An account to document my homelessness. A mature, single woman living out of a 1995 hatchback.
Header image: 3 Aussies on a life raft named Economy, surfing a rough wave named Inflation, directly into the jaws of a shark named Unemployment. Cartoon title is Sink or Swim. Profile pic: generic mastodon elephant icon.
| Homeless | 20th October 2022 |
| Welfare | 1st May 2023 |
#Australia to ban swastikas and other #Nazi symbols
While most Australian states already ban such Nazi symbols, the federal law would go further by also banning the trade in such material, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/australia-ban-swastikas-nazi-symbols-rcna88303
#question #Victoria #vicroads am travelling when two different trucks sit behind me on two different stretches of road.
Both trucks (no indicators) moved to the side of the road and I thought they were overtaking. So I de-accelerated and they veered back in position behind me (no indicators). Scaring the 🤬 out of me. Both trucks did it twice before I ‘forced’ them to overtake me by slowing to 90kmph. At all times they could’ve overtaken me safely! What were they trying to do?? Is this normal??
Sky news host Caroline Di Russo says the cost of living crisis squeeze is causing an unacceptable rise in #WorkingHomeless throughout #Australia
Some surprising numbers at the start of the video but pivot into other topics - so no need to watch all 4+ mins. #homlessness #housingcrisis
Am currently a ‘working homeless’ persons myself- at least for another week. Needing to get out of Tasmania/Lutruwita for winter 🥶 Still unsure what to do with self…
🧵… #homelessness The advice is to sleep with a window cracked open, but I’ve two problems with that.
1. On different occasions I had bird-eating sized huntsmen spiders get into my car.
Though Tasmania/Lutruwita isn’t so bad with mosquitoes, etc. Those spiders really scared the 🤬 out of me.
2. The temperature is starting to drop below 10 degrees overnight. An open window in summer is nice but it’s horrid if there’s a high wind, or frost, warning on my little weather app.
So, am sleeping 🧵
A thing you won’t realise about #homelessness and living out of your car is the damp & mold.
Not necessarily a problem in summer because the car can dry out during the day. But, late autumn & winter…
Over a cold night condensation can form on the inside of all my windows because I’m a warm breathing body. This condensation can cause the fabrics in the car to get damp that simply won’t dry during the day.
The advice is to sleep with a window cracked open…🧵
#introduction #introductions #Australia (currently within) #Tasmania #Lutruwita
👋 G’day 🥰 This account has been created to document my welfare status and homelessness. I’ll also boost others’ posts on these subjects.
But, don’t worry this won’t be a daily whinge fest. I’m figuring out my place in Australia and I invite you to follow my journey 😊
I think of myself as pretty well off, considering. Note: I’ve got a social media account so I’m definitely privileged for a homeless person 😊
Laffy