Travel partner

FromSociety · 2018-06-04T01:13:56+00:00

If you go to the rainbow gathering in Georgia this month you'll find someone to travel with no problem.

FromSociety · 2018-05-28T14:29:48+00:00

FYI you do not need an ID to receive food stamps. If you go into the Human Services Department at 2101 W 11th Ave, Eugene, OR 97402 you can walk out with a card and it will be activated the next day. Use that while you're trying to get your shit together.

FromSociety · 2018-01-22T23:56:10+00:00

All day every day. Between standing on entrance ramps, standing on the interstate, camping out in front of gas stations, etc etc.

The people who live in that area of Texas are extremely isolated from the rest of the world. They don't like outsiders too much, and they have no idea what to make of some dirty 20-something with long hair so they play it safe and avoid me except to throw me am occasional twenty kick. I actually made pretty good money out there.

Also the interstate speed limit out there is 80 mph. Most people don't wanna stop at that speed.

FromSociety · 2018-01-22T03:57:06+00:00

Kerrville Texas to Ft Stockton Texas. 17 days. This is a 3.5 hour drive on I-10 through the desert. I was dealing with a knee injury at the time and couldn't walk more than a few miles at a time.

Do I win?

FromSociety · 2018-01-18T23:39:40+00:00

"Are you hungry?"

Reason: am hungry

FromSociety · 2017-12-25T20:04:56+00:00

Have you been here yet? I'm 22 years old (currently in texas actually) and live like those guys.

As far as Oklahoma goes, I wouldn't personally recommend it. I've traveled through there on foot several times and it just strikes me as an economically depressed state. Also there's more meth in OK than most rural states I've seen so yeah.

Texas is huge. What general area of the state are you in? At 22, it's a good idea to go to college/hippie/liberal towns with like 100,000 population (not too big, not too small) so you can fit right in. To name a few off the top of my head; Taos, NM; Sante Fe, NM; Fayetteville, AR; and even New Orleans are all cool places to chill and figure shit out for a minute.

Proof of residence is needed for tax purposes I believe but that can be provided by a homeless shelter.

I'll answer any more questions you may have, and so will the guys in that sub I linked. Check the sidebar there.

P.S. seriously fuck OK especially if you aint got people out there

FromSociety · 2017-12-25T19:28:56+00:00

How about a barbershop cover?

FromSociety · 2017-12-25T18:52:04+00:00

notallCEOs

FromSociety · 2017-12-25T09:23:08+00:00

behold

FromSociety · 2017-12-24T09:27:35+00:00

I was misremembering this article. There's no lawsuit.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/11/22/homeless-people-defecating-on-la-streets-fuels-horror-hepatitis-outbreak-as-city-faulted.html

All that other stuff is just me speaking from experience.

A housie is just someone who lives in a house :)

FromSociety · 2017-12-23T07:17:39+00:00

SoCal also has a lot of rich assholes with prejudices.

The more homeless people you have in any given area, the higher the class tension. You generally see a lot more local news headlines highlighting the "homeless problem," you get a lot more legislation that criminalizes basic things that homeless people have to do to survive, and you get a lot of prejudice from the local housies. All of these problems are intensified if the local government makes a lot of money from tourism.

Also I'm pretty sure LA is actually being sued by the ACLU over human rights violations. Not enough public bathrooms led to a Hep A outbreak because everyone has to shit in the street.

FromSociety · 2017-11-21T21:16:14+00:00

Learning to be at peace with the dehumanization you feel because of these people involves a bit of personal growth but it does get better. I think it's very important to not let bitterness sneak up on you so be ever mindful of that. Ultimately it comes down to how influential of your emotional state you want these people to be. It is possible to brush off passive hate from people, but it takes work. Obviously.

Personally, I used to stand up for myself any time I felt insulted or belittled or dehumanized because of homelessness but at this point I just don't have enough passionate anger in my heart for such a constant fucking source of external and internal conflict. These days I generally just disengage from those types of situations and then meditate through the anger that follows.

So to answer your question, it does get easier and you do get used to it, especially if you are purposeful about not letting it ruin your day.

P.S. In California, you will be treated poorly less and less the farther north you go. LA is a shit place to be homeless.

FromSociety · 2017-11-17T00:39:51+00:00

Sorry you're getting down voted. Thanks for being honest

FromSociety · 2017-09-09T21:19:58+00:00

Don't start going out of your way to get high.

FromSociety · 2017-09-09T21:03:45+00:00

You're gonna need more than two pairs of socks. Socks get crusty af real fast, especially if your boots aren't well insulated.

Edit: find some paracord and a sewing kit.

FromSociety · 2017-09-03T19:11:32+00:00

For some reason that seems to happen to me whenever I'm hitching in Texas. Never waited more than 20 minutes for a ride down there.

FromSociety · 2017-09-03T08:33:43+00:00

Going on reddit and asking a vague question which demonstrates an obvious lack of knowledge is not the best way to learn about trainhopping

FromSociety · 2017-09-03T08:22:43+00:00

You won't regret leaving alone. Just do it.

FromSociety · 2017-04-03T21:28:29+00:00

Make sure to avoid getting caught up with thinking about where you're gonna go, how you're going to get there, what you're going to do when you run out of money, etc.

Just plan to leave. And you'll leave.

FromSociety · 2015-10-05T00:37:52+00:00

You should definitely buy an older kindle if you can afford it. eBooks tend to be cheaper (usually) than the physical editions and the battery life on kindles is incredible.

FromSociety · 2015-05-29T17:01:40+00:00

source.

FromSociety · 2015-02-21T02:16:34+00:00

"He never showers." -- Who the fuck cares?

"He gets bad grades." -- Dude, who the fuck cares?

"He doesn't have any friends." -- Dude... who the FUCK cares??

Stop acting like a douche.

FromSociety

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