Tent People: The New Homeless
by Tent people are now a fact of life. If you don’t want homeless people in your town, then help change things for the better.
A mother and son left in an old van and headed for the Texas gulf. They bought a tent and supplies. There was no work where she was at so they moved on for a place a little warmer so they could set up a tent..When they reached Texas they found a beach town and set up the tent. They found a spot on the beach. There they met another couple from up north . They too were homeless and trying to find work . This couple were in there early twenty’s. She was seven months pregnant. The mother and son learned about the rules on the beach and about the people who didn’t want anybody camping there.This town was the new play ground for the rich. If you didn’t cause problems you might be able to stay a week or two without having to move. The rules on the beach was no longer than three days.They left there camp and started to look for work. They put in lots of paper work when applying.
They needed an address in order to get a job so they made one up. They had a cell phone so they used that number for the employers to call.Two days later the van broke down and they had to walk everywhere. Finally they both landed work on the far end of town so they moved the tent to a fishing jetty area. They got about a Two blocks away from their new jobs.The job was going good and the mother was offered a new job on the other side of town for a lot more money so they took off for the beach again.The young couple were still there and hadn’t found any job yet. The mother started work and they seem please with the way she work so they hired her son as well. The hours were long and they had no ideal what was in store for them. They did without,saved their money. The first of many down falls came when their tent was broken into. They stole things that only had meaning to the mother and son. They slice the tent up so the mother and son had to buy another. They took showers on the beach sometimes they even paid to shower. They used the outside toilets and were rained on and flooded a few times. They had to use some money for the laundry Matt
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