Dixie parks out on the street like most everyone in Crescent Beach. The lots are pretty small down here and there are very few garages. Even the people with garages don't use them for parking cars! ;) Jake On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 7:09 PM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote: > RE: The Westy as a Survival Pod > > Another thing to keep in mind, especially for those of us on the Left > Coast, > is what will happen to your rig in the event of "The Big One", the 7+ > earthquake. I'm talking about where are you going to be parked? If away > from any structure that might come down on top of it or trap it in place > then you will probably be okay. But if in a garage, or more importantly > for > those in apartments or condos, under a car port, there is a good chance the > structure can come down on it. And if parked in some multi story large > garage (not likely because of clearance problems in a Westy) the odds are > even better of being trapped and probably destroyed. >
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