How do people who live in trailer parks get water?

[Barnabas]

No, this is not a joke thread.

I was discussing with a friend politics and talking about shanty towns and what we would do if we were presidentsm that kind of silly talking and I thought that trailer parks could be a good option for poor people.

Trailer parks don't exist here, I know them from american movies and tv shows, here they are only used for camping or going on vacations, not for living.

Although surfing the internet I discovered something which would be the first trailer park of Buenos Aires.

http://www.campingcascallares.com.ar/parcelas.html

So, no you live on your own land but not on trailer park, right?

[Barnabas]

By the way, they (I mean the people from that link I posted) provide electric and water connection. But no sewer connection, they do let you build a cesspool.

[SlowwHand]

This is the USA. We don't have "cess pools".

[Dr Strangelove]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
This is the USA. We don't have "cess pools".

Yes, we do, thought they're called septic tanks.

[SlowwHand]

Go find a place that says it uses a cess pool.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CESSPOOL AND A SEPTIC TANK?

A septic tank is a chamber through which all waste water from the home passes. The tank collects the water and allows the heavier solids to sink to the bottom forming a "sludge". Lighter solids such as soap, grease and oil rises to the top and forms "scum". Natural bacterial action works on the solids, helping to break them down.

The tank's design keeps the solids from flowing out with the residual liquid, called "greywater", into the cesspool drainage area where it leeches into the soil.

Cesspools (or leaching pools) are pits into which concrete, brick or cement block walls have been placed. Wastewater flows into the cesspool and drains or "percolates" into the soil through perforated walls.

Cesspools which serve only as "overflow" pits from septic tanks are much more efficient than the older systems because they receive much less solid material. However, where there is no septic tank to hold the solids, the cesspool will require much more maintenance. Over time, when the drainage area around the leaching pool becomes saturated, additional pools may have to be dug to handle the volume.

[Zkribbler]

Originally posted by Barnabas
No, this is not a joke thread.

I was discussing with a friend politics and talking about shanty towns and what we would do if we were presidentsm that kind of silly talking and I thought that trailer parks could be a good option for poor people.

Trailers (mobile homes, manufactured homes) exists in a wide range of prices. From the pieces of junk you seek in Post #11 to luxurious double-wides.

Usually, they are located in trailer parks, where you rent the land but own your trailer. But nothing would keep you from putting your trailer on your own piece of land, if you owned one. They are less expensive than normal homes, but usually they're not as sturdy. Rarely does a hurricane season go by down in Dixie where you don't hear of a hurricane ripping up a trailer park.

[SlowwHand]

[Winston]

How do people who live in trailer parks get water?

Also, who takes out the trash?

[SlowwHand]

You know what? That's actually a question I would expect from some of the "nose in the air" crowd.
Well-done, Winston.

[Winston]

[Dis]

I shall expand you alls knowledge a bit on white trash living.

The term trailer is used very loosely. It basically refers to something that can be attached to a truck. since even nice manufactured homes (such as mine) can be attached to a truck, they are also called trailers. But a trailer could also be a small trailer you can attach to a ford 150. But something like mine requires a large rig to tow (2 of them at that). Right now mine is permanently attached, so it isn't going anywhere. I couldn't get financing unless I permanently attached it (long story). Even though I had a large down payment I was only making $9.50 at the time. It was tough getting financing. (which is why I wonder where the supposed loose lending laws come from- I guess they only apply to minorities).

So as trailers range in size, consequently, so do trailer parks. Some are real trashy things that you could put a camping trailer in, or perhaps a single wide. You know a place is trashy when they offer single day or weekly rates. We have apartments that also offer weekly rates. I call them meth havens. That's what they are. If you can't find meth there, something is wrong with you.

Trailer parks also have a regular monthly rent variety. Similar to renting an apartment, but you are paying for the land and hookups (most utilities sold separately). You still have to pay your house payment though (unless you own it). So it's not much cheaper than an apartment, in fact, probably more expensive.

And finally you can own your own land, as I do. You can either own your own land in a rural type area, where you have decent acreage, or in the city, as I do. I've done both actually. We used to live in sandy valley. We dug a well for water. That costed like $10,000 back in the late 70's. We used a propane tank for gas. It wasn't a small one, it was a good sized on that didn't need refilling very often (don't think we ever refilled it). We did have electricity access from the road. I think it was from poles. But in the city where I live now, it's underground. And in sandy valley we used a septic tank. In the city now I hook up to the cities sewage in the street (and pay for it).

I'm not sure about the hookups at the smaller places, I've never lived in one. But I can tell you about the ones for mobile homes. I've repaired the piping myself, so I know all about it. The utuilities come from under the street and generally run to the edge of the property (in my case the western side). This allows you to move a mobile home into the lot without knocking out the gas meter and blowing the place sky high. . My water pipe is a steel pipe it appears, but then goes to copper (which is real strange). That broke at one point, and I had to solder a new adaptor. I had to adapt the copper into plastic (similar to pvc- but usable for higher temps). The electric has a meter (for the meter reader to read for billing) and hooks up underneath. I'm not sure about those, connections, never had to mess with them. I have 220 and 120 I think. 220 for the large stuff like A/C. though my dryer goes off of 120. And finally sewage. That basically hooks up near the water as well. It's a downward sloped pipe that goes into the street. I also have a cable wire that hooks up into the street as well for television. Though I currently am not using it. I don't have cable tv or internet. Last thing to note, where I live now all those hookups go underground and to the street. They only pop up for the meters and hookups.

[rah]

I was shocked to find that about 10% of all Americans live in mobile homes.
But the stereotype is true. While only 10% they do account for almost 50% of fatalities from tornados and other high wind storms.

And yes, even after seeing some very high end homes, the term trailer park trash still carries a bad connotation.

[Barnabas]

Hurricanes and tornados would not be an issue here since we don't have them.

So, dis, you said you own your own land and live in a city right?

So your neighbours live in houses?

Would it be something like an empty space with a mobile home between the Simpsons and Flanders house?

[SlowwHand]

Generally, zoning restrictions don't allow such.

[Zkribbler]

I've seen plenty of trailers parked next to houses...kind of like an added on room.

There a scene in La Bamba where Richie's Valens' brother and the brother's wife a living in a trailer on mom and dad's driveway.