Do Hosts Do This?

[epusher]

I had live fire training and a fitness challenge out of town the last couple of days and took the camper over to a great little campground to ensure plenty of sleep.

On the second night, storms were forecasted to roll through and from the radar/tv I could see that we were going to get them. I battened down and went to bed at 9. At 9:30 the campground host is knocking on the door to wake me up and tell me about the severe weather likelihood and what emergency facilities were available. I appreciated it, but had already reviewed the safety information. Do hosts normally go around knocking on doors of RVs with no interior lights on to warn of weather? It was a first for me and thankfully the nice angel on my shoulder prevailed in my choice of attitude and words.

[Lantley]

AO_hitech wrote:

Lantley wrote:
How polite is it to call those who believe the host has a duty to warn campers of impending danger "Fools".

He did not. He called those who are not prepared and NEED the warning fools.

We could debate the wording and what the OP actually meant, nevertheless I don't believe anyone needs to be called a fool. I certainly would not consider it polite regardless who he is referring to

[Queens_Carriage]

When Hosting. I do what the ranger wants. Some parks warn them some don't. I walked around one evening warning people about possable bad weather that night. It went just north of us. The next day a camper was pissed at me for not getting the bad weather because we went through all that trouble preparing.

[Jarlaxle]

And...he's right!

[AO_hitech]

Lantley wrote:
How polite is it to call those who believe the host has a duty to warn campers of impending danger "Fools".

He did not. He called those who are not prepared and NEED the warning fools.

[Lantley]

K3WE wrote:

D & M wrote:

epusher wrote:
As the OP I realize the world has a diverse group in it, I happen to fall into the group that can be very grumpy on initial wake up. Slow down and read the original post and you might realize that my conversation with the host was polite and I was appreciative.

I was surprised in that this has never occurred before and I have been in campgrounds with tornado warnings and have seen trees crush RVs. No host came knocking that evening. From the responses, it sounds like the host's actions are repeated at some places. That is a good thing. It also sounds like some fools think its the campground host/owner's responsibility to warn you of danger.

Its more of a good thing to be prepared yourself. Yes I was irritated, but I was able to have a good and polite discussion with the host concerning the storm structures in the park because I had already read the safety information and walked to the structures. Waiting for someone to knock on your door, tell you of danger and get you out of danger is just plain lazy and stupid. I'll stay appreciative, but grumpy when I want and make sure I've got at least the start of a clue in keeping my family and I safe.

I guess you'll never getr it. :R

The response is uncalled for.

Indeed, very often there is no formal warning from a camp host. Therefore the camper needs to be self sufficient. The OP posted a question. There is no norm.. Many hosts warn campers Many do not.. Therefore, you better be responsible for yourself.

The OP may have grumbled to himself, but I belive him that he was polite to the host. Given that this is the USSR where you tell him how to think, perhaps he should move to United States where he would be allowed to have slightly grumpy thoughts while still being polite.

How polite is it to call those who believe the host has a duty to warn campers of impending danger "Fools".
I guess the OP just woke up before he posted that comment.:@

[K3WE]

D & M wrote:

epusher wrote:
As the OP I realize the world has a diverse group in it, I happen to fall into the group that can be very grumpy on initial wake up. Slow down and read the original post and you might realize that my conversation with the host was polite and I was appreciative.

I was surprised in that this has never occurred before and I have been in campgrounds with tornado warnings and have seen trees crush RVs. No host came knocking that evening. From the responses, it sounds like the host's actions are repeated at some places. That is a good thing. It also sounds like some fools think its the campground host/owner's responsibility to warn you of danger.

Its more of a good thing to be prepared yourself. Yes I was irritated, but I was able to have a good and polite discussion with the host concerning the storm structures in the park because I had already read the safety information and walked to the structures. Waiting for someone to knock on your door, tell you of danger and get you out of danger is just plain lazy and stupid. I'll stay appreciative, but grumpy when I want and make sure I've got at least the start of a clue in keeping my family and I safe.

I guess you'll never getr it. :R

The response is uncalled for.

Indeed, very often there is no formal warning from a camp host. Therefore the camper needs to be self sufficient. The OP posted a question. There is no norm.. Many hosts warn campers Many do not.. Therefore, you better be responsible for yourself.

The OP may have grumbled to himself, but I belive him that he was polite to the host. Given that this is the USSR where you tell him how to think, perhaps he should move to United States where he would be allowed to have slightly grumpy thoughts while still being polite.

[AO_hitech]

Talk about jumping to conclusions! The OP never stated he was upset (asking if something is done elsewhere is NOT stating one is upset about it). Then he reiterated that he was not upset at being woken or warned, ONLY that he wakes up grump (so do I). THAT'S it. It's not his fault that many posting in this tread jumped to a conclusion. :R

epusher wrote:
...I appreciated it...

[DianneOK]

And here is an example......we were hosting at a state park in SD. A tornado warning was posted and part of our job was warning campers. It was going well until I contacted a young boy at a trailer with the awning out. I asked if his parents were there. "Dad is inside" he said. I knocked on the door and a very irritated, rude yokel full of beer answered. I told him about the warning and he slammed the door in my face. Okey dokey,said I.....we and the other campers headed for the storm shelter to wait out the warning. When we exited the shelter, the only damage was the destroyed awning and ez-up belonging to the yokel!!!! There is justice!!!!! :):)

[Bobbo]

epusher wrote:
I had live fire training and a fitness challenge out of town the last couple of days and took the camper over to a great little campground to ensure plenty of sleep.

On the second night, storms were forecasted to roll through and from the radar/tv I could see that we were going to get them. I battened down and went to bed at 9. At 9:30 the campground host is knocking on the door to wake me up and tell me about the severe weather likelihood and what emergency facilities were available. I appreciated it, but had already reviewed the safety information. Do hosts normally go around knocking on doors of RVs with no interior lights on to warn of weather? It was a first for me and thankfully the nice angel on my shoulder prevailed in my choice of attitude and words.

Bless that host. He had no way to know you were already aware and was looking out for your health and welfare.

[dan-nickie]

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Hey, it worked...

[antiquedrose]

...oh, never mind.

[epusher]

Yes Stew, I judge myself all the time. Its my nature and my work requires it. Not getting a warning knock on the door, not knowing myself that dangerous weather conditions were imminent, not knowing what to do about it and then having something bad happen would leave me feeling foolish, stupid and lazy. What you see as a personal safety mistake and how you deal with it is your choice.

Blaming the campground host for no warning and safety direction is certainly a choice. I call it a foolish one.

[stew47]

Fools? Lazy? Stupid? Judge much? I'd love to spend my 24 with you.... Not really.

[D___M]

epusher wrote:
As the OP I realize the world has a diverse group in it, I happen to fall into the group that can be very grumpy on initial wake up. Slow down and read the original post and you might realize that my conversation with the host was polite and I was appreciative.

I was surprised in that this has never occurred before and I have been in campgrounds with tornado warnings and have seen trees crush RVs. No host came knocking that evening. From the responses, it sounds like the host's actions are repeated at some places. That is a good thing. It also sounds like some fools think its the campground host/owner's responsibility to warn you of danger.

Its more of a good thing to be prepared yourself. Yes I was irritated, but I was able to have a good and polite discussion with the host concerning the storm structures in the park because I had already read the safety information and walked to the structures. Waiting for someone to knock on your door, tell you of danger and get you out of danger is just plain lazy and stupid. I'll stay appreciative, but grumpy when I want and make sure I've got at least the start of a clue in keeping my family and I safe.

I guess you'll never getr it. :R