Perhaps you should try it - if it doesn't seem to be working out you can
always go ahead and look for housing.

There are certainly a lot of people who are full-timing with dogs.  You
might want to check out the fulltimers list
(Vwvanfulltimers@yahoogroups.com), see what people there say about
fulltiming with their dogs.

Joy

:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
:::Of Christopher Gronski
:::Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 2:18 PM
:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: Re: Thinking about living in my van full time for a bit
:::
:::He's be in his cage (to keep from chewing) when alone in the van, but
:::I'd be parked close to my office so he'd be with me most of the time
:::anyway.
:::
:::Chris
:::
:::On 3/1/07, Tom Buese <tombuese@comcast.net> wrote:
:::> RVC- They don't shed, so perfect dog to live in a Westy?
:::>
:::> Tom B.-but probably would chew?
:::>
:::>
:::> > Goldendoodle, he's half standard poodle half golden retriever, So
:::full
:::> > grown he'll be retriever size.
:::> >
:::> > Chris
:::> >
:::> > On 3/1/07, Thomas Butler <thomas_butler@msn.com> wrote:
:::> >> What kind of dog?
:::> >>
:::> >> -----Original Message-----
:::> >> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
:::> >> Behalf Of
:::> >> Christopher Gronski
:::> >> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 11:02 AM
:::> >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::> >> Subject: Thinking about living in my van full time for a bit
:::> >>
:::> >> I live in an apartment in house that has been converted to three
:::> >> units. My landlord, who already lives in unit #2 gave me an eviction
:::> >> notice last night, saying he needs my unit #3 for personal
:::> >> occupation.
:::> >>
:::> >> Verbally, he told me that he wants to occupy the place to renovate
:::it
:::> >> while he lives there, so he can sell the property later. I asked him
:::> >> if he would like to trade units, but he declined. He also mentioned
:::> >> wanting me out because my rent was so low.
:::> >>
:::> >> Evicting someone to jack the rent is illegal in Ontario where I live
:::> >> (the owner must be occupying in "good faith" not to simply get a
:::> >> tenant out. Moreover evictions for renovations require 120 days
:::> >> notice, and I would have the first option of reoccupation upon their
:::> >> completion. But I'm not certain I'm up for a fight right now.
:::> >>
:::> >> I'd have to be out by the end of April, so it would be starting to
:::> >> get
:::> >> warm by then. I am considering I'm thinking about putting stuff into
:::> >> storage and living in my van full time at least for the spring /
:::> >> summer and perhaps fall. I'm doing my PhD so I have an office on
:::> >> campus (with a couch for really cold nights) and ready access to
:::safe
:::> >> overnight parking as well as shower facilities. I'm also in a long
:::> >> distance relationship right now so weekend would be spent back
:::> >> home in
:::> >> Toronto with her.
:::> >>
:::> >> The biggest complication I see right now is my dog (he's 12 weeks
:::> >> right now), and dating if this long distance thing does not work
:::out.
:::> >>
:::> >> Thoughts?
:::> >>
:::> >> Chris
:::> >>
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