to not want to go on a caravan park holiday DH won through work?

[electrofagz]

I've checked out their website and I just don't think I can do it. Basically, the caravan home is owned by another employee through a sort of time-share scheme (?) so it is not possible to upgrade to one of the nicer homes in the park. I know that it is only a week and I am effectively passing on an almost free holiday but I absolutely hate that kind of set-up having discovered the world as an independent traveller over the years.

If we don't go, the 'owner' would probably know as his friend 'owns' the plot next door and will be there when we are meant to go. He keeps telling dh about the karaoke nights, "the best cabaret shows in the UK" and the huge breakfast buffet - these are things I would actively avoid in a holiday of my choice. Dh has already confirmed that he does not have any annual leave booked for those dates.

Is there a polite way of getting out of it?

I know it is a piss take. That is what I think is so nasty about it.

See, it was all believeable until the Sports Direct comment.

Thanks for replies again. No, I am not taking the piss. I was keener on going than DH after reading the views expressed on MN.

However, I wouldn't deliberately choose a 'cold climate' holiday - I've always stuck to sunny places. I do think caravanning may be a good idea for a holiday so I am now looking into holidays in the South of France - these allow you to stay in a gypsy caravan on the edge of the water in tranquil surroundings.

Why is it nasty? It's just a joke thread and has made me laugh (when I seriously needed a laugh).

I had to laugh when I got to this bit:

"buying suitable clothing from Sports Direct in order to blend in,"

gotta be a wind up surely?!

Not to mention the Fortnum hamper. It's more horrible if it isn't a piss take - at least if it is, the OP is slating the wanky middle classes as much as the people in the post room

What is this Sports Direct people talk of?

Anyway if it a themed weekend surely you will need country and western gear or somesuch in order to blend in?

Pmsl!

Piss take. Not a funny one.
Some people would love a holiday like that.
Take the piss out of poor people and their caravan park holidays. Ha fucking, ha.
Some MN really are insensitive prats, you are one of them.

I'm sorry if I offended anyone re Sports Direct. It's just that I looked at the park's website and the people featured seemed to be dressed in that kind of style. I suppose I would buy some bits and pieces for any holiday in order to blend in (wouldn't you?). Most destinations have a 'uniform' of sorts.

I would look out of place there wearing a really bright Boden skirt, wouldn't I?

Rock-pooling comment did it for me wrt taking piss out of of wanky middle class pursuits, I don't know why, it just did

See, but I read it as the op taking the piss out of peopple who are snobs about holidays like the one in question, not taking the piss out of the holidays in themselves.

If I am wrong then that is unpleasant of them, but I thought of it that way.

Who are you op? Out yourself.

Look, please don't start feeling offended. The whole thing is done and dusted now. We are not even going so I don't need to worry about these details.

Thanks for your comments.

Oh I don't know ginormoboobs, I think she was actually taking the piss out of posh people.

Who came out best in the story? The generous man in the post room, or madam muck with her F&M hamper?

Right. Because working class people don't take their kids rockpooling??!

electro

dont dig yourself deeper girl, and start pretending you are deep down a woman of the people!!!!

you fuckeds up by posting this snobby post, live with it!!!!!

Of course not MillyR. All poor kids are chained to playstations twenty four hours a day and force fed greggs cheese pasties and fruit shoots every twenty minutes.

You are obviously very nouveau - really posh people make their own hampers, they don't buy them.

I took it as taking the piss out of some of the snobbery on here - not out of poor people who can only affrord caravan holidays (of which I am one, or was last year anyway).

OP should have owned up a while ago though.