kwbush
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SeilerBird said:Been propositioned at a few of them too.
Ummmmmmmm, Tom, just wonderin', 50 or more years ago? :
Keith :-[
SeilerBird said:Been propositioned at a few of them too.
Hookers don't care what you look like, just care about your wallet. ;Dkwbush said:Ummmmmmmm, Tom, just wonderin', 50 or more years ago? :
Keith :-[
With respect, IMO that's horse pucky.lone_star_dsl said:As a former truck driver and the son of a former truck driver, it's nice to show a courtesy to the professional drivers on the road that are mandated by federal law to stop and take breaks or sleep. Taking up spaces at a rest area is depriving a trucker of a much needed place to park.
I've had to pass many rest areas because they were full of RV'ers. Parking a truck on a highway on ramp with two steep angles makes it very difficult to get a good nights sleep.
Many of us traveling for recreation are not on a tight timeline like truckers are. Do yourself a favor and find a Walmart. They are open 24 hrs and are typically patrolled by a security officer. Not to mention the fact that you can put your slides out and won't have to listen to idling engines or APU's all night.
markbarendt said:With respect, IMO that's horse pucky.
Truckers have the same opportunity to use Walmart as RVers. Truckers also have truck stops.
My last pass through CA I tried to stop at a rest area that was clogged with trucks, I moved on and pulled off at the next truck stop (15 minutes down the road) and there was lots of room, bought 50 gallons and parked for 6 hours.lone_star_dsl said:Truckers don't always have the luxury of a Walmart parking lot. I've been kicked out of a couple because local ordinances don't allow truck parking. If you've never been a truck driver, you most likely will never understand the hardships and nuances that come with the job.
markbarendt said:Found this list that may help. http://beamalarm.com/Documents/state-rest_stop_policies.html
I pulled into a Florida rest stop late the Friday after Thanksgiving and was greeted almost immediately by a uniformed person letting me know that 3 hours was my limit.
It was a surprise to this westerner, and it would have been nice to stay longer, but getting the info before getting a ticket was appreciated.
If he did that he would not be able to renew his driver's license the next time he went to renew. The states all talk to one another now.supermanotorious said:going back to FL any time soon? if not, you couldve just stayed there and "taken" the ticket home with you, in the form of finding the nearest trash can
I worked as a drivers license examiner for 10 years and you are correct - your driving transgressions do follow you via the national computer system. I think it was labeled PDPS at the time and when you went in to renew the first thing done was enter your info into the national check system and see if the record was clear. 99.9 percent were. I myself had a problem caused by a chap in Ohio with the same name who had a very bad record but, luckily, I could prove myself not to be the culprit.SeilerBird said:If he did that he would not be able to renew his driver's license the next time he went to renew. The states all talk to one another now.
When I moved to Nevada fifteen years ago I could not get a drivers license until I paid a fine I did not know had been levied on me in Utah.Bill N said:I worked as a drivers license examiner for 10 years and you are correct - your driving transgressions do follow you via the national computer system. I think it was labeled PDPS at the time and when you went in to renew the first thing done was enter your info into the national check system and see if the record was clear. 99.9 percent were. I myself had a problem caused by a chap in Ohio with the same name who had a very bad record but, luckily, I could prove myself not to be the culprit.
Bill
I like to be courteous to the locals as I travel.supermanotorious said:going back to FL any time soon? if not, you couldve just stayed there and "taken" the ticket home with you, in the form of finding the nearest trash can
Had the same problem when I went to renew my VA drivers license in 2000. They told me I couldn't renew until I paid a MA ticket from 1995! I called MA DMV and told them I paid the ticket. They wanted to see a canceled check from 1995. Today checks are on line (if you still use them), but not back then, and I didn't have the paper cancelled check from 15 years earlier. I had a letter from the state saying the ticket had been paid and my license had been reinstated. Not good enough, only a cancelled check would do. VA wouldn't do anything until it got the release from MA, so I paid it AGAIN! UGH! There is a legal term for what they did to me, but I can't remember what it is. Oh ya it's called extortion!SeilerBird said:When I moved to Nevada fifteen years ago I could not get a drivers license until I paid a fine I did not know had been levied on me in Utah.
A Walmart parking lot can be as safe or unsafe as the area it is located in. In all my RV time I believe I have spent maybe 10 nights in Walmart or Big Box store parking lots. Once we were broke down and the rest of the time we were in areas where there was not a campground nearby. Today we plan to be in a campground before dark and not be on the road until after 8am but then again we are retired and in no hurry.Peggyy said:Is it safe to sleep overnight in a Walmart parking lot? I know lots of people do it but it just sounds so unsafe to me?
I have spent hundreds of nights in Walmart parking lots and never for a minute did I feel unsafe. They have security cameras covering the entire lot. They have security people patrolling the lot. There is a lot of traffic. No reason to feel unsafe.Peggyy said:Is it safe to sleep overnight in a Walmart parking lot? I know lots of people do it but it just sounds so unsafe to me?