SlumberJack

Last night, the cops were doing a sweep and crackdown on the usual curbcamp areas. This is a regular, routine practice from time to time. When "too many" people have to sleep in the ONLY areas that are usually allowed for that, and then some of the worst drunks/addicts/mentally ill join in and make messes and noise and problems... then it's time to roust EVERYone.

So the cops come and make everyone "move on". Where? If you ask them directly, and you're not drunk or stoned or nuts and they take you for reasonably okay, they'll kind of coyly let you know that as long as you go most anywhere else and "tuck yourself in somewhere without making any noise or trouble" they'll probably leave you be.

So you trundle... somewhere else... and get set up maybe not too late after midnight. And, as usual, be sure to get up and get going by, maybe, 6am or so. That can make for some short nights, especially if all that activity and strangeness of area doesn't allow you to fall asleep right away. Maybe 5 hours or less, often.

So the next morning, after getting to an amenable cafe and putting something in the belly and going inside where it's dry and warm... there's a slump that happens mid-morn. A virtually overwhelming fatigue and nigh irresistable nap urge.

But it's now full daytime. And even FEWER places to sleep.

Repeat.