Detroit

[DetroitOtherday]

Hello?

Well, depends on if I can get inside. Not so easy right now, lovely. But as soon as I can I'll head out of mild winter temps areas and just get out of the west. It's ok. Pretty used to rough living. I've not had a shower since February, been washing in buckets! This year is miserable!

Good to hear from you. Hope things improve.

Hey Detroit
Just reading the thread. It sounds like you have had a very tough year. Are you caught in the wildfire zone? What can we do to help you?

Yes. Nothing to do. I'm in a spot which isn't burning, right now, I'm not in immediate danger It's very very smokey, and I don't want to try getting out as I'd have to go through areas which are active to do so. I'm actually lucky I've a camp spot. I just have to get through this smoke, not in a building, so it's a bit tough. I'm ok. How I live hasn't changed. Coughing up gunk, eyes stinging, but no evac order for here. Trying to be careful with location. I've food, water. I just stayed put and got lucky.

Air is appalling. I was barely surviving the pandemic, but add this...there's nothing to be done. I did my darndest to get through. Too much.

Sounds tough. We are all rooting for you. Please let us know if we can do anything to help.

It does sound absolutely terrifying Detroit. Thinking of you.

Detroit

As chiling and weaver have said, that sounds very frightening. It must be really difficult to plan anything under those conditions. Wishing you the very best and that the situation improves. Please let us know if we can do something to help you, the best of luck to get through this.

Guess who is sleeping in a real bed! I hadn't showered since February, just bucket washes....I've had 5 showers in two days! It's not permanent, but I feel so much better already. Hot water! It's been a long time since I slept in a bed. Lost my guitar, my record player, all my music stuff. But it was worth moving. I'm going to try write that book and survive this. Hope you are all well.

I'm so glad to hear about the real bed and the hot water! So sorry about all the things you've lost. Be safe and comfortable. You most definitely need to write the book.

Things are just things, but the old guitar smarts a bit.
Hot water! I've got Blue playing on the TV which took me forever to work out. I didn't even know apple did tv. The next jump is a bit scary, but fingers crossed... My leg healed all wrong, my left foot doesn't straighten and it hurts all the time, so now I'm in a city I can try get it fixed. Once I've recovered a bit I'll start writing again. The city was the only option. What a year. Virus. Fires. Shut down. No showers. I didn't think i'ld ever feel clean again.

What a joyful post - hot showers and a soft bed after all you've endured. I'm really happy for you. Such simple things but my goodness they mean so much to our well-being.

Stay safe.

Most relieved to hear you are safe and sleeping in a proper bed with access to a warm shower, though sad to hear that you lost so many of your belongings. Wish it was a permanent situation. Are you still in an area close to the fires?

No fires close to here! I'm working with a very kind woman in housing to see what she can do for me, but it's going to take her time . Being city homeless was my biggest fear, but this was the only way to a safer situation. I'm ashamed I went so long without a shower, I know I can't have done as good a job at staying inoffensive as I might hope. I'm going to clean clothes today, which is another step forwards. This is a huge gamble for me, but it was that or end up dying in the forest. I could not do another winter this time in a pandemic! You would not believe what it's like to sleep in a real bed! Clean white sheets! A fridge! I'm a bit worried about heading downtown to see the charity org people. Getting over here was traumatic. It might actually be ok. I might actually win!

Oh it is so good to hear that you have safety, a bed in a warm room and a shower. Hopefully something as permanent as you need can be organized.

Oh I am so glad you are safe! Have lurked on your threads , and am really happy for you, with a bed and showers and in safety. 💕

I hope so too. I'm pretty scared!

Thanks everyone. I've had quite a lot of help from people recently, for which I'm very grateful. This is only for a few days more, but I'm trying to get something fixed. I can't get over the shower! Inside shower. Hot water. Soap. It's heaven!

What are you scared of if you don't mind saying? Something specific about where you are? Or the stuff you have mentioned in the past?

Take lots of hot showers! Enjoy them, you deserve it

I'm pretty scared of being street urban homeless. But nothing was going to get fixed if I sat in a forest. Of course my ex-husband (still refusing a divorce) is a worry. Cities are high crime, I'm pretty vulnerable.

Stay safe Detroit.

I wish I could buy you a new guitar or at least make you a hot chocolate with rum and have a chat in person!

I'ld love a chat in person! I am tee total, decided life's so stressful i'ld better be absolutely sober! Just saying hello to me means so much. A guitar will turn up sooner or later. But you know how it is,you get attached to things. It was a gift from aong time back. It was an ancient Martin, and I loved it. Silly really!

Heading into a city wearing sneakers, not boots, short hair, no guitar, no vehicle...this is about as brave as I get. Last chance saloon time. I'll venture out shortly. I've been. Laying in bed listening to blue on YouTube, Carey seemed appropriate.

Can you focus on the positives, to make you feel less anxious about it?
The hot showers, the bed, the lack of cold, the safety from yee hah jerks shooting and shouting?
I'm sorry if I'm not helping, I'm aware I have no idea how to be supportive in your particular circumstances 😢

I lived on the Rainbow Tribe hippy circuit and then at Greenham Common Woman Peace Camp for a year, back in the 80s, so familiar with the whole tent/no water/campfire/being hassled/living off the land, and toxic masculinity masquerading as "oh so feminist allies"

I admire you so much