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That is my first reaction. If I were bumming, I sure wouldn't pick the most
expensive place in the world to live.
I would move to Florida, where the weather is warm, and rents below the
upper stratosphere.
There certainly are some professional beggars (regulars). In Silicon
Valley, the working poor are numerous.
Rents are so high that hundreds of these hard workers are sleeping in
hostiles, churches, and gymnasiums.
The woman's sign also read, "Lost Lease". She could join the troops at the
hostile if she had to (or wanted to),
I would think.
JT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kent Rollins" <kentr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2000 10:54 PM
Subject: [RT] GEN: Will Work for Food
> Here in Atlanta, there is a woman I have seen for the past 5 years. She
> works the higher end areas of town: upscale malls and off ramps in the
high
> rent zip codes. When I first saw her at the mall 5 years ago, she had a
> worn out shirt and a sign made of cardboard that looked like she could
> barely write. "Need money to get to family in Ohio" or something like
that.
> About a year later I saw her and she had a new shirt that looked like she
> got it in the mall and a pair of sun glasses. The sign said the same
basic
> thing. I saw her again last week at an off ramp. This time she had a
> new-looking baseball cap, nice shirt and pants, and her sign said she is
now
> a "Travelling Missionary Trying to Get Home to Ohio" I guess she has
gotten
> promoted. She was sitting on an overturned shopping cart for effect. I
> only see her when the weather is warm. I've always wanted to tail her
> around quitting time and find out what kind of car she drives.
>
> Kent
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Taylor <jptaylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Monday, June 26, 2000 1:34 AM
> Subject: [RT] Re: Digest (06/25/2000 11:30) Special Issue (#2000-413)
>
>
> I saw the first (of many to come) 'Will Work for Food' sign carrying
beggar
> at the grocery store today.
>
> Economic Boom, ha !
> The bust will sure be real though.
> real severe and real long lasting.
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