Conundrum
 

I'm having a problem with the scheduling for the meet, and it's a doozy.

I'm currently living in a VA housing facility. The problem is that I can't leave for more than four days, and because of my dislike of flying I opted to take the bus, which means a total of nine days for the trip.

I was recently granted a disability pension from the VA, due to my diabetes. This means that I qualify for senior housing, which is cheap, and also for a HUD program which would let me stay here, but for a small price, and then I would be free to go for as long as I want.

The problem is that all this is happening at the worst possible time. I'm hoping to get into one of the housing options before I need to go, but it's looking more and more like that's not going to happen.

So my options are:

1. Go on the trip as planned, which means when I return I won't have a place to live. Thanks to the pension I can afford to check into a cheap motel pretty much indefinitely when I get back. "Afford", yes, but it will take most of my money and leave me without my computer for the time being.

2. Find a cheap roommate situation. This would let me live for about the same price as the other housing options, but with people I don't know. Actually that would have been my first choice, but that was before I found out I can live alone for the same amount.

3. Forfeit the money I payed for the bus trip and fly, which I hate.

4. Don't come, which is the option I really hate.

I'm hoping things will change in the next ten days, but I'm not counting on it.

Ouch, that's a tough one! :nope: If you did disappear for nine days, would they notice? If you have to 'check-in' could somebody do it on your behalf?

Could you plead a family bereavement on the other side of the country perhaps? I know it's dishonest but you have a right to live somewhere AND have a life to live.

Aside from lying, I'd take the hit on the bus fare and fly :yeah: but I love flying probably about as much as you hate flying!

Hope it all works out for you

And it all falls down on the wrong side.

I can't find another place to live, especially not one I can afford. I can't afford plane tickets, since the time is to short for any discounts. And I didn't want to fly anyway, or this wouldn't be a problem.

The bottom line is I have to choose between not coming and being homeless again. Which is no choice at all.

So I'm not coming.

I'm darn sorry to read this Steve but I understand.

Ah Steve :down:

I understand completely and will miss you on the trip.

That's bad news Steve....and to think you were the only one kind enough to offer to share with me if I had of been able to go :nope: