Living in Your Vehicle

[Dibbons]

When I first moved to San Diego circa 2001, I lived in a (20-foot) class 3 motor home for about six months. When I later rented an apartment for about the same amount I was paying for a space at an RV park, I sold it.

Then, between jobs (around 2002), I spent a month living in my daily driver '85 Dodge Caravan Cargo van (two front bucket seats and then cargo space behind). I took care of the three essential S's at a local 24 Hour Fitness Club. I spent evenings in the Border Books cafe in the downtown area.

At night, I parked on a short downtown overpass that crossed above Highway 5. In that location I obviously was never parked in front of a business or residence so I would be sure not to bother anyone. However, the first and only time I forgot to lock the sliding rear side door someone slid it open around two or three in the morning when I was sound asleep. The dome light came on, of course, the guy took one look at me, and continued on his way. Who knows what his intentions were?

Before this brief period of unemployment, I had resisted acquiring a cell phone. But then I had no choice because without one, how could a prospective employer contact me? Soon found employment and rented again (now downgraded to a one-bedroom, previously a three-bedroom).

 

[BeepBeepRR]

This is a great story of picking yourself up and dusting yourself off. Hats off to you. When I was a kid in 1984 my family was kicked out of a house because the owner refused to fix anything and my mom refused to pay him the rent until he fixed stuff. So we ended up homeless for about 3 weeks. I was 13 or 14 then and that was a crushing experience that was very hard on my mom. Had to take her last bit of money to stuff all of our belongings into a storage building. We then moved to Georgia and my mom got a mobile home rent free providing you collect eggs from the chicken houses. That was a nasty job but we got place to live. Anyhow from there things got a little better and a little better. And we survived I know the feeling and would not like to ever see that again.

 

[Dajkzo]

"What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger"

 

[Z-Man]

Except bears, bears will kill you!

 

[DeltaV]

What doesn't kill you only delays the inevitable.

 

[ZR9B]

In about 88 I came home to find my house key was missing from my key chain...since I refused to follow my mom's rules...( sneeking girls in...drinking...lazy..)out i went.
I lived in a 71 satellite 440 4spd In February. Some of the coldest sleep I never got.
It was the best thing that happened to me!

 

[coronet68mx]

Once after a bad broke up with some girlfriend I have,I wake up one morning literally broke, no money at all, no, I don't complain, what do was this, call my dad ( I do not ask him for money, I ask a friend for that,) ask him about a friend of him living in the nearby state of Colima, he was general secretary of government something like a vice governor, without a date we made the trip to see him, I ask him for a job in the government, he said Shure call me next Monday, yeah right, I call him Friday and told him that we have an appointment next Monday, I was Shure he would not remember what he was told me and say yes, meet me at 8 am in the state Palace ( government office) I take a bus at 3 am made the 3 hour trip, and by the time I arrive to his office , a very hot brunette came out of his office and told me to wait for him until he finishes this current security state problem, I wait for another six hours, then this hot girl show again and finally told me that the secretary was waiting for me, brief meeting, he look at me and told me:
Him
Meet Laura right?
Me
Who is Laura ?
Him
The girl that show you the door
Me
Oh yes
Him
She's your new boss get to work and don't disappoint me.
Me
Thanks.
After a month working in government I wake up again without money, when i went to work literally every body in the office ask me if I have breakfast and if I need money thet can help me,said no, thanks today is pay day, all of us went to collect our checks, literally I was expecting nothing because maybe take more than 15 days to pay me my first check, to my surprise, not only they pay me the full month they pay me retroactive for the entire year that I suppose to work( this was October) I said " hey this is wrong" the lady that give me my check told me to shut up and explain to me that this was an order from the secretary, so I shut up and literally have the best six years of my life untill I got married, am doing just fine THANK YOU GOD.

Ps yes I pay the money to my best friend, he is like my brother.

 

[DeltaV]

Once after a bad broke up with some girlfriend I have,I wake up one morning literally broke, no money at all, no, I don't complain, what do was this, call my dad ( I do not ask him for money, I ask a friend for that,) ask him about a friend of him living in the nearby state of Colima, he was general secretary of government something like a vice governor, without a date we made the trip to see him, I ask him for a job in the government, he said Shure call me next Monday, yeah right, I call him Friday and told him that we have an appointment next Monday, I was Shure he would not remember what he was told me and say yes, meet me at 8 am in the state Palace ( government office) I take a bus at 3 am made the 3 hour trip, and by the time I arrive to his office , a very hot brunette came out of his office and told me to wait for him until he finishes this current security state problem, I wait for another six hours, then this hot girl show again and finally told me that the secretary was waiting for me, brief meeting, he look at me and told me:
Him
Meet Laura right?
Me
Who is Laura ?
Him
The girl that show you the door
Me
Oh yes
Him
She's your new boss get to work and don't disappoint me.
Me
Thanks.
After a month working in government I wake up again without money, when i went to work literally every body in the office ask me if I have breakfast and if I need money thet can help me,said no, thanks today is pay day, all of us went to collect our checks, literally I was expecting nothing because maybe take more than 15 days to pay me my first check, to my surprise, not only they pay me the full month they pay me retroactive for the entire year that I suppose to work( this was October) I said " hey this is wrong" the lady that give me my check told me to shut up and explain to me that this was an order from the secretary, so I shut up and literally have the best six years of my life untill I got married, am doing just fine THANK YOU GOD.

Ps yes I pay the money to my best friend, he is like my brother.

Did you marry Laura?

 

[coronet68mx]

Did you marry Laura?

No, but we became good friends, she know what she have and she was clearly out of my league, but I do get to see her naked twice, the second time she call me and ask me to take her to guadalajara she have an urgent meeting we stop by her home so she can pick some clothes, suddenly in the middle of the road she told me " don't look" I was driving, and of course I look,, she begins to change her clothes and she was wearing a beautiful and sexy pink bra and panties, after she finished she gave me this sexy smile that only a women confident of her beauty can give you and told me " I told you not to look" I smile back and said I know, she married a guy from the US Embassy and I think she moved to NY city.

 

[slepr1]

she told me " don't look"

 

[padam]

A little dose of hard times can really build character.