Anti-RV "No Overnight Parking" bill in Maine Legislature

[Henry Jay Hannigan]

Good news...I heard that wal-mart is going to provide Electric Hookups for us
overnighters or was that a dream I had while smokin..................
Hank 90SP36 stored in Los wages

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Jack & Donna Smith"
wrote:
>
> When we "WalMart" overnight, we go into the store and ask the Manager. We
will have a cart with those "Always Needed items" so they see that we do buy
something.......
> As to the Parking regs., It was explained to me that if it is a stand alone
Walmart, who also owns the parking lot, Walmart then has no objection, but the
City may.... But if it is a leased store, that is one that shares the parking
lot with the other stores in the complex, then the owner of the whole bunch can
set his own policy...
> Jack Smith
> 1973 FC31
> SoCal, where overnighting in most WalMarts,(and others)is verboten!
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Ryan Wright wrote:
> >
> > >> Within a mile there were 3 RV parks & 2 RV dealerships and this stupid
idiot was squatting
> > >> on the Walmart property for 2 days. It's idiots like this which provoke
legislation
> >
> > Isn't that decision up to Wal-Mart, though? I mean, really - if
> > Wal-Mart doesn't want people squatting in their parking lot, then it's
> > up to Wal-Mart to ask them to leave. What business do the local
> > politicians have in telling private property owners who can and can't
> > park in their parking lots and for what length of time?
> >
> > Fact is, this is a property rights issue. If the city wants to tell
> > RVers they can't park on city property, that's their business, but
> > whether I park and camp at Wal-Mart is between me and Wal-Mart.
> >
> > In the case above, if the manager wanted the guy to leave, he should
> > have asked the guy to leave. Period. Personally, if I were the
> > manager, as long as the guy was in the far corner of my parking lot
> > not taking up spaces used by other customers, I'd be happy to have his
> > business. I'm sure he bought food & supplies from the store while he
> > was there.
> >
> > >> The slobs who dump their tanks and refuse in the parking lots and abuse
the system
> > >> are to blame.
> >
> > I'm with Bruce on this. Has anyone here actually seen this happen? I'd
> > be really surprised if anyone here has actually seen someone
> > intentionally dump their holding tanks all over the asphalt in a
> > parking lot. I'd imagine such a thing is incredibly rare, if it
> > happens at all.
> >
> > As for me: We boondock constantly. That's half the reason I bought a
> > Wanderlodge - the extreme range and boondocking potential provided by
> > the large fuel, water & holding tanks. We'll roll into a Wal-Mart
> > parking lot or truck stop, have dinner, sleep, have breakfast and get
> > on the road. It's fast and easy - I don't really like campgrounds and
> > reservations and all that, I prefer to just sleep when I get tired. We
> > rarely stay anywhere more than 10-12 hours, often it's less than 8,
> > and we always buy something from the store while we're there (usually
> > groceries).
> >
> > I don't look up the city ordinances for every city we stop in and I'm
> > not going to. If a cop knocks on my door and asks me to leave, I will
> > gladly move on. If he issues me a ticket, I'll just drop it in the
> > shredder when I get home. Unless there are clearly posted signs, I'm
> > not going to pay some city's parking extortion fee.
> >
> > These things don't seem to be enforced much, anyway. The city next to
> > mine passed a similar law and posted signs all over the Wal-Mart
> > parking lot, yet there are multiple RVs camping there every time I
> > drive past.
> >
> > -Ryan
> > '86 PT-40 8V92
> >
> >
> > On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 7:58 AM, birdshill123 wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Michael Brody:
> > >
> > > This is a hot button topic. Whenever it is being discusses people post
about
> > > sewage being dumped. I would like to hear from others who have actually
seen
> > > this happen. More of an urban legend than anything else. This type of
> > > legislation is usually pushed by some small minded CG owner. Of course
they
> > > are suffering in this economy but so is everyone else. As others have
> > > stated: Try going into a CG at 10 p.m. The gates may be locked. You have
to
> > > find your own space and disturb everyone else. Overnighting at a Wal mart
or
> > > a "J" is not hurting these CG owners. Wal Mart users are not wanting a CG
,
> > > just a place to park overnight. Yes there are abusers but they remain a
> > > minority. The legislation is poorly written and could address the problem
> > > with some sort of time limit. I hope that everyone e mails that legislator
> > > and if the bill is passed we should all avoid Maine . Jurisdictions that
> > > have pased similar legislation have either suffered a loss of tourism or
> > > have rescinded the regs. There are plenty of other states who welcome
us!!!
> > >
> > > Bruce
> > >
> > > 1988 FC35
> > >
> > >
> >
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