Oasisbob wrote:
Seems we have had a run of bad luck this summer with noisey drunk neighbors. Last trip out we had to camp next to a group with outside TV & stereo which we had to listen to til 1 am. I felt bad for the camp hosts and only talked to them once. They could not put drunks out on the road. I was nice as I could be when talking to the noise makers. They just did not care. My family planned on early morning hike which did not happen. We packed it in and came home. Just sick of the lack of consideration for others.
Don't know where you were camped, but as a volunteer camp host at an NFS campground, this would not be tolerated at our campground. The local Sheriff's deputies have no problem at all dragging noisy drunks off for a night/weekend in the Tank. I've not had to summon a LEO in the years I've hosted, but I know of hosts there who have, and it is well known that if a LEO gets the call in the dark of night, somebody's going to wind up in the county slammer.
I have had to ask campers to quiet down come quiet hours on several occasions. The worst was a mom & pop with 6 kids between about 4 and about 12. The kids were 100% running the show, the parents couldn't get their kids to behave AT ALL. Came bed time, and those kids would simply not pipe down. I had to tell dad that they were on the verge of being asked to leave. And no, if asked to leave, you do not gather up your gear, take down your tent, etc. You all pile in the car and LEAVE. Come back tomorrow to gather up your stuff.
However, all the others I've had to ask to quiet down were fine, did so promptly, and were no further trouble. (Knocking on wood)
The host up on the other end of the loop I was in last year had a couple who refused to leash their german shepherd. They were a pain the entire weekend, and filed an official NFS complaint about him when they left. The Area Administrator gave him a medal (sorta) for his attempts to get those folks to control their pooch. They never did "get it."
