Author Topic: "Worse than camping" (Read 6942 times)

Cudzoziemiec · « **on:** 10 August, 2022, 10:00:22 pm »

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This is the reality for the residents of the village, which straddles Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, who have been made reliant on water bottles and tank water in conditions described as “worse than camping”.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/10/oxfordshire-village-living-without-running-water

What home conditions would be "worse than camping" for you?

Kim · « **Reply #1 on:** 10 August, 2022, 10:15:05 pm »

Thousands of earwigs nibbling their way through the internet connection.

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #2 on:** 10 August, 2022, 10:36:18 pm »

Not having an actual porcelain lavvy to sit on or a bed and a pillow to kip on.

Polar Bear · « **Reply #3 on:** 10 August, 2022, 10:50:29 pm »

Finding out that the site cafe / restaurant is closed ...

ElyDave · « **Reply #4 on:** 10 August, 2022, 11:28:20 pm »

running out of firewood, or cheese

Pingu · « **Reply #5 on:** 10 August, 2022, 11:35:03 pm »

A bedroom surrounded by clouds midges would be type 2 fun.

ElyDave · « **Reply #6 on:** 10 August, 2022, 11:38:48 pm »

Quote from: Pingu on 10 August, 2022, 11:35:03 pm

A bedroom surrounded by clouds midges would be type 2 fun.

sleeping bag has a built in midge net

Jaded · « **Reply #7 on:** 11 August, 2022, 01:27:18 am »

Popping down to the plastic loos at pee-oclock and finding that your choice of loo has a mound of poo-and-paper that would touch your ring, if you sat down. The next one is the same. And the next. Oh, joy! The next too!

rogerzilla · « **Reply #8 on:** 11 August, 2022, 07:15:16 am »

Some cnut playing campfire guitar until 3am in my actual bedroom.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #9 on:** 11 August, 2022, 07:51:13 am »

Quote from: ElyDave on 10 August, 2022, 11:28:20 pm

running out of firewood, or cheese

You can butt-truss your wooden fort-truss with cheese.

Oh sorry the crap jokes thread is that way>>

mrcharly-YHT · « **Reply #10 on:** 11 August, 2022, 09:28:30 am »

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“I don’t think we are prepared,” Langford (69-year-old farmer) said as the country braces for drought conditions until October. “Just look around,” he said, looking at the village pond that has been reduced to dirt and his sun-scorched fields. “Climate change is having a massive impact

And still, idiots keep shouting that 'there is no climate change, the earth is getting cooler', 'more CO2 is good, or plants will die' (that is my favourite idiocy) and 'greta is a spoiled brat' (anyone less spoiled I've never seen in my life).

Paul · « **Reply #11 on:** 11 August, 2022, 03:18:48 pm »

It’s been a few years but most of the above responses just sound like camping to me!

Paul · « **Reply #12 on:** 11 August, 2022, 03:20:21 pm »

I slept in a phonebox once. It was dry, but it was worse than most of the camping I’ve done.

The Family Cyclist · « **Reply #13 on:** 11 August, 2022, 04:10:34 pm »

New Cross hostel, above but unrelated to the new Cross inn below. Most the group I was with caught what looked like scabies. Thankfully one of my mates is a tad of a porker so snored so much I sat up and read as couldn't sleep

Was also working out what to tie the bed sheets to if had to climb out a window in event of fire. Could have added curtains if there were any. And I was really serious. The place looked a death trap and we did report to London fire brigade

ravenbait · « **Reply #14 on:** 12 August, 2022, 11:21:26 am »

If I went to the loo in the middle of the night and something larger and bitier than a previously-snoozing hare tried to jump into my private parts, that would be worse than camping.

Sam

Kim · « **Reply #15 on:** 12 August, 2022, 11:59:38 am »

Hang on, I think we're missing the obvious:

Cycling from one end of the country to the other, camping in a different place each night, seeing the sights etc. is Type 1 Fun.

Cycling from one end of the country to the other without stopping to camp is Type 2 Fun.

Therefore "worse than camping" is "audax".

Polar Bear · « **Reply #16 on:** 12 August, 2022, 12:13:59 pm »

Kim wins! 🤣🤣🤣

Butterfly · « **Reply #17 on:** 06 September, 2022, 10:36:45 am »

Quote from: Polar Bear on 10 August, 2022, 10:50:29 pm

Finding out that the site cafe / restaurant is closed ...

mmmmartin · « **Reply #18 on:** 07 September, 2022, 10:00:06 am »

Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 10 August, 2022, 10:00:22 pm

What home conditions would be "worse than camping" for you?

Actually, i really like camping and mostly prefer it to being at home. So TBH I'd say most home conditions are worse than camping.

mzjo · « **Reply #19 on:** 11 September, 2022, 08:40:20 pm »

Finding the bus shelter full of peeing and pooing sheep being guarded by a very conscientious sheep dog (adds, in a country where the dogs guard the sheep from bears and the like; worse would be finding the bear outside, waiting for the dog to finish his shift!)

Kim · « **Reply #20 on:** 11 September, 2022, 10:11:32 pm »

Quote from: mzjo on 11 September, 2022, 08:40:20 pm

Finding the bus shelter full of peeing and pooing sheep being guarded by a very conscientious sheep dog (adds, in a country where the dogs guard the sheep from bears and the like; worse would be finding the bear outside, waiting for the dog to finish his shift!)

At least it's not full of peeing audaxers...

hubner · « **Reply #21 on:** 18 September, 2022, 03:28:19 pm »

Self imposed hardship: fun.

Forced hardship: worse than camping.

andrewc · « **Reply #22 on:** 21 November, 2022, 03:54:48 pm »

The other night I found a slug crawling up my bathroom wall. I'm 4 floors up, so it must have been quite a climb. Now I've got water dripping into the flat. Damp & slugs, I'll just have to pretend I'm camping.

rogerzilla · « **Reply #23 on:** 12 December, 2022, 11:23:59 am »

I found a slug that had come in on a firewood log last week. I think it wanted to get warm.

cycleman · « **Reply #24 on:** 12 December, 2022, 06:14:38 pm »

Christmas present for Kim?