Twice lately, I've approached people in vehicles that looked like they may be boondocking. One time it was at a state park that only has a day use area. I said "hello" from about 30 feet. The young guy looked up from his phone. I told him I have a van and I travel and boondock in it. I told him that the city he was in was very strict about traffic laws and if he was interested in sleeping in his van, he might want to go about 3 blocks away into the next city. He thanked me, but I think he thought I was a busybody.
The next episode was at Costco. There was a class C at the edge of the parking lot when I entered the store. When I left, the rv was still there. Again, I said "hello" from a distance. He had Colorado plates and this is Michigan, so it was possible he was not familiar with the area. I warned him to go north or east for 1/2 mile. I explained that I lived in the city to the north, and I've seen rvs in shopping areas at night, but the city he was in, was trouble. I explained that most of my relatives, my husband, kids, and myself had all received tickets from that city. One was for fog lights too low, one for a cracked windshield, mine was for 3mph over speed limit, my kids were for parking by their high school. You have to go through the city to reach our city. I have had the police follow me for several weeks each night when I got off work at 2:30 - 3:00 am. They followed me at 25 mph for 4 miles thru their city until the city border every night. I am a 62 year old female driving a 2016 Ford Fusion---no reason for alarm bells.
So, I was trying to be helpful, but should I just keep my mouth shut???
The next episode was at Costco. There was a class C at the edge of the parking lot when I entered the store. When I left, the rv was still there. Again, I said "hello" from a distance. He had Colorado plates and this is Michigan, so it was possible he was not familiar with the area. I warned him to go north or east for 1/2 mile. I explained that I lived in the city to the north, and I've seen rvs in shopping areas at night, but the city he was in, was trouble. I explained that most of my relatives, my husband, kids, and myself had all received tickets from that city. One was for fog lights too low, one for a cracked windshield, mine was for 3mph over speed limit, my kids were for parking by their high school. You have to go through the city to reach our city. I have had the police follow me for several weeks each night when I got off work at 2:30 - 3:00 am. They followed me at 25 mph for 4 miles thru their city until the city border every night. I am a 62 year old female driving a 2016 Ford Fusion---no reason for alarm bells.
So, I was trying to be helpful, but should I just keep my mouth shut???
