Well here I am down to my last pack of cigarettes and food supply thanks to the IRS.
I had quit smoking the first time back in 1978 after 7-years. Did that cold turkey without any problem except for the dreams that lasted about a year of waking up thinking I had been smoking. After over 30-years I started smoking again about 4-years ago when I became homeless and went to Northern California at the invitation of my friend who smoked a pack-a-day. I figured since second hand smoke was bad for you that I would go ahead and take it up again. Now, I know that the nicotine patch is available but when you only have $3 dollars in your wallet it becomes cost prohibitive. I guess it's going to be cold turkey again but I have a feeling it's going to be much harder this time.
Now I'm getting down to the last of my food supply and becoming creative on how I fix a meal. I have plenty of rice at the moment so it's pretty much rice and whatever I have to throw in and peanut butter sandwiches. I found that you can lose weight by shrinking your stomach and eating one meal a day. When I got out to California that homeless time I weighed 155 lbs. Being 6'0", my ideal weight should be around 170 lbs. I estimate that I'm now at about 165 lbs. My main concern now is feeding my best friend (Ellie). I know that there's food stamps available but I hate the thought of accepting give outs, especially if it's tax-payer money. Sounds a little ironic that the IRS puts someone on the streets but yet lets it come out of the tax-payers pocket to feed them. Go figure.
Thanks again IRS
God bless and God speed to everyone
You have to sell your soul to get food stamps, I'd do without.
ReplyDeleteYou can dive dumpsters (be careful, if they're in an enclosure or you have to jump a fence you are WRONG). You can ask for leftovers at restaurants. Clean their windows in exchange or some other small odd job. You can ask for damaged stuff "for your rabbits" from large supermarkets. Never say it's for you. You can panhandle, it sucks but you should do that before damaging your health due to malnutrition. You can do some arts and crafts items or do music or something. Anything. Use your thinker!
As for smoking, get rolling papers and a can of "half and half" which is a pipe tobacco, works great in cigs, Much cheaper. You'll smoke less anyway. Buy a million different rolling machines then discover they're a PITA or just take it from me, roll by hand. You can collect snipes, butts, from ashtrays etc and just like the 1930s I'm seeing people collect them again. Parking lots are great, Hubby's in the car smoking while Wifey's shopping, then she gets back, he takes one more drag and tosses the butt in the planter alongside the car.
My advice: stay underground. Learn to survive no matter what the gov't does.