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toedtoes
Oct 16, 2021Explorer III
I understand why cities and counties ban overnighting in parking lots. Like most informal allowances, it starts out with a fairly rare usage. Then it starts becoming the standard. And then it is not only overnighting but staying for days to weeks. And then you get the youtubers showing folks how to shower in a parking lot. And you get the slime who start dumping their tanks in the parking lot because they don't want to pay $5-$20 to dump at a station.
Then you get into the "if you let that guy stay overnight in a class B, why can't stay overnight in my minivan" argument. And then, " if you let that guy in the minivan, why not my SUV".
And when things get out of hand, the cities and towns and counties have to use their resources on patrolling parking lots.
Sure, no one HERE would ever be a problem, but there are enough RVers out there who have no issue abusing it, that it's often easier to just say NO.
Then you get into the "if you let that guy stay overnight in a class B, why can't stay overnight in my minivan" argument. And then, " if you let that guy in the minivan, why not my SUV".
And when things get out of hand, the cities and towns and counties have to use their resources on patrolling parking lots.
Sure, no one HERE would ever be a problem, but there are enough RVers out there who have no issue abusing it, that it's often easier to just say NO.
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