On the plus side, there is a solar panel on the roof of that van. Think green, buy your ammo in bulk. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stan Wilder" <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 10:53 PM Subject: Friday Wal Mart standoff.
> This AM the Dallas Police approached a van camping in a Wal Mart parking lot > in Grand Paririe TX (Part of Dallas). > The van is a Chevy with NM license plates. > The inhabitants (don't know how many) shot the two policemen that approached > the van to check things out. > This stand off started about 8AM and continues through this noon hour > without any more shots beingn fired. > Every time I ever camped (parked the night) in a Wal Mart parking lot I was > approached by unsavory characters panhandling or just nosing about not > knowing that I was in the van. > I've always considered it just as dangerous as camping the night in truck > stops or highway rest stops. Florida is the exception in rest stops because > they have good security. > > Stan Wilder |
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