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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHomeless Guy living in his car in front of our building.....windchill was 0 last nite...
I have a story. I live in a HUD Building, that means we pay 30% of income to rent. There is this guy Wesley, 53, who lived at the Homeless Shelter. I helped him get in here...not vouching for him, but showing him the ropes. He lived here for about a year, and then got kicked out due to his drinking. I mean flat out on the cement at 9AM all bloody...over and over......then they allowed him back in as he completed a hospital stay...well, then he got kicked out for real for relapsing. Back to the Homeless Shelter he goes...got kicked out of there 3 months ago. He is now living in the parking lot out front, in his car, which he may not drive, due to the booze.....he sleeps sitting up, with all kinds of crap in the car. He got a candle he keeps on the dashboard for warmth????
Well, we have some pretty mean tenants here and they called the cops on him. Turns out he is not doing anything illegal. I came downstairs Saturday AM on my way to the gym. Larry and Lefty, one armed guy VietNam... said Wes is sleeping in McKenzie's red van now. Sure enough the 26 year old girl in a wheelchair is sweet on Wes and allowing him her van. I said, "'Oh I didn't know Wes had a summer house"...now that was funny for homeless humor...they cracked up...
I cannot imagine Trump hurting us more than we already live....unless he gets rid of HUD...then we will all be Wes..(w/o the booze) who is a nice enough chap when he is sober...
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Homeless Guy living in his car in front of our building.....windchill was 0 last nite... (Original Post)
jodymarie aimee
Dec 2017
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geardaddy
(25,392 posts)1. That is heartbreaking.
Where are you? It was in the below zero category for windchill last night here in Minneapolis
jodymarie aimee
(3,975 posts)2. Wisconsin
It was 13 degrees with 40mph winds. When I say zero I mean zero !!!