busa said:
You can chase your ladyfriend with a kitchen knife around the camper asking her not to cook with antifreeze, or you can start walking around the camper with a mask on your face and tell them you got diagnosed with tuberculosis. Sorry i could not resist.
LOL....classic.
It all comes down to this; Who's peace of mind is more important...yours, or theirs?
If you don't want to be blunt and honest with them, and they can't take a hint, you could always just irritate them until they leave you alone. Here's a little trick I used to use when I was working in Houston and flying back and forth to El Paso every weekend. By the end of the week, I would be absolutely worn out and just wanted to get on the plane, down a couple of beers, and relax on the flight home. Inevitably, I got seated next to a chatterbox that felt compelled to enlighten me with their entire life history. I would first politely tell them I didn't feel like talking. That worked about 10% of the time. The other 90% called for drastic measures.
All you have to do is offend them repeatedly and they will leave you alone. It's easier than you might think. Pick a controversial topic, find out their stance on it, and take the opposing viewpoint......and beat it into the ground. Bring it up every 5 minutes, and don't let them get a word in edgewise. There are 3 things that always offend someone....politics, religion, and abortion. Any of these will work.....or better yet, all 3.
If they are liberals, tell them Obama is the devil incarnate. If they are conservative, go on an anti-McCain tirade. If they are Catholic, tell them you are converting to Islam, and that you can't converse with their spouse unless she is veiled, and that you sympathize with Bin Laden. Go on a Roe v Wade diatribe that is directly opposing their viewpoint....and make it an hourly rant for 3 days straight. Plain and simple....become obnoxious. The ensuing argument will ensure that they will never camp next to you again. Tell them that you and your S/O have taken up swinging and ask them if they're interested in...uhh..."joining". Ask them if they'd like to come over and smoke some pot & listen to Metallica.
It always worked on the plane....by the time we hit cruising altitude, they no longer felt like talking to me. I preferred being honest and polite with them, and I always tried that approach first, but if they refused to take a hint, the gloves came off.
Or you could just level with them....
which would be the intelligent, mature thing to do. Something like "Joe, you and Marcia are great folks, but we're really worn out and we really just want some solitude for the next few trips". Would you be upset if we camped in a different spot this time? We can get together a time or two again next summer. If they aren't upset, problem solved. If they are upset, they will leave you alone....again, problem solved. I reiterate...who are you more concerned with....them, or yourself?
You're either going to have to do something about this problem, find another campground, or suffer in silence. Choice is yours.
Oh....and PS....if you don't want a repeat of this problem, you might want to draw the line at not exchanging contact info with others in the future.
