Quote:
|
The "self-contained" requirement also reminds me of some of the private RV parks that will accept only RVs of a certain size and age. They have the right to discriminate, [b]but we do not have to play their silly game!
|
- An old Native American proverb states, "Do not judge me until you have walked a mile in my moccasins."
- A teacher I had in High School told me, "Life, like English, is not in the rules. It is in the exceptions."
- I think it was the Dali llama who said, "You must know the rules, so that you can break them [b]properly."
The perpetrators of problems are [b]people. Unfortunately, the operators of private RV parks
do not have the right to discriminate against [b]people.
But they
are allowed to [b]set standards, as long as those standards cannot be
misconstrued as discriminatory.
I have good friends that work in the hospitality industry. They used to own a large Bed-and-Breakfast Inn, but
sold it after 5 years. After a period of recovery, they hired on to manage a 12 unit Motel. They escaped from there after only 2 years. They now are maintenance staff at an RV park, but they will have to give that up soon. The horror stories they tell
from the other side of the desk...
Several "RV Resorts" in San Diego are recently upgraded old "Trailer Parks" which at one time were unkempt properties with decrepit decaying immobile trailers whose permanent residents mainly subsided on welfare. They are on prime real estate that might have been converted to condos, but their
new owners recognized the need for convenient RV accommodations. But who is going to rent a weekend there if word gets out your next door neighbor is dealing meth?
After the Oregon Gathering, Robert and I visited his brother in Portland, who lives in a dense neighborhood without space for our
Fiber Stream. Before leaving San Diego, I looked online for an RV park or campground, convenient to the city, but they all had age restrictions. Somewhere in the rules statement for one park, there was a disclaimer that they might make an exception to the age limit for something like "a restored vintage Airstream, for example." I emailed them asking for a reservation for my
Restored Vintage Travel Trailer and attached a recent photograph of the
Fiber Stream. They phoned me a day later to confirm that they received my email, and asked a few questions, to confirm that there was "no peeling
paint or broken
windows." I told them over the phone that it had been in several shows. They reserved a spot and told me which space I would be in, and did not require a deposit. While I fretted about being turned away when I showed up, check-in was uneventful.
My point is this:
We all discuss here what we do to protect ourselves. The park owners do the same thing.
Learn how to not be a threat to them, they usually don't know you from Adam...
Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.
"The Eggstacy"
Boomerang
Prairie Schooner
Midlife Crisis
.
2011 
2011 
Casita McSita
Casita McSita
UHaul
The Mountain Egg AKA 2006 13' Scamp
Linear Mode
