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...girls across the U.S. to meet her lover at Esalen, the California therapy spa, borrowing gas money from Kate, the sort of wise child who always has some. Then with Anton, his five children and a couple of hippy hitchhikers, they cross the country again in a large turquoise camper, all of them smoking pot and drinking wine, the kids practicing sarcasm, and everyone quarreling...
...sudden surge in popularity? An RV is a classic '90s sensible luxury item. At the low end of the tow end, trailers start with a $3,000 folding-camper model. At the high end, $80,000 buys a luxury liner (a "fifth wheel" in RV argot) replete with mechanical slide-out rooms, ceramic kitchen tile and Whirlpool bath. And they fit nicely behind that other '90s sensible luxury item, the sport utility vehicle...
...equipment. But in lieu of Bochco will be instructor David Schaeffler teaching a little girl, who is wearing a headset and standing on a milk crate, how to manipulate a large, 3-chip Sony studio camera. In the computer-graphics room, instructor Deena Segot will be critiquing an advanced camper's animation created in Macromedia Director. Later the same day, Segot will have beginner students draw butterflies in Fractal Design Painter. Like butterflies, children need freedom. So each day, campers can socialize outdoors until it's time to go home...
Brad was frequently disciplined at breakfast, when, free from the effects of Ritalin, his appetite would spike and he would try to compensate for three meals in one fell swoop. Of course he was denied a larger portion, because each camper had a limited amount of food available to them in any one sitting...
...Japanese Ministry of Construction fact sheet acknowledges. "When any anomaly occurs with running vehicle," the memo explains, "a warning is generated and vehicle operation changes from automated mode to manual mode." O.K., but what if you and the kids are playing Scrabble in the back of the camper van when that anomaly hits? You're traveling at highway speeds, and you have 1.5 seconds to bring the van under control before impact. Good luck...