Dave I.
Escalante-Class Member
I'm not the one that brought up the doubling of the entrance fees. Just commented on it. It's called inflation as far as I am concerned. Part of the system. Nothing can be done about it. I pay the fees every year and LP fees haven't increased that much. As the original entrance fee post said, some of them have doubled in the western region. I know the Golden Pass for LP has jumped way up, but others have not seemed that bad.It would be silly for you to turn a houseboat away. Wether you salvage or flip is up to you. I have no bones with that. In fact, I’ve been known to flip a boat or two myself.
I guess I’m just confused on the “doubling” cost argument. I was under the impression someone was accusing Aramark of doing that when now the concern is with the NPS and entrance fees. Two completely separate issues.
Seems this whole topic can get touchy. At no point did I ever mean for this topic to get heated in debate. It's obvious people have various views on the NPS and Aramark. It's obvious that people get passionate about the houseboat ownership. The truth is, the storage rate hike from Aramark is sparking many people to pull away from the houseboats.
Very sad I think.