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Campgrounds and trailer parks My parents got our first trailer when I was eight, because I'd outgrown the front seat of the station wagon (Susie Blue, its name was). Whenever possible, we stayed in "real" campgrounds: national or state parks, forests, and so forth. But occasionally we'd be in or near a city and would need to camp in civilization (an accessible swimming pool was another encouragement for this). They hadn't invented KOAs back then (we're talking the 1950s), but many regular trailer parks would accept tourists. Their sign would read "ONS okay," and others might post "No ONS" (over-night stops). Mother mentioned in the family trip log how sad it was to see the little "trailer park children" playing in the dust, and how embarrassed she was when I would join them. Well, it's different now. I find more and more KOAs that have long-term residents in them: people with a construction or roadwork job, families in transit for one reason or another. Not full-timers who stay in a desired location for two or three months, but people who actually live here. They set up plywood around the edges of their RV to keep the sun off the tires. They usually don't bother with potted plants and yard ornaments. For now, this is their home. Sallie thinks this would be a lovely place to live, with all the dogs to bark at and squirrels and rabbits to threaten!
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Trust
Trust …
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