TR> certainly wasn't any joke. Why would anyone choose hunger, cold,
TR> being dirty, and the elements over being in their home with their
TR> family? This was the question, and "freedom" didn't make much
TR> sense. Maybe Charles Hunter gave the correct answer, "to avoid
TR> responsibility".
Most of them know how to take care of themselves at a level I'm sure 
you wouldn't understand... dumpster diving can reap great rewards to 
someone determined to live on the fringes. Decent sleeping gear can 
be very cheap, and last a long time when LEO doesn't confiscate and 
destroy it. If they came from a family like mine, I would very well 
understand why they wanted no relations with them. Keeping warm and 
dry is no problem to experienced "campers," even in the colder 
latitudes.
I did it... albeit I was fortunate enough to be able to live off my 
bike which had bags large enough to hold the bare necessities. Two 
months on the street in San Francisco... living next to a genial group 
of winos behind the Marina Library. I had transportation enough to get 
me to a public shower every other day, food three times a day and it 
took about 5 bucks a week for gas. I was lucky; I had friends which I 
could call on when it was time for me to get back on my feet. 
Although it wasn't a vacation in any sense of the word, it was nice 
waking up when I wanted to, not having to be anywhere at all at a 
certain time unless I wanted to... 
I keep hearing this word responsibility... it makes me want to puke! 
I don't owe you anything. I pay my bills, carry my own weight and 
really don't care for your society which lied, stole and and cheated 
the American Indians out of their land. Broken contracts and less than 
civilized intent toward your hosts on this continent... this is the 
result of what you call responsibility.  
Yeah, right!
DB
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