So this AM we were sitting here at the campground in FL. Actually DW was sitting, I was trying to get my morning nap on the couch.I heard a sharp Whack and jumped up just in time to witness the second Whack. A fifth wheel leaving had decided to take a short cut through an empty site across from us. He got a bit close to a tree, but did not hit it. His A/C's got a low hanging branch. In defense of the camp ground that limb had been cut back to maybe 5-6 feet from the tree trunk. So 2 A/C's gone.Just a reminder that these things are not only loong, and wiide, they are also taall.

Saw something similar year or so ago. A class A departed site next to me and even though his TV antenna was down a low branch at his site hooked under it and ripped it up and nearly off.

So...was the short-cut route all on the pad/roadway, or was he just cuttin' across the whole site?I ask because it sounds to me like the CG had cut the branch back to where it wouldn't be a hazard to folks's rigs under ordinary circumstances.

retiredtravelers2013 wrote:So this AM we were sitting here at the campground in FL. Actually DW was sitting, I was trying to get my morning nap on the couch.I heard a sharp Whack and jumped up just in time to witness the second Whack. A fifth wheel leaving had decided to take a short cut through an empty site across from us. He got a bit close to a tree, but did not hit it. His A/C's got a low hanging branch. In defense of the camp ground that limb had been cut back to maybe 5-6 feet from the tree trunk. So 2 A/C's gone.Just a reminder that these things are not only loong, and wiide, they are also taall.He'll know better the next time!!!...:B

Why do a lot of people have to be in a hurry? I never want to leave in a hurry, always wanting to stay a while longer. But when leaving I am always checking my surroundings for potential problems. JMO

Good idea Jack. Seems like things always happen to me when in a hurry. Spilled coffee like that this morning.

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J-Rooster
Explorer
Dec 20, 2013
Sorry to hear about there misfortune! Being a retired trucker that's one of many things that I watch out for! I'm also grateful for basement air.
path1
Explorer
Dec 20, 2013
Thanks for reminder. And doesn't always happen because your driving where you shouldn't. Last summer I scraped my awning on a tree branch on a city street and city law stated they had 12 foot clearance. Still mad.
BobsYourUncle
Nomad
Dec 20, 2013
Many years ago I was hired to repair a drive through overhead canopy of a dry cleaning business.

Guy in a MH drove under it. MH fit, his AC didn't.
Impact knocked the AC right through the roof and onto the floor of the MH.

Hmmmmmmmm And it was a borrowed MH too.

Yes haste makes waste, as does being oblivious to how tall you are...
naturist
Nomad II
Dec 20, 2013
Not to coin expressions or anything, but "haste makes waste" and "speed kills" come to mind.
Peg_Leg
Explorer
Dec 20, 2013
I saw where a root lifted the edge of the road and a 5th wheel rolled over it and jammed the corner of the roof into a limb that had been cut off. So keep a eye out for anything like this.
Mandalay_Parr
Explorer
Dec 20, 2013
Good idea Jack. Seems like things always happen to me when in a hurry.
Spilled coffee like that this morning.
BTPO1
Explorer
Dec 20, 2013
Why do a lot of people have to be in a hurry? I never want to leave in a hurry, always wanting to stay a while longer. But when leaving I am always checking my surroundings for potential problems. JMO
Sully2
Explorer
Dec 20, 2013
retiredtravelers2013 wrote:
So this AM we were sitting here at the campground in FL. Actually DW was sitting, I was trying to get my morning nap on the couch.
I heard a sharp Whack and jumped up just in time to witness the second Whack. A fifth wheel leaving had decided to take a short cut through an empty site across from us. He got a bit close to a tree, but did not hit it. His A/C's got a low hanging branch. In defense of the camp ground that limb had been cut back to maybe 5-6 feet from the tree trunk. So 2 A/C's gone.
Just a reminder that these things are not only loong, and wiide, they are also taall.

He'll know better the next time!!!...:B
Francesca_Knowl
Explorer
Dec 20, 2013
So...was the short-cut route all on the pad/roadway, or was he just cuttin' across the whole site?

I ask because it sounds to me like the CG had cut the branch back to where it wouldn't be a hazard to folks's rigs under ordinary circumstances.
imgoin4it
Explorer
Dec 20, 2013
Saw something similar year or so ago. A class A departed site next to me and even though his TV antenna was down a low branch at his site hooked under it and ripped it up and nearly off.

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