I read this on another forum im a member of - i have alot of compassion for ppl like this guy it realy tugs at ur heart

I am loving the irony of my current situation. It is 5 am and I am sitting in a random wal-mart parking lot in my car. I had to move my car here after I was almost towed from the parking lot of the apartment that I recently staRted squatting in. I was evicted from my old rental when the owner decided to sell. No job, no place to go.

I was told by a friend of the apartments owner that I could stay in the unit if no one noticed but an hour ago someone did. I caught the guy hovering over my car after randomly looking out the window and went out to confront him. I have most of my life's possessions in the apartment but some are still in the car. He said that I was in his spot and he was going to have me towed. I apologized then said that I would move it immediately. That was when my heart was crushed.

I had approached from an odd angel so as not to give him any idea as to which apartment I had come from and we exchanged polite words. As I went to get in my car and move it he turned to me and asked. :"were you sleeping in the bushes?". My world was crushed. I might have well been.

I'm 39,,divorced. Father of two teens. Unemployed for 17 months. I have a BA in digital arts. Worked in Hollywood in2005 as a technical director on a well known animated film. Former marine with solid work ethic. Knowledge of construction and food service. No injuries that will stop me from being employed. But the last 8 days have taken that final turn for the worse I've sold or had to abandon almost everything that I had. (What do you consider importent when you're packing your car to be evicted?) I have $32 in my pocket (that was given to me by a friend). My gas tank is full (with no were to go). I haven't had a job interview in 9 months(not for lack of trying). And to top it off...I'm writing this on my brand new HTC1x that I rolled my coverage plan over to to keep my grandfathered plan on (believe me...if you don't have a phone nowadays people tend to not want to call you back for an interview)

It's getting lighter out as I write this. I am writing it because soon I will lose service and the internet will no longer be "readily" available to me. And I think maybe because I have hit the end of my usefulness here.

I have no drug addictions. Stopped drinking on a regular basis due to finances. Have never felt depression before.

And now here I sit ...homeless in the parking lot of a wal-mart. Writing this on my smart phone from in my car. Going to have neither soon. I always thought of myself as a giving person. Able to take care of myself. Able to pay my dues I am having serious thoughts about checking out. I won't,of course, because of the kids. I just wonder, if I get a job...can I use the wal-mart parking lot as a home address?

If you think it can't all disappear very quickly than I admire your optimism. Or rather,your lack of imagination. Give it amoment and consider this...have you ever had to sleep in a wal-Mart parking lot?

If so...what did (would) you do next?

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