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In reply to the discussion: In 2 Days I will be homeless [View all]freshwest
(53,661 posts)weeks, and it was very cold, gales and all of that, but I was directed by a church to a safe place to stay. It was one of those highway rest stops where the state patrol had an office. So I would not be mugged.
A number of people stayed there overnight, as there was a bath and shower. Of course you have to use gas to run the engine to not get too cold and it's still a bit scary. I was allowed to stay two weeks until I got a place to rent. The patrol officers asked me after a week if I had a place to go, and I said I thought I did, but it wasn't available yet. They said okay, to stay another week, but that it was illegal to park more than a few days, and they'd let me slide.
The church also gave me fast food coupons so that I could have a hot egg mcmuffin in the morning and a sandwich in the afternoon. It was a little church, none of the major churches would even let me park in their parking lot because they said their insurance wouldn't allow it.
My only possessions were in the vehicle. I hope you are packing up and deciding what to take with you. Let us know how things go, you will likely be offline for a while.