WHERE are the people going???

[metaforge]

If they signed a contract for a certain period, you can take them to small claims court and get the remaining balance plus legal costs.

Yes I know in theory.  Pain in the ass though, especially considering I don't live in Vegas.  Ugh.

[CACaptive]

It's a damn shame folks can't get past their differences enough (even families) to realize that with the compiled income of a group of 10 people, it would be super easy to afford a McMansion and have enough living space and land and security for everyone living there.

Are we really so selfish that we NEED to have a place only for ourselves...and are unwilling to share with a few close friends/relatives in a situation that would make the playboy mansion affordable? Even if one or two lost their jobs...you'd still be secure if folks can look past the temporary hurdle.

But who am I kidding. People are stupid and selfish, at least for now. How long will it take to realize our strength is in numbers?  

HAHA. Sorry, but you've never lived with my mother have you? You'd be singing a different tune. It's not about being selfish, it's about staying sane. She gets mad over some lint on the floor or if you don't hang the towels back on the rack just right, and she can run her 60" tv and 2000 watt entertainment system all she wants, but dear god if you turn the little lamp by the bed to read at night on she screams at you for wasting electricity. She locks up HER CD's and books so no one else can get to them, but she'll come in your room and get whatever she wants. She's very OCD about, well, LIFE, and prone to crying fits and sudden rages. And then wants YOU to take care of her problems and "fix" her. She's fuckin nuts. The rest of the family lives in trailer parks and last time I was there, there was a 6" wide pathway carved out from the door through the end of the hallway, which branches going to the sofa and bathroom. It was piled to the ceiling with junk otherwise and I am NOT exaggerating. But somehow, 3 generations were piled into that damn double wide. Ancient pizza boxes were now drink coasters and I swear to god I felt something moving underneath that couch cushion. I prayed as hard as I could pray that a rat wouldn't bite me in my sleep. I NEVER went back and never plan to. Suddenly, living 1500 miles away doesn't seem far enough.  

But if you'd like trade, I'm all for it! You're welcome to be as unselfish as you'd like with my family!

Right on.  It would be a tough choice between being homeless and having to move in with my mother or mother and father-in-law.  I also don't like my neighbors usually. . .the street as a parking lot, barking dogs, teenagers and rap music, etc.  If I were rich, I build a doomstead in the middle of a hundred acres.  Unfortunately, I'd better learn to adapt in the bad times to come and get used to my unwashed, unpleasant and just plain dumb brethren. 

[nebrie]

Goodbye jobs, hello mom and dad, say young adults

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ap_on_go_ot/us_boomerang_kids

[metaforge]

This can be a good thing if mom & dad don't own a house.  Then they + the grown kids need a McMansion to rent.  And if you have a McMansion to rent, can be a good match.

[joewp]

Where are they going?

Something shocked the local yokels here in central Jersey the other day. They're going to homeless camps in the woods...
Knowing the homeless | APP.com | Asbury Park Press

Here in Howell, members of a homeless community and the Police Department have built a trusting and caring relationship that has developed over the years. Hill and Steinard are among the members of the police force, who along with the teen members of the Police Athletic League, and area churches regularly — about once a week — bring water, food, and other supplies to the homeless community.

"As police we are expected to move people like this along," Steinard said. "But (Hill) and other officers have helped to change that attitude."

At times there as many as 20 people living in the two small neighboring camps along a manmade stream in those woods.

...

"You never realize this is here no matter how many times you pass this highway to go grocery shopping and to errands," Algor said. "We are all probably one pay check away from this."

Expect this to continue as things get rougher.