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jplante4
Explorer II
Sep 25, 2015

What Tree?

So I'm sitting outside sipping on some NY state wine and this guy in an Allegro Bus pulls in 2 sites over. There's this big sycamore tree next to his site, so he pulls up into the site to the point where the slide is most likely going to interface with the tree. He's got about 20 feet of campsite behind him. The power cord goes in and after sanitizing the water spigot and spraying contact cleaner on the cable connection, he's all hooked up. Next he airs down and hits the auto level. Then he extends the slides, stands back and has a look at the non-existing clearance between the living room slide and the tree. I expect him to move the bus back 6 feet, but no. What does this lover of nature do???



That's right. He calls the office and has grounds keepers come over and trim the tree.

60 Replies

  • And here I thought you were going to say he kept moving the slide out and damaged the tree. Dang, what an anti-climax!
    :B
  • My son, the Florida State Park Ranger, encounters this problem all the time. In most cases the Park has already trimmed as far as they can. On one occasion the RV driver had wedged his RV so badly under a limb that a block and tackle was required to try to lift the limb so he could move. Some personality flaws cannot be fixed.lizzie
  • It looks like his power cord is already off the ground and he couldn't back up. It's a tree for crying out loud. It probably needed trimming. And instead of going over to help, you sit by and snap photos of the guy from a couple sites away. Keep watching, you might even see his doggie pee before he gets to the dog park. That will make another great post.
  • I doubt the staff would have trimmed the tree if it had not been a problem before.
  • It may just be the angle of the photo, but it looks like the site might have a bit of a grade. The back tire looks a bit off the ground already. Parking farther back might be worse.

    "Judge not, lest ye be judged" as the saying goes.
  • Unfortunately that is going on all over the place.

    I remember the days in the Florida state parks when it was against the rules to cut any trees or bushes.

    Now it seems standard for anyone that can't fit into a site to grab their saw and cut away, and no one says a word about it.

    Jack L
  • On the other hand, looking at the pic, it looks like there's a couple of feet of gravel area to the left of the MH where the tree is. It could well be that the tree DID need trimming due to not being trimmed in a while and hanging badly over the sites gravel area.
  • It's obvious the guy in the Allegro had no common sense.
    The CG employees should have just told him to back up a few feet. I guess they were lacking in common sense also.
    That is a problem we see more and more. :S
  • Just goes to show you that they will sell an rv to anyone, even total idiots. Then again, he may not be a total idiot, just a person who cares about nothing but himself.
    Grumpy

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