When An Automobile Serves As Home

How to find shelter in a wealthy suburban county without paying rent or a mortgage.

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February 28, 2006, 6:00 AM PST

"The most recent Homeless Enumeration from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments tallies more than 15,000 homeless people in the region. Of those, about 2,000 live in Fairfax County, Va. I am one of them."

"I have been spending my third bout of homelessness since May 2005 in the Big Wagon."

"During the day, I am among you, taking special care to seem no different. I bathe, shave, wear clean clothes daily, and otherwise keep a low profile. That requires effort."

Thanks to C. P. Zilliacus

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