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This is the very reason we say riders from at least 7 hours drive away may 
come in on Thursday; the rest may come on Friday.  We've seen someone come 
in early and block off huge areas for friends; this does not allow others to 
choose.

Barbara

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Diane Trefethen" <tref@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 12:30 AM
Subject: Re: [RC] buckets and chairs


> > ...Most of the time when I go to rides I am meeting gals from
> > different parts of our home state... I can get there early as I
> > don't have a "real" job...  So I try to save spots as close
> > together as I possibly can... Also, sometimes we share horses so if I 
> > bring an extra horse, it is easier to have the rider as
> > close by as possible.
> The angst doesn't arise because people begrudge friends wanting to camp 
> next to friends.  It comes when people arrive early enough to get a good 
> spot and find all the remaining primo locations have been blocked off.
>
> While getting together with friends shouldn't be penalized by having your 
> rigs in the least convenient spot, neither should it penalize others who 
> make the effort to arrive early so *they* can get a good spot.  Like 
> Connie said, it's reasonable to save one spot for a friend but when one 
> person blocks off a large area of the best spots, that's really annoying.
>
> One solution is for the early arriver to block off the 3 or more spaces 
> that are wanted in an area that is not the closest to the water, or the 
> vetting, or whatever constitutes "the best" at a particular ride, but 
> rather chooses an area that is a bit out of the way instead.  That way, 
> others arriving early won't feel as though they've been deprived of a good 
> location by someone who has cherry picked the best spots for late arriving 
> friends.
>
>
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