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Old 11-12-2004, 02:56 AM
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Homeless Peoples Stuff?

What do you guys do with stuff that belongs to homeless people? I have a property that is in a downtown situation, mature landscape, and I find bed rolls, backpacks, boxes of stuf, you name it stashed inside the large shrubs. The stuff can't be seen from the sidewalk or the street but "I" know it's there and so does the owner of the building and he expects me to put it all in the trash. I just can't bring myself to do that. I've left notes before but as soon as someone clears out, someone else kind of moves in so to say. What do you guys do? thanks...
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Old 11-12-2004, 06:13 AM
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Just be careful, a bridge painter was shot to death here (Queens) after he asked a homeless guy to move so they could paint under the bridge. You just never know.....Guy was only 38 years old and had young kids.
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Old 11-12-2004, 08:07 AM
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We took care of a closed casino in New Orleans a few years ago, bums everywhere. They were asked to move, but wouldn't. We offered to take their little cardboard houses and move them to the other side of the parking lot, out of our way. They refused. This was a good paying job, we weren't going to let them ruin it for us. We watched them for a day or two while we worked in other areas of the property, and noticed they all went to the soup kitchen at 1:00 sharp. That's when we took the F250 to their little huts. I walked ahead making sure they were empty, and my partner plowed them over with the truck. Flattened every one of them. They "rebuilt" on the other side. Screw them, just because they're homeless doesn't mean I will let them make me homeless too. P.S., it was fun too.
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Old 11-12-2004, 08:11 AM
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I just throw the stuff away. The ones i dealt with were warned by police, manager and signs were posted.
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Old 11-12-2004, 08:30 AM
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I walked ahead making sure they were empty, and my partner plowed them over with the truck. Flattened every one of them. They "rebuilt" on the other side. Screw them, just because they're homeless doesn't mean I will let them make me homeless too. P.S., it was fun too.
elephantnest, that was good stuff.. i needed a good laugh this morning.
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Old 11-12-2004, 08:36 AM
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Glad I live where there are no homeless people screwing up my universe.
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Old 11-12-2004, 08:39 AM
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We took care of a closed casino in New Orleans a few years ago, bums everywhere. They were asked to move, but wouldn't. We offered to take their little cardboard houses and move them to the other side of the parking lot, out of our way. They refused. This was a good paying job, we weren't going to let them ruin it for us. We watched them for a day or two while we worked in other areas of the property, and noticed they all went to the soup kitchen at 1:00 sharp. That's when we took the F250 to their little huts. I walked ahead making sure they were empty, and my partner plowed them over with the truck. Flattened every one of them. They "rebuilt" on the other side. Screw them, just because they're homeless doesn't mean I will let them make me homeless too. P.S., it was fun too.
That's just hateful. Why didn't you set them on fire and let the homeless people watch? Wouldn't that've been "fun."
I hope you are never down on your luck, and if you are, I hope you don't run into someone like you.
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Old 11-12-2004, 08:43 AM
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Crawdad,

I strongly agree!! What ever a man sows, that shall he reap.
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Old 11-12-2004, 08:50 AM
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If they are screwing up your universe and not following orders from police, owners, or the law for that matter, screw em. Maybe it will get them off there asses and out to find a job. Youl could be doing them a favor.
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Old 11-12-2004, 09:22 AM
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I hope you are never down on your luck, and if you are, I hope you don't run into someone like you.
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i said something similar to this a few weeks ago. i said i hope i don't ever find myself asking for help, cuz some of you guys would throw me to the wolves..
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