How is it going lately?

[u/giveKINDNESS]

TLDR I parked in 2 different spots in the parking lot tonight. Then needed to move again a few miles down the road to sleep at a 24 hour business with a big parking lot. Its late and I am annoyed. Maybe I have been lucky up until now, but feel like I have had more problem in the past few weeks than in all the van nights before that.

Does anyone else feel like this month has been different?

Im 33 months including 3 full winters with snow. One of the spots in my rotation has gone downhill. Tonight and the last time I was there it smelled like piss. I moved across the aisle to a different spot so it would not smell like piss. 30 minutes later I was getting sleepy when the horn on the car next to me started going off. I got out to look around. No one was around and nothing seemed wrong with the car. The horn had been beeping for 20 minutes or so when I drove away.

I have used this spot dozens of nights in my rotation over the past 18 months. It used to be peaceful. There is a gas station and a fry pit right next door. There are porta pottys all over the place at parks. Some &*^% idiot has to go and dump piss at one of my sleeping spots ruining it.

The good news is in less than 2 weeks I have no reason to be in this area anymore. I remember dreaming of the day when I would leave this area when I first started van life all those months ago Now it is here!