Rich people don't want the homeless nearby.  And they prefer that the
tourists spend money.  We generally fall into the tourist category, but not
the kind they like on Big Sur.

Joy

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Joy Hecht

now living in a real house in northern Virginia

and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon

now living in the driveway and resting after two and a half years

lugging Joy and her stuff around...

For musings about life traveling in the van or living in one place:

http://www.joyhecht.net

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:::-----Original Message-----

:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf

:::Of Nathaniel Poole

:::Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 3:29 PM

:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM

:::Subject: Re: camping spots at 9:00 PM

:::

:::"If Big Sur and California's coast was unregulated

:::it would be overun with bums."

:::

:::LIke weird Canadians in a zebra westy? I'm sure a cop would love to

:::give us the bum's rush as "undesireables" :)

:::

:::Man, I would love to be a bum. I hear the working hours are great.

:::

:::But I am curious - what's the difference between a bum, a low-life, a

:::generally undesireable, and someone simply choosing an alternative,

:::low consumerist lifestyle? I thought a lot of westy/vw owners fit that

:::description. Frankly, I can't understand what the fear is of people

:::sleeping in tents and RVs and buses along an unpopulated stretch of

:::scenic highway. One sign explicitly stated "No sleeping in vehicles"

:::along some of the pull outs.

:::

:::

:::Nathaniel