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This is what it's like to be homeless in LA. An interview with Charlie, who recently spent 2.5 years on the street.


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Ross talks with Charlie about his years on the street, and how it all goes down. 

-Scooter charging and how to hack energy. 

-Where his homeless hangouts 

-Living with a prostitute roommate in a hotel room in the Valley

-Tells his story about how he became homeless, and how he got out of homelessness.

-Drug use, types of drugs and who's doing them.

-Safety on the streets, who is safe, how to stay safe.

-Homeless people don’t want to work, work is a 4 letter word to them.

-How to not appear homeless, stay clean and how to use some pretty interesting resources. 

-His homeless cabana on Venice beach

-His friend, a former model lives in front of trashy lingerie in a tent, has been there for years. 

-Why Legal Marijana is a gateway, and it's way too strong. 

-Why Vegan homeless living on Venice beach is pretty easy.

-Daily pastries and food is delivered every day on the beach.

-A Wedding dress and mannequin story.

-His homeless neighbor on the beach.

-How it got a couch from Erhewon on Wilshre to the Pacific Palisades to live in the bushes.

-Where the hot homeless spots are today.

-Another homeless hustle...disabling GPS on scooters, selling them for $30

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