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Re: Homeless Hotspots
It was an idea who's time was limited at best.
I pay $25 a month for what adds up to be unlimited 4g connectivity and I don't have to go running to look for a homeless person every time I want to Skype home.
On a related note, in the town I just moved out of we had a lot of homeless people living in a dilapidated downtown that was trying very hard to re-invent itself. This poor woman opened a rather nice coffee shop/bakery which quickly became my favourite place to visit every time I went downtown. It also quickly became a favourite place for the homeless to come in from the cold and warm up with a cup of coffee they paid for by panhandling. It soon became impossible for me or anyone else to go and sit down and enjoy a treat because of the thick smell of body odor. She quickly went out of business and now the place just sits empty.
She probably went through her business plan with a fine tooth comb when she was planning her venture but did not count on the stink factor.
If we can spend billions of dollars fighting wars we cannot win I think we can spend money to make sure that every city and town can offer secure, clean shelter spaces for the homeless with the use of working showers, toilets and laundry facilities.
It was an idea who's time was limited at best.
I pay $25 a month for what adds up to be unlimited 4g connectivity and I don't have to go running to look for a homeless person every time I want to Skype home.
On a related note, in the town I just moved out of we had a lot of homeless people living in a dilapidated downtown that was trying very hard to re-invent itself. This poor woman opened a rather nice coffee shop/bakery which quickly became my favourite place to visit every time I went downtown. It also quickly became a favourite place for the homeless to come in from the cold and warm up with a cup of coffee they paid for by panhandling. It soon became impossible for me or anyone else to go and sit down and enjoy a treat because of the thick smell of body odor. She quickly went out of business and now the place just sits empty.
She probably went through her business plan with a fine tooth comb when she was planning her venture but did not count on the stink factor.
If we can spend billions of dollars fighting wars we cannot win I think we can spend money to make sure that every city and town can offer secure, clean shelter spaces for the homeless with the use of working showers, toilets and laundry facilities.
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