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Using a camper as a house

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Lostguy - 21 Jan 2008 04:33 GMT
All,

Here is the situation:

My father's house has no running water, has the roof missing in most
areas, has plastic over the doorways to seal off the rooms with the
holed roofs, has massive holes in the partcile board floors, etc.

And he doesn't want to move.

So my idea was to park a 25' 2000 Coachmen Catalina Lite 5th wheel on
the property a few feet from the house so that he has someplace dry to
live and he can still go to the other house.

What would I need to do/ any issues with  moving the electricity
supply, the water lines, and the sewage from the main house to the
camper?

(The crumbling house has a septic tank, BTW, so I would like get the
camper sewage to go into the house septic tank.)

This is in Austin, Tx if that info helps.

Appreciate any advice. His health is bad and living in that house
isn't helping, so I thought this might be a way I could help him live
in suitable shelter and still be near his house.

VR/

Lost
Budd Cochran - 21 Jan 2008 04:38 GMT
First, Check zoning laws

Second, Check zoning laws.

The thing most likely to bite you with what is really just a son trying to
help his dad is zoning laws, so check them.

I'm surprised he's been allowed to stay in the house in the first place as
it sounds like it's ready to fall down and is in violation of health laws

Budd

> All,
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> Lost
Dan Listermann - 21 Jan 2008 14:27 GMT
> First, Check zoning laws
>
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>
> Budd

My exact same knee-jerk reaction.
Lostguy - 21 Jan 2008 14:56 GMT
All,

Thansk for the info!

I can run the electricity from an outside outlet (OK).

The water from the outside spigot is another story. The house was
built on stacks (legs) of cinder blocks (not a conder block wall). The
legs have shifted/ cracked so the house is leaning and falling down.
It hit the PVC water line off of the main line and cracked it, so the
water was turned off at the source.

No water for washing clothes, showers, or flushing toilets.

So anything that could be used for TP (shirts, paper towels, etc. was
being used) and anything that would hold bodily waste (pots, dishes,
trashcans) is also overflowing and scattered around the house. Not a
pretty picture.

EMS came last night and took him away in an ambulance because his legs
and arms were swollen and discolored (heart problem, I think).

They made a comment that they were going to "write up the house". My
father is perfectly happy to live there, and will fight any attempt
for someone to come in and move him out. The "write-up", however,
might initiate the health dept or other agency to come in and condemn
the place, so I have to be ready for that.

Back to the camper: He won't empty black/gray water tanks, nor will he
drive to parks with tanks of waste to dump. Is there a way to get the
black water contents into the septic tank for the house?

VR/

Lost
Will Sill - 21 Jan 2008 15:19 GMT
I see where Lostguy <cpocpo@mail.com> contributed an unbelievable tale
of woe about his father's "home".

Sir, you are either a flaming idiot, a dangerously neglectful son, or
a not-credible troll.

Go away and get help.   Either or both.

Will Sill
I post to help rv'ers and to annoy the snot outa idjits,
morons, and liberal kooks.  If you're annoyed, check yer
mirror to see why.
Dan Listermann - 21 Jan 2008 15:38 GMT
>I see where Lostguy <cpocpo@mail.com> contributed an unbelievable tale
> of woe about his father's "home".
>
> Sir, you are either a flaming idiot, a dangerously neglectful son, or
> a not-credible troll.

I suspect that you are right.
Jim - 21 Jan 2008 16:49 GMT
>> I see where Lostguy <cpocpo@mail.com> contributed an unbelievable tale
>> of woe about his father's "home".
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>>
> I suspect that you are right.

And I have to agree.  This story does not sound creditable.  My "Troll"
light went off half way through.

If it is true, this guy should be ashamed to let his father live that
way.  Too ashamed to be telling us about it.
Budd Cochran - 21 Jan 2008 16:58 GMT
>>> I see where Lostguy <cpocpo@mail.com> contributed an unbelievable tale
>>> of woe about his father's "home".
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> If it is true, this guy should be ashamed to let his father live that way.
> Too ashamed to be telling us about it.

I agree, BUT having worked in health care ( assisted living facilities and
hospitals), with the physically and mentally challenged, as has my wife who
was a CNA for 25 years, we could tell your horror stories in our own town
that would curl your hair and make this situation look like a walk in the
park.

So, you don't take chances and you try to help even if it is a troll.

Btw, being ashamed, having a conscience, or caring enough to check on the
elderly requires something that's disappearing in the world, moral values.

Budd
HD Matt - 21 Jan 2008 19:48 GMT
> >>> I see where Lostguy <cpocpo@mail.com> contributed an unbelievable tale
> >>> of woe about his father's "home".
> >>>
> >>> Sir, you are either a flaming idiot, a dangerously neglectful son, or
> >>> a not-credible troll.

SNIP

I'll second (or third, or whatever) that. Not plausible. Too many
things wrong to mention.

Signature

Matt
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NotMe - 21 Jan 2008 17:10 GMT
| All,
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| might initiate the health dept or other agency to come in and condemn
| the place, so I have to be ready for that.

The write up will likely trigger a referral to adult protection services
which can be a good thing or a bad thing but will compliate your and your
dads live no end.

I've been down the 'I don't want to leave my home' with my MIL.  She
eventually fell and was disabled as a result.  Finally, with the help of my
SIL convinced the old gal to come live with us.

Took some adjustment but after 6 months or so she was happy and lived
another 5 years.
Lostguy - 21 Jan 2008 18:28 GMT
All,

Thanks for the help ,but this is not worth getting flamed over.

I am active duty US Navy for 21 years, so I have sworn to defend the
Constitution and free speech. (including those who just want to be
ugly to other people).

I have offered for my dad to live with me as I move around the country
every 3 years on different tours, but he refuses. I have spent
thousands to keep the bill collectors off his door.

He wants to live and die in that house even it is falling down around
him. I just saw a camper on Craigslist near his house, but have never
owned one and don't know how they would connect up to external
services.

I am not ashamed of anything I have done WRT this. I will not "hogtie"
him and drag him out of the house against his wishes/ rights.

I'm not a troll, neglectful, an idiot or any other derogatory term
that you can come up with. And if you think that people do not live
like this, you are wrong.

Again, thanks for the help, but it's not worth dealing with the
flamers. I'll look for help elsewhere.

VR/

Lost
Budd Cochran - 21 Jan 2008 20:14 GMT
My apologies, Lostguy. I meant no offense as I could see that your situation
could have things that kept you from checking on him and tried to say so. I
fear I failed to express myself properly.

My eldest finished 5 years with the Navy a few years back on the "Harry S."
in Squadron HS-7. I thank you for your service to our country.

Charles "Budd" Cochran ( Ex-SSgt, USARNG 12 years)

> All,
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> Lost
GBinNC - 21 Jan 2008 19:02 GMT
>They made a comment that they were going to "write up the house". My
>father is perfectly happy to live there, and will fight any attempt
>for someone to come in and move him out. The "write-up", however,
>might initiate the health dept or other agency to come in and condemn
>the place, so I have to be ready for that.

I'm not intending to flame you in any way, and I feel sorry for your
father, whose life is about to change -- or has already changed -- in
ways he doesn't want.

The truth is that if that house is anywhere near as bad as you described
it, it will be condemned, and your father will not be allowed to live in
it any longer. Social Services will take care of finding a safe place
for him to live, but it will not be what you wanted for him or what he
wants.

The house is not only substandard but physically dangerous and
unsanitary as well -- and therefore a direct threat to his (and his
neighbors') health and safety. If there is not already an infestation of
vermin, there will be soon. A house like that is like an engraved
invitation to all sorts of critters, none of them desirable.

One of the things Social Services may want to know is why you have
allowed him to live like that up to this point. If you are his main
caregiver you could even be subject to neglect charges. You may as well
know this up front and be prepared for what could happen.

Forget the idea of buying him a camper to live in. You already have far
greater decisions than that to make. Again, I'm not flaming you, nor am
I wanting to be the bearer of bad news -- I'm just telling you the way
it is.

Best of luck to you and to your father.

GB in NC
Tom J - 21 Jan 2008 20:45 GMT
>> They made a comment that they were going to "write up the house".
>> My
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> finding a safe place for him to live, but it will not be what you
> wanted for him or what he wants.

GB, you hit the nail on the head. There will be no RV beside that
house because there will be no house there!! My bet is they would not
permit a 5th wheel on the lot anyway. The original poster needs to get
a lawyer if he doesn't already have one, because he is surely going to
need one.

Tom J
IlBeBauck@gmail.com - 21 Jan 2008 23:25 GMT
> All,
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> Lost

You can look for the cleanout lid for the Septic Tank and run the RV
dump hose into it. If youre going to do this,  you better secure the
lid and pack around it so no One/things/debris can fall inside .  You
could run pvc piping for the water supply if you dont have an outside
spiggot, or,  run a garden hose from an indoor sink out to the RV .
Do u think your Dad is to the point of needing some assisted living
from what  youve described ?
IlBeBauck@gmail.com - 21 Jan 2008 14:20 GMT
> All,
>
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>
> Lost

REPLY:  Bud is right..but, to answer your questions :  Just run a
heavy outdoor extension cord from a 110 v. outlet on the outside of
the house if there is one , over to the RV.  Run a 3/4" garden hose
from an outside water spiggot over to the RV.  The RV will have its
own black water tank so just dump it once a month at a nearby CG or
State Park which might cost you $5  to do so.  As far as the grey
water tank is concerned, it too can be dumped at the same time as the
black tank , and/or, when its full..just hook up the Tank drain hose
and allow the grey tank to empty out on the property at night when no
one is around .  The grey water is not sewage so it will simply soak
into the ground.  Providing no neighbors reports the RV being placed
there permanently and no City Official is aware of it....he may be
able to live there for quite some time unhindered. Fortunately,
Austin, Tx.   doesnt get too cold and you may not have to worry about
freezing of the water lines and tanks.  Personally, i think this is a
temporary solution at best  , and hopefully your Dad will come to this
understanding as well.
Dan Listermann - 21 Jan 2008 14:39 GMT
 The RV will have its
own black water tank so just dump it once a month at a nearby CG or
State Park which might cost you $5  to do so.

What size tank do you think the thing has?  Perhaps I am extra full of it,
but our tank is 27 gallons and usually needs dumping after three days for
two people.  To go a month for one person would require a black water tank
on the order of 400 gallons.
IlBeBauck@gmail.com - 21 Jan 2008 23:13 GMT
> <IlBeBa...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> two people.  To go a month for one person would require a black water tank
> on the order of 400 gallons.

REPLY:  One person can go as LONG time without filling the black
tank ; in fact,  its a good idea to fill it before dumping.  When i go
RVing i can go weeks easily by myself.
Dan Listermann - 22 Jan 2008 14:39 GMT
On Jan 21, 8:39 am, "Dan Listermann" <d...@listermann.com> wrote:
> <IlBeBa...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
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> two people. To go a month for one person would require a black water tank
> on the order of 400 gallons.

REPLY:  One person can go as LONG time without filling the black
tank ; in fact,  its a good idea to fill it before dumping.  When i go
RVing i can go weeks easily by myself.

Where do you pee and poop?
Hugh - 22 Jan 2008 17:57 GMT
> <IlBeBauck@gmail.com> wrote in message
snipped
> REPLY:  One person can go as LONG time without filling the black
> tank ; in fact,  its a good idea to fill it before dumping.  When i go
> RVing i can go weeks easily by myself.
>
> Where do you pee and poop?

My guess is he's using campground facilities. That has nothing to do
with the guy's problems.
Hugh
IlBeBauck@gmail.com - 22 Jan 2008 18:58 GMT
> <IlBeBa...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Where do you pee and poop?

REPLY: I pee and poop in the toilet of my RV, as is customary .
However, im not always IN the Rv and sometimes i use a restaurant or
CG pooping facility . Regardless,  the black tank in your RV is going
to take A LONG time to fill up if its just one person doing his
business 3-4 times per day.  Even if you were drinking  yourself silly
24 hours per day, it would take a LONG time to fill it up.   What the
heck do u eat that enables you to fill up your black tank so quick ?!
Dan Listermann - 22 Jan 2008 19:57 GMT
On Jan 22, 8:39 am, "Dan Listermann" <d...@listermann.com> wrote:
> <IlBeBa...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
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>
> Where do you pee and poop?

REPLY: I pee and poop in the toilet of my RV, as is customary .
However, im not always IN the Rv and sometimes i use a restaurant or
CG pooping facility . Regardless,  the black tank in your RV is going
to take A LONG time to fill up if its just one person doing his
business 3-4 times per day.  Even if you were drinking  yourself silly
24 hours per day, it would take a LONG time to fill it up.   What the
heck do u eat that enables you to fill up your black tank so quick ?!

I would say that perhaps you eat like a bird, but I keep racing pigeons and
know what they do.
IlBeBauck@gmail.com - 23 Jan 2008 19:35 GMT
> <IlBeBa...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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REPLY:  I have a good dump once a day like most folks .  I dont eat
like a bird either. Im 6'4"  and weigh 250 lbs. plus.  You must live
on ExLax  .
Dan Listermann - 23 Jan 2008 20:23 GMT
On Jan 22, 1:57 pm, "Dan Listermann" <d...@listermann.com> wrote:
> <IlBeBa...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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REPLY:  I have a good dump once a day like most folks .  I dont eat
like a bird either. Im 6'4"  and weigh 250 lbs. plus.  You must live
on ExLax  .

Well let's just say that I would not want to be around a camper that was
occupied for a month and hadn't been dumped.  I think you need to go get
yourself forgiven again.
IlBeBauck@gmail.com - 23 Jan 2008 23:23 GMT
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REPLY:   I know you should really quit making excuses for not wanting
to get to know God better , and get the forgiveness of your many many
stored up Sins, Dan.  Youve stored up alot of condemnation for
yourself and now is the time to get that eliminated.  Dont let your
pride rule you.  Happy RVing.  End.
Hal - 24 Jan 2008 00:34 GMT
On Jan 23, 3:23 pm, "IlBeBa...@gmail.com" <IlBeBa...@gmail.com> wrote:

This group is titled alt.rv not alt.blithering.religious.idiots
Get lost, loser]
Hal
IlBeBauck@gmail.com - 24 Jan 2008 15:36 GMT
> On Jan 23, 3:23 pm, "IlBeBa...@gmail.com" <IlBeBa...@gmail.com> wrote:
>  mo
> This group is titled alt.rv not alt.blithering.religious.idiots th
> Get lost, loser]
> Hal

REPLY:  Eternity and where you spend it is far more important than
your RV.  I cant get lost , and,  im not about practicing religion.
Its all about you getting a personal relationship with God.  Give him
a chance Hal.
Hal - 24 Jan 2008 22:46 GMT
On Jan 24, 7:36 am, "IlBeBa...@gmail.com" <IlBeBa...@gmail.com> wrote:

REPLY:  Eternity and where you spend it is far more important than
> your RV.  I cant get lost , and,  im not about practicing religion.
> Its all about you getting a personal relationship with God.  Give him
> a chance Hal.

This group is titled alt.rv not alt.blithering.religious.idiots
Hal
Dr.Hal0nf1r£$ - 04 Feb 2008 03:45 GMT
>> <IlBeBa...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
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>> live
>> on ExLax .

'Over 31 stone you flabby git. Get off your sofa (If you can manage it.) and
stop trolling

>> Well let's just say that I would not want to be around a camper that
>> was occupied for a month and hadn't been dumped. I think you need to
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
> yourself and now is the time to get that eliminated.  Dont let your
> pride rule you.  Happy RVing.  End.

So when you have a chat with "god" does he answer - Like

"Hi God; how are you today?"
"I'm fine thanks Dave. How are you?"
"Well I'm not so bad considering that I'm a sad uneducated pompous
friendless useless excuse for a human being who has to troll newsgroups to
get any human contact because nobody likes me."
"Don't be so hard on yourself Dave: Even though that's true I still talk to
you don't I?"
"Thanks God; y'know it's good that I can count on you..."

BUT IN REALITY:

"Oh great and wonderful God; why am I such a sad loser?"

No answer.

Dave hears the mail being delivered.

"It's the postman; I wonder if there's a letter from God amidst all the
usual hate-mail? Let's have a look..
"I hope you die in agony" - That's my next door neighbour again...
$1000 dollar fine for harassment of the children in the park...
Kiddy Porn International subscription offer from the teen-porn channel I
subscribe to...
More junk-mail from the Skokie Nazi Party...
Appointment with the psychiatrist; I'll cancel that again...
Ah! Good! My new Acme Bible's arrived. - It's fallen open . What does that
say?

"The news of the Gospel shall be preached throughout Judea and in all
Samaria, and in all the lands throughout the world; and then the end shall
come"

The end shall come. - Halleluia I'm going to have another orgasm if I troll
the newsgroups again today. Praise the LORD for he has spoken to me!
Holyy -er than thou art - Holy is the Dave...Oooh I'm all excited and I
haven't even got it out yet. I see the postman hasn't vanished yet"...

"Oh postman - yoo hoo; I can see you've been thinking about sex as it looks
like there's a deflated tent in your trousers. Did you know that there's a
better way to live?.."

"Why does nobody want to talk to me? I'll just have to pretend that "God" is
talking to me while I troll the newsgroups - I won't need a sofa if I get
any fatter - Now then; web tv keyboard in one hand; johnson in the other,
and a trollin' we shall go..."
Hal - 24 Jan 2008 22:45 GMT
On Jan 23, 11:35 am, "IlBeBa...@gmail.com" <IlBeBa...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> REPLY:  I have a good dump once a day like most folks .  I dont eat
> like a bird either. Im 6'4"  and weigh 250 lbs. plus.  You must live
> on ExLax  

Yep!
An overweight lard a.s
Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater
Your's is at least 30.4 as you're way over 250
Hal----------->My advice to you: Suck on smaller cocks!
Dr.Hal0nf1r£$ - 04 Feb 2008 03:47 GMT
> On Jan 23, 11:35 am, "IlBeBa...@gmail.com" <IlBeBa...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> Your's is at least 30.4 as you're way over 250
> Hal----------->My advice to you: Suck on smaller cocks!

He sucks his own so he can't be that unfit; and there isn't much smaller,
other than his brain...
stan.birch@hotmail.com - 21 Jan 2008 21:23 GMT
>My father's house has no running water . . .

>What would I need to do . . . moving the the water lines . . . from the main house to the camper?

TROLL!
Budd Cochran - 21 Jan 2008 22:04 GMT
You didn't read Lostguy's replies at all, did you?

Budd

>>My father's house has no running water . . .
>
>>What would I need to do . . . moving the the water lines . . . from the
>>main house to the camper?
>
> TROLL!
Steve Calvin - 21 Jan 2008 22:34 GMT
> You didn't read Lostguy's replies at all, did you?
>
> Budd

Actually, he probably did. "ASSUMING" LG's notes are true,
both he and his father need help.  It's bad enough that
anyone would live like that and accept it. That definitely
shows degradation of mental facilities and reasoning and
would indicate that the individual should be under some sort
of managed care. Not living and defecating in pots and pans.

Now, for someone to allow their father to live in such
conditions, that person should be in jail.

Now, since no rational and logical person is going to let
their parent live in such squaller the obvious conclusion
would be: Troll.

--
Steve
Budd Cochran - 21 Jan 2008 22:55 GMT
Never been in active military? Especially stationed overseas?

When I had my first heart attack, my son tried his all to come home and
couldn't, even though we weren't at war (1998) and his squadron was in port,
JAX NAS. He's still a little bitter about it.

Military life is essentially volunteer slavery until you serve your hitch or
you retire. You have limited options on what is an acceptable reason for a
leave.

Budd

>> You didn't read Lostguy's replies at all, did you?
>>
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> --
> Steve
Steve Calvin - 22 Jan 2008 00:01 GMT
> Never been in active military? Especially stationed overseas?
>
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>
> Budd

We're not talking about military and overseas. We're talking
about TEXAS here....

--
Steve
Budd Cochran - 22 Jan 2008 01:21 GMT
>> Never been in active military? Especially stationed overseas?
>>
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> --
> Steve

We're talking about a PERSON that's serving in the NAVY and asking if an RV
can be used to help his dad.

And, being in the NAVY, he doesn't get to come home and check on dad every
15 minutes.

Budd
Steve Calvin - 22 Jan 2008 01:42 GMT
>>> Never been in active military? Especially stationed overseas?
>>>
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>
> Budd

I'll repeat this, slower for you... his   father   should
be   in   managed   care.   If    he    SUPPORTS
   his      father    living    like    that    he   should
be    in    jail.....
Budd Cochran - 22 Jan 2008 02:01 GMT
>>>> Never been in active military? Especially stationed overseas?
>>>>
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>    his      father    living    like    that    he   should
> be    in    jail.....

And I'll repeat this for you:

Being away from home for extended periods due to NAVAL deployments, he may
not have known how bad things were, especially if there was no one else
around to let him know.

Or ... have you never gone thru a town that you hadn't been to in many years
and noticed hundreds if not thousands of changes?

And he never said he supported his father living like that. Why the heck do
you think he was asking about using the RV?????

I agree about the managed care, but your condemning Lostguy without
sufficient evidence.

Budd

Budd
Steve Calvin - 22 Jan 2008 03:33 GMT
> And he never said he supported his father living like that. Why the heck do
> you think he was asking about using the RV?????
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>
> Budd

Well, he specifically said his father wasn't going to
change. Isn't that supporting living like that?

I give up, I think maybe you're in cahoots with his troll.
Budd Cochran - 22 Jan 2008 05:38 GMT
>> And he never said he supported his father living like that. Why the heck
>> do you think he was asking about using the RV?????
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>
> I give up, I think maybe you're in cahoots with his troll.

Good, because you're wrong.

An admission that someone isn't going to change isn't a statement of
support, it's just a realization of a fact.

If I said that you aren't going to change you're attitude towards Lostguy,
it's probably just a statement of fact.

But if I said I agreed with your statement, which I don't, obviously, then I
would be supporting you.

Lostguy was trying to do something for his dad by trying to get him an RV to
live in.

Now that sounds to me like he was trying to figure out some way to get his
dad into BETTER housing.

Sheesh . . . .

Budd
IlBeBauck@gmail.com - 23 Jan 2008 15:11 GMT
> >>> Never been in active military? Especially stationed overseas?
>
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REPLY:  But what if its a case where his Dad just doesnt want to and
refused to leave ?  What if hes lived there for many decades in a
house that was shared with his now deceased wife and he just doesnt
want to move ?  Should the Son force him to move by sticking him in a
cheap Nursing Home or should he try to find a way for him to at least
stay on the property with an RV ??   So long as the Dad doesnt need
assisted living,  why not try to keep him on the property ?
Will Sill - 22 Jan 2008 12:24 GMT
I see where "Budd Cochran" <mr.establishment440@bresnan.net>
contributed:

>Military life is essentially volunteer slavery

Oxymoron alert.

Will Sill
The self-appointed Curmudgeon of Sill Hill
Frank Tabor - 22 Jan 2008 12:39 GMT
>I see where "Budd Cochran" <mr.establishment440@bresnan.net>
>contributed:
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>Will Sill
>The self-appointed Curmudgeon of Sill Hill

I think the correct term is moron alert.
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Frank Tabor

Budd Cochran - 22 Jan 2008 16:13 GMT
And neither of you were in the military?

Budd

>>I see where "Budd Cochran" <mr.establishment440@bresnan.net>
>>contributed:
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>
> I think the correct term is moron alert.
Frank Tabor - 22 Jan 2008 18:39 GMT
>And neither of you were in the military?
>
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>>
>> I think the correct term is moron alert.

Yes, I spent 10 years in the Navy, which has nothing to do with you
becoming a moron.
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Frank Tabor

Budd Cochran - 22 Jan 2008 18:55 GMT
And you just went anywhere you wanted and did anything you pleased?

Budd

>>And neither of you were in the military?
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> Yes, I spent 10 years in the Navy, which has nothing to do with you
> becoming a moron.
NotMe - 23 Jan 2008 00:28 GMT
| And neither of you were in the military?
|
| Budd

Don't know about either of them but anyone any real time in knows how the
system works and how to make it work for them and theirs.

Often not easy or even the best approach but can be done.

Regardless of making excuses or laying blame the guy came for information.
Might be a troll but the circumstances are such that straight answers are
the best action.
RAM³ - 22 Jan 2008 19:04 GMT
>>I see where "Budd Cochran" <mr.establishment440@bresnan.net>
>>contributed:
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> I think the correct term is moron alert.

With or without Oxygen.
william boyd - 23 Jan 2008 03:08 GMT
> Never been in active military? Especially stationed overseas?
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> Budd

Bud I hate to break the bad news to you but military regulations directs
that your son could be allowed to come and see you if your condition was
life threatening, but he has to want to.

You state you have never in active military. Why would you want to
clarify "Especially stationed overseas". Just a point in your comments
that does not fit. NAS JAX
http://www.nasjax.navy.mil/

You are not required to have a reason for leave. Of course like any
other job, leaves must be coordinated so as to insure enough personnel
remain to perform required duties. You are granted 30 days leave a year,
much more than the average civilian jobs.
You might be talking about an emergency leave, and there are much less
scheduling requirements, if the reason is such, a leave can be granted
regardless of other available personnel.

You say your son is still a little bitter about what happened back in
98, what does he do now that he must be a civilian.

Some one that has never been in the military and makes such statements
is just displaying their selves as being a fool. One of the saddest days
in life was when I elected to retire from the military.

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Member; Am.Lgn,DAV,VFW,AFSA

Budd Cochran - 23 Jan 2008 03:41 GMT
>> Never been in active military? Especially stationed overseas?
>>
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> that your son could be allowed to come and see you if your condition was
> life threatening, but he has to want to.

No, it was not life threatening or else I wouldn't be typing this, right?

"has to want to"???  He wanted to. The Navy didn't think it was important
enough to let him come home.

> You state you have never in active military. Why would you want to clarify
> "Especially stationed overseas". Just a point in your comments that does
> not fit. NAS JAX
> http://www.nasjax.navy.mil/

I know what and where JAX NAS is. I have Google Earth, by golly.

But tell me, how easy is it to step out of your CVN when it's steaming in
the Med, supporting ground troopies and walk back home, huh?

> You are not required to have a reason for leave. Of course like any other
> job, leaves must be coordinated so as to insure enough personnel remain to
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> scheduling requirements, if the reason is such, a leave can be granted
> regardless of other available personnel.

But it has to have sufficient reason. My dad passed away my 6th week of Army
Basic at Fort Leonard Wood (1970), and the Red Cross had to pull the strings
to get me home for the funeral.

So, you see, I have a bit of experience there, too.

> You say your son is still a little bitter about what happened back in 98,
> what does he do now that he must be a civilian.

NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.

> Some one that has never been in the military and makes such statements is
> just displaying their selves as being a fool. One of the saddest days in
> life was when I elected to retire from the military.

Ah, you must be one that doesn't consider 12 years (1969-1981) National
Guard, E-6 on merit( not NCO school) to be nothing.

Fine. But I still thank you for serving our country in a combat that we were
never intended to win, thanks to the liberals.

Budd
Tom J - 22 Jan 2008 02:31 GMT
>> You didn't read Lostguy's replies at all, did you?
>>
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> Now, for someone to allow their father to live in such
> conditions, that person should be in jail.

That's the reason I said he needed to get an attorney at once, because
he is going to need one. To suggest that one would not let their
parent live in such conditions, I have news for you. For a few years I
sold appliances. On several occasions, people came in and bought a
used refrigerator for a parent that was living alone because their old
one stopped working.  When I would deliver the refrigerator, I would
find a house full of filth and roaches running up and down the walls
in broad daylight!!  In every case, the roaches had shorted the motor
relay. In every case, I phoned Family & Children's Services as soon as
I got back to the shop!!

Tom J
 
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