A grocery cart for their belongings led to an “illegal storage of property” ticket. “It’s amazing how many tickets a homeless person must pay…”
Vicky felt secure growing up in a loving family. She finished high school and two years of college. She writes poetry. She lost all the members of her family in a tragic two-year span twelve years ago; the worst loss being the disappearance of her nineteen-year-old son. Police could find no clues. After those losses, Vicky developed serious physical problems and turned temporarily to drugs.
Greg is fifty-one. He makes some money displaying advertising signs at local shopping areas. For a while Greg was into drugs. Now he is drug free.
Greg met Vicky four years ago and has cared for her ever since. Originally they had only a grocery cart for their belongings, which led to a ticket for “illegal storage of property.” Greg finds it amazing how many tickets a homeless person must try to pay while needing money for necessities. Greg’s truck, fitted with a camper shell found by a friend, allowed them to cook and sleep inside with their cat, Gracie.
Greg awaits money owed him from a class action suit and while Vicky can no longer work, she collects useful items and makes them available to other homeless persons.