"They can get filled up," Remus said. "Worse when the economy's on a downturn, and in the winter. I was in a place for a while and uh - " He felt embarrassed confessing this, like he was trying to sound like a good person or something. "I gave up my spot for a woman with a kid. I'm usually fine. It's just a rough patch. And like I said, end of the month at the latest, I've been on the list for transitional housing for a couple of months."