Why do they do it?

Tonybvi

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We turned up at the Findhorn Motorhome stopover today. Lovely place and hard standing pitches for about 20 vans. All pitches are of similar size and have the same outlook. Initially we were the only ones here so parked at one end. Later a 2nd van turned up and parked near the other end. Finally another van turned up - a van conversion with a whoosh bang door. Where did he park given there are around 18 empty pitches? On the pitch right next to us!!
Although they have caused us no problems and open and close the door quietly I wonder why they do this. A person on their own looking for a bit of company or security I could understand but they are a youngish couple.
I am not complaining but I do wonder why some people have to park up next to others when there are so many free spaces?
 
Tonybvi said:
We turned up at the Findhorn Motorhome stopover today. Lovely place and hard standing pitches for about 20 vans. All pitches are of similar size and have the same outlook. Initially we were the only ones here so parked at one end. Later a 2nd van turned up and parked near the other end. Finally another van turned up - a van conversion with a whoosh bang door. Where did he park given there are around 18 empty pitches? On the pitch right next to us!!
Although they have caused us no problems and open and close the door quietly I wonder why they do this. A person on their own looking for a bit of company or security I could understand but they are a youngish couple.
I am not complaining but I do wonder why some people have to park up next to others when there are so many free spaces?
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Sorry about that, we’re leaving at 5am but we’ll the engine for an hour or so first and give you a toot as we go. 😉
 
LOL! Great answers. :D

Does my head in. You have to pretend to be the aire or wild spot yobbo though. Just leave a guitar on a chair outside surrounded by loads of empty Special Brew or White Lightning cider cans and I guarantee they will come nowhere near you. :cool:

Of course there is always the chance a real yobbo with a guitar and a load of full Special Brew and white Lightning cans will turn up and see that as a magnet but Im ok with that really. Jam on! :ROFLMAO:
 
I started my own private Aire in the French Alps once. It was massive. At least two or three football fields size. I knew others would come once they saw us in there but despite the yobbo disguise they still all came and parked next to us. :D

 
I have a whoosh bang conversion but don't like to park close too others if I don't know them. The people who I usually go camping with also have whoosh bangs so tend to not worry about it as we all retire at the same time anyway.

What I tend to do if we are on a site though and it is late at night, is before I close the sliding door I open the front door first so that the air pressure in the van means that you don't have to slam the side door to engage the catch. The sliding door can then be closed gently and then the front door can be pulled gently closed as well.

Badly explained but it is less disturbing to others than slamming the sliding door!

Then of course not wanting to feel self righteous, I turn the radio onto full volume and put the outside disco lights on just to balance things out a bit. :)
 
Robmac said:
I have a whoosh bang conversion but don't like to park close too others if I don't know them. The people who I usually go camping with also have whoosh bangs so tend to not worry about it as we all retire at the same time anyway.

What I tend to do if we are on a site though and it is late at night, is before I close the sliding door I open the front door first so that the air pressure in the van means that you don't have to slam the side door to engage the catch. The sliding door can then be closed gently and then the front door can be pulled gently closed as well.

Badly explained but it is less disturbing to others than slamming the sliding door!

Then of course not wanting to feel self righteous, I turn the radio onto full volume and put the outside disco lights on just to balance things out a bit. :)
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Yeah, and leave yer bleedin' alarm going off all night.😒😁
 
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