WAL MART

One of the best resources for RV'ers, is the RV friendly policy of Wal Mart, which allows RV parking at their stores. Normally, the only exception to this Wal Mart policy, is the passing of local ordinances, prohibiting over night parking. Where those local laws are in effect, Wal Mart usually posts signage, letting RV'ers know that they can't park in that particular store over night. When moving from point A to point B, Patty and I stop frequently at Wal Mart, and usually spend a lot more money in the store, than we would pay to overnight at an RV park. As with any issue, there are two sides, and understandably, the RV park owners normally aren't big supporters of Wal Marts policy. This issue has been debated till the cows come home, but the thing that bothers me, is those RV'ers who abuse the privilege. Over the years, we have seen people set up camp in Wal Mart parking lots, leave trash, not pick up after their pets, and just generally try and screw up the privilege for everyone else. We always try and patronize Wal Mart (not hard to do), and leave the area cleaner than we found it. During the trip from South Dakota to where we are now, in northern Indiana, we stopped for the night at 3 Wal Marts, and appreciated the fact that they allow RV's to overnight in their parking lots. I spent most of yesterday afternoon, cleaning the outside of the motor home, while Patty worked on the inside. Of course, it seems that whenever I do that, or plan on BBQ'ing, the skies open up and dump enormous amounts of moisture in the area. Well, that's exactly what happened, soon after I started my routine. So, the remainder of the afternoon, was spent doing some reading and not watching NASCAR, since the Sprint Cup boys had the weekend off.