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A contractor I worked with in the East Midlands used to camp in a tent in a farmers field. Ex forces guy. He said the worst bit was noise from planes coming into E.M. airport.Comment
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Originally posted by KentDogWalker View PostThis would be particularly useful in London as It would sae me 4 nights a week in a hotel if I move to Scotland.Comment
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Originally posted by expat View PostSome years ago I slept in a van (not a camper) on a short contract in Paris, but I parked it on the street. I never parked in the same place 2 nights running, and while I suspect the police may have known I was doing it, they never hassled me presumably because nobody hassled them about it.Comment
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Originally posted by Criticular View PostDo you break any law by living in a van legally parked on a public road?
Quite a few places have land set aside for travellers, or you can just go find a field and camp in it until the owner complains. They then have to evict you."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Originally posted by Archangel View PostI worked with a bloke who lived in a motor cruiser on the canal. Seemed like a good solution in the summer, but freezing in the winter. Cheap though.
He had a little stove and the canal barge was well insulated, he never complained of the cold.
he was tupping one of the client contacts as well so maybe she kept him warm?Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by vetran View Postone of our PMs did that on a big job.
He had a little stove and the canal barge was well insulated, he never complained of the cold.
he was tupping one of the client contacts as well so maybe she kept him warm?
If it's the same bloke I remember hearing about, he had a right good scam going. He was actually boat-sitting (and being paid for it) and claiming full hire expenses at tourist rates. Plus he was banging more than one. Loads more than one. Kiwi, iirc, and he left the country rather suddenly, we were sure it was a letter from HMRC which prompted the swift departure, but it could always have been the CSA.His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...Comment
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Originally posted by Mordac View PostEnvironment Agency, circa 2004? Warwickshire / Staffs area?
If it's the same bloke I remember hearing about, he had a right good scam going. He was actually boat-sitting (and being paid for it) and claiming full hire expenses at tourist rates. Plus he was banging more than one. Loads more than one. Kiwi, iirc, and he left the country rather suddenly, we were sure it was a letter from HMRC which prompted the swift departure, but it could always have been the CSA.
Though there were rumours he was fishing more than one pond.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by expat View Postit depends on the country more than anything else. England is particularly difficult, and in England I always parked in a campsite. I preferred the "certificated location" or something like that from either the Caravan Club or the Camping and Caravanning Club: usually about £12 a night but the only facilities are mains power, water supply, and water and toilet disposal; so you have to have a self-contained motorhome.
In Paris I slept on the street in a van for a while. I moved it every night so the locals didn't get upset: I figure the local police would know I was there but if they see you're keeping a low profile and not settling down, and they get no complaints, they don't hassle you. Don't try that in London.
In Frankfurt I had a colleague who parked his camper in the office car park and even once had an office barbecue there, inviting the bosses too. Probably wouldn't go down well in England either, the English just don't have the flexibility and sense of humour that the Germans do.
People do put wood-burners into campers, especially DIY campers, and it has its appeal, but it is so much hassle in that small space. Maybe worth it for the atmosphere in a ski-ing camper but not for a working one.
I never got cabin fever. I upgraded to a bigger motorhome (Hymer B584) and it was perfect. If I were still living the same life I'd still be enjoying it.
I can quite believe it for Paris.
Had two nights in Paris in the summer with the wife and children.
We stayed in a hotel on the Place de Republique, I was extremely surprised at:
a) the number of beggars in Paris
b) the number of people blatently living in tents on the streets in the center of Paris
there was even a family living in a tent on the pavement with their care parked next to it, and they would pack up the tent in the morning and drive away and come back in the evening
we drove to Paris in the taxi, and this was another thing, entering the city, the number of urchins at the traffic lights trying to scam for money by "cleaning" the window, the taxi stands out a bit especially in Paris where everybody is driving beaten up bangers, totally the opposite of central London, and eventually I was driving through red traffic lights rather than getting ambushed by the thieves running the window cleaning scam.
blimey, very eye opening trip
Milan.
p.s. I guess once Brexit is completed and the Jungle is moved to Kent, London will then be like Paris - be careful what you wish for !Comment
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