How close is too close (1 Viewer)

[Wagonagain]

Hi All,
Just your opinion on something?
I am currently parked for the night at Blue Bank view point and have been for a few hours when 5 mins ago another MH pulled between me and another MH.
I thought to be safe incase of fire risk etc and also to be respectfull in the distance I left with van that was already there I would park 5 meters away.
Well this knob has now left a gap of 5 to 6 foot between both of us either side (I wouldn't mind but there is ample space for at least another 6 or 7 MH to park without parking too close).
Is it me being petty or is it the old git being a knob pulling between us?
Thanks

 

[pandas]

Being a knob

 

[Robert Clark]

Surely if you’ve parking and not camping then there isn’t a fire risk ?

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[pappajohn]

Herding instinct...... Got to be close to others

 

[Kamperkev]

Are they french

 

[Wagonagain]

Parked to stop the night here until morning...
Hope he's not a funster

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[phase3begins]

It’s a car park. The end

 

[glenn2926]

Perhaps they are leaving room for others rather than a few vans taking up the whole space.

 

[Bobby-gg]

Sounds like this one on Facebook last night

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[Wagonagain]

True
It is a car park 10 out of 10 for observation but still don't alter the fact more than likely 8 or 9 out of 10 of people would see the potential hazards not to mention stepping out the hab door on to his

 

[yodeli]

Are they french

OI. What are you suggesting? I'm a frog and I need space to hop properly! I hate being trapped in a small space!!

 

[glenn2926]

True
It is a car park 10 out of 10 for observation but still don't alter the fact more than likely 8 or 9 out of 10 of people would see the potential hazards not to mention stepping out the hab door on to his

You can always leave if you don’t like how others park for the night.

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[Jimbohorlicks]

Hi All,
I thought to be safe incase of fire risk etc and also to be respectfull in the distance I left with van that was already there I would park 5 meters away.
Well this knob has now left a gap of 5 to 6 foot between both of us either side (I wouldn't mind but there is ample space for at least another 6 or 7 MH to park without parking too close).
Is it me being petty or is it the old git being a knob pulling between us?
Thanks

Space for a couple of cars in between then,very thoughtful of you to leave s big gap. You should have put your table and chairs out.

 

[Wagonagain]

You can always leave if you don’t like how others park for the night.

I don't give a flying **** how he parks but there is also a thing as being mindfull of others! (If you know what I mean)

 

[irnbru]

Sounds like this one on Facebook last night

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Thats Lytham St Annes. There is another aire further down thats much quieter.

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[glenn2926]

I don't give a flying **** how he parks but there is also a thing as being mindfull of others! (If you know what I mean)

Which is why I said he may be thinking of others who might yet turn up for the night and need room to park rather than four or five Motorhomes taking the room of perhaps eight or ten. You know, being mindful of others.

 

[Lenny HB]

5-6ft sounds fine to me often only 2 or 3 ft on French Aires.

 

[funflair]

If you had left 3 metres then anybody else would have to really squeeze in to get in the gap, expecting to maintain a 5 meter distance is a bit much in my opinion.

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[wizza]

Looks like your in France only thing missing is 4 or 5 extension EHU leads laying in the road

 

[glenn2926]

If you had left 3 metres then anybody else would have to really squeeze in to get in the gap, expecting to maintain a 5 meter distance is a bit much in my opinion.

Agreed, when some think they are “being mindful of others “ what they really mean is I’m ok and don’t care whether others have room or not.

 

[gerrym11]

I don't give a flying **** how he parks but there is also a thing as being mindfull of others! (If you know what I mean)

Yep, deffo you being petty

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[Wagonagain]

Which is why I said he may be thinking of others who might yet turn up for the night and need room to park rather than four or five Motorhomes taking the room of perhaps eight or ten. You know, being mindful of others.

Quite right too but what you didn't know was how many other vehicles were here before he turned up so with a simple sum I could work out that the existing 6 vehicles here plus him with potential for "as I said in first post incase you didn't see that part" space for at least another 6 or 7, oh and I didn't mention there is another view point 200 foot away with space there aswell !
I'm not going to bite to you awkwardness and ability to have the last say so end of.

 

[2657]

Campsites have a 6m rule, if that's what you want.........you pays your money(or not) and makes your choice.

 

[busby]

True
It is a car park 10 out of 10 for observation but still don't alter the fact more than likely 8 or 9 out of 10 of people would see the potential hazards not to mention stepping out the hab door on to his

Normal on many French Aires,, sometimes lucky if next van is 3 feet away..BUSBY.

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[gerrym11]

Quite right too but what you didn't know was how many other vehicles were here before he turned up so with a simple sum I could work out that the existing 6 vehicles here plus him with potential for "as I said in first post incase you didn't see that part" space for at least another 6 or 7, oh and I didn't mention there is another view point 200 foot away with space there aswell !
I'm not going to bite to you awkwardness and ability to have the last say so end of.

You asked the question, no need throw your toys out of your pram because you don't like the answers!!

 

[glenn2926]

You asked the question, no need throw your toys out of your pram because you don't like the answers!!

Best he never uses Aires in France eh?

 

[Minxy]

Having had a MH bricked in Holland once when at the end of a row we often like to park between MHs so if we had been there we may well have been the filling in the sandwich instead. I would say that 5ft is a lot more than you often get on popular aires etc, wanting 5 metres is OTT IMV.

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[Wagonagain]

Campsites have a 6m rule, if that's what you want.........you pays your money(or not) and makes your choice.

Agreed thats why I'm here for the night only and booked sites for the remainder.
I also have access issues so another reason why I book sites but just couldn't get anywhere until tomorrow .
I know camping and motorhoming have increased within the last 12 to 18 months and as a previous caravaner before I made the jump to MH (and won't look back either) you could always find a site somewhere but perhaps in a year or 2 MH may drop in price and people will be going on a plane for their hols...then I should be able to get a space on a site pretty much as I did when I was tugging

 

[Off da Grid]

How many times have you parked your car in an empty car park to come back and find some idiot has parked so close to you you can’t even open the door!
We parked our pvc in a Tesco the other day took up 2 spaces as we’re 6m long, the 4 spaces around us were empty, there was quite a lot of spaces in the car park.
We came back to find one car on the drivers side another parked in the rear space on the passenger side.
As we had shopping we entered via the side door no problem.
But because of where the cars were we had a little trouble to get out of the space.

 

[Stealaway]

Hi All,
Just your opinion on something?
I am currently parked for the night at Blue Bank view point and have been for a few hours when 5 mins ago another MH pulled between me and another MH.
I thought to be safe incase of fire risk etc and also to be respectfull in the distance I left with van that was already there I would park 5 meters away.
Well this knob has now left a gap of 5 to 6 foot between both of us either side (I wouldn't mind but there is ample space for at least another 6 or 7 MH to park without parking too close).
Is it me being petty or is it the old git being a knob pulling between us?
Thanks

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