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Itascapark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-28-03 05:17 PM
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I'm broke, unemployed and soon to be homeless in NYC. Ask me anything...
I'm using a friend's computer and will probably be here most of the evening looking for third-shift work on craigslist. I've got time to kill.
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Stephanie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-28-03 05:19 PM
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1. What kind of work are you looking for?
.
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Itascapark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-28-03 05:22 PM
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3. Anything at the moment that pays cash...
(just a little IRS joke)

I was in book publishing until layoffs occurred...now I'm looking for moving jobs, etc.
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Stephanie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-28-03 06:01 PM
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12. You could look into freelance copyediting/proofreading
if you have publishing experience. The investment banks & law firms use temps for this. Pays pretty well. When everyone else is going bankrupt there is plenty of work for the lawyers.

If you need to be off-the-books, best bet is to do work for your friends. Email everybody and let them know you're looking.
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patdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-28-03 05:22 PM
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2. Take heart...the recovery is just around that corner...no...that corner
no...the other corner....not that corner that corner...

bush* is nothing if not brilliant...and I believe he is NOTHING!
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Itascapark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-28-03 05:24 PM
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5. Hahahaha!!!
no...that corner...no, the one just after those three...yes, the October surprise corner...yup, that's the one
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Benevolent_Rabbit Donating Member (184 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-28-03 05:23 PM
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4. why?
In the city that never sleeps? Surely something will turn up!
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Itascapark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-28-03 05:25 PM
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6. I'd move on to
Selling my body for sex, but I don't think I'd get any takers

:evilgrin:
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lpbk2713 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-28-03 05:29 PM
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7. Do you have a dog named Shithead??
....Take heart, you'll be hearing from the Patent Office soon.
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Itascapark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-28-03 05:33 PM
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8. No, but I do have a freeper Detector...
::spank:
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lpbk2713 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-28-03 11:49 PM
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20. Easy there, Chief.....
.... I evidently got the wrong translation from the thrust of the topic of your thread and from the post immediately ahead of mine. Somehow I saw humor in them and responded in kind. I can understand that you must be under some stress. Good luck. I will trouble you no more.
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nedlogg Donating Member (294 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-28-03 05:54 PM
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9. Sorry to hear about your bad luck
If I was to become homeless, I wouldn't stay in NYC. Too damn cold in the Winter.

I'd get myself a good pair of walking shoes and head to Key West. Plenty of restaurants, tourists to panhandle from, warm temps, and nice soft backyards to sleep in.

Just a thought.
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1monster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-28-03 05:57 PM
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10. Not Key West, it is not a homeless friendly place...
But somewhere warmer for sure. Fast food places are still always looking for help in Florida. They start out at $6 or $7 per hours, which is peanuts, but peanuts are considered reasonable pay here.
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Itascapark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-28-03 05:57 PM
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11. With a bit of luck and some work
down the line it won't come to that...I'm fight to stay here, but thanks for the advice.
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Demobrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-28-03 06:32 PM
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13. You scared me for a minute.
I thought you really were about to be on the streets. But if you have friends who let you use their computer, surely they'll let you sleep on their floor if you're desperate. I put up a friend once for four months. It wasn't the easiest time of my life, but I figure the deposit in the Karma bank made it worth it.
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Elidor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-28-03 06:40 PM
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14. I've been there
I'll put out some good vibes for ya, Itasca. I wouldn't wish that on a dog. But the main reason for getting out of NYC is the COST. Temp agencies and flipping hamburgers have sometimes kept the dogs from my door, but sound planning for emergencies is important, too. Familiarize yourself with the shelters and kitchens in case worse comes to worst. Some agencies can help with rent or power bills in a pinch, and what with red tape, the sooner you contact them the better. (Keeping in mind that Bush billed over half a million to DHS for his airborne support of the '02 congressional elections, the lousy bastard.)

Good luck to you. I hope you land something good.
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Itascapark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-28-03 09:49 PM
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18. Thanks man...
DU can be a great solace on days like this.
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leftyandproud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-28-03 07:15 PM
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15. been there done that..
two words: temp job

Pick up one of those employment pamphlets at your local grocery store...look in the back for the list of temp companies in your area, or just pick up the yellow pages. I got three jobs paying $8-$9) an hour within 2 hours of making the necessary calls...desperate times call for desperate measures.
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Itascapark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-28-03 09:47 PM
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17. Yup...
It looks like I'm going to have to.
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Forkboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-28-03 08:04 PM
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16. If you're really about to become homeless
PM me...I'm in Ma and I think I could convince my landlord to let you stay with me if it comes to that...and he objects,fuck him,we'll sneak you in :)
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Lady Freedom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-29-03 12:24 AM
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22. Forkboy, you have a heart of gold
Can I rob it?
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Forkboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-29-03 12:26 AM
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23. I wish that were true
I'd cash it in and pay some bills :)

Thanks for the kind words!
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jonnyblitz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-28-03 10:13 PM
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19. oh, it sucks to be in that situation in NYC....good luck!!
seriously. I wish you all the best. :hi:
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LincolnMcGrath Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-29-03 12:21 AM
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21. Can I bum a smoke?
:evilgrin:
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OneBlueSky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-29-03 12:39 AM
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24. good luck, my freind . . .
the universe has the perfect place for you . . . it's up to you to find it . . . :)
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