disgusting homeless people in libraries

[lester1/2jr]

is there some rule that says if you are homeless you HAVE to pick your nose and stay at your computer station for ten hours?  that you are some elevated person in society who doesn't have to show basic consideration of others?

[ghouck]

I read a study that said there are something like 1/20th of the number of beds in insane asylums today as there were in the 1950s. The point of the study was the impact of that on prisons, but the point was brought out that those that are NOT in prison are likely homeless. In Alaska, something like 1/3 of the homeless people are in need of mental health attention who do not get it, and surpirisingly, Alaska was one of the BETTER places in that regard. The number of veterans that are homeless is quite staggering. So all in all, it's not surprising that many have no social bearing.

We get that here also, my first day in Seward there were a bunch of drunk bums passed out in the isle, I couldn't even get to the book I was there to get.

[lester1/2jr]

I'm fine with them being here.  i just don't like looking at them pick their nose!   


I don't even know if they are mentally ill, but they are rude.


I would think Alaska would not be a very oppurtune place for a homeless person.    Florida California.  a warm liberal sort of state

[ghouck]

I'm fine with them being here.  i just don't like looking at them pick their nose!   


I don't even know if they are mentally ill, but they are rude.


I would think Alaska would not be a very oppurtune place for a homeless person.    Florida California.  a warm liberal sort of state

I'm sure all the homeless people that PLANNED on being homeless did so in Florida and California. . .

[Doggett]

It's not just the homeless who pick their nose.
Give 'em a brake or re-name your post to all disgusting people. Not just the homeless.

[lester1/2jr]

regular people have sense enough not to be so gross.  the guy who just sat down next to me smells like a saloon.  I'm leaving before I barf.

[Psycho Circus]

regular people have sense enough not to be so gross.  the guy who just sat down next to me smells like a saloon.  I'm leaving before I barf.

Why don't you try sleeping on the streets for even a few weeks and see how you smell? What the f*** does "regular" people mean? Eveyone's different. You know, sometimes life deals you a bad hand and there ain't much you can do about it. When I was 19, my family disowned me, my girlfriend cheated on me, burnt my clothes and threw me out on the street. I was sleeping rough for nearly 6 months. Even though I did eventually find a job, I still had to rough it for 2 months until I got my flat. I'm pretty sure I must've stunk to some. 

Don't be a snob.

[Jim H]

Your library lets you stay on a computer for 10 hours?  Our library boots you every I think hour, but if there are open computers you can just re-log in.

[ER]

There but for the grace of God, lester.

[ghouck]

I was visiting relatives and one of them's car broke down, this was in Oregon. It was night and myself and a friend of the relative were looking at the car to see if we could fix it. A homeless man came up and started chatting with us. Our flashlight went dead and the homeless guy gave us the batteries out of his walkman. When we were all done, those batteries were dead, and the guy kinda said "I hate to bother you, but. . " To which I said, Hey, I owe you some money for the batteries (trying to save him from having to ask, the guy really seemed cool, and sober). I hand him two ones and a five, to which he says "Are you sure about this, that a bunch more than the batteries are worth"? I tell him it's OK, and he says something "Ok, if you're sure, , god bless you and your family".
Later I realized I gave him two ones and a fifty, , and the guy was straight up and honest about it. He seemed ok, maybe that was the $50 that turned things around for him.

[RCMerchant]

There but for the grace of God, lester.

Well said.
It's a cold world out there.

[Doggett]

regular people have sense enough not to be so gross.  the guy who just sat down next to me smells like a saloon.  I'm leaving before I barf.

Why don't you try sleeping on the streets for even a few weeks and see how you smell? What the f*** does "regular" people mean? Eveyone's different. You know, sometimes life deals you a bad hand and there ain't much you can do about it. When I was 19, my family disowned me, my girlfriend cheated on me, burnt my clothes and threw me out on the street. I was sleeping rough for nearly 6 months. Even though I did eventually find a job, I still had to rough it for 2 months until I got my flat. I'm pretty sure I must've stunk to some. 

Don't be a snob.

You're one tough, and correct, cookie.

[Ash]

my girlfriend cheated on me, burnt my clothes

She burned your clothes?? 
What a b***h!  

[Susan]

if you guys ever spot me homeless in a library pickin my nose, please offer to buy my lunch

because i likely would hang out at the library. Most people released from jail are dropped off on the corner with no place to go which is why most homeless people are in the downtown area. The library is quiet and welcomes everyone. Now at least if I am homeless I can still get on the internet and post on badmovies 

[lester1/2jr]

no amount of woe gives you the right to pick your nose like that.  no amount of money would excuse it either.  it's basic human decency