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hunter

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2. I lived in a garden shed about that size for almost a year...
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 10:19 PM
Jan 2026

... in the backyard of a Viet Nam war veteran.

It was a step up from living in my broken down car in a church parking lot.

Having a secure place to stay beats living on the streets.

Of course with all the money we spend on useless and absurdly costly military stuff it's quite obvious we have the money to house homeless veterans in comfortable apartments. Collectively, we just don't want to.

Nobody should be homeless in this wealthy nation, not veterans, not the unemployable, not the mentally ill, not people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol... nobody.

But GQP Traildogbob Jan 2026 #1
I lived in a garden shed about that size for almost a year... hunter Jan 2026 #2
I'll just say this vereran is not stunned.. Permanut Jan 2026 #3
"Thank you for your service"??????? BarbD Jan 2026 #4
8' x 8' Bayard Jan 2026 #5
Four square feet larger than a mandated minimum size prison cell Brother Buzz Jan 2026 #32
Nothing is too good for the troops AverageOldGuy Jan 2026 #6
How many of those "sheds" would fit in rumps golden ballroom I wonder. Ziggysmom Jan 2026 #7
Replacing the phrase... Godot51 Jan 2026 #8
8' X 8' is only 16sq ft. larger than your average prison cell. LudwigPastorius Jan 2026 #9
Is it just me ... SomewhereInTheMiddle Jan 2026 #10
Never rains? BidenRocks Jan 2026 #11
It pours!! BumRushDaShow Jan 2026 #13
It was certainly pouring here all day today! SunSeeker Jan 2026 #14
Be glad that it's not snow/ice/freezing rain BumRushDaShow Jan 2026 #16
Hey, there's a reason I'm paying the money it takes to live here. SunSeeker Jan 2026 #17
Just have to look out BumRushDaShow Jan 2026 #18
This VA property is in Brentwood, where the average home costs $2.8 million. SunSeeker Jan 2026 #12
Screenshot from LA Times FakeNoose Jan 2026 #15
This property abuts Wilshire Boulevard, a major Los Angeles artery with plenty of public busses stopping there. SunSeeker Jan 2026 #19
They are meant as temp housing till they can get something better womanofthehills Jan 2026 #24
this reminds me of the crappy ass "houses' fema build in New Orleans after Katrina Javaman Jan 2026 #20
Blackstone will try to buy the storage shed market next...they won't rest until they own every rentable property in US. pecosbob Jan 2026 #21
Where I grew up those were called shacks, or outhouses. twodogsbarking Jan 2026 #22
All our moneys belong to ICE. travelingthrulife Jan 2026 #23
I'm of 2 minds about tiny houses. maxsolomon Jan 2026 #25
"...frankly, it's shocking that a fed agency is doing ANYTHING to address the crisis" LudwigPastorius Jan 2026 #30
Service members give their everything..sometimes their lives and we should give them everything they need Deuxcents Jan 2026 #26
Ok, ACTIVE veterans, bluestarone Jan 2026 #27
I am stunned that there is little if any news about Trump saying that the ally troops Bev54 Jan 2026 #28
"I am stunned that there is little if any news about Trump saying that the ally troops" BumRushDaShow Jan 2026 #29
Yes that is my point, this story is about the reaction in the UK where is the reaction in the US? Bev54 Jan 2026 #31
"where is the reaction in the US?" BumRushDaShow Jan 2026 #33
8 x 8 is too fucking small Mysterian Jan 2026 #34
Sounds like a small RV size. BumRushDaShow Jan 2026 #35
12 x 12 is a small room. Mysterian Jan 2026 #36
Realistically yes BumRushDaShow Jan 2026 #37
That is a capsule hotel, not intended for extended stays Mysterian Jan 2026 #38
Not confusing the issue BumRushDaShow Jan 2026 #39
I don't wear panties Mysterian Jan 2026 #40
Just FYI ... SomewhereInTheMiddle Jan 2026 #41
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