These parks have their benefits. For the most part, the occupants are congenial people to live with. The population of old codgers and their mates is somewhat interesting. Our particular park has some definite nuances. The park has everything from small trailers to $300,000 motor homes. The average unit is either a self propelled class A motor home or a fifth wheel trailer pulled by a heavy duty diesel pickup ("There is nothing like the smell , or sound, of diesel in the morning"). The population is over 98% Northerner Caucasian with an average age in the mid to late sixties. A dog, or dogs, are present at about 30% of the units and a few cats are also hiding inside. All dogs are leashed and very well trained and quite non-vocal. Some of the little rat like critters even have their own strollers and carry cages so they don't overexert themselves. Firearm dispersal is hard to determine but my bet is that it would equal the firepower of any 19th century wagon train. About 1 in 10 flys the stars and stripes, a few have state flags, but the main indicator of residence is the license plate which ranges from Oregon to Rhode Island, Quebec to Texas, and Alaska to Florida. 4% are Ohioan and Indiana, Illinois, & Michigan number much higher, Walking and bicycles are common modes of transportation, but a few golf carts are used, and the occasional truck or car for in park conveyance is not unusual. The ice cream truck doesn't play a clever little song, but a line still develops.
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