tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388266709789139581.post1132246689035531314..comments2024-03-11T03:11:57.221-04:00Comments on R Sanity RV Adventures: Where to take a Dump?Paul and Marti Dahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17332654035718777839noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388266709789139581.post-42495684366004997282010-07-16T19:12:14.386-04:002010-07-16T19:12:14.386-04:00They wanted to charge us $10 at the campground nex...They wanted to charge us $10 at the campground next to where we were boondocking. The camp host said he was embarrassed to even tell us the price ;) He gave us a tip on where we could go to only pay $5. Since we're both tightwads, we chose option 2. <br /><br />Boy! It's great to have internet again!!<br />Nellie<br />http://midlifecruiser.blogspot.comThE MidLiFe CrUiSeRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958004873717796137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388266709789139581.post-65182877641130404322010-07-16T14:32:47.813-04:002010-07-16T14:32:47.813-04:00I guess we don't mind paying for a dump statio...I guess we don't mind paying for a dump station, as sometimes we do pay for dumping at our local city campground on our way home, because we stay in a national forest campground with no hookups. That is no biggie really. <br /><br />But... think of it this way:<br />If I am fueling up at $4 a gallon with my 110 gallon tank, I am spending $440 dollars. <br /><br />If the average car is fueling up, they are spending about $40. If each car has 2 occupants who use their flushing toilets inside, that might use about 8 gallons of water for each flush. <br /><br />So their 22 customers can wayyyy easily surpass the same amount of sewage as my 50 gallon tank.<br /><br />They don't charge those customers to use the bathroom. But dollar for dollar, I should be able to get 22 flushes worth of sewer disposal from them too?<br /><br />Not trying to argue, just showing the other side of the coin. It's not that we are being cheap, it's that we don't like paying for something that other customers get for *free*. <br /><br />*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~<br />Karen and Steve<br />(Our Blog) RVing: Small House... BIG Backyard<br /> http://kareninthewoods-kareninthewoods.blogspot.com/KarenInTheWoodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05884478307015605168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388266709789139581.post-42738785775370361512010-07-15T18:39:36.790-04:002010-07-15T18:39:36.790-04:00I agree. The dump station is a service provided b...I agree. The dump station is a service provided by them. Why shouldn't we pay? Even if it is never abused, it certainly is a cost factor for the business to even provide it to us.<br /><br />SylGin and Sylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11849882478471352086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388266709789139581.post-38359556019332225442010-07-14T23:02:50.484-04:002010-07-14T23:02:50.484-04:00I'm with you although we have never stayed at ...I'm with you although we have never stayed at a Flying "J" I have always bought my fuel there and used their dumps when they were free. Well the price is going up I have no intention of going elsewhere. It is a sign of the times, businesses need to ensure they make a profit or they soon they are just another abandoned building.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09016073653349776611noreply@blogger.com