Campfires aren't what they use to be

abc40kids wrote:

et2 wrote:

abc40kids wrote:

MewshawManor wrote:
If we were neighbors to that site, something would have been said. The campfire is not a waste bin. The last state park site we moved into it, it was apparent someone was doing this very thing. Before I went to use the firepit, I had to shovel out all their trash remains.

Been to many sites where some remnants of trash were left in the pit, no big deal and I've seen many throw trash in the fire( paper plates, cans.... ) the cg staff should have that pit cleaned before you roll up, shouldn't be your problem.

So this lady used some trash to get her fire started and there was some smoke, big deal, no reason to confront her unless she's dumping trash on a burning fire continuously. My kids have thrown trash in the fire pit during the day thinking I'll just burn it at night to only find them self cleaning it out before I do build a fire.

The trash "was" her "campfire" all 60 seconds of it. The reminants of their food over the last 11/2 days was obviously still there as the flies, wasps and critters were enjoying the leftovers.

I would hope some day you come across a fire pit such as this. Not a pleasant sight, then you have to deal with it. And for those blaming the campground for not cleaning it up is an excuse which just supports the attitudes and actions of a few slobs. You see they don't care because they know someone else is there to clean up their mess.

I'd wonder what you would say when a animal like a bear found the fire pit next to you a advantageous place to rummage for food.

We're not talking just a cup or plate. Everything that was consumed and the equipment they ate it on, including the left overs got tossed into it. Then the ceremonial lighting. The lady only showed her face once the whole time we were there, to light the fire. I guess it was the highlight of her trip.

Well thanks for wishing your nasty fire pit on me but if I do run across that in the future I will either clean it up myself (might take 2 or 3 minutes) or I will call the cg office and have them clean it up.

I leave my site spotless but have accepted that you will deal with the ones with NO common sense everywhere you go and like the lady you saw burning her trash, she thought it was cool..... In her mind it saved her a trip to the dumpster. I don't spend much time letting the little things bother me, just grab a cold one, sit back and watch them do what they do.

As I stated in "your" other thread on the main you felt a compulsion to start. It's all about reading comprehension and twisting the facts to support your idea of what really happened. On the contrary, 90% of the time I come across great neighbors. So I really don't understand where you're coming from or what your trying to convey to others here.

It would be like me saying, hey well, you're probably one of those who leaves garbage and food for others to clean up. However I don't no enough about you to pass that judgement, so I won't.

But thank you for being considerate enough to clean up someone else's mess. As for me I would just ask for another site, as I wouldn't expect someone else to clean up after slobs either. Even if it were their job.