Question about campsite policies

irishtom29 wrote:

jplante4 wrote:

irishtom29 wrote:
Obey the rules. I see much rationalization here for not obeying the rules that betrays a selfish sense of entitlement. I understand that sometimes some people simply need a drink, in that case be a pantry drinker.

What some people see as rules to live by others see as government overreach.

Talk about rationalization. Are you implying that people who sneak drinks where not allowed are doing so in order to uphold a political principle? How noble.

Follow your reasoning to it’s anarchistic conclusion.

Not rationalizing at all. I'm merely pointing out that there are rules that are just begging to be broken by the nature of the particular idiotic government agency that set the rule. The speed limit is the perfect example. I drive on a 2 lane US route every day where the speed limit is 55 mph. That same road as a state route is 60 mph and later 65. The.same.road. An oh by the way, the cops won't even bother to pull you over until you hit more than 10 above the limit. SO, if the cops don't care about the limit, why should I? Two lane roads in Mass are rarely set above 50 MPH. I drove a 2 lane road in Texas with a limit of 70.

They passed a "wipers on, lights on" law here a couple of years ago. A local TV station did a story and found that after 2 years, no citations have been issued for scofflaw rain drivers. Why? Well you could say that most cars already turn on the headlights when the wipers are on. The real reason is that it's not worth the time for the trooper to get out of his cruiser in the rain to write a $25 ticket.

I consider the alcoholic beverage rule to be in the same class as the speed limit "suggestion" and the 10 year old rule. It's a tool to use because the park rangers do not have the authority or the desire to do their job properly and need an excuse to bring order to their domain.