Homeless For The Holidays

[STEED]

Hang in there steve, your a tough guy, I am sure your situation will get better.

[joea]

I am really sorry to hear that Steve, good luck. We all have rough times.

Two-week update. I got out of the Rescue Mission and into the Road Home, and actual shelter. The bad news is there are over two hundred guys in the dorm. The good news is there are far fewer restrictions: you only have to check in before the 22:00 closing time; you can use the showers any time and they have an on-site laundry and day room with TV.

Steve Whalen (swhalen76) from SubClub came into town Saturday, homeless as well, and I've been helping him find his way around.

My biggest frustration has been crossed wires with the VA people, so I'm not working nearly as much as I'd like while I play catch-up with them. We'll see how the rest of this week goes.

[nikimcbee]

Steve,
Are you still living in West Valley City? Didn't SLC build a tram or something that runs north/south. If you could escape from WVC and get into SLC, that would help a lot. I have a trip to SLC in my future,( my grandma is in the final stages of alsheimers) sp. I guess you'll be a little harder to find . Do you have family there? Maybe there needs to be a rescue "Sailor Steve" mission.


PS, I suspect the imfamous Drebbel is behind all of it.

McBee

Oh, no. Sorry you didn't know. I moved from West Valley (Kearns, actually) more than a year ago and was living in the Brickyard area, 3300 South and 1300 East.

My new address at the homeless shelter IS right downtown, so that's no problem. As I've said, I'm working a day-pay job and planning on moving up.

Things are fine, really (except of course for no playing music with friends, no Thursday game night with other friends and no SHIII).

[nikimcbee]

bump, rescue mission planned

Four-Week Update:

I missed last week due to being very sick. The good news is that it happened while I was at a friend's house and didn't have to deal with that while in a big dormitory.

I've had only a couple days of actual work; I've been looking for real jobs, taking care of a friend from out of town (also homeless, now in a program at the Rescue Mission) and recovering from said illness.

Today I found a cool job doing tech support for a wireless internet company, but the training class is in the evenings so I can't do it until I have a place of my own. Monday I'll hit the day-labor place again, and start my plan all over.

I'm overdrawn at the bank and in danger of having my phone shut off, but I can still get online here at the library and I'm still alive, reasonably healthy and eating well, so I can't complain too hard.

AND I STILL AIN'T PLAYIN' SHIII (or anything else)!

New update next week, hopefully with better news.

[nikimcbee]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

(Kearns, actually) more than a year ago and was living in the Brickyard area, 3300 South and 1300 East.

My new address at the homeless shelter IS right downtown, so that's no problem. As I've said, I'm working a day-pay job and planning on moving up.

....wait, I know this area...

[nikimcbee]

....or we could watch "Destination Tokyo" or "72 Meters"

[SkvyWvr]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Two-week update. I got out of the Rescue Mission and into the Road Home, and actual shelter. The bad news is there are over two hundred guys in the dorm. The good news is there are far fewer restrictions: you only have to check in before the 22:00 closing time; you can use the showers any time and they have an on-site laundry and day room with TV.

Steve Whalen (swhalen76) from SubClub came into town Saturday, homeless as well, and I've been helping him find his way around.

My biggest frustration has been crossed wires with the VA people, so I'm not working nearly as much as I'd like while I play catch-up with them. We'll see how the rest of this week goes.

Hang in there shipmate. I know how screwed up the VA can be.

[Bertgang]

It looks an unlucky year for people born on april 8.

I'm not unemployed nor really homeless, simply I can't live anymore in the flat where I lived with my wife (and I have to leave for a while tons of things).

Well, Steve, I'm learning two things by this thread:

1) Sailor Steve has an exceptional buoyancy, even when heavyly damaged.
2) Unemployed people has better chances in US than in Italy; here it's very hard to find a new job, specially when you are over 45.

Soon back on your SHIII, friend.

[Sailor Steve]

Latest update: I've been out on the highways holding "Stop" and "Slow" signs for various road construction companies, had a few adventures but nothing bad (I've heard horror stories of cars trying to hit flaggers on purpose, but so far I've seen nothing like that personally) and yesterday I paid off my past-due bill and got my cell-phone turned back on!

Two more weeks of this should get me enough money to tide me through three weeks until the first paycheck from a real job, and I have my eye on a computer tech-support position that pays pretty well. We'll see what happens next.



Bertgang, do we really share a birthday? I'm rooting for you, friend, hoping something comes through.

[Perilscope]

Originally Posted by Bertgang

2) Unemployed people has better chances in US than in Italy; here it's very hard to find a new job, specially when you are over 45.

Since you speak and write English, why don't you try your luck here in Canada or the USA?
Last time I tried to find a job in Italy, the only damn thing I found was apprentice mechanic in a small Ford Authorized dealer in Pescara, I think it was called Ennio Pappa Ford?
It was fun the two weeks I worked there but not enough money for me to stay forever, too bad, I love Italy.

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

...and yesterday I paid off my past-due bill and got my cell-phone turned back on!

It must feel good to get rid of those pesky past-due bills, I know how it feels.
Hang on Sailor Steve, things will be even better, especially if you have mental strength.