Venting About Local Bookings......
Our county runs the majority of campgrounds here on Long Island. Many Long Islander's pack these campgrounds for the simple fact that it's quite the PITA to get off Long Island in a car, let alone a camper.
Now, I've only been a camper for a few years now but the county has always had a 6 month out reservation system window. Naturally, you have to be at your computer exactly 6 months in advance to get the best sites. We always booked 6 months in advance to get the good sites.
For whatever reason, the county decided to change the system so you could only book 4 months in advance. They were going to open the 2014 camping bookings on December 20. That date comes and they hit us with en email saying there were unforseen problems and that the vendor is looking at the problem with no timetable for a fix. We get an email a few days later saying everything is fixed and that they'll be opening up 2014 bookings on January 15. No big deal since it's still the slow season for the most part since you'd only be booking till just shy of Memorial Day.
January 15 comes and goes and nobody is able to book anything! Everyone gets error messages when trying to book. There are a few different error messages depending on what page you were on. That night we get an email stating there were unforseen problems, blah blah blah.... A day or two later we get informed that the problem is fixed and 2014 bookings will open up January 28, tonight.
Guess what. MORE PROBLEMS!! Still can't book a thing!
It really is getting absurd at this point.
Now, I've only been a camper for a few years now but the county has always had a 6 month out reservation system window. Naturally, you have to be at your computer exactly 6 months in advance to get the best sites. We always booked 6 months in advance to get the good sites.
For whatever reason, the county decided to change the system so you could only book 4 months in advance. They were going to open the 2014 camping bookings on December 20. That date comes and they hit us with en email saying there were unforseen problems and that the vendor is looking at the problem with no timetable for a fix. We get an email a few days later saying everything is fixed and that they'll be opening up 2014 bookings on January 15. No big deal since it's still the slow season for the most part since you'd only be booking till just shy of Memorial Day.
January 15 comes and goes and nobody is able to book anything! Everyone gets error messages when trying to book. There are a few different error messages depending on what page you were on. That night we get an email stating there were unforseen problems, blah blah blah.... A day or two later we get informed that the problem is fixed and 2014 bookings will open up January 28, tonight.
Guess what. MORE PROBLEMS!! Still can't book a thing!
It really is getting absurd at this point.
