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by Willopotomas » Sat May 26, 2012 7:40 pm
The wife isn't keen on the idea at all.. In fact she's pretty much vetoed the whole scheme.
Kids and bullies.. I was bullied at school for being the fat kid.. Always having the piss taken and having to deal with idiots, but that's what's made me who I am and one of the main reasons I take no shit from people. Personally, I wouldn't want the lads to go through the same thing, but we won't be travelling around the country hopping them from one school to another. Once they, and their classmates understand that the only difference between a house and a bus is a set of wheels, it won't be an issue. If I learnt that someone in my school lived on a bus, I'd be round there every day.. How cool to live in a bus!
Waste disposal.. In our houses we're used to having our waste taken care of for us. When it becomes our responsibility we treat it in a different light. When camping, we're more aware of the stuff we throw away and waste created. In these 'green' times, it can only be a good thing that the kids grow up learning how to consume less and generate less waste.
Space.. The confides of a tiny living area will be a challenge at first, granted, but how much space to we actually need? The room I'm sat in now has a load of stuff I either don't need, is broken, or being kept for a 'you never know' scenario. I could fill any space given to me with junk and other useless crap.. Take away that option, and I learn how to let things go and bin the rubbish.
Costs.. Just a short look at some figures shows me that running a normal house costs almost 50% more per annum than a bus would. This is taking in to account things like fuel, maintenance, insurances, pitches, taxes etc. For a start off, I'd be saving nearly £1300p/a in council tax. Road tax on a bus is £35 LESS p/a than the Galaxy and I won't be paying a huge sum in house rental.
I'm sold on the idea, and most of the bad points are based on opinion rather than fact, as are most of my good points. There will be pitfalls and obstacles to overcome, but most of them we'd get in a house anyway. For one problem we take away, another arises in a different format. It's a break from the norm, and people don't like it. The only way to know for sure is to give it a go.. If it turns out to be a massive failure, then so be it.. But at least we can say we gave it a shot.
The only things in life I regret are the things I didn't do..
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