SLAM, BANG

noe-place wrote:
OK since someone started it; screaming kids and barking dogs!! Any takers? :R

Oh no, you did not just say that! Well, now you've done it.

I am quiet and avoid making noise but I can sleep through anything. I park at rest stops and wake up in the morning to discover two big rigs parked on each side of me with their diesels running all night. On my way up to NY it was raining hard and visibility was poor. I pulled into whites truck stop in VA which had a huge parking lot filled with trucks and there was also an adjoining parking lot that was even larger than the main lot and it was almost empty. I pulled in to take a nap while I waited for the rain to stop (all slides were in and it is a good thing they were because Improbably would have ticked off some big rig drivers for taking up extra room). I slept right thru the night and when I woke up the next morning the lot was filled with about 100 tractor trailers all of which were running their engines all night. The two rigs parked next to me were only about 2 or 3 feet away on each side with the diesel right next to my bedroom and I never heard a thing till the light from the rising sun woke me up.

Noise does not bother me but people cussin especially if there are children around is totally unacceptable.

noe-place wrote:
OK since someone started it; screaming kids and barking dogs!! Any takers? :R

Yes,
I have that next door and the house next to them right now.
Don't forget scare lights left on all night.

Bucky Badger wrote:

Dave H M wrote:
surely this will degenerate into the Slam Bang crowd also leaving a pile of dog droppings on their early morning departure. :h

while warming up their diesels

With their headlights aimed into my bedroom window :S

OK since someone started it; screaming kids and barking dogs!! Any takers? :R

Just crank up the Jenny. It will drown out every thing.

D & M wrote:
I don't think it's people being rude or uncaring. It's jsut habit. I don't close my door "quietly" at home, at work, or at the supermarket; nor do i speak in a whisper.

I try to remember to act differently when I am parked next to a vehicle that has tissue paper thin walls and open windows, but Im not 100%. And when I hear a sound that is not harmonious with silence, I let it go. If you worry about these things I can't even imagine that you are enjoyin the experinece of camping. Maybe think about getting a differt hobby......:h

I am fulltiming and absolutely love the life, all I'm saying is during what most people consider late night/very early morning maybe some people could try/attempt to be a little more considerate of the people around them. I also do not sit around worrying about this stuff; however, sometimes my insomnia gets the best of me and I can get a little cranky in the early morning after only a couple hours sleep.

Had something similar happen in Colorado. I was to the right of a Airstream another camper pulled in on the left late at night and made a lot of noise that woke up the Airstream people and woke up me. The next morning the Airstream people were up early making as much noise as they could. So I had to deal with rude people late at night and early in the morning.

ddschuman wrote:

D & M wrote:
I don't think it's people being rude or uncaring. It's jsut habit. I don't close my door "quietly" at home, at work, or at the supermarket; nor do i speak in a whisper.

I try to remember to act differently when I am parked next to a vehicle that has tissue paper thin walls and open windows, but Im not 100%. And when I hear a sound that is not harmonious with silence, I let it go. If you worry about these things I can't even imagine that you are enjoyin the experinece of camping. Maybe think about getting a differt hobby......:h

I would have to disagree with part of this. I do enjoy camping and noises do not typically bother me BUT there is a difference in a slight noise and people talking louder than even a normal tone at 3 or 4 in the morning right next to your window. A little bit of respect for your fellow neighbor will go a long way in a campground. I believe this is one of the reasons generators are not allowed at night. We don't go to bed early or get up late so any normal noises at night or in the morning usually don't bother us at all. It's the middle of the night startling voices or slamming of things that I feel are rude. Everyone goes on vacation to have a good time but no one wants to be woke up or kept awake in the middle of what most people consider night.

Okay, what ever you think is fair. Have fub.

photonut4 wrote:
Unfortunately I think this all goes back to it's all about me, me, me, and peoples lack of courtesy. Sad.

Me me me crowd, yep.

Often times they use weird logic too. "Why is your right to quiet more important than my right to noise?"

...how do you even argue with that!? I have tried the old.."your right to swing your arm ends at my face" philosophy. They respond with "move your face".