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We are being latched onto- in this country

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Partypolitics99 · 30/06/2017 21:46

Following on from a thread about a couple being latched into abroad, we are having the same in the this country. I can't believe what is happening.
We are the lakes in a caravan, arrived last weekend, we are here for two weeks. Next caravan has been empty till on Wednesday another family came.

They knocked on our caravan door and introduced themselves as "our new neighbours" Hmm. They then asked us over for a drink that night which we declined saying DS would be in bed. The women said oh he will be fine leave him Hmm
When I said we would not be doing this she said "oh well maybe we can go out together one day"
I replied saying we had already decided what we were doing most days and she said "oh we will join you"
Since then every time we go out for a walk or go to the car one of them comes out their caravan.

They have tried to join us on a walk but we said we just wanted time with our DS, she then said she would just send her children with usHmm I replied that I would not feel ok with being responsible for that many children. She looked out put and kind of stormed off so we thought that was that.
Today every time we go near a window they rush to one of their windows to wave, I was doing the washing up and the couple were just stood there waving at us the whole time. Hmm
We then went to get in the car to go out and they came rushing out to ask were we were going, we said bowness we think and they said "oh us to" we went to Ambleside and Hawkshead instead.

Tonight when we got back we thought that must have done it, surely they will take the hint now but no, he came running out saying they must have missed us in Bowness but what are we doing tomorrow, my DH says "look we are not being funny but we have come to spend some rare time together as a family" he looks at us and says "Oh Ok".
Fine minutes later there is a knock on the door and it is their kids wanting to take our DS out to play. I said he is only three so he needs to stay in sight. Next thing the mum comes round the corner and says "oh well in that case let's all go for a walk"
I just look at her in disbelief and shut the door". DH then goes to do the washing up and again they are stood at the widow waving.
I never really believed people like this actually exist until now and I always thought that if we are ever latched onto we could be assertive and make it plain that we wanted to be on our own- some people really do not take the hint.
I would have been happy for their kids to play with DS now and again even thought they are quite a bit older and it would have been fine having the odd chat for five minutes but this is too much.
My DH has just been up to the office to see if we can move to the caravans parks sister site in another part of the lakes and we can just say we have had to go home for an emergency. We are packing up tomorrow and going plus paying another £80 to move but I can't take this for another week. Sometimes being blunt really doesn't work.

OP posts:
ShoeJunkie · 01/07/2017 07:41

Good luck with the stealth move OP! Grin

YesMilk · 01/07/2017 07:49

This thread is too funny!

LakieLady I couldn't even make it to the end of your post through laughing Grin

TondelayaDellaVentamiglia · 01/07/2017 07:50

did you push the car off site to avoid waking them??

VanillaSugar · 01/07/2017 07:55

Placemarking.

SavoyCabbage · 01/07/2017 07:56

I hope she hasn't been captured and forced into an evening dress!

TanteRose · 01/07/2017 07:57

Classic thread!
"Arab state" typo will have me chuckling all day Grin

MiniMaxi · 01/07/2017 07:57

Good luck OP!! Do your best 007 impression!

Coloursthatweremyjoy · 01/07/2017 07:58

Goodness me OP. We've camped for years and everyone we've ever pitched near has kept themselves to themselves. In a "oh God I hope their not social" kind of way. I can't believe people like this exist.

Off topic but walk up Skiddaw. No way will you bump into them up there. I walked up it by accident (seriously outing...in my defence it was foggy). Plus it's amazing.

TalkingSheds · 01/07/2017 08:01

I hope you made it unseen OP.

Hullabaloo31 · 01/07/2017 08:06

Hope you managed to make your escape!

Anatidae · 01/07/2017 08:09

Op is on a frantic chase over honiston, desperately trying to escape the clingons.

Do come back and update, I'm very invested

QueenieGoldstein · 01/07/2017 08:17

I have never been caravanning. This thread reminds me why Grin

OrgyofSausages · 01/07/2017 08:17

I am literally begging the OP to update us......

cordeliavorkosigan · 01/07/2017 08:18

I can just picture them standing at the window grinning absently and waving, waving, waving as you drive off

Ohb0llocks · 01/07/2017 08:22

OP did you make it?

You'll have to get a car tarpaulin to cover it up so they don't spot you

SheSaidHeSaid · 01/07/2017 08:24

Are you safe, OP?!

Giddyaunt18 · 01/07/2017 08:26

Oh my god how awful .I would definitely do the same. Make sure the site don't tell them where you've gone, wouldn't put it past them to ask! Enjoy the rest of your holiday.

Evangelinda · 01/07/2017 08:26

I'm liking the Great Escape imagery, but in my head I can't help but see that scene in The Sound of Music where they try to escape quietly by pushing the car out of the house but the Nazis are waiting for them and all the headlights come on and they are caught! And they have to lie and say the car is broken and they are on their way to sing at the festival...and they have to go to the festival and sing Edelweiss...but then they're able to creep away over the border to Switzerland on foot.

I'll just go and have a lie down...

OP I hope you got away without singing or Nazis Grin

fairgame84 · 01/07/2017 08:26

I hope they got away safe and neighbours haven't kidnapped them.

metalmum15 · 01/07/2017 08:27

And this is why I always choose a cottage or villa surrounded by extremely high hedges. ...

I'm still laughing at the image of them waving and grinning madly for a full 5 minutes at the window Grin

Hope you get to enjoy the rest of your holiday Op!

TheMaddHugger · 01/07/2017 08:30

TenForward82 Sat 01-Jul-17 06:21:26
Don't lie and say hello you're had an emergency! Be blunt, "We asked to move because you're creeping us out."

Agree Totally Agree

flumpybear · 01/07/2017 08:33

Bloody hell!!! Hope the move
Goes well!! 🌻 they sound bonkers Tardis

cluelessnewmum · 01/07/2017 08:33

Omg OP, these people terrify me. I read the other latched on to abroad thread and made a mental note to be even less friendly than I usually am on holiday to avoid this happening.

But you did all the right things! You were explicit and assertive! And yet they still persist, and come over in an evening dress with wine.... Argh my worst nightmare. Actually physically puts me off booking a holiday.

I'm glad you've got a solution, and it's a good story, but bloody hell, what's wrong with people!

Partypolitics99 · 01/07/2017 08:34

Hi everyone. Sorry not updated straight away we went out of Internet signal.

We woke at 6 and DH very quietly packed the car. DS woke up and I told him we were having a game of being as quiet as a mouse and we had to whisper. We got him dressed, bundled him in the car and drove off.

As we drove away DH then tells me during the night he heard a sound and got up and peered out to see him just staring at our caravan. He then walked up to DS window, banged on it and ran back to his caravan. Luckily it did not wake DS but DH slept in his room on the other tiny bed twin bed for the rest of the night.

DH did not want to tell me till we made it away
Anyway- we are free Grin

OP posts:
Notthebossofnetflicks · 01/07/2017 08:36

Blatant place marking BlushBrew