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10-01-2017, 08:28 AM
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And could walk through any employer's door, demand a job and get one on the spot! And buy a house when they were 22! It's everywhere on the Internet (google Old Economy Steve) so it must be true.
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Originally Posted by Bigdawg
Impossible. 40 years ago EVERYONE had DBP. Oh wait.
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10-01-2017, 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Amethyst
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Originally Posted by Bigdawg
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Originally Posted by W2R
Reminds me of what I saw at Slab City, almost 40 years ago. Lots of retirees camping, most trying to live on insufficient funds.
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Impossible. 40 years ago EVERYONE had DBP. Oh wait. |
And could walk through any employer's door, demand a job and get one on the spot! And buy a house when they were 22! It's everywhere on the Internet (google Old Economy Steve) so it must be true. |
Yeah, ask anyone. All Americans had boatloads of money, and a free ticket to ride, right? Also nobody had to work two jobs while going to college, just to pay for it, and then end up with a degree and no job opportunities. Oh wait.
What impressed me the most about Slab City, was the attitudes of the people we met there (yes, we walked around all day there, and met and chatted with quite a few of them). Despite having almost nothing, and being old and sick with a bleak future ahead, they were not wallowing in self pity and seemed to be having fun hanging out with others just like them. They were concerned about one another and tried to help others there. Some were criminals, and the others warned us and told us who to avoid. Most seemed like nice people to us.
By the time we left, I was determined to not end up like them.
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10-05-2017, 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Scrapr
City of Portland has a problem with owners of beat up broken down RVs not being able (want to) pay to salvage them. So they list them on Craigslist for $50. And the homeless buy them. Then they park on the street in front of your house....for weeks. There are industrial areas that the RVs are lined up for blocks
Portland just announced a free RV disposal day.
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I recently watched a British movie on DVD called "The lady in the van (2015)". It was a true story about a crazy old woman who lived in a van parked in the suburb of London.
When the town chased her off the street, a man took pity and let her parked in his driveway. And that was where she stayed for 15 years. The good-hearted man eventually found out about the past of the woman, and that she used to be a talented musician.
The DVD may be at a public library near you.
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10-06-2017, 08:15 PM
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Living in this the last three weeks +.
Had a drunk claim the non profit I was camp hosting for was taking advantage of us destitute volunteers.
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10-06-2017, 08:59 PM
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You guys are too stuck up.  I make $150,000 with a few clicks of the mouse and then go poop in a bucket and put cat litter on top. Heck ya!
We take a shower outside too (we did not build one in the RV for space/humidity reasons). I do use a couple of tarps so the deer don't see me private parts.
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10-07-2017, 02:15 PM
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10-07-2017, 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by kitesurfer2
I lived in my van for 3 weeks...
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Apparently no one has asked yet. Were you parked "down by the river"? 
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10-07-2017, 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by NW-Bound
I recently watched a British movie on DVD called "The lady in the van (2015)". It was a true story about a crazy old woman who lived in a van parked in the suburb of London.
When the town chased her off the street, a man took pity and let her parked in his driveway. And that was where she stayed for 15 years. The good-hearted man eventually found out about the past of the woman, and that she used to be a talented musician.
The DVD may be at a public library near you.
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Thank you for reminding me about this wonderful Dame Maggie Smith movie. I just put it on hold at my library.
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10-07-2017, 08:41 PM
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You are welcome. British humour is close to American taste, so I enjoyed it.
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10-07-2017, 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Koogie
I'm not even American and I found the article very politically biased.
Really distracts from whatever point it is she was trying to make.
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Not just political, but full of myths passed off as fact.
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