Eegore wrote on 08/20/24 at 11:11:48:It would be an interesting and fascinating story to hear how you went from homeless then to where you are today. That’s probably too long of a story for forum like this but I for one would be interested to hear at least a little bit.
It's not all that fascinating, one thing is I was homeless young and it's easier to break that cycle then. My mother was murdered my senior year of high school and I didn't want to remain on the family farm after years of working and going to school on 4-5 hours of sleep a day.
I still worked where I could, got a cool gig once working on a sailing yacht, I just had no physical structure to live in, and I really didn't trust anyone enough to be on a couch somewhere. Getting money with odd jobs paid cash was harder than standing around asking for cash, but I just didn't need to do that.
Once I decided to stop complaining about things, I started spending all my free time getting things done. I eventually got a small apartment and things went upward from there.
Eegore, I'm moved. I'm old enough to understand that in ways I wouldn't have some years ago. I went to school with a guy who lost his dad as a sophomore and he absolutely spiraled downhill and wound up dead,after being saved by EMTs and Narcan four or five times. If you would rather not drag yourself through your story, I get that. Though, I most assuredly would read it and, now that I know the beginning, I'd be that much more appreciative of your telling it.
You know the questions that everyone has now.
I'm not even going to ask them until I ask if you can talk about it without it causing you to hurt,be upset, you know,, I don't want to be inconsiderate.
If nothing else, the odd jobs ,places you got to go, I think that would be interesting.
How old were you, where was home, where did you go and how did you manage that first coupla weeks? What a trying time,
It might seem trivial, but because I was so small and young looking I had a hard time finding a job even when I was 16 and had a car and drivers license. So, were you a scrawny guy who Might need to shave in ten years? I didn't shave regularly until I was almost thirty. Some guys in eighth grade shaved daily or got sent to the office. Where someone is on the
How close to an adult do you look to be
scale matters. A Lot.
I'm truly sorry about what happened that started you off on your own.
My brother in law and I were transporting a mobile home,decided to stop in a little bar, play a game of pool and have A beer. I had a drivers license, military ID and a wedding ring and my BIL Tellin them I was legal. They put a flashlight behind the license,looking for where I inserted my picture into the license. Same with the military ID.. After about five minutes of absolute frustration they finally agreed to let me have a beer..
Yeah, PHUkkem,, I told them to shove it and we left. I was too pisstawff to enjoy a game of pool and had no intention of letting them make a penny off of me.
Yeah, yeah, I Know,, they have to be able to defend themselves if I'm actually an Alcohol control guy,, but the perfect ID was enough.