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- Nov 29, 2004
Well, I have been waiting patiently for a photo of the upgraded grills and picnic tables that we have heard about.
On my visit to the Fort in early September, I saw the work finishing up in the 500 loop, but no grills or picnic tables yet.
Some other Dis Board members have visited since then, and said the grills and tables are in, but no photos!
Patience is not one of my qualities, so I hopped on line last week and looked to see if I could reserve a campsite for the weekend.
I was offered three nights in a partial loop, or for a mere $80 more, three nights in a new PREMIUM site. I booked the premium site.
I arrived at about 7 pm on Friday October 3, and was assigned to site 513. The second site from the comfort station. Nice site. Lots of concrete! And a new grill. In fact, the grill was brand new- had never been used. But, the picnic table is just one of the cruddy old ones with a new coat of paint.
It is getting dark, so I get all set up in the site. Last thing I do is hook up the cable, and I get nothing. I fiddle with the connection on the post and on the back of the set. Still nothing. I make a call to the front desk, and find out that the cable is not working in the 500 loop, and won't be all weekend. I say it would have been nice if someone told me when I checked in. The manager was polite, and agreed to charge me for only a partial hook up for the weekend. That was OK with me, but I say bad show on the Fort management for not having the cable done before reopening the loop.
So, who wants to see a photo of the new grills?
Are you sure?
Wait for it . . . . . . .
Here you go . . . .
TA DA! :
Wait just a dog gone second here, you say. These new grills are the same as the old grills, except that they have a lid on them. I say, you are right. Some upgrade, Huh?
Here is a close up of the shiny new tag on the grill. If you check that company's web site, you will see all of the possible options that the Fort management had to choose from. This is what they picked. Thanks a lot.
Check it out for yourself:
And the upgrade picnic tables? Nowhere to be seen.
Here's your photographic proof, as they say:
Well, these "new" tables do feature fancy hand-carved details:
Here's a photo of another site in the 500 loop, just to illustrate that the grills are new, but the tables are not:
So, am I bitter? No. I didn't really care about a new grill or picnic table (and on this trip I am not paying for them anyway), but there is no way that I would be happy with paying more than twenty five bucks a night more than a partial site for one of these premium sites. That is nuts! I do admit that I like the extra concrete. It lets everyone set back further on the site. That keeps all of the tow vehicles back, too, and gives the loop a more open and spacious feel. So, that is good. Just not worth the extra $$$.
You will be happy to know that the TCD gang spent three nights enjoying the Fort on this visit, and I have many more photos to come, many showing lots more changes at the Fort, so be sure to check back on this thread often.
TCD
On my visit to the Fort in early September, I saw the work finishing up in the 500 loop, but no grills or picnic tables yet.
Some other Dis Board members have visited since then, and said the grills and tables are in, but no photos!
Patience is not one of my qualities, so I hopped on line last week and looked to see if I could reserve a campsite for the weekend.
I was offered three nights in a partial loop, or for a mere $80 more, three nights in a new PREMIUM site. I booked the premium site.
I arrived at about 7 pm on Friday October 3, and was assigned to site 513. The second site from the comfort station. Nice site. Lots of concrete! And a new grill. In fact, the grill was brand new- had never been used. But, the picnic table is just one of the cruddy old ones with a new coat of paint.
It is getting dark, so I get all set up in the site. Last thing I do is hook up the cable, and I get nothing. I fiddle with the connection on the post and on the back of the set. Still nothing. I make a call to the front desk, and find out that the cable is not working in the 500 loop, and won't be all weekend. I say it would have been nice if someone told me when I checked in. The manager was polite, and agreed to charge me for only a partial hook up for the weekend. That was OK with me, but I say bad show on the Fort management for not having the cable done before reopening the loop.
So, who wants to see a photo of the new grills?
Are you sure?
Wait for it . . . . . . .
Here you go . . . .
TA DA! :
Wait just a dog gone second here, you say. These new grills are the same as the old grills, except that they have a lid on them. I say, you are right. Some upgrade, Huh?
Here is a close up of the shiny new tag on the grill. If you check that company's web site, you will see all of the possible options that the Fort management had to choose from. This is what they picked. Thanks a lot.
Check it out for yourself:
And the upgrade picnic tables? Nowhere to be seen.
Here's your photographic proof, as they say:
Well, these "new" tables do feature fancy hand-carved details:
Here's a photo of another site in the 500 loop, just to illustrate that the grills are new, but the tables are not:
So, am I bitter? No. I didn't really care about a new grill or picnic table (and on this trip I am not paying for them anyway), but there is no way that I would be happy with paying more than twenty five bucks a night more than a partial site for one of these premium sites. That is nuts! I do admit that I like the extra concrete. It lets everyone set back further on the site. That keeps all of the tow vehicles back, too, and gives the loop a more open and spacious feel. So, that is good. Just not worth the extra $$$.
You will be happy to know that the TCD gang spent three nights enjoying the Fort on this visit, and I have many more photos to come, many showing lots more changes at the Fort, so be sure to check back on this thread often.
TCD