Non EHU & enforced EHU

GarryP replied on 19/06/2017 15:46

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Posted on 19/06/2017 15:46

The Sandringham National was EHU take it or leave it, I have spoken with several of my centre ralliers, and about 50% said they would have liked a choice, as most ralliers are geared up for off grid, many vans now come with solar panels, I for one would have preferred non EHU, certainly didn't use £ 5 worth of electric a day with only a 6 amp supply.

There were certainly not enough pitches this year, I heard several people complaining before and after the rally that they could not get a place, and walking around the site there appeared to be many unsused area, so I can only assume that the rally was setup around the available electric points and generators etc.

Could someone from the club confirm if all future nationals are going to be EHU only, and why this will be so, I personally consider this a bacwards step.

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Boff replied on 28/06/2017 09:04

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Posted on 28/06/2017 08:32 by compass362

Regardless of ANY answer.... it will still be your decision to attend or not .......won't it . 😇

Posted on 28/06/2017 09:04

But the nature of those answers would influence my decision. That's the whole point of asking questions isn't it?

compass362 replied on 28/06/2017 09:40

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Posted on 28/06/2017 08:44 by brue

Whether people attend or not, a polite question has been put forward and hearing the official answer would be good. So would a choice cost wise.

Posted on 28/06/2017 09:40

CT as been used in the past by many members , after answers to various questions & inquiries , the general consensus is that the CMC don't take a great deal of notice of such posts .

I hope you do get your answer , but surely a more direct approach to the club itself .......would be of more benefit 👍

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brue replied on 28/06/2017 09:47

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Posted on 28/06/2017 09:47

Bringing questions into public view is always useful.

I have now used the CT method of direct approach and asked the community manager if she could help with a response.

RowenaBCAMC replied on 28/06/2017 10:37

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Posted on 28/06/2017 10:37

Many thanks everyone for your contributions. We have been monitoring this discussion and will be discussing the points raised at the next events committee which is next week.

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dreamer1 replied on 29/06/2017 19:45

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Posted on 20/06/2017 00:03 by Firedragon

Garry, how can you possibly judge my 'tone' ? you presume it perhaps, possibly just because I disagree with you, am I not also allowed to voice my opinion here?

I am at present a non-centre rallier, but a rallier nevertheless of 30 yr standing and have rallied with many centres over those years and yes, talked to many centre members. We let our centre membership lapse when circumstances stopped us being able to get out on rallies for a while.

I am not 'someone' from the Club but I am a volunteer who works at the National and goes in early (though nowhere near as early as many) to help set up and I still disagree that EHUs are a 'backward' step just because a few don't want to avail themselves of it, as I said - no-one will force you to use it. The National is a 'set price' event and is cheap for what you get, so if you are saying a few are not going to come in future if it is all EHUs, well then I say they are cutting off their noses to spite their faces as my Dad use to say

Posted on 29/06/2017 19:45

Blimey I am not interested in rallying but was just having a look at the EHU thoughts. I thought you rally folk were friendly and warm caravaners who love to get together and have a grand old time. Listening to you two im glad we have avoided rallies whilst caravaning you have certainly done nothing to make me want to give it a go.

Bakers2 replied on 29/06/2017 20:21

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Posted on 29/06/2017 20:21

Firedragon we are grateful to you and others like you who give up their time to prepare things like this and dismantle after. We have only managed one National, Belvoir Castle, and thoroughly enjoyed it and would love to go again. Uncertainity didn't allow us to book for this year's and by the time we knew we could attend all spaces had gone.

We had EHU at Belvoir but wouldn't now want it but if there was no choice we would have paid. However if the information regarding generators is correct, running 24 hours, I would not have been happy to be nearby!

I agree it would be nice if the club responded to the posts on CT as they do on FB, I have commented on this before and started a thread about it, virtually any comment on FB gets a response from a named club official. Some may only be lip service 😉

With many of us now being self-sufficient with solar power and refillable gas it would seem a retrograde step to only have EHU pitches. Surely choice is king? And the amount of vans able to attend should be limited to space available not capacity for generating electricity. I expect well not get a response from the club and if we do it will follow the line that spaces were limited by Sandringham not the club 🙄

Surely we need to raise these questions otherwise HO will assume they are making the correct decisions and that all members want whatever HO offer!

Bakers2 replied on 29/06/2017 20:25

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Posted on 28/06/2017 10:37 by RowenaBCAMC

Many thanks everyone for your contributions. We have been monitoring this discussion and will be discussing the points raised at the next events committee which is next week.

Posted on 29/06/2017 20:25

Do you think you could advise how the discussion on this point goes please?

bill replied on 30/06/2017 07:29

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Posted on 29/06/2017 19:45 by dreamer1

Blimey I am not interested in rallying but was just having a look at the EHU thoughts. I thought you rally folk were friendly and warm caravaners who love to get together and have a grand old time. Listening to you two im glad we have avoided rallies whilst caravaning you have certainly done nothing to make me want to give it a go.

Posted on 30/06/2017 07:29

I thought that the CAMC dropped the word 'rally' some time ago from the National !

Boff replied on 30/06/2017 08:39

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Posted on 29/06/2017 19:45 by dreamer1

Blimey I am not interested in rallying but was just having a look at the EHU thoughts. I thought you rally folk were friendly and warm caravaners who love to get together and have a grand old time. Listening to you two im glad we have avoided rallies whilst caravaning you have certainly done nothing to make me want to give it a go.

Posted on 30/06/2017 08:39

Don't worry about it you are simply suffering from a case of confirmation bias

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/science-choice/201504/what-is-confirmation-bias

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DaveCyn replied on 06/07/2017 20:26

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Posted on 28/06/2017 10:37 by RowenaBCAMC

Many thanks everyone for your contributions. We have been monitoring this discussion and will be discussing the points raised at the next events committee which is next week.

Posted on 06/07/2017 20:26

So when exactly is/was this meeting & the outcome please.

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