One bad apple

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Christmas Vacation is a funny movie!

I would like to think that, overall, the RV community has less offenders than the general population. No, I do not have "proof."

Isn't the saying "One bad apple don't spoil the whole bunch"? That was kind of my point. Looks bad but does not reflect on the rest of us. It just continues to amaze me what people thinks ok to do.

Of all the millions of RV-ers, one or two illegal dumps each year getting caught is pretty good statistic.

I don't know if it is intentional or not, but I do know that come SXSW in Austin, there tend to be a lot of motorhomes parallel parked on neighborhood streets... and nearby storm drains will smell a lot like what comes from a black tank for a few weeks after.

HuckFinn410 wrote:
If they live in the RV, they are not homeless.

In your mind maybe, but that is the perception of many non RVers.....those living in older RVs are homeless. In the NON RV community, unless you are driving a Prevost, there is a stigma associated with the RV and that is what needs to be addressed...

I agree, I don't think this will reflect on RVers. As said, this family was thought to be homeless. I hope that the family were educated on proper disposal and where it can be done. I would not think that the family were intentionally contaminating the river, they just did not know any better.

If they live in the RV, they are not homeless.

When out and about camping we don't let our black tank get anywhere near full. This keeps any "need to dump" way less than an emergency.

Of course it helps if one can keep their black tank's gauge working correctly or, alternatively, is carrying a flashlight along so as to be able to look down the RV's open toilet drain and visually check.

If this makes us look bad "Griswold Family Christmas" on National Lampoon would have done us in many years ago. This is a rip off of a movie stunt.