“Where ya’all from?” It is the beginning of most conversations
when you are on the road. People see our
South Dakota plates and wonder which part of the state we are from. When you explain that you have no home, but
South Dakota is the place you chose to buy licence plates….They have a tough
time trying to figure out why anyone would be so foolish. Full timers, those traveling for a living…..and
it is a grueling living…..know that we are probably not a natives of South Dakota,
we have our domicile there because it is the cheapest place not to live.
Having said all that, the “where ya’all from” question has
been extremely difficult to answer, especially in a short conversation. I was born and raised in Montana. I am proud of that fact. Judy was born and raised in Minnesota…..equally
proud. We spent the last forty years in
Illinois….Have you sent your new governor to jail yet?....not so proud. We tried to put some roots down in Wisconsin
this summer, but the roots did not take hold.
The truth is we live in a giant breadbox we call the camper. It can be located in any of the land locked
states or Canada……People do not want to hear that. The computer navigation device describes home
as “previous point of departure.”
For the time being, we will live with that.
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