Originally posted by: vi_edit
"Donated" plasma twice a week for around $40 for food and beer money.
Been there, done that.
My most ghetto thing was probably my car...rusted out, front bumper that was practically bent in two by the previous owner, no power steering, huge crack in the windshield, the key would only open the passenger's side door (driver's was jammed, trunk had gotten broken into), sunroof that would leak all over the place when it rained, so I put a big garbage bag over my seat when I parked, and poured the pool of water out every time I had to go somewhere. Of course, the first right turn I'd make would send a stream of water that had collected in the sunroof onto my head. Also, the engine would run really rough in wet weather, so I had a TERRIBLE time getting to and from work. It would sputter and stall in the middle of the freeway, so I would quickly pump the gas a bit, restart it, keep going...Then it would sputter and stall at a stoplight, so I would press the clutch, try to rev it up a bit, let out the clutch a little to keep from sliding backwards, press it in and rev it up a bit more...
Glad I got rid of that car. Still, got me to 240k after a lifetime of abuse, so...