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1. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 28-Nov-2019 04:44:05 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
   “A trailer park with a big workshop area”
   
   The trailer parks I’ve seen are the ones where the landlord owns not only the land underneath, but the trailers as well. That type of park is all about not spending any more than the locality requires. There’s usually a shared laundry building and maybe an old and unmaintained playground, one parking space per trailer, and that’s it.
   
   I know there’s a more upscale type where the landlord owns the land underneath, but the tenants bring their own mobile homes. #sonTwo and his wife stayed in one for a while (but I didn’t get to see it in person). Maybe one might see extras in such a place.
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 28-Nov-2019 05:00:22 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     And seeing more context ... you *think* you’d like living in a van, but I don’t think you would. Even in a safe spot like a trailer park, you’d have:
     
     1. No space for hobbies or pets.
     2. Very little control over temperature.
     
     Actually, you’d also have :
     3. Necessary to start engine and drive the van around regularly (probably at least 1-2x/week). This could be included free if you drive to work.
   • Andrew (bookseller era) (ajroach42@retro.social)'s status on Thursday, 28-Nov-2019 05:03:34 UTC Andrew (bookseller era)

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     @lnxw48a1 Not in the US, at least not right now.

     Most trailer parks are owned by a small number of private equity companies, and they're cutting amenities and raising lot rents as much as 2x a year.

     It's a really really ugly situation.

     LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} repeated this.