monkey44 wrote:
As I recall it, when RA began this mess, it charged $3.00 or so for a reservation. Last time I looked - more than a year ago - it was up around $9.00, even for a one nighter. Never had any luck with RA, never believed it knew anything about sites, or fit. And, I will never believe it saves any money - just pays it out for someone else to do the job. That's my opinion and I'm sticking with with it.
RA, is dependent on individual states' site descriptions. So if say, CT, persists in telling the company that most any site @ Hammonasset has a gravel driveway then that's CT's error. I've no idea how the contract reads once a site is upgrading as to which entity is responsible for the new information...my guess would be the state since it still has employees on the ground.
The state set reservation charge still doesn't bother me since it doesn't even equal half a night's stay for most of the state parks I stay at.
As for the loss of civil servant benefits.....yes that does bother me for the future generations' ability to make it into the middle class. Government employees tended to be paid less than those in the private sector but had the benefits to make the difference later in life. That system has gone "kerflooie" in recent years for a variety of financial and political reasons.
ETA: Dutch is a faster typist than me:B.
