Leaf blowing

Morning

So, last Friday was opening day for most club sites. I'm guessing most wardens have been up against the weather to get their sites ready and presentable in time (we do take pride). I'm guessing that leaf blower lady is a new starter this year and was gaining experience in using the site machinery whilst the site is relatively quiet. The club invests heavily in training as our role attracts people from all walks of life, some folk have never touched machinery in their life. New starters have an initial weeks training on all aspects of the job, then when they are assigned their first contract, they begin a two year ongoing training module that is very similar to an nvq and they are appraised weekly by the wardens. So, not a complete waste of time, effort and resources at all. What we do is all about working safely. Using any item of machinery without efficient knowledge and experience say on a full site in school holidays I'm sure your comments would have been a bit different?

JK

All you do with leaf blowing, is re distributing, unless you direct the leaves to an area where you then pick them up, dispose of them properly, eradicating "leaf blowing" as a daily occurrence? At the end of the day, there are only so much leaves on trees.

I've no idea whether the site had just opened or not, it was our second choice as the CL we'd originally booked was very wet & the owner advised against coming.

We're talking a leaf blower here .... start engine .... point that bit to (imaginary) leaf & off you go. Not a huge combine or JCB 

Regarding the closure of toilets at specific times. All club sites do it, so work around the times. Either relax and enjoy, or go out and about, and use the facilities when they have re opened. Easy really.

Hi

Doesn't matter what site you were on, even all year sites will have new starters.

My point, explained above. Imagine a full site, inexperienced person blows gravel into some ones face, or onto an outfit. The smallest tool be it a blower or even a pair of shears has the possibility to cause harm in the wrong hands. Doesn't need to be a tractor or a chainsaw. Training reduces risk.

You could have, if it was actually bothering you, gone to ask the staff about your concerns. They would gladly explain and even moved away if the thought it was a nuisance

JK

JK

Thank you for taking the time to put the situation into proper perspective. I think we will end it here.

Thanks

David

I am not paid to watch the wardens. I do not care what they do, when they do it or why they do it. I have had no issues with any of the sites that I have stayed on so far, so I will continue not to care about how someone else does their job.

I had a friend who was a nurse. She told hilarious stories, some horrific of folk using even the simplest household tool and injuring themselves or others. Even the complete novice needs a safe introduction I'm sure to such machinery and the opportunity to discover effective use and how it reacts. These things are heavy and have a torque which fights against the user, quite tiring to use if fighting against that centrifugal force.