Dumping tanks- Waiting lines
Please humor me this venting rant. If your are guilty of the two items I mention below, I'm sorry for my name calling. If you, like I, are one of the people that try to be prepared when it is your turn at the dump station, a big thank you for being considerate to your fellow RVer's.
When I go camping for the weekend, especially a holiday weekend, I expect that there will be significant lines for the dump station. I know some people that get up at the crack of dawn to get camp broken down so they can beat the rush at check out time. That kind of "hurry up" mode kind of kills the relaxation I hopefully had during my camping trip so I've never been one of those folks.
I got up, woke the daughter, ate a little breakfast and we started our leisurely breakdown of camp and got hooked up. Pulled around to the dump station around 1130 (1300 checkout)and surprisingly, it wasn't that bad of a line. About 10-12 units I'd estimate. Kicked on the tunes and did the position crawl, moving up a spot about every 3-5 minutes or so (two dump hookups).
So as I get close enough to the dump station that I can see the people dumping, I'm watching and see some of them as they are next to dump, come out and get their compartment door opened, some even pulling their sewer hose out and putting it in the back of their truck and getting their gloves on. Tip of the hat to those folks for being ready when it was their turn!
I also see two people that go in their camper and not even aware the people that were in front of them are gone and it's their turn to pull up. I'm not talking about 30-45 seconds. I mean the person behind them had to go knock on their camper door after about 3-4 minutes and inform them they needed to pull up and dump or get out of line!
I also witnessed someone take out the screen from their window to their bathroom I'm assuming to run a hose through it for a tank wand flush, that they must have run for 7-8 minutes if it was a second. How clean does your black tank have to be? 25 minutes this guy was at the dump station while 4 people dumped in the station next to him. The most frustrating part was his female companion (Wife/Girlfriend/Whoever) had to come talk to him about something about every 3-4 minutes at which point he stopped whatever he was doing at the time.
My term for such people are Obliviots. Again sorry for the name calling but you really need to be more considerate of others. Maybe you can be observant and be ready when it's your turn like 95% of people do? Maybe you can skip the snack or drink refill from inside the camper until you pull out of line after dumping? I'm sure someone will say, I'll take as long as I need when it's my turn. And I have no problem with that. Just don't take multiples of what you need, please? Show some consideration for the folks behind you?
No Obliviots we killed or injured in preparation of this rant. If I can convince one Obliviot to look in the mirror, self identify and make an effort to be more considerate of others, this has all be worth it.
Thank You!
When I go camping for the weekend, especially a holiday weekend, I expect that there will be significant lines for the dump station. I know some people that get up at the crack of dawn to get camp broken down so they can beat the rush at check out time. That kind of "hurry up" mode kind of kills the relaxation I hopefully had during my camping trip so I've never been one of those folks.
I got up, woke the daughter, ate a little breakfast and we started our leisurely breakdown of camp and got hooked up. Pulled around to the dump station around 1130 (1300 checkout)and surprisingly, it wasn't that bad of a line. About 10-12 units I'd estimate. Kicked on the tunes and did the position crawl, moving up a spot about every 3-5 minutes or so (two dump hookups).
So as I get close enough to the dump station that I can see the people dumping, I'm watching and see some of them as they are next to dump, come out and get their compartment door opened, some even pulling their sewer hose out and putting it in the back of their truck and getting their gloves on. Tip of the hat to those folks for being ready when it was their turn!
I also see two people that go in their camper and not even aware the people that were in front of them are gone and it's their turn to pull up. I'm not talking about 30-45 seconds. I mean the person behind them had to go knock on their camper door after about 3-4 minutes and inform them they needed to pull up and dump or get out of line!
I also witnessed someone take out the screen from their window to their bathroom I'm assuming to run a hose through it for a tank wand flush, that they must have run for 7-8 minutes if it was a second. How clean does your black tank have to be? 25 minutes this guy was at the dump station while 4 people dumped in the station next to him. The most frustrating part was his female companion (Wife/Girlfriend/Whoever) had to come talk to him about something about every 3-4 minutes at which point he stopped whatever he was doing at the time.
My term for such people are Obliviots. Again sorry for the name calling but you really need to be more considerate of others. Maybe you can be observant and be ready when it's your turn like 95% of people do? Maybe you can skip the snack or drink refill from inside the camper until you pull out of line after dumping? I'm sure someone will say, I'll take as long as I need when it's my turn. And I have no problem with that. Just don't take multiples of what you need, please? Show some consideration for the folks behind you?
No Obliviots we killed or injured in preparation of this rant. If I can convince one Obliviot to look in the mirror, self identify and make an effort to be more considerate of others, this has all be worth it.
Thank You!
