What is the best way to loose unwanted camping companions
Submitted: Saturday, Apr 26, 2008 at 21:10
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Bazz@
Here is a hypothetical for you all. Imagine this, say there was a group of 4 and you were on the road and you had run into a couple in a
campground 1000ks or so ago exchanged niceties etc and you found out someone else in your group had invited them to come along for the rest of the journey. Now imagine this is a 6 month journey, and you are only 1 month into it. The ppl that are invited have not offended in anyway but are just not the kind of ppl you would wish to spend the next 5 months with what would you do without upsetting your friends or the ppl they have invited???
I just thought that this may have actually happened to some ppl and wanted to know how they handled it, or perhaps what anyone would do if in the same position??????
Cheers Bazz
Reply By: Member - Axle - Saturday, Apr 26, 2008 at 21:25
Saturday, Apr 26, 2008 at 21:25
Theres only one Boss! with major decissions in a situation like that.
Cheers Axle.
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Reply By: T-Ribby - Saturday, Apr 26, 2008 at 21:38
Saturday, Apr 26, 2008 at 21:38
Good friends do not invite others along without discussing it with the rest of the group first. Go ahead and upset them.
cheers
T.R.
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Reply By: dedabato (SA) - Saturday, Apr 26, 2008 at 21:49
Saturday, Apr 26, 2008 at 21:49
Agree with T-Ribby. Not easy to do, but it MUST be done.....
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Reply By: Member - Roger B (VIC) - Saturday, Apr 26, 2008 at 22:10
Saturday, Apr 26, 2008 at 22:10
A worse situation is when the alien group, uninvited, just decide to follow you wherever you go. Very hard to shake off. Happened a few years ago, but they backed off after a few stops. Cheers.
Roger...
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Reply By: macbushy - Saturday, Apr 26, 2008 at 22:25
Saturday, Apr 26, 2008 at 22:25
A few ideas, and may
test friendship of others, but if they cant handle these ideas for a few days,
well, how good a friends are they.
1.Go au natural for a couple of days
2. Sing George Formby songs all night and day (and over the 2 way)
3. Pretend to crack onto his wife (if u can handle it)
(Is car sabotage to radical?)
or Just say your piece to the others, sooner rather than later.
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Follow Up By: Member - kevin Y (SA) - Sunday, Apr 27, 2008 at 12:16
Sunday, Apr 27, 2008 at 12:16
hey ------- play george formby and i'm a mate for life ,have a large collection of his songs ---might you have one i have'nt got---am past crasckin on wives lol
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Reply By: nomadoz - Saturday, Apr 26, 2008 at 22:43
Saturday, Apr 26, 2008 at 22:43
i like best Macbushy repply number three
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Reply By: Member - John - Saturday, Apr 26, 2008 at 23:16
Saturday, Apr 26, 2008 at 23:16
TR's response is the right one.
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Reply By: Member - Kim M (VIC) - Saturday, Apr 26, 2008 at 23:27
Saturday, Apr 26, 2008 at 23:27
Bazz
A .243 with a 100GR load has always worked for me.
If you to wish to take a softer appoach, tell them to bleep off.
LOL
Regards
Kim
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Follow Up By: Hairy (NT) - Sunday, Apr 27, 2008 at 12:41
Sunday, Apr 27, 2008 at 12:41
Good point Kim,
Were you offended when they told you though??
LOL
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Follow Up By: T-Ribby - Sunday, Apr 27, 2008 at 18:21
Sunday, Apr 27, 2008 at 18:21
I used to have one of those Bazz in a BSA Monarch. lovely sniper rifle on pigs, and knocked over deer no trouble either. I miss it, along with my Majestic in 30-06 They just don't make BSA's any more (except in Pakistan) sob.
cheers
T.R.
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Follow Up By: Member - Kim M (VIC) - Sunday, Apr 27, 2008 at 23:51
Sunday, Apr 27, 2008 at 23:51
Hairy
Yer mate. I'm a pretty sensitive fella.
Regards
Kim
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Reply By: Member - Doug T (FNQ) - Sunday, Apr 27, 2008 at 00:41
Sunday, Apr 27, 2008 at 00:41
Have you got one of these,,,,,
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Reply By: Cape York Connections - Sunday, Apr 27, 2008 at 07:29
Sunday, Apr 27, 2008 at 07:29
So what did you do.
Like the old one this happened to a mate and it was actually one self.
All the best
Eric
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Follow Up By: Bazz@ - Sunday, Apr 27, 2008 at 07:50
Sunday, Apr 27, 2008 at 07:50
Well Mate it is like this, I haven't been camping in a few yrs and work committments don't allow the time these days, and true enough it did happen to a mate of
mine. I thought it would be an interesting senario to put forward and see what others would do or have done.......
Cheers
Bazz
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Reply By: Member - Mick O (VIC) - Sunday, Apr 27, 2008 at 08:17
Sunday, Apr 27, 2008 at 08:17
Tell them you're headed to a location a bit further down the track via whatever when you actually intending to head somewhere else via another route. Make sure you get away earlier than them...and there you go! No need for firearms, insults or a love-in! Hopefully you won't cross paths again but this one gives you plenty of scope for an excuse later down the track.
Cheers. Mick
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Reply By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Sunday, Apr 27, 2008 at 10:56
Sunday, Apr 27, 2008 at 10:56
6 months away with a group of 4 is a guaranteed way to lose some friends. This is the start of the group splintering off. It was doomed from the start!
Any longer than 4 weeks and we'd go solo. Too hard to live in each others pockets for that long.
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Follow Up By: Bware (Tweed Valley) - Monday, Apr 28, 2008 at 06:45
Monday, Apr 28, 2008 at 06:45
So true!
I don't think I could even manage more than a long weekend with some of my best friends LOL
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Follow Up By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Monday, Apr 28, 2008 at 07:07
Monday, Apr 28, 2008 at 07:07
The way I look at it, my best friends would have to put up with me - and that's not easy over a long trip :-))))
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Reply By: Hairy (NT) - Sunday, Apr 27, 2008 at 12:46
Sunday, Apr 27, 2008 at 12:46
Gday,
As your all about to leave, grap their keys and throw them to the $hiithouse. Tell your mates over the radio everything is OK and you'll catch them up down the road a bit.
When they are out of site, tell the other bloke to bleep off and catch up to your mates. Just tell them they decided to go there own way.
Easy Hey?
Cheers
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Reply By: Cape York Connections - Sunday, Apr 27, 2008 at 13:48
Sunday, Apr 27, 2008 at 13:48
We do tag along and have had groups of friends away with us that have never camped together.
One lot after day 4 they nearly came to blows (not that the others in my group new this)
I have also had many groups of perfect strangers meet and have become very good friends and now get together every year for holidays.
I personally couldn't see how a 6 month trip with a group of people could work.
All the best
Eric
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Reply By: Member - Davoe (Yalgoo) - Sunday, Apr 27, 2008 at 15:51
Sunday, Apr 27, 2008 at 15:51
invite them over for a movie marathon, wolfe creek,razorback long weekend, hills have eyes and show a morbid fascination with what might have hapened to joanne lees boyfreind etc etc you get the drift,
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Reply By: Mogul - Sunday, Apr 27, 2008 at 15:59
Sunday, Apr 27, 2008 at 15:59
Introduce yourself as
John Milat and tell them your from the good side of the family.
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Reply By: Mike Harding - Sunday, Apr 27, 2008 at 16:10
Sunday, Apr 27, 2008 at 16:10
Place responsibility where it lies and be honest: speak confidentially to your friends and tell them that although you have nothing against the new couple you would not have chosen to do a six month trip with them in tow. Ask your firends to uninvite them, give them a few days to do so and if it hasn't happened tell your friends it's time you went separate ways.
Mike Harding
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Reply By: Member - Warfer (VIC) - Sunday, Apr 27, 2008 at 17:07
Sunday, Apr 27, 2008 at 17:07
What happened to the PLAIN OL TRUTH,I was always told it never hurt anyone...Lived by it all my life...Most times complimented for my honesty.
If you dont like it tough titties (heard that somewhere before lol)
Cheers
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Reply By: Roughasguts - Monday, Apr 28, 2008 at 22:11
Monday, Apr 28, 2008 at 22:11
That's easy.
Drink them dry of there booze, syphon fuel from there tanks, run your generator next to there van, and releave your self on the side of there van, and then cover it with dust.
Then I think it will be them leaving you.
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Reply By: Alan S (WA) - Tuesday, Apr 29, 2008 at 09:55
Tuesday, Apr 29, 2008 at 09:55
I have watched this thread for a couple of days and finally feel that i should respond.
As Bazz has said the people haven't offended you in anyway, i am a little dismayed that a large number of people have suggested some pretty rude things to do to them to get rid of them.
Put yourself in their shoes, they met up with a group and were invited to come along, as far as they are aware the group invited them.
I agree with those who suggested being truthful about the situation and disicuss it honestly.
Alan
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Reply By: ss--ss - Tuesday, Apr 29, 2008 at 20:29
Tuesday, Apr 29, 2008 at 20:29
Bring along that guy from big brother with the wierd voice..Not that I watch it or anything.
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