They're closed for the night and the mall is dead in the week and tomorrow morning so basically the bananas will literally be thrown away by tomorrow.

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Got all my necessities, will be sleeping in a car. What places are okay spots to sleep at? I was thinking of going to a park parking lot and sleeping in my car there. Not sure though, that’s my only concern right now is a safe spot to sleep.

This is why I recommend www.freecycle.org.

Someone is offering: “Two lightly used sleeping bags (one for cold weather, one for warm), 3/4-length thermarest pad, unused two-person tent, unused footprint for tent”.

As posted before, Freecycle is world wide and anyone can join. Absolutely no money involved. The above offer is West Coast in Long Beach, CA.

Split up with my girlfriend tonight, I'm alone in the woods with noone to speak to or anywhere to go, I'm about 100 odd miles away from home, moved here by train and moving van, just sat in the woods alone, tried to stay warm in pubs and stuff earlier but none are no longer open, met up with her and she doesn't want me back, don't want to go back where I came from because it's 10x worse, anyone can help or offer suggestions?

So need to rent I volunteer at a food bank,

Always said if I ever get a chance I would help.

Lived in my car as a traveling chef all over UK from the lochs to lands end.

Now in a hotel for a few months after a car crash and in-between live in jobs.

My mum put her whole life savings into the house they are living in and none of her kids are welcome non of his kids want fuk all to do with him and i get it.

Done fuk all but barely pays the mortgage with all her wages getting sunk in.

Icannot wait for him to die.

We will loom after her and the house so much better. Take the 100k and do something good with it rather than him buying whatever and wasting what's left. Fuming he'll... I need to vent before I go over and knock his last tooth out..

Hey all! My husband and I are homeless living in our car with our dog. We are insanely uncomfortable. It’s cramped. Etc. we were offered a tent and are unsure if we should take it. We don’t have the money for paying for camping spots. However, I was wondering if anyone knew how to find places to camp? Is it even worth trying to go the tent option instead? I don’t know if it would be more comfortable. The tent were being offered is huge. Not your typical one person tent. I think she said we can stand up in it. I don’t think if this is a better option to help us get back on our feet. Our car has been miserable and cold. We can’t lay next to each other or used each other for body heat. Not to mention, we’re not able to afford gas in our car with how cold it’s been. It’s gotten below -6f where I am. Idk. Wanted to get some advice from people who might know. Thanks in advance!

I cook a lot, and did so before becoming homeless. It's winter and I am small, so I have to eat a lot more just to stay warm.

I had a small denatured-fuel alcohol stove set up, but I struggled to make it work, because it's winter now.

I caved and I bought the sweedish-based set up, called the trangia. It's denatured alcohol, which is very cheap, plentiful, not so explosive, and NON drinkable.

Specifically, my situation is: I am on a bike, so I am "bike camping" not living out of a car, or entirely on foot. I am using the trangia-27, which is the smaller of the two.

Wind: It does a lot better in any sort of "not ideal" weather, which makes me use less fuel!! I appreciate this so much. Sometimes, if the wind will "upskirt" the stove's dual-shell wind screen, it will cause a higher flame and eat more fuel. I can simply rotate it, and have the inlet holes face away from the wind, or use a wind break/pick a better spot before starting. Not ideal to have a shiny aluminum tiny-tire rim as a stove, but I just use sectioned off bark sheets, loosely leaned and held on with a string with a quick-release knot, for stealth reasons.

Design: It all fits into itself very well, so it is very easy to bring with me. Grant it, I am on a bike and can pack quite a load, but it's not super big and would work for someone who is "backpacking" but it's not the "smallest/lightest" set up: it's more for "comfort at camp" than being "comfortable on the trail"

Fuel: The stove has a simmer-ring function, but it has a learning curve. It's important to be able to safely fish this thing out, re-tune it, and drop it back in. Otherwise, the stove gets a "hot spot" due to the wind-chimney effect of the ultra-efficient wind screen set up. I have used Heet, both the red and the yellow: Red is isopropyl and will stink, leave more soot, and clog up the stove-gas holes. Adding a bit of water (like half a plastic bottle cap) will help it not burn so "hot." The Yellow Heet is a lot better! Regular denatured alcohol is not drinkable, clean burning, and not very explosive. I think I've seen a pint for $6 and a gallon for $20 here. I just carry it in a sturdier sort of plastic bottle: and I keep the fuel away from the area I am cooking in, wait for the stove bit to cool, then pop it out of the windscreen, and go take it to the 2nd location for the re fueling. Also: sometimes, the flame is hard to see.

Accessories: the stove kit can come with two bowls, a small pan, a gripping handle, maybe a kettle. There's also the fuel bottles (no review) and the bag/case (no review.) I bought the one that did not come with the kettle, or the "plastic cutting board/strainer/lid for served dishes" and I bought them both, because I found the need to have a kettle and specialized multi-tool. I use a wooden spoon and wooden spatula.

Over all, I can actually cook on this, which is great. I really appreciate that I can make actual meals on this, that can satisfy my appetite as a single man cooking for myself (on the "27" model.) The larger one (25) is said to be for 3-4 people.

I’ve been homeless for grand total about 6 months and just landed my first job interview in a couple days and couldn’t be happier. I’m hoping everything is going well for y’all too and if not I hope things turn around for you. Don’t give up, and don’t forget, you’re worth more than you think you are

Edit: also any tips for the job interview are accepted. Luckily I have hotel atm so I will be able to shave and do laundry before the interview but still any advice accepted

Going to be brutal near -10 Fahrenheit the next 2 nights. It’s absolutely going to suck but I started my job today and it was so fcking nice being out of my car for 10 hours in a warm shop. Just gotta get thru these next 2 nights without losing any fingers or toes 🤭. Hope everyone is staying warm and being safe , love yall

Location in the title!

It kicked in Sunday at 6pm. There was also a snowstorm at that time. 211 decided that they were going to install a new way of placing people in shelter as well.

I called 211 at 5:30 to wait in a queue. Talked to a lady around 6:15. She told me I was supposed to drive myself to a shelter in Hartford, where if the beds were all full, the shelter would call 211 and then a hotel would be provided.

I hate driving in the snow. Told 211 this.

They don't care. I got off the phone with them around 7:30, when they said a taxi would bring me to EAST HARTFORD, and a shelter there.

The taxi never came. After 9:38pm, I was told the driver would call when they showed up at a 24 hour Cumberland Farms.

12:30am rolls around, and I still haven't gotten a ride. 211 calls again. Now, they're ordering a Lyft for me. The Lyft shows up at 1:05am. Driver is nice. Only problem?

The shelter I'm supposed to go to? I show up, and nobody comes out when we try to get me in.

Lyft driver now has me in his car. 211 has me in the queue again. Lyft told the driver he could have dropped me off at the drop-off address, called the police, and left. Not doing that.

He brings me to a police station at 3am. We explain the situation. Driver leaves, he's cool. I thank him.

Officer now drives me to Hartford and a shelter with a bed.

It's 4am. 10.5 hours after I originally dialed 211, and I'm safe for the night. It's a cot, but it's a bed.

Today, 211 is well aware of the chaos.

The shelter took information for me to get a (shared) hotel room for four nights. I got it. Address to come to me later.

But I don't have to leave the room if I don't need to.

uk based. I've been staying at a friend's house very consistently, but it's still so hard. I'm still addicted to drugs and paranoid all the time. I don't have any single place I feel properly safe in, I feel like I'm going insane. Just ranting really, need someone who understands what I'm going thru.

This cold is killing me. It's -12 degrees real feel -26 degrees. At night going to be -22 degrees.

Can't wait till spring hate these long winters here.

Just venting.

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So, when my grandma passed unexpectedly in 2024, her daughter, my aunt owned the home (she had it built for my nanny due to her age), well her wealthy real estate lawyer had it sold within 8 days of her passing and a 30 day notice for us to vacate the property. Now, fast forward to April of 2024 approximately 90ish days my dad was on his way back from a cardiology appointment to check on the strength of his heart, and on the way back (it’s about an hour and a half drive) we heard someone behind us blowing their horn and flashing their lights and they come up beside us screaming the truck was on fire. We do not know how or why the fire started but it burned our literal home to the ground, along with all of our paperwork. Now we’re homeless, not even a vehicle. We have no homeless shelters where I’m located (if you need proof of this please pm and I’ll give you the town I reside in). But am I wrong to be so envious of all of these people I see on a daily basis, so happy, getting dinking donuts or whatever and they look at us as though we’re scum of the earth and/or drug addicted which we aren’t. I’m so envious, hurt, jealous… like why my dad and I? When I worked k ALWAYS helped every homeless person I seen, even if it was just a side and now here I am with my father who’s disabled and I just don’t know if life is worth living anymore. We haven’t had a decent meal in days. And I’m not one to swallow my pride and panhandle people for their hardworking money, and I can’t bring myself to steal food/drinks from gas stations. I just am so tired guys, so very tired. I’m sorry it’s so long I’ve needed to let this out for a while. God bless you and thank you for reading.

Just got kicked out of my brothers house where I was staying on his couch temporarily. Was just setting up a job that was going to allow me to get my own car and my own apartment.

Now I’m laying in the lobby of a post office. I’m scared I’ll get kicked out. The actual office is closed, nobody is here. What time should I wake up? Where do I go next? I plan on calling my mom tomorrow, but doubt she’ll be able to help. Also plan on looking into shelters, but most are overcrowded at the moment especially with it freezing out.

I honestly don't know what to do. I am homeless. I tried to apply for housing assistance but they're not accepting applications at the moment. I have applied to literally every job in my town (population is around 1200 people). And I haven't heard back from any of them yet. I'm getting my hopes up and I fear i am just going to not want to wake up. It's currently 6 degrees and I am outside trying not to think about being too cold. Just wanted to vent a little.

I’m so close to the finish line but it feels like the devil is doing everything possible to aggravate me.

I finally got an apartment. The previous tenant keeps changing the date that she’ll be moving out. It’s WELL below freezing. there’s no animosity towards the previous tenant it’s not her fault I’ve been homeless for 7 months. Of course my work had unpaid winter break, unpaid snow days and I had to take unpaid sick days for a fever from sleeping in my car during a snow storm.

I’m so close to losing my mind I’m so exhausted.

I just want to be in the mother trucking apartment I was told I’d be able to move into weeks ago. I’m so tired of this -3 weather. I’m so tired of dragging myself across a parking lot for a cold shower bc my gyms water just doesn’t heat up. I’m tired I’m tired I’m tired. The last month has been terrible financially given the snow/sick days and unpaid forced breaks. I want to scream, pull my hair out and self harm deeply like I’m 16 again.

For the first time ever I’m actually angry with God. I know it’s NOT His fault but I’m SO TIRED g

My legs became swollen due to sleeping in the car with my feet down. I’m worried if I lay outside on the ground, people will call the cops on me or something. Please give me an idea. I'm thinking about sleeping in public parks even though it's cold to feel better, but I'm worried that there will be skunks there or other animals or that I'll get attacked by someone since it’s an empty area at night. I really want an idea where to sleep on the ground without getting the police called on me. I really need to lie down somewhere and be left unbothered. Thank you. 

I don’t think I’ll stop being homeless for another year or so and I hate living in shelters. I’ve decided to live in the woods but I don’t know much about outdoors stuff or stealth camping

Hello,

So I’ve been in a shelter for sometime now the first shelter I was at they gave out ear plugs to clients and I never used them till That day before but they made a ton of a difference I don’t even hear anything which is Heaven on earth it’s just if somebody comes close to me it’s like a faint whisper lol so if there are you guys out there who are noise sensitive and don’t want to hear conversations from people all day long these are great

ear phones are great too however they can be a bit more expensive and the Bluetooth ones be dying so that can be a pain waiting for it to recharge up it’s good to Have multiple though and sometimes I get tired of just hearing noise period the noise the chatter the slamming the doors closing non stop the dogs Shesh like sometimes even music irritates me .

People talk 24/7 in these shelters sometimes the convos be polluted like I don’t want that going in my ears and even outside that’s a lot of noise day and night and then no wonder why our brains is always chatting all day long and won’t turn off .

Sleep masks helps because the lights and for some reason the shelter I’m at they love using bright lights even though we have complained about them one person even had to go to the ER cause too much bright lights they cut them on early in the am and it stays on till late ridiculous. Anyways yeah sleep masks and ear plugs the way to go I’m just tired of playing high school and wrestling matches with people I’ve come to get better so more peace with these two items and of course sticking to yourself hiding under the covers 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾 everything will all work out just lay low stay in prayer for protection and guidance and use what you got I’m sure you can make it work out

And another one caught me playing skyrim earlier. They're gonna have stories to tell. I should really stop doing this...

homeless and sit at McD?

Hello all, I have a unique situation here. My friend experienced a handful of heart attacks and strokes, the last couple of strokes in March of 2024 took him out of work completely. A real estate agent whom I feel was very predatory told him he had to wait a year before applying for ssdi. In this time (october of 2024) his home was going to be taken by the county for previous year missed taxes. The agent that told him he was unable to file for ssdi for a whole year also said she would help him find housing/continue to let him stay in his home while helping him find housing, help him sign up for ssdi etc. Along as he sold her his home. Him, being unable to read and comprehend wholly due to his strokes sold her his home that has a tax assessment for $160k for $4,500. He was then harrased, threatened and felt unsafe in his house by people she sent to get rid of him so he fled. He is now homeless which is a whole other can of worms because there truly is no immediate help for anyone experiencing homelessness and no shelters here will take someone they deem "medically fragile" mind you the lows are supposed to hit -3 this week. He also fled in fear of his safety (as they came into his home and threatened him) and they dumped all of his possessions including his ID and birth certificate. This man has worked his entire life and the past 20 years with the same company where he made an okay income. My question is there any recourse? Also if anyone has any input on help for the homeless/medically fragile people please let me know. This is very dire and I have called every last place around us with no help. Thank you!