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We’ve had a lot of comments on a Social Security thread about how to prepare for retirement and how to stretch what income you have. Since many people that are in the forum are on an income consisting only of social security, I thought having a thread which focused only on that would be...

Something I made up for the season…

The border to Canada is open now and has very few restrictions due to Covid. Basically all you need now is to be fully vaccinated against Covid. The only current down side is that fuel costs have gone up. I’m curious as to how many folks in this group are considering heading up north this...

Oscars

Looks like Nomadland won best drama at Golden Globe..

I think that everyone will agree that 2020 was a miserable year.  It was really restrictive in what you could do, where you could go, and what you could see.  And realistically I suspect that the earliest that things will start to return to some degree of normalcy in the lower 48 will be late...

Check out this article from USA TODAY: 'Hidden homeless crisis': After losing jobs and homes, more people are living in cars and RVs and it's getting worse https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2021/02/12/covid-unemployment-layoffs-foreclosure-eviction-homeless-car-rv/6713901002/

Check out this article from USA TODAY: 'Nomadland' wins best picture at National Society of Film Critics awards https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2021/01/10/nomadland-wins-best-picture-national-society-of-film-critics-awards/6614729002/

PBS had an interesting segment on the nomad life tonight.

I just got an email from the state parks system stating that as of today all state parks are closed due to COVID-19.

Looks like it is complete.  Technomedia video...

Prime Minister Trudeau gave a talk in which he announced the closure of the Canadian border.  US citizens are currently exempt.  No the sky is not falling... https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/trudeau-gives-covid-19-update-cbc-news-special-coverage-live-1.5498891

Good video about Bob Wells.  PBS videos titled “American Nomads”

I have a 2020 Prius and just discovered that the 2020 will automatically  turn off if the car has been in ready mode in park for an hour.  This means that you can’t run the heater or AC overnight - which is one of the main draws of Prius camping.

and a Happy New Year...

I just saw this.  I wonder how many cities will use this as an excuse to restrict van dwelling.   https://news.yahoo.com/woman-living-in-a-van-forced-to-leave-after-it-was-overrun-with-more-than-320-pet-rats-084926980.html Mod Edit; the above link is an article about a lady living in a van...

I don't know how many folks may have seen this... https://www.yahoo.com/gma/government-squaring-off-burning-man-organizers-over-barriers-151051608--abc-news-tech.html

I just received this.  It looks like Hymer, the parent company of Roadtrek, has been placed into forced receivership.  Don't know the final outcome yet.  ...

I don't know how many folks were following this.  https://mailchi.mp/epicnomadtv/a-very-sad-day-for-us-here-at-entv?e=6572be21fc

The high for the next few days is +2 and the low is -22.  I hope that any van folks up here are able to stay warm.  I’m up here currently and trying to stay warm inside - having to periodically shovel snow. Last fall there was a lady here who was trying to fix up a shed to live in.  She was...