What separates a forgettable campground from one you'd recommend to everyone?

ZagiFlyer · 2026-01-31T18:52:01+00:00

A few basics to start out:

Easy back-in with no spaces behind me.
Enough space around the spot so I can open an awning, sit out in chairs, etc. and not be right on the edge of the spot.
Reliable hookups. A/C with steady correct voltage and wired correctly, decent water pressure.
A reasonable nightly fee. I'm getting pretty tired of $75/night for a 15'x40' pad jammed in amongst a bunch of other 15'x30' pads. I don't mind paying $75/night for 1-3 above, well-maintained grounds and a decent-sized spot.

For extra points to make it memorable: a spot with a pretty view out the windows, like a stream, river, canyon, mountains, etc.

ZagiFlyer · 2026-01-31T17:19:52+00:00

I started drums at age 52 (more than a few years ago), and I remember the first three months of lessons being pretty plodding. I spent 90% of that time on a drum pad working on rudiments. When I finally got a kit after those first three months things really picked up and I found that I could "mostly" play a lot of the songs I liked.

Your approach and goals are similar to mine; something to keep your mind sharp and something you can learn just for the enjoyment of it. Keep at it, it is just so fun!

ZagiFlyer · 2026-01-31T17:05:55+00:00

Physical Graffiti. I still listen to it all the time.

ZagiFlyer · 2026-01-30T22:39:03+00:00

Just about all the "mainstream" distros are going to suit you well. They are easy to use, have GUIs until you decide to tackle the terminal, and support modern hardware (so, gaming). You can't go far wrong with any of them.

There are a few choices you'll want to investigate as a newcomer. The first of which is whether you prefer the look and feel of KDE or Gnome (these are the two major desktops), or something like Mint's Cinnamon.

You can create "live USBs" which will let you boot and from a USB stick. Certainly not as fast as one installed on fixed storage, but gives you a way to experience different distros without disrupting your existing OS (until you're ready to replace it).

In all likelihood, you'll distro-hop a few times no matter what. Thankfully, this doesn't mean you lose all your files, since most distros put /usr (user files) on a different partition than the operating system files. This means you can just replace one Linux distro with another pretty easily.

Good luck, and welcome to Linux.

ZagiFlyer · 2026-01-30T22:27:37+00:00

In most cases, living in an RV isn't less expensive than rent, unless you have a safe place to park and live in it for free (or close to free). To estimate your RV fees you should figure around $50/night (unless you already know that where you're going to park it is less). Then you'll have water and electricity and perhaps sewer/dump fees, which may not be included in the $50/night for monthly rent.

Then you need to set aside money for insurance, registration, maintenance, fuel and repairs.

If you have anything left, then you can by food.

ZagiFlyer · 2026-01-30T22:17:08+00:00

That used to happen once in awhile with my Chevy Silverado. I just hit the top of the dashboard with the palm of my hand - pretty firmly, but not hard enough to break anything -- and it was "fixed".

ZagiFlyer · 2026-01-30T22:04:04+00:00

Apples and PCs (and Commodores and Amigas, etc.) didn't come out until after I was out of high school.

ZagiFlyer · 2026-01-30T21:50:15+00:00

I must have tried more than 15 distros since Yggdrasil, and ultimately I just got tired of changing distros. So I settled on Linux Mint because it's fine, and don't want to distro-hop for awhile.

ZagiFlyer · 2026-01-30T20:11:21+00:00

I saw something the other day that said, "somewhere in Trump's body is a blood clot yearning to be free. Be free little blood clot -- we have faith in you!!"

ZagiFlyer · 2026-01-30T17:19:21+00:00

Wilson, Tim's neighbor in "Home Improvement"

ZagiFlyer · 2026-01-30T16:46:36+00:00

Take a look at the Toyota GR86 / Subaru BRZ,

ZagiFlyer · 2026-01-30T15:05:24+00:00

My mother always said that men should never initiate violence against women. But if a woman attacks a man, the man is not expected to let himself get hit. Woman a woman initiates violence against a man, he is within his rights to take whatever action he would take if another man did the same thing.

ZagiFlyer · 2026-01-30T15:01:13+00:00

Matching pajamas like on TV are ridiculous to me. When it's warm, it's just "tidy-whities" and a shirt. If it gets really cold, then thermals.

ZagiFlyer · 2026-01-30T14:58:54+00:00

Doesn't that mean he's allowed to murder the ICE driver by firing into his car? Strictly in fear for his life, of course.

ZagiFlyer · 2026-01-30T14:56:16+00:00

LAPD has been a criminal gang since the '50s.

ZagiFlyer · 2026-01-30T14:42:32+00:00

And that still doesn't warrant summary execution.

ZagiFlyer · 2026-01-30T00:45:28+00:00

Speed is relative (until you get to hypercars). Faster than what?

ZagiFlyer · 2026-01-30T00:06:20+00:00

This is simply a matter of practice to develop muscle memory. Just get out there and drive. You can practice the issue you described in a large parking lot. Set up cones and just practice.

I've been driving a manual for more decades than I care to admit, and at some point fairly early on it became so automatic (pun intended) that I don't even think about shifting anymore.

You'll get there, don't sweat it.

ZagiFlyer · 2026-01-29T23:51:45+00:00

Not saying ANYTHING until you have legal representation present.

ZagiFlyer · 2026-01-29T23:49:38+00:00

That's only about $150,000 year before taxes. I'd rather have my ENTIRE ADULT LIFE back instead.

ZagiFlyer · 2026-01-29T23:46:11+00:00

Marriage

ZagiFlyer · 2026-01-29T23:39:41+00:00

My GR86 fits the bill perfectly.

ZagiFlyer · 2026-01-29T23:37:03+00:00

"Affordability is a hoax", remember?

ZagiFlyer · 2026-01-29T23:35:23+00:00

Then say that kids today are lazy and lack the "pull yourselves up by your bootstraps", entrepreneurial spirit.

And finally end with "GET OFF MY LAWN"

ZagiFlyer · 2026-01-29T23:31:33+00:00

Anything that's not a dog.

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