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I can't think of a reason why a person who is able to bring things to their place is unable to take the excess packaging out and dispose of it...

Beware of calls for more "government programs". It's so much better to make them unnecessary... It's best to do what sane developed countries do. High wages due to ubiquitous unions that negotiate with companies for wages based on revenues and profits! Crazy huh? To actually have workers...

(y) When all you are doing is heating/cooking... use a fuel that burns. Solar electric is inefficient (expensive, lots of space) and unreliable (sun doesn't always shine).

How about meth and fentanyl? Forget Breaking Bad, domestic cookers can't compete with cheap crap being shipped up from Mexico. I guess the numbers are still quite a bit less than alcohol though.

The incredible mass of approvals and studies required, and all the people who make their livings pushing this paper and overseeing every little thing, means it's 100x what it should cost. Also, in many urban environments the little patch of land that you'd put a tiny house on does cost 10x the...

I thought there was a strong element of independence among most of the homeless I met. Not that they were opposed to handouts, but they liked being on their own, doing what they wanted to do, when they wanted to do it. Their needs were very simple and worries few. They had friends, they did...

"This simple analysis ignores an important aspect of reality, namely, subsidies for the maintenance and modernization of public and private housing projects." https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1051137709000059

(y) Maybe I need to winter in FL... instead of hanging out in the desert with donkeys...

HUD must be doing something to measure them as well, since they have a category for "unsheltered". No idea how accurate it is. Portland and Seattle and really the entire west coast is a homeless magnet... because they are accommodating, relatively... and the climate isn't too bad. I definitely...

You probably don't want those ladies xpanding in the lateral direction... but it'd be a shame if those tall beauties kept hitting their heads on the ceiling... :eek: :p

Kids suffer a hell of a lot more indignities than a few days of not having a "home"! A life time of being raised by dysfunctional, chaotic, drug abusing parents for instance... or just parents who split up. 99% percent of a kid's stability is their parents being sane and reliable. I mean...

Chix dig high roof vans... just sayin...

You should charter a herd of African Swallows to deliver your packages, bullfrog! :p :unsure:

According to HUD, 2020-2022: "Homelessness among certain sub-populations decreased. The number of veterans experiencing homelessness decreased by 11%, contributing to a 55% decrease since 2010. Between 2020 and 2022, the number of families with children experiencing homelessness declined by 6%...

Covid must have been really devastating for kids then, since they didn't have continuity for years...? What about kids who have to move to different towns regularly because of their parent's jobs, and lose their friends? The article simply states that this is the case with no references. It...

What is the problem though of it's only for a few days?

"Two-thirds of all homeless are single adults, while the remaining third are made up of families and unaccompanied youths. Most “self-resolve,” or exit homelessness within a few days or weeks—in fact, only about 16 percent are chronically homeless." In other words according this study, 84% of...

I think there is a deal between USPS and Fedex. Some shipments I've received are sent via Fedex to the PO, which then delivers to my mailbox. It's the cheapest option apparently, and takes longer.

I'm talking about stuff shipped from Amazon's warehouse, not other sellers.

They never do where I live. It's UPS. And it appears that Amazon taking their sweet time boxing up non-Prime shipments is the main hold up. For those of you who camp in the boonies, how do you get packages delivered? I used to have the carrier hold my orders for pickup, but wondered if there...