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Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts) Mon Dec 23, 2019, 10:36 AM Dec 2019

Living in her car, she was afraid and harassed. Then she found an unexpected refuge

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/12/23/us/homeless-living-in-vehicles-los-angeles/index.html?utm_source=twCNN&utm_content=2019-12-23T14%3A27%3A28&utm_term=link&utm_medium=social

Lauren Kush poses beside the car where she sleeps.

By Dan Simon, CNN

Updated 1420 GMT (2220 HKT) December 23, 2019

Los Angeles (CNN)
As an Uber driver, Lauren Kush tries to keep her Toyota Prius spotless.

But keeping it tidy serves a dual purpose. The 36-year-old woman is homeless and has been sleeping in her car at night, converting the back seat into a bed.

"I usually wake up a few times, just tossing and turning," she said recently as she grabbed some blankets from her trunk.

"It's not very comfortable," Kush said of the tight space. "I'm 5-foot-6 or -7, so I have to make sure I have some legroom, and this is basically it."

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Does anyone remember the comedy "Americathon" (1979)? It predicted a large segment of the population living in cars. We laughed at the time...

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Living in her car, she was afraid and harassed. Then she found an unexpected refuge (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Dec 2019 OP

Yes, yes I remember "Americathon". John Ritter was the President...oh how I wish. Tikki Dec 2019 #1

Kick dalton99a Dec 2019 #2

Firesign Theatre put logical positivism in action. Kid Berwyn Dec 2019 #3

This is the future for the rest of the country as rent skyrockets ansible Dec 2019 #4

Tikki

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1. Yes, yes I remember "Americathon". John Ritter was the President...oh how I wish.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Mon Dec 23, 2019, 11:11 AM

Dec 2019

Many years ago, we had an above the cab custom camper shell on our truck.
When in L A we would hear, from time to time, from street people what a great and safe place that would be to get a good night’s sleep.

This was in the 1990’s..the problem still exists and has grown exponentially.

The Tikkis