Tuesday, May 4, 2010

HOW TO LIVE OUT OF YOUR CAR

[FROM BOINGBOING.NET]

# Staying clean is very important. Trust me on this. People trust you more when you're clean and you'll have an easier time spinning yourself as "adventurous" rather than "destitute." More on this later.
# If you can find a restroom with a lock, you can take a fairly complete bath with a washcloth and a sink.

# If you can't actually bathe, do a whore's bath once a day. Get some hand sanitizer, the gel with high alcohol content, and rub yourself down, especially in the stinky areas. It won't get you clean per se and the alcohol will dry out your skin, but it'll disinfect you and kill all the smell-causing microorganisms. Follow this with deodorant and baby powder.

# The easiest way to LOOK clean and safe is to keep your hair and beard trimmed. The simplest and cheapest way to do this is to get some inexpensive hair clippers and clip it short once or twice a week.


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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

There are places to stay, such as the Salvation Army, which provides showers to their guests.. There's one in Whittier and one in Santa Ana. If one has a car, there is a parking lot, which gets locked and there are security guards there, to watch over the property and the cars.. If one is living outside of Orange County, CA and L.A., there is probably a Salvation Army close by..