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Picnic Etiquettes

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Who says that being on a picnic means you can do whatever you want? Well, if it were that way, then it would be too scary to go on a picnic because anything can happen because there are no rules to follow. People can just walk up to your picnic spot and hijack your basket which can be very dangerous, too. I shudder to think what could happen. So before anything bad happens to your supposedly relaxing and stress-free picnic, there are some picnic etiquettes that you must adhere to in order to coexist with other picnic goers and with your surroundings as well.

There are picnic groves that have several picnic tables that strangers can share. Please don’t come up to somebody else’s picnic and feel too comfortable. You never know what these people are there for and they might not like it if someone gatecrashes to their picnic.

Another typical thing that happens in a really fun picnic with a lot of readily available food on the table is the popular Food fight. This is extremely normal in university cafeterias but then it would likely happen in picnics too since they are usually by themselves. Do not start, encourage or get involved in a food competition. Aside from each and every trash that you are going to be leaving behind, you will be attracting bugs like ants and bees which can harm you when they smell food on you.

Another thing to watch is your music volume. Don’t play your stereo too loud. You won’t just disturb other picnic goers, but you might irritate the animals around you. You don’t want a bear or other untamed animals to come over to your picnic just since they heard your loud music.

Speaking of bears, do not feed the creatures, specifically bears. They could be cute and cuddly, but then again you don’t know when they might suddenly turn wild. For many who take their dogs along on a picnic, do not let your dogs out without a leash because they might harm or destroy other people’s picnic and you will be held accountable for it.

Also, make sure you clean up your dog’s droppings and make sure to dispose it properly. That goes for all your trash as well. Keep all your trash in a bag that you can bring along with you to avoid a pile up of trash in the picnic site.

And on your way home, do not drink alcoholic beverages knowing that you are going to be driving home. Mishaps happen anytime and everywhere so refrain from drinking alcohol in a picnic. There are several more things that you must avoid in order to make your picnic safe and hassle free. The list goes on and on. Diverse strokes for various folks. In the end, the success of your picnic will all depend on how well you behave like a responsible picnic-goer.

Eventually, there are various things you can easily do without the need of limiting oneself from doing. Have fun, fun and more fun! Do provide an excellent camera to capture your precious moments, give loads of healthy and great food for all people in the picnic to enjoy and have some more fun under the sun.

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Picnic Shamble: Suggestions, Perfect Timing and Venues

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

When my buddies and I are generally going to go for a picnic, we all begin to divide things to do for each one. I always end up getting the part that decides on the area where to hold the picnic. We have already been almost everywhere I can possibly think of. We have held picnics at the park and also the last time we did, we had ants on our plates in less that 15 minutes of playing hide and seek behind the trees.

Apparently, the ants were also playing tag on which food to infest first. The best part is they chose to take over my plate first. My plate, which had a slice of pizza, blueberry cheesecake, hotdogs and macaroni salad, seemed as if it were a big pile of red fire ants. If I didn’t pay too much attention, the next thing I’ll be eating would be soft food with a fat lip. So scratch the park off the list.

Just one of my pals suggested that we check out a local mall and do our picnic on the benches at the food court. Should you will still call that picnic if we do that? That’s where we’re going on a constant basis. Binging out on pizza and then afterwards, going to the arcade to shed off a few pounds with the interactive games there like Dance Dance Revolution (isn’t that kind of 90’s?).

Anyway, the point is, we go to the mall almost just about every day. I want to set up a spot where we do not normally go and if we do, it will be an area where we will be looking forward to go to again after a number times. Besides, if we set up a big picnic cloth inside the mall and start a picnic group on the ground, we’d find ourselves in the mall’s administration office for scandal and misconduct in such a public venue and become the mall’s laughing stock.

So maybe we may attempt to have a picnic simply near the river. The only obstacle is we’d end up being the mosquitoes’ picnic food and obtain Dengue Fever instead of a memorable experience. Well, it shall be a very memorable experience. But of course, we don’t want to recall it that way. So we are staying out anywhere near the river as well. I virtually lost the battle on setting up the ideal place where to have our picnic when it suddenly hit me. Why not go to the beach? There exists a quiet side of the beach where no person really bothers to go to. It would certainly be a great way to have an exercise as well because it’ll be a spot that is not as accessible as the other beach front areas where you can just park your vehicle somewhere near.

A more hidden side will be amazing. Walking to and from the destination would certainly be a great way to appreciate the breeze along with the sound of the waves crashing against the shore. The genuine essence of going for a picnic is enjoying the place, the food, and also the individuals you are with anywhere you happen to be.

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