Mickeyfan 0 Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 Made the journey down from New Hampshire. Left home with a foot of snow and no power. Got the call last night house was all set. Arrived here at 1 today. Site wasn't ready and went to overflow lot. Boy was that a cluster. Some one parked on the end with a fifth wheel in an awkward spot. I got my text my site was ready. So I went up the row and tried to get around him. He wasn't around to move it. So I went around the right squeeze I thought I cleared but caught the fence with the bumper and did a ton of damage! Oops!! After 20 years if owning campers I put my first scratch in one and it was a doozy. Oh well. I'm at the fort and we are looking forward to ten more days of fun. I'm in site 1317 if anyone is out cruising wants to stop by and say hello!Eric Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 Made the journey down from New Hampshire. Left home with a foot of snow and no power. Got the call last night house was all set. Arrived here at 1 today. Site wasn't ready and went to overflow lot. Boy was that a cluster. Some one parked on the end with a fifth wheel in an awkward spot. I got my text my site was ready. So I went up the row and tried to get around him. He wasn't around to move it. So I went around the right squeeze I thought I cleared but caught the fence with the bumper and did a ton of damage! Oops!! After 20 years if owning campers I put my first scratch in one and it was a doozy. Oh well. I'm at the fort and we are looking forward to ten more days of fun. I'm in site 1317 if anyone is out cruising wants to stop by and say hello!Eric I'm glad you safely arrived, but man that stinks about the camper. The Overflow lot is yet another of the many things that Fort management needs to address but likely won't as it doesn't make money for them. They need a bigger lot! And they need to better regulate who parks in it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy and Grandma 739 Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 I'm glad you safely arrived, but man that stinks about the camper. The Overflow lot is yet another of the many things that Fort management needs to address but likely won't as it doesn't make money for them. They need a bigger lot! And they need to better regulate who parks in it.They have been trying to control, who and how they park. Back office managers and other staff were out there many times during the Halloween rush. Unfortunately some people got there before they did and to quote one of the office managers, "It's a shame that some people have no consideration for others". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fladogfan aka Gretchen 259 Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 Sorry to hear about the big booboo on your rig. Hope the rest of your vacation is wonderful! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 Scratching your vehicle SMB. Enjoy your next ten days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 Glad to hear that you made it "home" safely! Big bummer on the damage Hopefully that's the only "oops" for the rest of the trip and you'll have a magical time... ENJOY! :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 Jason is your best bet... but I wanted to jump in to say :hello-smiley: and WELCOME!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 Ugh... Really sorry about the damage, but glad you made it out of the snow! Half our town was out of power for 3 days, not sure if we were one of them. Just glad we missed the mess. See ya around the Fort! . :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CampMImi 22 Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 It sounds like you could use a break and the Fort is the best place to get it. :) Enjoy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 They have been trying to control, who and how they park. Back office managers and other staff were out there many times during the Halloween rush. Unfortunately some people got there before they did and to quote one of the office managers, "It's a shame that some people have no consideration for others". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 They have been trying to control, who and how they park. Back office managers and other staff were out there many times during the Halloween rush. Unfortunately some people got there before they did and to quote one of the office managers, "It's a shame that some people have no consideration for others".Holy Hannah! Not only is overflow jammed, they are parking people driving in for HDDR in the grass all down by the hitch /unhitch area. Flashing signs, cones, CMs with magic wands, the works! . They're even running a bus to the area from the Settlement... the marquis just says "parking" I've never seen it like this this time of year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mickeyfan 0 Posted November 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 Thanks guys. It is what it is. Just hurt my pride a little. In 20 years of owning a camper I've never even scratched one. Guess I'm due! Haha. Finally have to use my insurance. I saw them setting up all those cones earlier. Guess we know why now. It's crazy busy around here tonight!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TnBob 311 Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 Holy Hannah! Not only is overflow jammed, they are parking people driving in for HDDR in the grass all down by the hitch /unhitch area. Flashing signs, cones, CMs with magic wands, the works! . They're even running a bus to the area from the Settlement... the marquis just says "parking"I've never seen it like this this time of year. they did this for halloween AND the day after halloween this yr Mo, the lot was full as was the area behind the old kennel. Kathy's cuz Racheal cane over and they gave her paper instructing her to go over to the Riverside and there would be a bus there to bring her over. Needless to say the riverside people knew NOTHING about it or a bus. Two hours later security brought her over from the Riverside after she had a long talk with them. To put it mildly, it was a cluster. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 What I don't understand is....the Fort has not grown capacity-wise in many years. And I never remember the Overflow lot being jammed beyond capacity routinely until the last year couple of years. What changed? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 they did this for halloween AND the day after halloween this yr Mo, the lot was full as was the area behind the old kennel. Kathy's cuz Racheal cane over and they gave her paper instructing her to go over to the Riverside and there would be a bus there to bring her over. Needless to say the riverside people knew NOTHING about it or a bus. Two hours later security brought her over from the Riverside after she had a long talk with them. To put it mildly, it was a cluster.Yowsa! It looks a bit more organized tonight. Maybe they learned their lesson Halloween. The one thing that's a bit dicey is that the area they're parking people was under water 2 days ago. Could be a heck of a mess and hopefully no one gets stuck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy and Grandma 739 Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 What I don't understand is....the Fort has not grown capacity-wise in many years. And I never remember the Overflow lot being jammed beyond capacity routinely until the last year couple of years. What changed?My guess is more people taking advantage of the 10 people per site which means 2 or 3 cars per site. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 What I don't understand is....the Fort has not grown capacity-wise in many years. And I never remember the Overflow lot being jammed beyond capacity routinely until the last year couple of years. What changed?There are a LOT of utility trailers taking up a big chunk of overflow as well as a lot of wasted space from people parking willy nilly. That can't be helping. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Travisma 1,317 Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 Holy Hannah! Not only is overflow jammed, they are parking people driving in for HDDR in the grass all down by the hitch /unhitch area. Flashing signs, cones, CMs with magic wands, the works! . They're even running a bus to the area from the Settlement... the marquis just says "parking" I've never seen it like this this time of year.That what is was like for Halloween and the day after. Sunday they had campers parked all along the main road waiting for sites to open Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DinDavie 37 Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 Sorry to hear about your damages. I'm arriving on Sunday. Do you need anything to make repairs and get you home. Duck Tape, Tools, let me know asap. I'm leaving in the morning. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mickeyfan 0 Posted November 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 Sorry to hear about your damages. I'm arriving on Sunday. Do you need anything to make repairs and get you home. Duck Tape, Tools, let me know asap. I'm leaving in the morning.Thank you so much for the offer! I'm a technician so I have things stored in the camper for in case purposes like this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
momof3kids-Yvonne 594 Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 Glad you made it. Sorry about the mishap. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starbuc71 162 Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 I'm glad you safely arrived, but man that stinks about the camper. The Overflow lot is yet another of the many things that Fort management needs to address but likely won't as it doesn't make money for them. They need a bigger lot! And they need to better regulate who parks in it.I agree The overflow lot is the least of the problems the fort management cares about. Along with many other things, this needs to be looked at. People abuse that lot like everything else. People don't care either. I've seen huge fivers park paralle across 10 spots and know one is around. If they were smart, they would number the spots and not let it be a free for all Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 Glad you made it safely. Have a great vacation! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 Jason is your best bet... but I wanted to jump in to say :hello-smiley: and WELCOME!! Haha... sorry, I was on my phone yesterday and this was suppose to have gone to a different post. Too funny. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mickeyfan 0 Posted November 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 Had a great first night at the magic kingdom. Stayed till after midnight then crashed back home. Got our lazy butts up and stepped out of camper at 10am to find that I was spiked by TCD!!!!! Very very cool! Thank you!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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