FIRST I NEED GIVE THE BACKGROUND ON HOW I GOT TO THE PLACE I NOW CALL HOME. I GOT TO MURFRESSBORO,TN ON A SAT NITE AFTER DARK, LITTLE PLACE BY SAM'S BACK BY LOADING DOCK. AIRED UP THE AIR MATRESS GOT UNDER BLANKET AND TRIED TO SLEEP. DRY NIGHT IN THE MORNING I KNEW I WOULD HAVE TO FIND A BETTER PLACE. I NEEDED TO BE AT THE FOOD STAMP OFFICE MONDAY, SO I LOOKED FOR SOMEPLACE NEAR IT. I THOUGHT I FOUND A GOOD SPOT INBETWEEN TWO PARKING LOTS GOOD COVER. CAME BACK LATER AND MADE MY CAMP. ALL WAS FINE UNTIL I GOT BY THE RAIN. IT WAS JUST GETTING LIGHT AND MY LITTLE SPOT WAS WATER DRAIN OFF FOR PARKING LOT AND IT WAS FILLING UP FAST I GOT MY STUFF TOGETHER AS FAST AS I COULD I STILL GOT WET, NOT SOAKED BUT VERY DAMP. I WENT TO THE FS OFFICE FILLED OUT THE FORM. I LEFT THERE KNOWING THAT I CUOLD NOT SAY IN THE LITTLE DITCH SO I LOOKED FOR A NEW PLACE. FOUNLD GOOD SPOT STAYED A FEW NIGHTS, BUT IT WAS TO FAR THEN I FOUND THE PLACE WHERE I AM STILL STAYING. ALL WAS FINE DRY NIGHTS UNTIL FRIDAY NITE-EARLY SAT MORN THE RAIN CAME IN FAST AND I WAS GETTING SOAKED OH, WHY WOULD I STAY IN THE WOODS IF THERE WAS A SHELTER I COULD BE AT
I GOT THE ANSWER TO THAT MONDAY AFTERNOON, I WENT TO SALVATION ARMY SHELTER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY DID NOT TAKE SINGLE WOMEN, GREAT SHE TOLD ME OF TWO PLACES TO CHECK UP THAT THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP. ONE WAS THE ROOM AT TH INN, NO BED FOR ME THERE NEXT WAS THE JOURNEY HOME BUT IT IS A DAY SHELTER DO HAVE BEDS FOR ANY. THEN A DRIVER FOR BUS THAT WAS GOING TO TAKE THE SINGLE WOMEN AND WOMEN WITH CHILDREN ASKED IF I NEED A BED FOR THE NITE
I SAID YES I DID ALL WAS FINE UNTIL THEY ASKED THE I KNEW I HAD TO TELL THE TRUTH AS THEY WOULD LOOK TO SEE IF HAD OPERATION NO SHOWER NO BED HOWEVER, THE BUS DRIVER ON THE WAY BACK FELT BAD THAT THEY COULD NOT LET ME STAY AND GOT ME A ROOM FOR THE NIGHT I HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR NINE DAYS AND I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SHOWER, THAT'S WHY I TRIED TO STAY AT SHELTER.
DO NOT WANT TO LOSE THIS LIKE LAST NITE END OF PART ONE
HOW I GOT MY TENT,PT 1
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