??
As for standards being at an all time low, whilst I fully agree with the sentiment, I vividly remember my dear old daddy telling me the exact same thing 30 years ago, while I got yet another roasting for being out till midnight, Riding my "horrible fast noisy motorcycle" like I had just stolen it!:lol-061::idea-007::lol-061:
Does any of this sound familiar to anyone?
We were all young once . Most of us came through it pretty much unscathed (I remember a lot of young souls who didn't... legacy of involvement with aforementioned motorcycles I know!"
Just remember, A lot of what we did all those years ago is not tolerated now in this so called "Lawless society" & I firmly believe that anyone doing half of the things we did in modern society would be locked up toot sweet! so maybe things aren't any worse now than they were back then, but the old folk just get less tolerant?
At least the yoof of today seem to have learned not to drink and drive like we all did, so that alone must make them safer than we ever were! And as for young drivers being rubbish, Have you heard of messrs Button & Hamilton et al?
I rest my case and relinquish the soap box now.
Whilever society practices tolerance, we can all live free and enjoy!
PEACE OUT DUDES & DUDESSES!!:cool1::drive:
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Hand on heart ...ive never parked anywhere with a camping prohibited/not allowed sign ...Frankly IF someone doesnt want me parked there then fine I'll find somewhere else (Though it's pretty unlikely i'd even consider somewhere with such signs as we prefer solitude etc )

YES I was young once BUT hopefully i didnt act like a complete cockwomble driving close to other folks property ...
as for the shooting up reference ...having spent a night up at Loch Doon year before last and having avoided the reams of dumped cans and bottles had to avoid discarded syringe remains made sure we just headed further away from "civilisation"

Possibly you see it as fine that "todays youth" need to express themselves BUT sadly a heap of todays youth are little better than running feral ....
 
mistericeman said:
Hand on heart ...ive never parked anywhere with a camping prohibited/not allowed sign ...Frankly IF someone doesnt want me parked there then fine I'll find somewhere else (Though it's pretty unlikely i'd even consider somewhere with such signs as we prefer solitude etc )

YES I was young once BUT hopefully i didnt act like a complete cockwomble driving close to other folks property ...
as for the shooting up reference ...having spent a night up at Loch Doon year before last and having avoided the reams of dumped cans and bottles had to avoid discarded syringe remains made sure we just headed further away from "civilisation"

Possibly you see it as fine that "todays youth" need to express themselves BUT sadly a heap of todays youth are little better than running feral ....
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These cars are the boys pride and joy, and to them they are as valuable as your 40k motorhome is to you. They aren't going to damage it on your old caravan with an engine
 
mistericeman said:
Hand on heart ...ive never parked anywhere with a camping prohibited/not allowed sign ...Frankly IF someone doesnt want me parked there then fine I'll find somewhere else (Though it's pretty unlikely i'd even consider somewhere with such signs as we prefer solitude etc )

YES I was young once BUT hopefully i didnt act like a complete cockwomble driving close to other folks property ...
as for the shooting up reference ...having spent a night up at Loch Doon year before last and having avoided the reams of dumped cans and bottles had to avoid discarded syringe remains made sure we just headed further away from "civilisation"

Possibly you see it as fine that "todays youth" need to express themselves BUT sadly a heap of todays youth are little better than running feral ....
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Couldn't agree more matey. A lot of today's youth should have a government health warning tattooed on their foreheads... same as our generation was! Which side did you fall on cos I tended to need the tattoo myself according to my dad and his cronies!:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:
 
antiquesam said:
These cars are the boys pride and joy, and to them they are as valuable as your 40k motorhome is to you. They aren't going to damage it on your old caravan with an engine
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40 grand.... you're having a Turkish.... try £2500 of third hand transit....
not that cost has cock all to do with it...
It's more down to consideration for others...
Fancy me drifting my 2500 quids worth near to someone else's £40 grand Bling mobile then??
Does that make MY behaviour acceptable then???

Really... come on
 
antiquesam said:
These cars are the boys pride and joy, and to them they are as valuable as your 40k motorhome is to you. They aren't going to damage it on your old caravan with an engine
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Correct , been in plenty of places inhabited by these boy racers . They get right on my t*ts but I'm a grumpy old t*at . Worst thing I see them do is carefully opening their doors and depositing their crap on the deck . Infuriating but hardly candidates for the gallows . I have spoken to some of them about this , that was when I discovered I was a grumpy old t*at !
Think being old and grumpy is ok , being downright intolerant is not
 
mistericeman said:
40 grand.... you're having a Turkish.... try £2500 of third hand transit....
not that cost has cock all to do with it...
It's more down to consideration for others...
Fancy me drifting my 2500 quids worth near to someone else's £40 grand Bling mobile then??
Does that make MY behaviour acceptable then???

Really... come on
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I don't know. Do you not upset some folk by parking where they don't want you to be? I got verbal the other day parked on Worthing sea front with a pay and display sticker in the window while visiting my old home town for the day from an old gentleman who thought motorhomes were a menace.
 
mistericeman said:
40 grand.... you're having a Turkish.... try £2500 of third hand transit....
not that cost has cock all to do with it...
It's more down to consideration for others...
Fancy me drifting my 2500 quids worth near to someone else's £40 grand Bling mobile then??
Does that make MY behaviour acceptable then???

Really... come on
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Well that puts me in a different class to you then mine was £3,900 fleabay lol.
 
Thanks for the information am heading there in April taking the grand kids Falkirk wheel and the Kelpies was hoping to see them at night so will keep my fingers crossed they decide not to turn up when we are there.
 
slider said:
Thanks for the information am heading there in April taking the grand kids Falkirk wheel and the Kelpies was hoping to see them at night so will keep my fingers crossed they decide not to turn up when we are there.
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Sue just park up in the middle you will be fine if the noise bothers the grandkids park on the smaller carpark it's far enough away and quieter you still get a great night view of the Kelpies.
 
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