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  1. ScumRag

    Cameron Loren - San Diego home bum RIP

    San Diego police are offering a reward for help finding the hit-and-run driver who killed a skateboarder in Ocean Beach last month. Cameron Loren, 25, was skating in the middle of Voltaire Street between Bolinas and Soto streets at about 10:30 on the night of Thursday, June 4, when a car headed...
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    Most all of my new roomies are old rubber tramps, etc.

    I told them this morning that I put menstrual blood in the kool-aid & that's what gives it the flavor. They all laughed. I think to be on the road you kinda have to have a fucked up sense of humor- at least i did. Agreed?
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    Vaccinations good or government 'spiracy? Lessons from San Diego

    So the story goes in SD that the reluctance to get vaccinated was blamed on (basically what they're saying) "paranoid homeless people". Not necessarily quality journalism but i digress. I take the vaccinations when shit get serious https://www.apnews.com/cc40b8c476ef469ebdc2228772176b03...
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    Intro- been here since 2017 & facial tatt questions

    Just call me scumrag; its a name given to me by my ex. Lives in southern california atm kinda sickly, so for personal reasons (& great insurance) I'm staying put after about 20 years on the streets. Used to live bay area, midwest & the Carolinas... guess I'm happy; would rather be travellin...
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    News & Blogs Douchebag "vigilantes" on the lose in San Diego

    www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2018/dec/17/stringers-rooftop-camps-pb/%3famp&page=all NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS PACIFIC BEACH Vigilantes root out rooftop camps on Garnet Ladder behind the 7-Eleven was the clue "Sanitary conditions are pretty bad." By Delinda Lombardo Dec. 17, 2018 Residents and...
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    News & Blogs Is "growing up" giving up? Chicago's old school band, "the bollweevils"

    https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/show/for-decades-chicago-punk-rockers-embrace-their-unconventional-hobby PBS NewsHour Logo: Home MenuShare For decades, Chicago punk rockers embrace their unconventional hobby Arts Dec 15, 2018 05:10 PM EST By — Jay Shefsky, WTTW Transcript In Chicago, members...
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    Georgie and his choo-choo

    Haters come at me... Still a bit grandiose:
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    Funkapotamous zine from St Louis

    Really showing my age here but this was a great zine from the early 1990s that was a mix of skate culture & punk. I'm trying desperately to find old copies and have even checked archive.org but nothing comes up. Any leads greatly appreciated!!!
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    stealth pissing (aimed -no pun- for the guys....)

    ever got caught by the PD for pissing in public? tonight at the bus depot -i shit you not- a cruiser went by, did their little flash dance & said on their loud speaker "DONT DO IT AGAIN!" well, fuck man! I gotta piss somehwere. the bathrooms are closed cuz of 9/11 and so i'm caught waving at...
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    Another oldie flick on streetlife but this time....

    Hollywood got in the mix. Like any film regarding the subject matter, it's gonna be flawed but i remember watching this -between beatings by my pops- & thinking, "damn... Might not be too bad!" & off i went to Calif.... You be the judge. It's not perfect; kinda gritty but if you can stand...
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    Los Angeles Typhus Outbreak

    http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-ln-typhus-outbreak-20181011-story.html L.A. typhus outbreak adds fuel to the debates over homelessness and housing By SOUMYA KARLAMANGLA OCT 11, 2018 | 3:50 PM L.A. typhus outbreak adds fuel to the debates over homelessness and housing: An...
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    The mindset of punk + sobriety

    A little preface here: I'm 41, travelled extensively throughout the upper 48; time spent in Hawai'i as well; various squats in & around the Bay Area; camped during a hideous North Carolina snowstorm with my awesome (but now deceased) feline; the list goes on... I've been around. All that time I...
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    News & Blogs The Stasi + revolution in East Germany, cold war years + The Spirit of '77

    https://longreads.com/2018/09/25/the-very-top-guy-in-the-stasi-was-personally-involved-in-figuring-out-how-to-destroy-punk/amp/ Longreads ‘The Very Top Guy in the Stasi was Personally Involved in Figuring Out How to Destroy Punk.’ Will Hermes "Punkers and policemen face each other during a...
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    News & Blogs The Constitution + Homelessness:

    The Constitution and Homelessness By Steve Martinot Introduction When the police violate the US Constitution, are they criminal? In what court can their conduct be judged illegal? For recourse against crimes against the people for violation of the Constitution, to whom can we turn? We...
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    Posting for the older guys on StP-- remember the forced STD tests in Chicago jails??

    Although hard to believe, yes... It was a real thing. I was arrested in Chicago for trespassing the Scamtrak Station & was held for a week back in '02 + forced a pipe cleaner test... Its since been redacted as a standard but still a good article as seen below. Any other guys remember this? Fuck...
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    one of the greatest movies ever... SUBURBIA

    Free to watch on YouTube: Link: https://youtu.be/OPejY8vZWO4
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    When you see this in an old friend's house

    And oh god, you're queer, they know you're queer (& it just so happens that they casually mention how good of a job tRump is doing....) This is kinda like domestic terrorism right??? Haha
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    Getting screwed over by Greyhound

    About a month ago I bought tickets from Springfield, Illinois to Vienna, Illinois. Because I don't have a huge income my internet access to limited to a phone- like a lot of us. So I paid for the tickets. Flashforward to today, when the person I was to visit cancelled. So I call Greyhound &...
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    Tattoo removal... Do's & don'ts.... Any artists on here?

    So I've a couple of truly stupid tats that i regret and am in the process of having them laser removed. But its hella expensive. Think 6 treatments in the area of about $500. Sooo, I've researched TCA 80% as a topical removal but am concerned that all it will do is leave splotchy red scar...
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    Writing prisoners? Anyone with experience or wanting to start?

    So I have a mutual friend currently "incarcerated" for behavior modification & though I've maintained a steady supply of mail to her, it's something I've been wanting to do (for others) for ages. Does anyone have any pointers, and is there a possible site online where to obtain other addresses...
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    The best squats ever?

    I've had a few near the top end but the most memorable was one in St. Louis where there were like 5 of us in this 1800's warehouse that backed to the Mississippi River. It was the middle of January so the river was frozen af so we kept warm by (this is crazy) burning coal + logs in our barrell...
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    What's the story with Maine?

    I've heard mixed reviews- beautiful, excessively cold, affordable but socially isolating... Any one got anything to add?
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    Learning screen printing

    Any body in San Diego area know of a print shop (or similar) that offers classes? I'm redeveloping my artistic instincts & lookin around. Thx.
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    Dealing with STD/STI's on the road

    I dunno much more outside of CA and rural NC or MO but out west here we have a great public health department. Plus getting on Medi-Cal (& stamps) is super easy. Atm, I'm dealing with an odd irritation around my mouth and nasal passages but once I'm able to schedule an appt, I gotta figure this...
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    Best prepaid debit cards?

    So Ive been thinking lately which the best ones are since Greendot banned me for life (don't ask- haha) but Serve by Amex is pretty good - low monthly/transaction fees & free ATMs @ 30K nationwide locations... Chase Liquid with a costly $4.95 monthly... Also PayPal sux ass & banned me as well...
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    Breaking the Facebook cycle

    -precursor- i didn't know where else to post this but in a&m- so a few days ago i called it quits on FB. call it anger, animosity, or just tired of the platform itself....there's been so many reasons for A LOT of ppl to avoid it altogether but for me it was just lack of empathy from my...
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    Event San Diego Zine Festival 2018

    Pretty much self-explanatory... But still: Sept 29 & 30th @ Bread + Salt, Barrio Logan... http://www.sandiegozinefest.com/2018/ Free admin, workshops + seminars
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    News & Blogs RV police chase - Southern Calif 101 from LA to Bakersfield

    A man driving a motor home with two of his children on board has led police on a car chase across Los Angeles-area freeways and into Kern County on Tuesday afternoon, police said. The suspect, who was not identified, was involved in a dispute with his wife earlier Tuesday, according to...
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    Morning after pill for HIV

    Soooooo, for those of you NOT in the know, there does exist treatment for ppl who think they've been exposed. Straight up tho, some Doctors (in the midwest & south I've experienced) will claim no such thing exists. BUT IT DOES. I was stranded in MO once and had to beg the practitioner I...
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    State to state extraditions

    Asking for a friend, because we've heard that one state has no agreement with another but then again some think that each state has pre-existing agreements etc. Basically I'm asking if its true that you cannot be extradited to another state if there's no "agreement"? Thanks...
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    What's the consensus on Wichita KS?

    As a destination for 2 queer boys- 1 from the Midwest, the other from the West Coast. 420 friendly (is the chief concern)? And are we talking vacation bible school types & shit like that- fanatical xians? Queer friendly? Easy to hitch? Basically any & all information welcome
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    Get paid in Amazon gift cards for your opinion- it really works!!

    I've been doing surveys for about a year now with this app... It really works & it usually about a buck per survey. I've earned about $400 so far & have bought most food items- miso, nori etc; traveler friendly foods & gear.. For the admins of this site, I'm not benefitting in anyway from...
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    An often overlooked item for gear- socks!!

    I posted to a thread a while back but couldn't locate it to edit but just picked up these great steel toe boot socks from Dickies @ Target- $9.99 for 2 pair. I tried them with my new Carolina 1821 loggers & they work great!!! No bunching or sagging and my feet are relatively dry...ie: not too...
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    San Diego's HUGE hep a outbreak

    For those folx traveling n & out of sd, the officials have been forthcoming about the vaccinations. I know a lot of ppl are weary about vaccines but I work with ppl that are susceptible to higher rates of infection so for what it's worth, here's a list of free vaccines. Plus I think the Health...
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    Traveling girl named Ash?

    I met her on the Sprinter in Escondido, CA about a year ago (I know this is a bit late) but she was in need of MediCal attention so I directed her to the best place... (There's more to the story but I'm leaving it at that) Said she had been separated from her bf & dog in LA when this hippy...
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    Hello from San Diego

    Expat SFer here, not really enjoying SD but taking some of the tricks i learned up in SF. Work with FNB and various other traveller friendly orgs...kinda spinning my wheels down here it feels like...looking to get up and going again in the next 6 mos or so