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Hi I'm Tom in WV . Thats West Virginia. I'm not from WV I'm from Wash. D.C. and its suburbs Born in City raized in burbs. I'm 55years old this year .I grew up in the 60's and did the usual drug thing. I was and am a "Hippy" Just an old one now I guess.I raced motorcycles Drag race as a teen , Spent 3and 1/2 years in the federal reformatory (got out in 1974)stayed out of trouble since then. So far anyway. I've worked as an electrican ,automechanic, machineist mech, com/fisherman out of Rockland Me. Security guard at the racetrack (horseraces) and at the local SCCA car races. etc. etc. A couple of years ago I started puking up blood. I thought it was a bleeding ulcer. Went to the hosp. and it turned out to be a ruptured asophagus. The Dr. told me only one in ten survive it but somehow I pulled thru with the help of the golden hands of our local surgeon and Gods help to guide them.Then they told me I had Hepatitis -C and had to do 48 weeks of treatment that is like chemo and makes you very sick. But I did it and am virus free so far. Thru all that combined with several accidents along the way the gov. considers me dissabled and sends me a total of 630 dollars a month to live on. thats about 3,500 dollars a year below poverty level. But its too much to qualify me for food stamps so I don't get any.So I live in a trailer in a trailer park with a friend and share the expences and try to collect as many toys as I can. And have as much fun as I can and smile alot. Thats my life....Tom in WV