Monday, Jul 14, 2008

Downgrade to your car

afp: California town creates parking havens for homeless

SANTA BARBARA, California - Every night at dusk in this wealthy California coastal town, Barbara Harvey puts down food for her golden retrievers, Phoebe and Ranger, and watches as they go for their evening walk.
Not long afterwards, the 66-year-old mother-of-three clambers into the back of her white Honda CR-V, pulls up a blanket, and beds down for the night, snuggling next to her beloved dogs for comfort.
"For the most part I sleep okay," says Harvey. "But it is very cramped. And my dogs are big. The CR-V wasn't designed for people to sleep in.

Posted by mken @ 09:52 PM (330 views) Add Comment

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2. Dead Spider said...

"New Beginnings manages 12 parking lots across Santa Barbara, which are currently filled by some 55 vehicles."

Not degrading the article but ????

(that's <5 cars per lot .

How small are their car parks ?

Monday, July 14, 2008 11:42PM Report Comment
 

3. yorkshireman said...

The crash will have consequences for all of us and this could well be you. Something to think about.

Tuesday, July 15, 2008 07:35AM Report Comment
 

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