Outdoor "decorative" lighting RANT!
Ok, I have four solar lights that I put out near the door to light a pathway in and out to walk the dog. I've got some outside lights that we burn for a gathering. BUT some people are over the top. ...
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JEBar wrote:wnjj wrote:JEBar wrote:
if a CG has rules against lighting, as noted in some post above, and I want to stay there, I believe I should go by their rules .... the same is true of rules governing pets, noise, speed and so on .... if there are no CG rules against having lights, what I do on my site is my business .... its not up to me to tell anyone who is following the rules that I want them to follow mine as well .... nor is it up to them to try and enforce their rules on me
Jim
It's true that your site is your business, but lights don't stay on your site.
No wonder we have so many "rules" these days. Too many think that every behavior that isn't forbidden by some kind of "rule" must be ok. Those non-ruled things some people avoid doing anyway are called courtesy.
it is true that lights on one site are confined to that site .... the same is true of campfire smoke/smell and any other number of things .... it would appear that to some folks courtesy should only extend one way .... in other words, things that aren't against the CG's rules on my site which we enjoy while camping offend someone, I should be courteous and not enjoy them .... however, the person who chooses to be offended has no obligation to respect the legal preferences of their neighbor ..... I had no clue that courtesy was a one way street ..... interesting logic, very interesting logic
Jim
If you consider "just dealing with it" a form of courtesy then I guess I'd agree it is a one way street. Courtesy is defined as doing or saying something polite or repsectful to another. Not doing something (i.e. sucking it up) is not being courteous.
For the unwritten rules of courtesy, it helps to use some common sense. If the "legal" (there's that term again) things you do on your sight would likely offend the average person, you're probably being inconsiderate if you choose to do it anyway.
Maybe times are changing and people see things differently. but personally, I expect campgrounds to have campfires. They install fire pits for this reason. Burning plastic on my fire would probably offend someone, regardless if there were a rule against it or not.
If campgrounds included a yard light in each site I would expect some people to use them too but probably wouldn't stay there. Someone bringing in their own lights is another matter, IMHO.
Poeple talking and having a good time is fine but screaming loudly back and forth all day would be legal, but inconsiderate, IMHO.
"It's my site and my business so long as it's legal" is too simple and inconsiderate of an attitude, IMHO. Rules aren't the only thing that should govern behavior.
