House Burned Down & Need Transition Help
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On September 8, 2020, around 2:00 P.M. I was sleeping in my room in Phoenix, Oregon when I was awakened because of an evacuation due to an oncoming fire. I sleep days and work graveyard. A little disoriented, I grabbed a stack of folded laundry, my laptop and a couple of books, got in my car, and left.
Today, the next day, as I write this I am in a Motel 6 in Medford, Oregon. A lot of people lost their homes last night, including me. When I drove by the neighborhood from the freeway, I could see no structures were left. My house, and the houses of all my neighbors, had been flattened to ash.
I know a Phoenix rises from ash, but what happens when a Phoenix burns? I guess it rises again?
Now I find myself suddenly homeless. I did not take the evacuation seriously enough, and left being most of my clothes, my books, my furniture, my keepsakes. I have left my car, about three pairs of pants, two shirts, three pairs of underwear, a few socks, a towel (of course! Don't panic), my backpack, some face masks, and two books -- one on phenomenology, and the second an introduction to Gilles Deleueze.
Now as I begin the process of finding a new place to live, the tentative plan is to stay put in the Motel 6 for a bit while I search. That would cost me almost $1000 for a couple of weeks. I will need to replenish my bathroom hygiene kit. I will need food, and gas. I will need to buy a few things in terms of clothing.
The good news is that I still have a job. So I am budgeting things like food and gas into my regular income. Once I find a place to live, I can probably get by as a minimalist, though a bed would be nice.
Right now I am just seeking some friendly help to get me past the next few weeks and hopefully into a new place as soon as possible.
Website: http://leftcoaststories.com/
Today, the next day, as I write this I am in a Motel 6 in Medford, Oregon. A lot of people lost their homes last night, including me. When I drove by the neighborhood from the freeway, I could see no structures were left. My house, and the houses of all my neighbors, had been flattened to ash.
I know a Phoenix rises from ash, but what happens when a Phoenix burns? I guess it rises again?
Now I find myself suddenly homeless. I did not take the evacuation seriously enough, and left being most of my clothes, my books, my furniture, my keepsakes. I have left my car, about three pairs of pants, two shirts, three pairs of underwear, a few socks, a towel (of course! Don't panic), my backpack, some face masks, and two books -- one on phenomenology, and the second an introduction to Gilles Deleueze.
Now as I begin the process of finding a new place to live, the tentative plan is to stay put in the Motel 6 for a bit while I search. That would cost me almost $1000 for a couple of weeks. I will need to replenish my bathroom hygiene kit. I will need food, and gas. I will need to buy a few things in terms of clothing.
The good news is that I still have a job. So I am budgeting things like food and gas into my regular income. Once I find a place to live, I can probably get by as a minimalist, though a bed would be nice.
Right now I am just seeking some friendly help to get me past the next few weeks and hopefully into a new place as soon as possible.
Website: http://leftcoaststories.com/
Organizer
Eric Simpson
Organizer
Phoenix, OR
