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To: Mama Bear who wrote (6442)	4/13/1998 11:01:00 PM
From: Ploni	Respond to of 10479

Charles, how do you get on the Internet, living under a freeway? Don't forget, I'm an electrical engineer, so I know a few tricks. Maybe Osicom should hire me, though I'd rather be CEO than trench worker. Electricity is no problem near a highway system, because there are always lights. Many underpasses have ceiling-mounted fixtures (fluorescents or high-pressure sodium), and it's a simple matter to tap into one of those circuits. Even if there are no lights for the underpass, the freeway itself will generally have lights for the roadway above, so that people won't run into the bridge abutment. Those roadway lights have access plates in the base, where the wiring is accessible. Then it's just a matter of tapping in. Copper wire is generally available from power company trucks. They have coils of the stuff hanging on the back, and when the truck stops for a light, it's easy to appropriate a few items. Power company trucks are also a good source of drinking water: they always have a couple of 5-gallon coolers strapped to the back of the trucks. It's much harder finding a phone line near an underpass. Sometimes there are local businesses, and one of their lines can be "shared" at night, when they won't miss it -- especially if all the calls made are local. Of course, cellular phones are another option. There are some neat gadgets that allow you to "grab" people's access numbers as they drive by using their phones. This can then be programmed into the hobo's cellular phone, and he'll be in business, until they shut down the account. But that's mean, because it's stealing from an individual, as opposed to a rich corporation. Why do you ask, Barb? I thought you were doing well with day-trading -- or do you not ask out of necessity, but rather because the hobo's free and easy lifestyle appeals to you? Do you find yourself yearning to ride the rails? Maybe you can coauthor my new book, "How to Live on $0 a Day."