Another WalMart shooting

Dustytuu wrote:
We have been RVing for 10 years and full timing for 7 years. Have never stayed in a Walmart parking lot. Do not plan to.
If we can not afford an RV park to rest up when traveling, then we will stay in one place and quit traveling. This is my opinion and how we roll.
We have traveled coast to coast and north to south so we have not stayed in one place much. But still we do not sleep on parking lots.
I am sure someone will have something to say about RV parks could be dangerous too but we do research and choose where we stay in advance of our travels.

While at Topsail a fine State park in Fl our next door neighbor was burglarized and his pistol was stolen, nice job of turning a thief into an armed thief.

I have overnighted in Cracker Barrels and would do so again if the weather or tiredness put me in the position I needed to do so. I don't carry a gun and I have no fear of the bogeyman.

Dustytuu wrote:
We have been RVing for 10 years and full timing for 7 years. Have never stayed in a Walmart parking lot. Do not plan to.
If we can not afford an RV park to rest up when traveling, then we will stay in one place and quit traveling. This is my opinion and how we roll.
We have traveled coast to coast and north to south so we have not stayed in one place much. But still we do not sleep on parking lots.
I am sure someone will have something to say about RV parks could be dangerous too but we do research and choose where we stay in advance of our travels.

Whoopie for youDustytu!..:S

While pinnig the rose on your nose - have you ever noticed ummm -
(possibly) "undesirable" folks in a campground?

Sometimes it's just an opinion (rants on noisy kids, barking dogs, etc.) but other times it's "fer sure"!

Dangerous RV parks - "Oregon Ms" covered it well, but here's something else to say....

Even *YOU* (Yikes!) may have been staying at the Colorado *RV Park* where escaped TX murderers were staying in a MH - without arousing suspicion - even from the mgr.

They were posing as missionaries, playing Christian music to enhance their "credibility".
The "Texas Seven" in RV park - scroll to "Capture".

Bet anyone "overnighting" at any nearby Wallys were smiling!..:)..:B

BTW - camping in RVs since 1970 - never had a problem in places I chose to overnight inc'l Walmarts - some after finding local campgrounds with "no room at the Inn" while traveling from one place to another.

But - You are genuinely a beacon in the darkness!..:C

Everyone should be as efficient as you!...:W



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One more thing....if you think these same people are not in legitimate campgrounds, you'd be wrong.

I see them in public parks, county campgrounds, private parks and in the woods off of trails. I can't tell you how many meth labs there are in the woods and the teachers in some of the rural communities have a name for the children of these "RVers" it's "feral children". I just about dropped a jaw when I first heard that term. According to the teachers they come and go, totally unpredictable as to when they may show up.

I don't mean to sound harsh, it's just the way it is. I'm not going to candy coat it and call it "homeless population" because plenty of these people are living this lifestyle out of choice. Sure there are legitimate homeless but that's a different topic.

Here is an updated article.

http://www.kval.com/news/local/Salem-police-identify-suspect-301318051.html

These "RVers" are a big reason of why I left Eugene. They don't just "RV", they camp in tents EVERYWHERE including city streets (and the city invites them). Seriously, this place has become a bum magnet. This has NOTHING to do with the legitimate RV community but I have not doubt that it's the good guys that are going to pay.

turbojimmy wrote:

wa8yxm wrote:
Now as to the news article....Very poorly written.. I mean suddenly, in the middle of the article they start yammering about a bus.. No mention of it before. And other issues too,, Looks like it was written by about a 3rd grader.. I would think the station reporting could afford better staff.

I've noticed that just about everywhere these days. At the risk of sounding like an old fart, it used to be journalists set the standard for proper grammar, spelling and quality of writing. Now it's a race to get the story out first no matter how sloppy the writing.

Im guessing nowadays they write it on their smartphone while driving down the road!!:E

The only times we stay at a campground is when we are there as a base camp so we can visit the area. When we are traveling from point A to point B we stay at truck stops, Wal-Mart's or wherever we can find a place to just get a few hours sleep. Cannot see spending 35 dollars or more a night to get a couple hours sleep. YES, we can afford to pay the price to stay in a campground. Some people get paranoid about staying any place but a campground.

Dustytuu wrote:
We have been RVing for 10 years and full timing for 7 years. Have never stayed in a Walmart parking lot. Do not plan to.
If we can not afford an RV park to rest up when traveling, then we will stay in one place and quit traveling. This is my opinion and how we roll.
We have traveled coast to coast and north to south so we have not stayed in one place much. But still we do not sleep on parking lots.
I am sure someone will have something to say about RV parks could be dangerous too but we do research and choose where we stay in advance of our travels.

Interesting...No time table, now specific place to be, no worry about getting back to work in a few days. I would do the same thing. But some people do have these constraints and don't have an extra couple hours driving to a campground off the express way to their destination. I don't stop at Walmarts but I do understand it when time is at a premium.

Dustytuu wrote:
We have been RVing for 10 years and full timing for 7 years. Have never stayed in a Walmart parking lot. Do not plan to.
If we can not afford an RV park to rest up when traveling, then we will stay in one place and quit traveling. This is my opinion and how we roll.
We have traveled coast to coast and north to south so we have not stayed in one place much. But still we do not sleep on parking lots.
I am sure someone will have something to say about RV parks could be dangerous too but we do research and choose where we stay in advance of our travels.

Why isn't a shame not everybody does like you?

We have been RVing for 10 years and full timing for 7 years. Have never stayed in a Walmart parking lot. Do not plan to.
If we can not afford an RV park to rest up when traveling, then we will stay in one place and quit traveling. This is my opinion and how we roll.
We have traveled coast to coast and north to south so we have not stayed in one place much. But still we do not sleep on parking lots.
I am sure someone will have something to say about RV parks could be dangerous too but we do research and choose where we stay in advance of our travels.

turbojimmy wrote:

wa8yxm wrote:
Now as to the news article....Very poorly written.. I mean suddenly, in the middle of the article they start yammering about a bus.. No mention of it before. And other issues too,, Looks like it was written by about a 3rd grader.. I would think the station reporting could afford better staff.

I've noticed that just about everywhere these days. At the risk of sounding like an old fart, it used to be journalists set the standard for proper grammar, spelling and quality of writing. Now it's a race to get the story out first no matter how sloppy the writing.

AND w/o providing ANY information.

Today's 'journalist' can't even minimally cover WHO_WHAT_WHEN_WHERE_WHY_HOW

Most stories end with 'We'll update you later when we have more info"