Just curious - why is washing a dog in a sink unhygienic? Our dogs have always been kept nicely but we've never hesitated to give them a bath in the bath or sink if they needed it and we're all still here and (as far as I know) brimming with health.
I know everybody is very hygiene aware these days but I've never thought of a dog as unhygienic. Its still common practice for farmers to put newborn weak lambs in the warming oven (with the door open!) of their AGAs to revive them. Guess we all live differently!
Erm..... Because it's a dirty, muddy dog.... In a washing-up sink...... where you wash crockery and then use them to eat off of and in my opinion and in the opinion of the other 4 or 5 families that we were with, this is completely unacceptable!
Would you seriously consider washing a pair of wellies in a sink and then washing up in it straight afterwards???
The fact of the matter is, there is no way that the sink could have been cleaned or disinfected after she had washed the dog and prior to the next poor sod that did their washing up, there are fishing lakes at the site and although an extreme, surely there is a risk of contracting disease's such as weil's disease this way? Each to their own and all that but in my opinion it's wrong!
I hate mixed sanitary facilities, especially those where some of the doors are locked to cut down on the cleaning.
One of the sites we used in France last week were mixed, and no urinals either, so the ladies had to use the toilets, with no seats, where the men had..., well, you get the picture, and the sinks were full of beard trimmings. Euwwww!
But on that trip, where we used 16 different sites, we saw people brushing their teeth in the washing up sinks, people leaving the washing up sinks in a disgusting mess, people washing up in the laundry sinks and leaving the drain full of spaghetti, and people putting all sorts of mixed rubbish in the bag for recycling. And in all cases it was just lack of thought or observation.
1. People who park their cars over the pitch boundary, so that they have more room in their own pitch
2. People who slam their car doors constantly when packing up at dawn
3. Horrible children full stop
4. Rude campsite owners
5. Non existent toilet facilities, e.g soap dispenser, paper towels and loo paper
6. People (men and women) breaking wind very loudly in their tents!
Have been lucky enough not to have had the poo pleasure.... yet.
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That’s about it, we tend to stay at very small sites (20-50 pitches) and just the basics, no EHU, that are owner managed in the correct manner and we’ve hardly have ever had any trouble at all, you need a strong minded owner/warden to run a good site.
We were actually quite worried when we first went as our kids can be a little loud, we have a stroppy hormonal teenage daughter, 10 year son with autism, and a very active 4 (almost 5) year old son, and a fairly quiet 9 year old daughter
a couple of times I actually shouted very loud for the neighbours to shut up and have some respect, one of the nights just felt like we were on a council estate during the summer
Quote: Originally posted by Beanchimp on 20/9/2012
We were actually quite worried when we first went as our kids can be a little loud, we have a stroppy hormonal teenage daughter, 10 year son with autism, and a very active 4 (almost 5) year old son, and a fairly quiet 9 year old daughter
a couple of times I actually shouted very loud for the neighbours to shut up and have some respect, one of the nights just felt like we were on a council estate during the summer
Sorry, this made me cross.................so you ended up shouting at the people who were loud, wouldn't it have been better to quietly and politely let them know they were disturbing you. I also resent the 'Council Estate' remark. I come from a Council background and wouldn't dream of being an inconsiderate neighbour, camping or otherwise. I also know non council house people who are a pain in the backside as neighbours! Just because we can't afford to buy doesn't make us all disrespectful loud mouths
1. Generators - they really spoil any chance of peace and tranquillity with their constant buzzing. I struggle to think of "necessities" that call for these to run for more than 10mins at a time. Don't get me wrong, I'd love one myself - I was about to buy a Honda suitcase generator a few years ago but, after spending a weekend camped by somebody else's, I wouldn't want to be *that* loathed by other campers.
2. Parents threatening unruly kids with a punishment/consequence but not following through (while both making a lot of noise in the process). Why is it that parents can't see that this fosters yet more bad behaviour?
Quote: Originally posted by bridgeywidge on 20/9/2012 The small site in Cornwall sounds my kind of place (am I just anti-social?).
Bridgeywidge, you're not being antisocial. Like us you have different requirements that's all. We don't like the sort of sites where the pitches are so tightly packed that the guylines from neighbouring tents cross each other, but we appreciate and respect the fact that that there are those of us that do. Each to their own and all that. In fact we choose sites for their lack of facilities: no pool, great! No bar, brilliant! No playground, games room or amusements, heaven! It has been our experience too that sites without all the frippery tend to encourage people to chat more and do more outdoorsy stuff and get more from the experience. Our daughter, now eighteen, has certainly not suffered from the absence of the aforementioned facilities over the years, in fact she'll be the first to tell you she has always preferred it that way. It must have done her some good as she is now a scout leader, passing on the traditional camping skills to the next generation!
Quote: Originally posted by aturner on 20/9/2012
1. Generators - they really spoil any chance of peace and tranquillity with their constant buzzing. I struggle to think of "necessities" that call for these to run for more than 10mins at a time. Don't get me wrong, I'd love one myself - I was about to buy a Honda suitcase generator a few years ago but, after spending a weekend camped by somebody else's, I wouldn't want to be *that* loathed by other campers.
2. Parents threatening unruly kids with a punishment/consequence but not following through (while both making a lot of noise in the process). Why is it that parents can't see that this fosters yet more bad behaviour?
yours,
Grumpy from Berkshire. :D
Ha I read that thinking you were my hubby til I read the Berkshire bit
Bob married to an A Turner but not this one
These posts really take off, don't they!? I promise not to wash my dog in any campsite sink (and I never have done), although I had to ask why there's a premise that dogs are unhygienic. They are flesh, blood and bone mammals ... same as .. um .. all of us; most are quite fastidious in their cleanliness.
If you have a cut or open wound, a dog licking it will heal it faster than any over the counter product or A&E department. Its an old shepherd's trick and was mentioned on some naturalist programme I saw fairly recently - there is truth in it. Healthy bacteria and all that stuff. I nearly sliced through my thumb two winters ago, it was the worst injury I'd ever had, right through to the bone. First thing I did was let the dog give it a good licking. I never went to A&E and the wound healed beautifully leaving only the faintest scar.
I wouldn't wash my wellies either - but then I can't imagine why anyone would wash their wellies at all, mine get kicked off after use and wait patiently for me to take them on their next exciting outing.
By now you must all think I resemble a poor and smelly old woman of the roads, but I'm really quite neat, tidy and presentable in polite company.
I can't believe the Council Estate remark made on this post. I can only imagine you wouldn't have said that had you thought a little more about it. 0 out of 10 for that one.
I always have, and always will, try not to do anything which might be annoying to anyone else - on a campsite or anywhere else.
Reading through the posts above, I guess we're all pretty much the same, three cheers for that!
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