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RVs are a major slow-burn issue in Seattle, as clusters of them are becoming essentially one step up from homeless camps. Something to perhaps look into and co
by pnathan 10y ago
RVs are a major slow-burn issue in Seattle, as clusters of them are becoming essentially one step up from homeless camps.
Something to perhaps look into and consider thoughtfully if this sort of thing attracts you.
- bdrool 10y agoBut just think about the future when those RVs are all self-driving -- all those people will be nomads, roaming the land!
- dwaltrip 10y agoWhat issues do they cause? Is it just an eye-sore thing?
- illegalsmile 10y agoI'm guessing an encampment of vans in a location with minimal facilities (restrooms and waste) has the potential to become something of a cesspool. That along with not everyone having the same free spirit love the world and leave no trace attitude (i.e. some homeless) can quickly create issues.
- pnathan 10y agoNotably, meth labs, bike crime rings, fires. I think I recall something about a prostitution ring? It's a significant public health and safety issue here. A lot of crime and grief is localized around the RV encampments here. Broadly, you also have to consider trash, sewage, water, electricity, and heating. Plus some of the RVs are kinda dumps, but that's less relevant.
- oldmancoyote 10y agoI lived in a homeless camp for two years while I rebuilt my classic Avion truck camper. Trouble did come through at times, but I value the time I spent with the people there. It can be a hard life some times. There, people had it particularly hard because of personality problems. That didn't mean they weren't trying to live as good a life as they could and be as good people as they could manage. I have thought of writing a book: "Live Among Heroes" because their lives were heroic struggles.
- pnathan 10y agoI'd read that book. Maybe put it into a blog form first, then edit to book taste? Homelessness in Seattle(in particular) is a very fraught topic, with many cherry picked examples for discussion when it comes up. It's certain that a wide range of behaviors from anti-social to pro-social have been observed, often depending on the specific camp. There's a certain lure of living in a tent in the woods, playing mountain man.