"Twenty, twenty-two, something to get me off here for twenty or twenty-two hours."
Lisa and her boyfriend are hoping to move inside soon, "We're going to rent a room. It's by 22nd and, ah, Dickinson."
"Point Breeze."
"Yup. So we're going to try to rent a room. We can't afford an apartment now."
"How much is it?"
"It's about 130 a week."
"Housing prices, too" 130 a week for a room, in fuckin' Point Breeze."
"Yup, and it's just a room," she chuckled.
"That's kind of a pain, ain't it? But what can you do?"
"It's better than being out here."
I told Lisa that in 1999, I had a one-bedroom apartment in downtown Philadelphia for just $350. Now, the same space would go for at least $1,100.
"It's crazy. It's absolutely crazy. To get into an apartment, you need the first and last month's rent. You need a major chunk to get even in the door."
"So that's hopeful, you have this job, and your boss seems nice."
"Very. Very nice."
"How did he know that you were homeless?"
"Well, the way I got introduced was through a regular of mine that passes me all the time. He's friends with him. At first, I didn't say anything, but my regular said, you can tell him, he's understanding, so I talked to him, and he said he'd give me a chance, and it didn't matter that I was, you know" As long as I'm a hard worker, that's what he cares about, so." Lisa will be a cashier at her new job. "I've experience with it. I'm looking forward to it."
Lisa and her boyfriend are hoping to move inside soon, "We're going to rent a room. It's by 22nd and, ah, Dickinson."
"Point Breeze."
"Yup. So we're going to try to rent a room. We can't afford an apartment now."
"It's about 130 a week."
"Housing prices, too" 130 a week for a room, in fuckin' Point Breeze."
"Yup, and it's just a room," she chuckled.
"That's kind of a pain, ain't it? But what can you do?"
"It's better than being out here."
I told Lisa that in 1999, I had a one-bedroom apartment in downtown Philadelphia for just $350. Now, the same space would go for at least $1,100.
"It's crazy. It's absolutely crazy. To get into an apartment, you need the first and last month's rent. You need a major chunk to get even in the door."
"So that's hopeful, you have this job, and your boss seems nice."
"Very. Very nice."
"How did he know that you were homeless?"
"Well, the way I got introduced was through a regular of mine that passes me all the time. He's friends with him. At first, I didn't say anything, but my regular said, you can tell him, he's understanding, so I talked to him, and he said he'd give me a chance, and it didn't matter that I was, you know" As long as I'm a hard worker, that's what he cares about, so." Lisa will be a cashier at her new job. "I've experience with it. I'm looking forward to it."
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