Title: Campground Urban Legends
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Blog Entry: I have been reading RV forums for a couple of years now, and it never ceases to amaze me at some of the topics that come up. Tales of outlandish neighbors, irritating kids, gestapo managers. Made me want to come up with a campground version of Snopes. However, even with my limited experience, I am starting to see that some of this stuff really happens. The first occurence of this was at Sun N Fun in Sarasota - I actually observed someone using their clearance lights on their fifth-wheel as decorative outdoor lights. Every night he would turn on all of the trailer lights for a wonderful display of highway festivity. Good times. My latest uncovering of these camping urban legends is the "dogs tied to a trailer while the owner is gone and barking all day" myth. This really does happen. It happened right next to us all day today. Two big dogs that barked at every leaf that blew down the road, every person walking by, every imagined dog gremlin that taunted them. By far, the worst part about this (other than the pure lameness of the dogs owner) is that every sound by the barking canine duo was met with a rapid and unweilding report from Malabar. It was a freaking game of barking volleyball. Just a bit ago - around midnight - I slid outside for an evening smoke. I noticed the dark trailer next to us, dogs inside, car parked out front. As I walked beside my rig, a renegade flip-flop kicked the barbecue, making an "urch" sound from the wheels skidding on the cement pad. The sudden urch was met with the disapproval of the dozing dogs in the sleepy trailer. They barked. Bummer. Maybe I should apologize to the guy in the morning for disturbing his restful evening... --kev (or, maybe this should have been posted on Craigslist's Rants and Raves)
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