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[Snowpuppy]

On 3/25/2015 HollyDays said:

On 3/25/2015 YorkieonmyPillow said:

I've never lived in my car either, but if I were single, without pets, and needing to save money pronto I would consider it.

Where would you shower? How would you eat? Where could you park that was safe? How would you stay warm all night? Wouldn't you be better off on the couch of a friend's house or in a woman's shelter?

You can "clean up" in many places. The ladies' room at a gas station, locker room of a public facility like a university. Truck stops have pay showers for both men & women. You can eat at 7/11. They take food stamps. Grab something you can heat and microwave it. Keep cereal or granola in your car for breakfast/snacks.

You can park at WalMart. Nobody bothers you. Or the rest area of an interstate. Use blankets or sleeping bags to stay warm.

Women's shelters are often full. Then you have to leave in the morning, you are not allowed to stay all day. Even if you can find a spot in a shelter, it's usually limited to 1-3 weeks and many do not take someone with mental health issues (meds) or a criminal history. Where do these people go?

A friend? Lose your job, lose your home, you lose your friends. It's the American way.

[Irshgrl31201]

On 3/25/2015 NoelSeven said:

On 3/25/2015 Irshgrl31201 said:

I did one summer in my teens when I went on tour with the Grateful Dead. I was 17 and it was a van with about 6 of my friends.

I did not know you were a Deadhead

Yep! Summer of '87 I went on tour the whole summer. My first show was in 84 or 85 and while I didn't go on tour again I attended concerts until Jerry died. I have been to 176 Dead shows. I love them! Met a lot of great people I am still friends with and even went to a couple of Rainbow Gatherings. One of my all time favorite bands.

[NoelSeven]

On 3/26/2015 Irshgrl31201 said:

On 3/25/2015 NoelSeven said:

On 3/25/2015 Irshgrl31201 said:

I did one summer in my teens when I went on tour with the Grateful Dead. I was 17 and it was a van with about 6 of my friends.

I did not know you were a Deadhead

Yep! Summer of '87 I went on tour the whole summer. My first show was in 84 or 85 and while I didn't go on tour again I attended concerts until Jerry died. I have been to 176 Dead shows. I love them! Met a lot of great people I am still friends with and even went to a couple of Rainbow Gatherings. One of my all time favorite bands.

I used to bump into Jerry often in GG Park. He'd hang out with people and then they'd play for free. Janis would show up, also. It was an amazing time... all of the good music came out of SF for a long time.

I took my daughter to Jerry's funeral in GG Park when she was little, it was incredible. I told her she would remember it always.

Those were the days, my friend, we thought they'd never end...

[Irshgrl31201]

On 3/26/2015 NoelSeven said:

On 3/26/2015 Irshgrl31201 said:

On 3/25/2015 NoelSeven said:

On 3/25/2015 Irshgrl31201 said:

I did one summer in my teens when I went on tour with the Grateful Dead. I was 17 and it was a van with about 6 of my friends.

I did not know you were a Deadhead

Yep! Summer of '87 I went on tour the whole summer. My first show was in 84 or 85 and while I didn't go on tour again I attended concerts until Jerry died. I have been to 176 Dead shows. I love them! Met a lot of great people I am still friends with and even went to a couple of Rainbow Gatherings. One of my all time favorite bands.

I used to bump into Jerry often in GG Park. He'd hang out with people and then they'd play for free. Janis would show up, also. It was an amazing time... all of the good music came out of SF for a long time.

I took my daughter to Jerry's funeral in GG Park when she was little, it was incredible. I told her she would remember it always.

Those were the days, my friend, we thought they'd never end...

OMG, that would have been heaven to me. I was born in 1970 and I have often thought I was born way too late. The music of the 60's-70's is probably my most favorite. I love rap and really all kinds of music but when you put all the performers of the 60s and 70s up against other decades, I think there is just such overwhelming talent there compared to others.

[muttmom]

On 3/26/2015 Irshgrl31201 said:

OMG, that would have been heaven to me. I was born in 1970 and I have often thought I was born way too late. The music of the 60's-70's is probably my most favorite. I love rap and really all kinds of music but when you put all the performers of the 60s and 70s up against other decades, I think there is just such overwhelming talent there compared to others.

Your parents let you spend the summer in a van when you were only 17?

[luvingit]

Personal question

[Irshgrl31201]

On 3/26/2015 muttmom said:

On 3/26/2015 Irshgrl31201 said:

OMG, that would have been heaven to me. I was born in 1970 and I have often thought I was born way too late. The music of the 60's-70's is probably my most favorite. I love rap and really all kinds of music but when you put all the performers of the 60s and 70s up against other decades, I think there is just such overwhelming talent there compared to others.

Your parents let you spend the summer in a van when you were only 17?

Well, I wouldn't say let me. I was a precocious teenager. I left and called them later. They were furious and I do feel terrible about it today and would die if my daughter ever did that. I just turned 45 now and my mother still brings it up.

[NoelSeven]

On 3/26/2015 Irshgrl31201 said:

On 3/26/2015 NoelSeven said:

On 3/26/2015 Irshgrl31201 said:

On 3/25/2015 NoelSeven said:

On 3/25/2015 Irshgrl31201 said:

I did one summer in my teens when I went on tour with the Grateful Dead. I was 17 and it was a van with about 6 of my friends.

I did not know you were a Deadhead

Yep! Summer of '87 I went on tour the whole summer. My first show was in 84 or 85 and while I didn't go on tour again I attended concerts until Jerry died. I have been to 176 Dead shows. I love them! Met a lot of great people I am still friends with and even went to a couple of Rainbow Gatherings. One of my all time favorite bands.

I used to bump into Jerry often in GG Park. He'd hang out with people and then they'd play for free. Janis would show up, also. It was an amazing time... all of the good music came out of SF for a long time.

I took my daughter to Jerry's funeral in GG Park when she was little, it was incredible. I told her she would remember it always.

Those were the days, my friend, we thought they'd never end...

OMG, that would have been heaven to me. I was born in 1970 and I have often thought I was born way too late. The music of the 60's-70's is probably my most favorite. I love rap and really all kinds of music but when you put all the performers of the 60s and 70s up against other decades, I think there is just such overwhelming talent there compared to others.

There was. It was amazing on all levels, including social change. A friend of mine was at the NY Stonewall riots and then came here for college. A lot of us became instrumental in
social change at that time.

It was really something Even food changed, much more global.

[NoelSeven]

On 3/26/2015 Irshgrl31201 said:

On 3/26/2015 muttmom said:

On 3/26/2015 Irshgrl31201 said:

OMG, that would have been heaven to me. I was born in 1970 and I have often thought I was born way too late. The music of the 60's-70's is probably my most favorite. I love rap and really all kinds of music but when you put all the performers of the 60s and 70s up against other decades, I think there is just such overwhelming talent there compared to others.

Your parents let you spend the summer in a van when you were only 17?

Well, I wouldn't say let me. I was a precocious teenager. I left and called them later. They were furious and I do feel terrible about it today and would die if my daughter ever did that. I just turned 45 now and my mother still brings it up.

It wasn't unusual for young people that age, and so many came back when Jerry died, the vans were everywhere. The Deadheads came home for a time

[Irshgrl31201]

On 3/26/2015 NoelSeven said:

On 3/26/2015 Irshgrl31201 said:

On 3/26/2015 muttmom said:

On 3/26/2015 Irshgrl31201 said:

OMG, that would have been heaven to me. I was born in 1970 and I have often thought I was born way too late. The music of the 60's-70's is probably my most favorite. I love rap and really all kinds of music but when you put all the performers of the 60s and 70s up against other decades, I think there is just such overwhelming talent there compared to others.

Your parents let you spend the summer in a van when you were only 17?

Well, I wouldn't say let me. I was a precocious teenager. I left and called them later. They were furious and I do feel terrible about it today and would die if my daughter ever did that. I just turned 45 now and my mother still brings it up.

It wasn't unusual for young people that age, and so many came back when Jerry died, the vans were everywhere. The Deadheads came home for a time

It wasn't unusual but it was in my family. I had a brother and sister that literally never broke the rules. I came 9 and 10 yrs after them and I broke every rule. I do feel bad about a lot that I did because my parents were really reasonable and good parents and I really caused them a lot of worry. A lot. We can laugh about it now, but not then. lol!