How much sense does this make?

Ok, I just need to vent here, so bear with me.

We stayed at a city of Chesapeake campground for 14 days. Their rules say that you can stay for 14 days then must leave for 7 days before then staying for another 14, ad infinitum, or until they close for the winther 11/1. I understand their rationale for this. It's to keep campers from homesteading there. Ok, I get that part.

So here's our dilemma. We left last Thursday, and could go back in this Thursday. However, this Thursday there are thunderstorms predicted. Plus, we are having to put the coach & toad (towed vehicle) on a little bitty ferry (just long enough to accommodate our length plus one more car, basically) on Wednesday to leave Knott's Island, NC to return to Chesapeake.

We really don't want to pull the coach into a muddy campground, try to set up leveling blocks & levelers in the mud (into which they're likely to sink), plus do all the other connecting of electrical & water during thunderstorms on Thursday. If they could see their way clear to give us a waiver under the circumstances, but no.

And here's the kicker. The campground is basically empty. When we left last week there was one fifth-wheel there. When we asked if we could have a waiver given that their campground was empty the woman ranger we were speaking to said, "that's why we have that rule." What? WTFO? If your campground is empty and has been since Labor Day, you justify NOT granting a waiver by saying, "That's why we have that rule"? You'd think they'd want the revenue. But no, we'll turn you away so you can stay in a Wal-Mart parking lot rather than grant a one day waiver? WTF? I'm just a little hot under the collar about this one.

So Bob is quietly spinning in his corner trying not to flip out about what we're going to do about this. So far he's doing ok, but as the time grows near for us to leave without a satisfactory resolution I expect that it could get dicier. This panic disorder sucks for him (& me, too).

Right now how I see it playing out is we get on the ferry tomorrow morning & drive up to the Wal-Mart in Chesapeake. We'd like to stay in one of the parking lots on Tommy's base, but we're not real hopeful that that will happen. So we'll dry-camp (boondock) at the Wal-Mart for the night then try to beat the storm into he campground. Not too sure how successful we'll be, but we'll just make the best of a bad situation. Too bad there aren't more choices for campsites around here. You'd think there would be.