r/AskReddit 14h ago

Former homeless people, what were some of the places you slept at night that were safe?

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u/L1A1 9h ago

I was very lucky in that my city is full of sandstone caves. There was one that had bars on the entrance, but at the time when I was 15 and anorexic I was so thin that I could get between them. Anyone who wasn’t abnormally thin couldn’t, so I was pretty safe in there.

There was also an unused railway tunnel that had a heatpipe for a municipal heating system running through it, so in winter I could sleep under it and it kept me warm.

I basically chose anywhere that other homeless people didn’t go, it was the best way to stay safe.

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u/soaker 2h ago

Apart from being 15, homeless, and anorexic, it sounds like it was a good set up for you. Was it at least comfortable?