Patter
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artchoffin wrote:Maddog thinks its funny and he thinks he is funny. I hope it happens to him some day so we can share his humor. It was not at a toll booth but the official welcome center. Two different situations that I know of because they are in our campground. How many others, I don't know. They were both Canadians.
Shame on you for wishing that on another person.
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pawatt
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Lets keep this polite and not political or it gets closed.
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WTTCS
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All I will add is WOW !!
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Happy_Trails
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Goldencrazy wrote:Wow! No one seems amazed that these folks were held up in a Visitors Center. Security Cameras. People around? That is scary. Are you sure it wasn't a toll booth?
Actually crime is quite high in Rest Areas, which are not patrolled very often by police, many only once each shift. When they do it is usually just a drive through. State Police in most states have a lot more road to patrol than local police on a shift.
Remember the DC Snipers?
They were found sleeping in a Rest Area, where they usually holed up to rest between murders. One reason we always feel safer in a WalMart is the majority are patrolled 24/7 or at all night Restaurants and similar locations, where local police patrol more frequently.
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Bea PA
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Thank you moderator as there were too many silly and negative posts. We know how dangerous rest areas can be as we had a murder during a robbery at the local one and of course the snipers 15 miles from here. Art thank you for the heads up. The suggestion that our Canadian friends get a US bank account is a good one. Some credit cards charge as high as $10 per transfer fee. Those of us who travel intra and cross country have usually found ways around it. We have a credit union that charges no transfer fees on the ATM and a bank credit card that charges no fees on Canadian transfers.Debit cards are a no no, too easily hi jacked. Our rest stops are usually at Flying J. LOL When we use a reg rest area we watch our backs. We were solicited by a group of men at the last FL rest area on 75 who were running a shill game last year. I know one person who was robbed on a Walmart parking lot while working on his MH, so stay close to people even during the day. We boondock at service clubs and WalMarts. etc and keep the doors locked. Cash is never in wallets and well hidden.
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