Oh my...they live in a motorhome!

Since I've been RVing met people working construction cross country. Home schooling staying together as a family unit. theres a guy that works 20 hours a week at a wachalochee state park his RV leaks when it rains ,been there 9 years 68 years old , that's all he has. smile on his face everytime I see him. There all LOW LIFES I see them as working AMERICANS. LOW LIFE IS A POOR CHOICE OF WORDS
PS your local church knows who is needie, did you pay your tithing or are you going to just passing judgement

Hobo2 wrote:
You need to stop watching the alphabet channels. I was a low life or one of those white kids from the other side of the tracks. Became a board member of the bank retired at 45 and took another low life partner on from the other side of the tracks. Its a lot harder to get ahead starting with NOTHING and first hand NOTHING.
ps. I carry the scares from my childhood do you have any?????

PLEASE you are completely misinterpreting my comments. My comments are about the PERCEPTION that the media and many people have about people living in vans and older small RVs that is different from their perceptions about people in big expensive RVs. It is NOT an insult to you, how you grew up, how you are now, how you will be in the future - my comments have absolutely NOTHING to do with you. It is NOT condoning these PERCEPTIONS. It is simply a statement as to WHY some RVers get negative comments and others do not.

I control my feelings, no one else...

That said, by far the majority of people we meet that learn of our chosen lifestyle are either a bit envious and/or quite interested in our experiences and methods. How we handle banking, mail, and doctors are common topics of discussion. We do meet the occasional "trailer trash" mentality of course, but we just dismiss them as irrelevant to the enjoyment of our lifestyle and move on to someone more pleasant to talk to. We never try to "convert" anyone to our way of thinking.

Some people here seem concerned that living in a trailer or bus is gonna revoke their membership in the bourgeoisie, which it most certainly does.

You need to stop watching the alphabet channels. I was a low life or one of those white kids from the other side of the tracks. Became a board member of the bank retired at 45 and took another low life partner on from the other side of the tracks. Its a lot harder to get ahead starting with NOTHING and first hand NOTHING.
ps. I carry the scares from my childhood do you have any?????

Hobo2 wrote:
how do you define low life. There are a lot of people who are making less ,even with there cost of living increase for the last 8 years. Low life is a poor choice of words for people still working hard trying to get bye anyway they can.
PS did you pay your tithing.

I wasn't defining lowlife and certainly wasn't calling anyone here a lowlife or insulting those working hard (or even those not working at all). The discussion is about non-fulltimers/non-RVers having negative opinions about people living in RVs.

The lowlife statement was a comment on the perception by the media of people living in vans and old class C RVs - they are most always portrayed as lowlife. The perception of those living in new big RVs is different - more of a "wow, that's cool". It's a double standard. From the posts on this thread, you can see it - the folks in older rigs and vans have experienced more negative reactions than those in new big expensive rigs.

how do you define low life. There are a lot of people who are making less ,even with there cost of living increase for the last 8 years. Low life is a poor choice of words for people still working hard trying to get bye anyway they can.
PS did you pay your tithing.

Naio wrote:
OMG, I got so much of this when in California!

I think it's partly because I am an avid gardener, and was installing a large garden at a friend's place in exchange for driveway space. Apparently in Socal gardening is for poor, possibly illegal, immigrants, and not middle aged white ladies. And living in a van is for poor and/homeless people.

I kept finding myself telling people, 'I HAVE a house, it's just not here. I am a tourist.'

But try telling that to people when you are wearing grubby shorts and have dirt under your nails.

I have been 10 months in the rig so far, this stretch. If I get rid of the s&b I don't know how I will convince people.

I really think the age and style of the RV has more to do with it than anything. Watch the movies or tv - every lowlife is living in a van or ancient class C. That ball player who lives in a van - gets lots of comments even though he makes a ton of money. The "hippie couple" that lives in the old class C. If they were living in a $100K class A or a 5er, no one would give them a second look.

There you are doing gardening and living in a van - you MUST be homeless, illegal, on the run, etc.

If you were gardening and living in a new 5er, they would have assumed you were visiting.

OMG, I got so much of this when in California!

I think it's partly because I am an avid gardener, and was installing a large garden at a friend's place in exchange for driveway space. Apparently in Socal gardening is for poor, possibly illegal, immigrants, and not middle aged white ladies. And living in a van is for poor and/homeless people.

I kept finding myself telling people, 'I HAVE a house, it's just not here. I am a tourist.'

But try telling that to people when you are wearing grubby shorts and have dirt under your nails.

I have been 10 months in the rig so far, this stretch. If I get rid of the s&b I don't know how I will convince people.

I love reminding my kids that if there riches relative,has wheels under his house they might be a redneck.

my daughter now runs our company I should have called it SWEAT and TEARS instead of its present name.