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What do I do when my love is away?
(Does it worry you to be alone?)
How do I feel by the end of the day?
(Are you sad because you're on your own?)
No, I get by with a little help from my friends
I get high with a little help from my friends
Gonna try with a little help from my friends
You have a lot of friends here, GeneL :emoticon_love:
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Ask to see a therapist; you’re sounding overwhelmed and lost. Until you get your equilibrium back everything else is going to be ten times harder. That spark is still the. You reached out. You’re looking for answers. Even superstars have coaches. Find yours.
You mentioned earlier that one of your resources there has found a place you could afford, but that it was far from perfect. Big boy pants, Gene, sometimes the first steps out of a hole aren’t pretty.
You’ve been around the block, brother, I don’t need to tell you life is full of changes big and small. One phone call and four months was all it took to turn my world inside out. Last man standing. No family. No kids. My only best friend just lost to me down a riptide of mental health issues. Health is a grab bag of potholes, some self imposed, some chronic, some luck of the draw and a few of them brand spanking new and scarier than hell. Poor me.
We’ve got to stand on the two good feet god gave us, survey the land and carry on rebuilding. Bend, but don’t break. I know you’re in my corner, cheering me on every damn hard step of the way. Right back at’cha Gene. From me and a whole two tons of folks here. Let’s do this.
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Well said, Blankity. I think you may have a new career as a life coach.
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Gene, is there any kind of agency/organization that could hook you up with retirees looking for a roommate? That could dramatically reduce your housing costs, and maybe provide someone to socialize with as well. Just a thought...
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Yoyodyne ArtWorks wrote:
Gene, is there any kind of agency/organization that could hook you up with retirees looking for a roommate? That could dramatically reduce your housing costs, and maybe provide someone to socialize with as well. Just a thought...
Not that I know of, unfortunately. Something like that could be helpful, but I am not aware of any.
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GeneL wrote:
[quote=Yoyodyne ArtWorks]
Gene, is there any kind of agency/organization that could hook you up with retirees looking for a roommate? That could dramatically reduce your housing costs, and maybe provide someone to socialize with as well. Just a thought...
Not that I know of, unfortunately. Something like that could be helpful, but I am not aware of any.
Laguna Woods, and more specifically, Laguna Woods Village (which makes up most of the town), is a retirement community just barely spitting distance from Gene's old digs at Dana Point. The main number for Laguna Woods Village is (949) 597-4600. Probably the best place to start a local roommate hunt.
Good luck.
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Laguna Woods was one of the first and most obvious places for me to look. Unfortunately, I found that sharing was against their rules???
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I did a quick Google search for "Laguna Woods Village sharing" and got some websites of people looking for roommates. I don't live anywhere near there and know nothing about the place, but just wanted to mention it.
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Drew wrote:
I did a quick Google search for "Laguna Woods Village sharing" and got some websites of people looking for roommates. I don't live anywhere near there and know nothing about the place, but just wanted to mention it.
https://www.roommates.com/ca/laguna-woods
Not sure how it works?
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Pretty sure that sharing can't legally be "ruled" against in all of its forms. If two oldies are living there, and one dies, and the survivor needs another person to share costs, there's no law in the land that's gonna completely prevent that. Laguna Woods may have advertising restrictions, but that's just another hurdle to overcome, it's far from an absolute barrier. I've known several people that have shared costs there, so I know it's plenty doable. I don't have a clue what advertising restrictions may exist, but there are plenty of ways to spread the word. Sure, there may a rule against posting a "roommate wanted" ad on the village bulletin boards, but that's not the only option. Keep trying.
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