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It’s been a very disheartening season. I have never seen so many negative campground reviews and comments EVER in all the years I have been running this web site. Some were so inappropriate, that they never became them public. It has been a disappointing summer.
Don’t get me wrong; I don’t believe this site should be all positive reviews and feedback, but the negativity has to be constructive; it has to be useful for site visitors to read and helpful to campgrounds to learn from.
Yes, campers are stressed. Many can only afford one vacation for the year, and they choose camping because it’s less expensive than airfare and hotel rates. But it seems that people are expecting more than ever for their $30 or $40 a night.
Before you start complaining about your stay, stop and think about the reasoning behind your complaints and demands.
“The owners were rude”
“The bathrooms were filthy”
“Roads are full of ruts”
“The campsite was muddy”
“They made us go to bed at 11pm”
“There was nothing for my children to do”
Campgrounds are a business! Like so many other businesses around New England, they are feeling the financial pinch. Some campground owners are on the brink of losing their business. Staff has been let go, repairs go unfixed, bathrooms are not cleaned, sales are down, loan payments are due, taxes & insurance rates have been increased, and stress levels are high. It’s no wonder that campground owners are moody and unhappy.
Your negative comments are not just a way for you to blow off steam because you had a bad vacation at a campground. Your comments are affecting the livelihood of other human beings!
Campgrounds rely on word of mouth advertising. Complaints can cause a decrease in sales, and that ultimately causes more staff loss or worse the loss of the whole business.
To repeat, I am not discouraging negativity; it wouldn’t be fair to expect everyone to only post positive comments, and it would be boring too. But the comments and reviews received have been increasingly demanding and pretentious; it’s an attitude of “I am the customer, & I am always right” and there is an element of revenge or “payback” in some of the comments. It really makes me sad that people are not more compassionate.
So please THINK before you post a comment or send a review. Think about how your negativity is going to be received on the other end, and maybe soften your words so it is constructive and not hurtful.
Thank you for listening to my rant. Happy Camping!
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Red Caboose Ice Cream Stand on Rt 16 in Ossipee, NH (next to Subway, near the Yankee Smokehouse)
They offer great Gifford’s ice cream!
Peanut Butter Caramel Cookie Dough - delicious! I got a kiddy cup topped with hot fudge:
Mike had a medium sundae:
Ice Cream Flavors:
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For those traveling to the Conway/North Conway area, keep in mind there is road construction on Rt 16 by the KFC.
Get ready for a little bit of a delay. We were there during the 2nd week in July, and it wasn’t too bad of a jam!
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It’s time for country fairs! Here is our annual list of New England (and Northeast) Country Fairs, updated for the 2009 season.
It’s very interesting, in comparison to 2008 New England country fairs, a lot are scheduled a week or so later this year.
Are you going to any New England country fairs this season? Which ones are your favorites? Post a comment below, or join in on the conversation on our discussion forum!
Other Fair Links:
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Plain Jane's Diner is located on Rte 25 in Rumney, NH (603)786-2525
You first enter into the newer addition of the restaurant, but we were lucky enough to be seated in the original diner area, with old booths and lots of chrome. Typical diner look!
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Wow, this summer is shooting for the record books! I can’t believe how many dreary rainy chilly days we’ve had so far, and the sad news is, it’s already July and it feels like April!
Happy 4th of July everyone! Whether you’re camping, BBQing, boating, hiking, I hope it’s wonderful! Thanks to all our visitors! Stay Safe during the holiday weekend!
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This winter we had a lot of wood that wasn’t quite “seasoned” long enough. What did we do? We bought those Bio Bricks (or logs) from the local hardware store and they worked great in unison with the un-seasoned, wet logs.
We’re thinking we might do the same this summer for campfires. We also found another type of bio-log to try. It’s supposed to last 3 hours. I figured along with a few logs of regular wood from a local distributor, we should be good to go.
Remember! Buy it where you’ll burn it!
I’ll be posting a full review once we get back from our first camping trip!
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Found a great dog podcast recently.
"Wynn with dogs" - the latest show #15 includes an interview with Holistic health expert and author of “the Healing Art of Pet Parenthood”, Nadine M. Rosin. Nadine's story almost made me cry a few times. So emotional and touching!
On the whole, the podcast is good, it's a bit 'over produced' in a few areas, but the content is good, and the host is very sweet and caring. (There's a lot of corny commercials, but you can fast-forward over them if needed LOL)
There's a whole bunch of pet podcasts on the Pet Life Radio network, links are on the left side menu. It's great to listen to podcasts during the long drive to your camping destination!
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That’s Camping has been redesigned. Besides a whole new look, I hope it’s a lot easier for our visitors to find content.
For instance, there’s links to the latest discussions on the forum. Links to the latest comments from articles and campground reviews have also been added. There’s a way to view campground reviews by region alphabetically and also by date. On each campground review page, there are links to other reviews in that same category. Same changes have been made for all the camping articles too.
We hope you like the new design but if you experience any glitches or problems, please contact us so we can fix it!
Happy Camping!
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