in this time of compassion and forgiveness

TheItalianJobber · Joined: 09 Sep 2003 Posts: 121

...and not knowing the exact situation, I don't know what I should hope.
Shocked

cachaocachao · Joined: 27 Mar 2002 Posts: 73

Yes, very true. But it is not only in this time. It should be all the time, but especially during this cold weather.

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isobars · Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935

I've known many temporary or even year-round homeless WSers and/or skiers/boarders. They were common in the Gorge in the '80s and '90s and many are still in that mode, moving with the seasons but living in vans, pickups with shells, etc. for whole seasons so they can move with the snow or wind on a day-by-day, often hour-by-hour, basis. Does the name Dana Miller ring a bell? Hell, I was effectively one of them, living in a van 24/7 from Florence to Port Kelley for 3-6 months each year before moving to the Gorge area. I HAD a home a thousand miles away, but you couldn't tell it by my lifestyle here for a dozen years. Nothing snags more play time than being fully mobile and taking advantage of it. Some places don't even require a tent much of the year. And maybe that nice van snuggled up to his tent is his, paid for by work requiring the safety vest beside his tent.

It may come as a shock to some people, but some of us prefer play to work, adrenaline to bile, independence to servitude, flexibility to rigidity, reality to BS, mobility to roots, sleeping in the wind under the stars to sleeping in a GD hotel or even in a house, board meetings to bored meetings, and most of all not HAVING to pack up and move just because it's supper time and our motel and meals are in some danged tourist town an hour or three away.

I don't EVER remember hearing a homeless windsurfer whining about his OR HER lot. They're having too much fun and are usually too tired to miss a structure or the baggage that goes with it.

gerritt · Joined: 06 May 1998 Posts: 632 Location: Redwood City, CA

Its a lifestyle choice. Don't judge.

isobars · Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935

nw30 · Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2015 2:51 pm Post subject:

What I see is two vehicles that are both in pretty good condition, not knowing which belongs to the guy, tent, good condition, WS gear, good condition, homeless, doubtful but maybe temporary.
I'm thinking it's some dude that got kicked out by his wife that was always complaining that he cares more about WS'ing than he does about her.
"And take your damn toys with you!!!!!!"
That's what I see.

beaglebuddy · Joined: 10 Feb 2012 Posts: 1120

Camping out in rural areas and parks is one thing but being homeless in a big city is quite another. That's pretty tough and dangerous, lots of bad characters around.

isobars · Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935

swchandler · Joined: 08 Nov 1993 Posts: 10588

I seriously doubt that the photo was shot in Iowa. The tree looks like some kind of Eucalyptus, and there's no way that a Eucalyptus can survive in Iowa.

Taking a wild guess, I'm thinking that the photo was shot somewhere in the SF Bay area. Lots of elevated roadways in places, particularly around freeways.

windoggi · Joined: 22 Feb 2002 Posts: 2743

Looks like SF for sure.