They don't have to bother individuals or pastors or businesses. I have gone to Wal-Mart, the truck stop and convenience stores to pick somebody up. Some don't want help, however. Dury tells of one man who had a heart attack and was treated in Reeves County Hospital. He got so cranky, he wanted to go, so he took his bags and hitched a ride.
Most transients say they are going somewhere for some reason.
They have to believe there is a reason, but many don't really have one. Some say they heard about a job somewhere. Some just don't know how to settle down, he said. They are so mixed up they don't know what they want. A lot of families have split up and the woman is trying to make a life for herself.