Dissapointed

Zoe Notley replied on 28/08/2017 20:15

Posted on 28/08/2017 20:15

This weekend our fourth outing we decided to invite our friends to join us for a meal.  They were absolutely blown away by the experience and talked about starting up themselves.  We had a game of dominos in the awning, just four of us and had fun together, we were sat in the awning laughing and joking it was 9.30pm.  Then we received a knock on the awning from our neighbours saying we were too loud and the children couldn't get to sleep.  I was mortified and sent our guests home.  We were too afraid to even put the bed up.  It spoilt our weekend.  Rallies were still happening around the site at 10.30 when we took the dog out.  We loved it until now but it's really put a dampner on things for us frown

EmilysDad replied on 28/08/2017 20:26

Posted on 28/08/2017 20:26

As can be seen in the thread about kids & dogs, there are some really self centered miserable ****s around. If it'd been 11:30pm, your neighbour would have had a point, but at 9:30 as long as you weren't too loud the neighbour should have been told where to go. 

Sir Bruin replied on 28/08/2017 20:29

Posted on 28/08/2017 20:29

Don't let it put you off. I trust that the complainer was, at least, polite? 9:30 isn't late to be chatting in your awning, in my view. Campers with young children tend to pitch near the play areas, you could avoid those pitches, perhaps.

Milothedog replied on 28/08/2017 20:31

Posted on 28/08/2017 20:15 by Zoe Notley

This weekend our fourth outing we decided to invite our friends to join us for a meal.  They were absolutely blown away by the experience and talked about starting up themselves.  We had a game of dominos in the awning, just four of us and had fun together, we were sat in the awning laughing and joking it was 9.30pm.  Then we received a knock on the awning from our neighbours saying we were too loud and the children couldn't get to sleep.  I was mortified and sent our guests home.  We were too afraid to even put the bed up.  It spoilt our weekend.  Rallies were still happening around the site at 10.30 when we took the dog out.  We loved it until now but it's really put a dampner on things for us frown

Posted on 28/08/2017 20:31

If you know that you were  not  making that much noise then just ignore it .there are some strange folk about.smile

Don't let the miserable few impact on your enjoyment.smile 

Zoe Notley replied on 28/08/2017 20:36

Posted on 28/08/2017 20:36

There wasn't a play area on site it was a country park.  She was not particularly polite we were given a very cold shoulder for the rest of our stay.  We are always polite and respectful of our neighbours at times even wearing ear plugs ourselves when we fancy an earlier night.  We've had children ourselves and been on very noisy sites when they were younger, the key was wearing them out during the day and letting them stay up a bit later, and letting everyone enjoy themselves.  We would have gone inside at 10pm anyway.  It has put us off having visitors and we spent the next two nights with the TV on very low and whis

huskydog replied on 28/08/2017 20:43

Posted on 28/08/2017 20:43

Zoe, don't be put off by a few members who don't know how to enjoy themselves,you have done nothing wrong , carry on inviting your friends laughing

Tinwheeler replied on 28/08/2017 20:46

Posted on 28/08/2017 20:46

There's no doubt that noise does travel from an awning but 9.30 isn't late. 

Zoe, don't let it put you off. There's one grouch on every site and your only mistake was in pitching next to them.

Cornersteady replied on 28/08/2017 20:54

Posted on 28/08/2017 20:54

agree with the rest, firstly 9.30 isn't late and unless she had her windows open I doubt she could hear. Just ignore it

ABM replied on 28/08/2017 22:10

Posted on 28/08/2017 22:10

It  seems  that  some  folk  just  cannot bear  to  hear  others  enjoying  themselves  in  a  reasonable  manner  --  whats  the  betting  that  even  Santa  has  to  wear  felt  carpet  slippers  in  their  house   !

Pippah45 replied on 28/08/2017 22:27

Posted on 28/08/2017 22:27

I agree 9.30 wasn't late - there is a curfew time - 10'30 isn't it?  However I do agree that noise from an awning does carry.  Don't worry about it Zoe - there is always someone out to spoil the fun! 

Metheven replied on 28/08/2017 22:29

Posted on 28/08/2017 22:29

Oh dear, it's Victor Meldrew night tonight on this forum. What is the matter with these people who object to others enjoying themselves, keep doing what you're doing Zoe and enjoy it, if it was 10.30 I might start to get a little worried but even then would still be too early to go a knocking.

But if it was a party, I might be asking why I wasn't invited wink

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