SAN ANTONIO - Patricia Reed isn't originally from around here. Though she says after 20 years in San Antonio, "I did kinda got used to the climate here."

Reed's not embarrassed about living on the streets these days. In fact she's working on getting an apartment.

Right now, she usually sleeps at the front door of the Salvation Army overnight and has never wanted to stay inside.

Though this time, the Salvation Army offered  and she accepted.　

"This is a just a little bit wetter and colder than my gear is ready for (and)can handle, so I'm going to follow the city's advice and I'm going to stay inside," she said.　

Reed is one of the 168 people who stayed at the Salvation Army emergency shelter during Tuesday's icy storm.

"This is the first time of the year that I've actually had to come in," she said.

The shelter is at capacity. Reed said she didn't want to take the spaces of the many children she's seen come in and out of the shelter.　

"They might feel a little more stressed than I'm feeling," she said.　

But the Salvation Army assured her no one would be turned away. Right now, even the lobby is being used as a place to stay warm.

"Gina is the lady who works for the Salvation Army at that doorway, the front door. And she told me at midnight she'd better find me in here or else she'd drive across town to make sure I'm here by 12. So I didn't stay out. I came in at 10 o'clock," she said. "I went to sleep in my cot and when I woke up like this."

Reed said she's working on getting her life back on track but for now she's thankful there's always someone whose got her back.