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More Homeless Americans Living in Cars and Campers
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| 02/13/10
| KEVIN O'LEARY
Posted on 02/16/2010 7:51:43 PM PST by TornadoAlley3
Tim Barker never thought he'd have to live in his truck. Four months ago, the plumber was in a one-bedroom apartment in California's San Fernando Valley, with a pool and a Jacuzzi. Then, on his birthday in October, he and 199 other plumbers were laid off by their union, Local 761 in Burbank. Now Barker's son sleeps on the sofa of his cousin's one-bedroom Hollywood apartment, and Barker sleeps on the roof of the apartment building - or in his 2003 Ford Ranger pickup. "I'm 47, and I've never lived in my car," says Barker, a husky 220-lb. single father with sandy hair and a rapid-fire voice. In January, as torrential rains pelted the streets of Southern California, father and son were sleeping in the truck in San Pedro, next to the Los Angeles Harbor. "We were able to spend four nights in the Vagabond Motel, but for two nights we slept in the car," says Barker. "It was raining, cold, and the cat was jumping on us. We both got sick."
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bhoeconomy; campers; cars; homeless; layoffs; obamaville; unions
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To: TornadoAlley3
Better than cardboard boxes.
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posted on
02/16/2010 7:53:24 PM PST
by
dr_who
To: TornadoAlley3
Hang in there guys, the stimulus package will be kicking in any day now.
To: TornadoAlley3
Laid off in October. No work for a plumber in four months? Anywhere?
To: Rennes Templar
Hey, I thought Obama was going to pay for everything: mortgage, groceries, cars, nails, hair, etc.....
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posted on
02/16/2010 7:56:03 PM PST
by
GoCards
("We eat therefore we hunt...")
To: TornadoAlley3
Bad timing, Kev, old man.
Someone needs to tell the “journalist” that we put out articles about homeless Americans only during Republican administrations....
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posted on
02/16/2010 7:56:29 PM PST
by
decal
(The Key To Flexibility is Indecision)
To: TornadoAlley3
Don’t worry. I’m sure you’ll be getting your Obama money some time soon.
To: TornadoAlley3
I’d say living in a truck is pretty bad but living in a camper isn’t bad. Campers are pretty comfy.
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posted on
02/16/2010 7:58:08 PM PST
by
beckysueb
(Scott Brown is a start. Lets keep it going.)
To: TornadoAlley3
“Your Hope has been redistributed. Here’s your Change.”
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posted on
02/16/2010 7:59:24 PM PST
by
TheConservativeParty
("Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God." Thomas Jefferson)
To: TornadoAlley3
If you live in a camper, are you really homeless? /sarc
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posted on
02/16/2010 7:59:40 PM PST
by
GeronL
(Dignity is earned from yourself. Respect is earned from others.)
To: TornadoAlley3
At least he didn’t dump his cat.
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posted on
02/16/2010 8:00:11 PM PST
by
BBell
To: hinckley buzzard
No work for a plumber at those wages in those states. They should come south and work cheaper.
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posted on
02/16/2010 8:00:19 PM PST
by
GeronL
(Dignity is earned from yourself. Respect is earned from others.)
To: hinckley buzzard
To: TornadoAlley3
any vans down by the river?
To: TornadoAlley3
It’s Bush’s fault! /sarcasm>
To: TornadoAlley3
So the union brotherhood isn’t looking out for these guys. Hmmm....
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posted on
02/16/2010 8:02:16 PM PST
by
Secret Agent Man
(I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
To: TornadoAlley3
We are okay right now but last night I had a vision/dream from the scene in Seabiscut where you first meet the jockey, his family is at the dinning table in a very nice home having dinner, then next thing you see, they are in a camp. I pray this does not happen to too many Americans, I for one, think that it does and will continue to do so.
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posted on
02/16/2010 8:03:06 PM PST
by
Jolla
To: hinckley buzzard
Yeah, he could do plumbing for a non-union shop. Even if there isn’t much new stuff, there’s always people that need repairs and maintenance stuff done.
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posted on
02/16/2010 8:03:22 PM PST
by
Secret Agent Man
(I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
To: TornadoAlley3
“More Homeless Americans Living in Cars and Campers”
Oxymoronic headline.
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posted on
02/16/2010 8:03:25 PM PST
by
Grunthor
(America needs Obamacare like Nancy Pelosi needs a Halloween mask.)
To: TornadoAlley3
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posted on
02/16/2010 8:03:54 PM PST
by
who knows what evil?
(G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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