More Ways We Entertain Ourselves

Our current KOA is on I 77, a pipeline from cold winter weather to warm Florida temperatures. When new campers come in, we sort of check them out and then try to decide if they are heading north or south.

Some factors to consider

• If the RV or truck is covered with salt and road scmutz, they are on their way south. 
• If they are suntanned, chances are they are heading north. 
• If they are tired and bickering....could go either way. 

Another thing we do is make up stories based on our observations.

One couple who has been here for a couple weeks showed up with some young kids one day. We assume that they've come to the area to be near their grandchildren, possibly because a new baby has arrived. In reality, they might be kidnappers.

A mother and daughter are here as workampers. The daughter is a teenager and is apparently being home schooled. We assume she was bullied in school and that's why they are workamping. In reality, they could be on the run after committing a crime spree.

A family got a new trailer. We assume it's because theirs was damaged by smoke in the fire that happened a few weeks ago (they were next door) and we assume insurance paid for it. But maybe they just got a new trailer.


This reminds me of something similar from 20+ years ago. I worked at a court where one of the bailiffs was a retired state highway patrol trooper who had a prosthetic leg. I assumed this was because he'd been injured in a high speed chase as a trooper. I operated under that belief for quite some time and even mentioned "Jack's accident" to one of the other bailiffs. He looked at me and said "Accident? He's diabetic."

Next up...we'll be deciding who amongst our neighbors might be in the witness protection program.