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demtenjeep

(31,997 posts) Tue Jan 30, 2018, 12:05 AM Jan 2018

last night the ambulance and 3 fire trucks stopped at the park across the street

we watched them give CPR for quite a while and then they stopped and draped a blue tarp over the head and the coroner truck showed up.

It wasn't even super cold like it had been. If I ever get rich, I am opening some kind of shelter . A person shouldn't have to die all alone in a park.

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last night the ambulance and 3 fire trucks stopped at the park across the street (Original Post) demtenjeep Jan 2018 OP

Vibes to that poor soul and those who cared for him. applegrove Jan 2018 #1

. irisblue Jan 2018 #2

Lots of homeless people. Demtexan Jan 2018 #3

I thought it odd that the usual friends were no where to be seen once the lights showed up demtenjeep Jan 2018 #4

Yes. MontanaMama Jan 2018 #5

I saw something similar in Denver the other day. Laffy Kat Jan 2018 #6

If you lived in SF as I do... TwistOneUp Jan 2018 #7

During Houston's big freeze we had lots of homeless people refuse to go to a shelter. Demtexan Jan 2018 #8

Does your city have no shelters? That is a real shame. Tipperary Jan 2018 #9

there are a few but they fill up fast demtenjeep Jan 2018 #10

applegrove

(118,682 posts)

1. Vibes to that poor soul and those who cared for him.

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Tue Jan 30, 2018, 12:07 AM

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irisblue

(32,980 posts)

2. .

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Tue Jan 30, 2018, 12:07 AM

Jan 2018

Demtexan

(1,588 posts)

3. Lots of homeless people.

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Tue Jan 30, 2018, 12:13 AM

Jan 2018

demtenjeep

(31,997 posts)

4. I thought it odd that the usual friends were no where to be seen once the lights showed up

Reply to demtenjeep (Original post)

Tue Jan 30, 2018, 12:19 AM

Jan 2018

I don't know the circumstance -if the person called it in them self or if someone called then took off.

I wanted to go pray, do something but my other half said I would just be in the way . He is right, but I did say a prayer through my window.

Sad that there was not once person was there.

MontanaMama

(23,322 posts)

5. Yes.

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Tue Jan 30, 2018, 12:20 AM

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Laffy Kat

(16,383 posts)

6. I saw something similar in Denver the other day.

Reply to demtenjeep (Original post)

Tue Jan 30, 2018, 12:22 AM

Jan 2018

Except I think it might have been an OD from what I heard the witnesses say, although I was sitting in my car waiting for a light and was pretty far away. Upsetting to see.

TwistOneUp

(1,020 posts)

7. If you lived in SF as I do...

Reply to demtenjeep (Original post)

Tue Jan 30, 2018, 12:27 AM

Jan 2018

You'd see this happen several times a day, every day. We built a Navigator Center for the homeless and it was at least 10x oversubscribed the day it opened.

Some estimate over 10k homeless here. Horrible situation for them...

Demtexan

(1,588 posts)

8. During Houston's big freeze we had lots of homeless people refuse to go to a shelter.

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Tue Jan 30, 2018, 01:08 AM

Jan 2018

Several were living near downtown under a underpass.

They had tents and pets.

They did not want to leave behind what little they had.

Tipperary

(6,930 posts)

9. Does your city have no shelters? That is a real shame.

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Tue Jan 30, 2018, 02:56 AM

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demtenjeep

(31,997 posts)

10. there are a few but they fill up fast

Reply to Tipperary (Reply #9)

Tue Jan 30, 2018, 09:58 PM

Jan 2018

this was a weekend evening and who ever it was probably missed out on a bed or didn't want to go because of the no drugs/alcohol policy.

I so feel in my heart I am here to do something for the homeless and giving out measly gloves or small bits of food is not enough.

Maybe I will win the sweepstakes and open my own shelter?

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