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09-11-2012, 02:01 PM
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#4957
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Senior Member
Tiffin Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Warner Robins, GA
Posts: 2,613
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Found this posted on the Tiffin RV Network today. If it has been posted here forgive me but I'm not going to read back through all the posts to find out.
Wal-Mart Parking Lots Are A Virtual Magnet For Crime
Jon
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Lil Girl-Rescued, Abby Rescued, Peaches Rescued
06 Allegro 35TSA Workhorse Chassis
2013 Chevy Spark Dinghy
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09-11-2012, 02:07 PM
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#4958
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Senior Member
Vintage RV Owners Club
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Port Hadlock, Washington
Posts: 2,855
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jfran304
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That settles it...I'm not leaving my patio furniture out any more.
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09-11-2012, 02:10 PM
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#4959
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Administrator in Memoriam
Newmar Owners Club Retired Fire Service RVer's Spartan Chassis
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Newark, DE
Posts: 25,898
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I would imagine some are and I have seen some I would not stay at, but I never had a problem.
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Originally Posted by jfran304
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Adios, Dirk - '84 Real Lite Truck Camper, '86 Wilderness Cimarron TT, previously 4 years as a fulltimer in a '07 DSDP
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09-11-2012, 02:13 PM
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#4960
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Senior Member
Gulf Streamers Club
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Cincinnati
Posts: 19,925
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jfran304
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Sorry, anything worth more than a nickel is a 'virtual magnet for crime.' Some people behave badly, whether near Walmart or Sax Fifth Ave. I'm not going to let that deter me from stopping for a cheap overnight in a Walmart lighted, security camera monitored, parking lot.
Notice the link was to a person selling security services. He surely doesn't have any reason to make people fearful and buy his services, does he?
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'98 Gulf Stream Sun Voyager DP being pushed by a '00 Beetle TDI
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09-11-2012, 02:25 PM
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#4961
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Tavares, FL
Posts: 1,652
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Certainly not been my experience. I did find it strange that the only web resource he cited was Wake Up Wal-Mart which has been an anti Wal-Mart website for several decades. It is operated by the largest grocery store union that has been trashing and marching against Wal-Mart and fighting their new stores. They are very slanted and post some really weird stuff on their website. Mainly he talked about one incident. They have also been incidents of murder and rape at campgrounds or for that matter the recent shooting at the theater.
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09-11-2012, 04:12 PM
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#4962
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Senior Member
Tiffin Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Pensacola, Florida
Posts: 5,173
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Francesca
That settles it...I'm not leaving my patio furniture out any more.
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Darn, there goes my hopes for a "new" set.
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Jim
2006 Tiffin Phaeton - 2011 Cadillac SRX
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09-11-2012, 06:34 PM
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#4963
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Member
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 37
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I stay overnight a WM. I pull in, go in get some ice or something to eat, or even use the facilities to have a quick wash and ..er... well take care of busines. Yes I am cheap. Im on the road for the ride, not the destination... and you meet the nices people there. BTW many campsites dont want bikers or BikerRVers in thier site... wait till I get my new MH.
Now I do pull my side out, otherwise I cant get to the living room or the bed.
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09-11-2012, 07:32 PM
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#4964
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Colorado High Country
Posts: 360
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gank
I stay overnight a WM. I pull in, go in get some ice or something to eat, or even use the facilities to have a quick wash and ..er... well take care of busines. Yes I am cheap. Im on the road for the ride, not the destination... and you meet the nices people there. BTW many campsites dont want bikers or BikerRVers in thier site... wait till I get my new MH.
Now I do pull my side out, otherwise I cant get to the living room or the bed.
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Nice setup. A Goldwing?
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09-12-2012, 02:49 AM
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#4965
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Moderator Emeritus
Country Coach Owners Club Appalachian Campers Gulf Streamers Club
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Chattanooga, Tn.
Posts: 12,060
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gank
I stay overnight a WM. I pull in, go in get some ice or something to eat, or even use the facilities to have a quick wash and ..er... well take care of busines. Yes I am cheap. Im on the road for the ride, not the destination... and you meet the nices people there. BTW many campsites dont want bikers or BikerRVers in thier site... wait till I get my new MH.
Now I do pull my side out, otherwise I cant get to the living room or the bed.
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Cool rig!
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Amy, Dr. Assistant - Roxie & Mei Ling, four legs each
2000 Gulf Stream Scenic Cruiser 450 hp & 1330# torque
06 Saturn Vue, 06 Chevy Z71 4x4 & 2014 Corvette Z51 M7
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09-12-2012, 01:26 PM
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#4966
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Registered User
Vintage RV Owners Club Gulf Streamers Club
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Indiana
Posts: 4,951
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gank
I stay overnight a WM. I pull in, go in get some ice or something to eat, or even use the facilities to have a quick wash and ..er... well take care of busines. Yes I am cheap. Im on the road for the ride, not the destination... and you meet the nices people there. BTW many campsites dont want bikers or BikerRVers in thier site... wait till I get my new MH.
Now I do pull my side out, otherwise I cant get to the living room or the bed.
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Now THAT is cool!
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09-12-2012, 02:01 PM
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#4967
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Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: May 2012
Location: DFW, Tex-US
Posts: 6,196
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Very nice rig ! and looks like roughing it nicely, but where is the 50 amp for the two ac's ?!?!?
I'll bet most of you are not in the south talking about walmart parking without ac
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09-12-2012, 06:36 PM
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#4968
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Senior Member
Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Nova Scotia
Posts: 483
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Well I didn't bother reading the article knowing that every Wally I overnighted at had surveillance cameras taping what goes on in their parking lots. Not exactly a great place for crime IMHO. However petty criminals are a bit stupid but then again they would know about the cameras and the tapes.
Willey
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Ford V10 Super Duty
Me the Missus and Gabby
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09-12-2012, 06:47 PM
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#4969
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Registered User
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 1,603
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Walmart the biggest box store in the world is a magnet for crime
signed yours truly
security strategies.... one of which is to paint walmart a crime zone to get a contract
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09-12-2012, 07:00 PM
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#4970
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Senior Member
Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Nova Scotia
Posts: 483
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I guess curiosity got the best of me so I read the article. Well a sad story for sure, and not the first person killed at a Wally and likely the last one will become second last and so on through time.
That is why we have Gabby with us all the time, at home and in the RV.
She weighs in at around 110 lb. is 27 inches at the shoulder and counting the tail over 6 ft long. She doesn't like people aproaching us or touching her property. In her opinion, what's ours really belongs to her including us.
Cheers
Willey
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Ford V10 Super Duty
Me the Missus and Gabby
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