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I was just at the Mountain View Walmart last night and I noticed a lot of campers in the parking lot. Maybe that could be an option for you?

• Hydraulix989 7y ago
  Really?
  • waveforms 7y ago
    Yes, I did this for about three months when I first moved to California. I was flat broke and it gave me a chance to stay dry and save up money.
    • Hydraulix989 7y ago
      There's a huge difference between voluntarily living in a van in the Google parking lot while saving for a downpayment with your engineering salary or lowering your burn rate for your bootstrapped startup -- and actually being homeless [1]. [1] https://www.businessinsider.com/google-employee-lives-in-truck-in-parking-lot-2015-10 https://www.businessinsider.com/google-employee-lives-in-tru...
      • waveforms 7y ago
        This is why I rarely post on the internet. So easy to misunderstand tone. I seems as if you are mis-understanding my original post. I was only hoping for the best for Harlanji based upon my personal experience. BTW, I was delivering furniture that first year.