Quote Originally Posted by duchessofnc View Post
If our high commissioner wants to continue doing Grandfather Mountain, wonderful. But I won't ever pay that kind of money. I saw with our clan one major, major failure in customer service that was utterly pointless. I also eavesdropped on a few tents that were less than happy with Grandfather Mountain.

And the other person who does the clan tents for MacKinnon isn't in love with Grandfather Mountain either. Not as a convener. But since I was effected with the failure in the customer service, it will have to snow in Miami, Florida before I would consider it.
Exactly. At Loch Norman, for example, you get a golf cart come to your vehicle. They help carry your stuff, and staff, to your tent, and back again at Games end. They come around a few times a day with a golf cart to offer ice. You tend to feel appreciated, and you should be, you are an intregal part of the Games.

In contrast, at Grandfather, you pay a much higher fee, and get none of the benefits mentioned above. It is also much tougher to get around up on the mountain, with youtr clan tent materials, etc. Especially if you camp. On top of this, Grandfather is very poorly organized (as my old man would say, they couldn't organize a p**s-up in a brewery).

Despite this, I intend to return for years to come, beacuse of the commeraderie, and the spectacle (and considering whom I camp with, they are usually one and the same). I did not miss the hassles of being a Clan rep. this time out. It seems very likely those days are over, at least for Grandfather.