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Reminds me of a true story. A while back I was on my way home from work and it was pouring down rain. Stopped by Wal Mart for something. There just off the entrance was a poor guy by his motorcycle with a big duffel bag on the front and full cheap saddle bags on the back, etc. He looked like a drowned rat with a hand lettered sign on a piece of limp cardboard. "Please help. Need gas to get home." I stopped and asked him if he had enough to get about a half mile down the road to a station. He met me there and we filled up the tank. He had an accident a few days before in Northern Kansas and the motorcycle looked like it (he wasn't hurt bad, but obviously he was sore). He spent all his money getting it repaired enough to limp home to Louisiana. I practically had to force him to let me buy him a hot cup of coffee, a sandwich, some cookies and chips and a few snacks to take with him. He said there was no way he could ever thank me enough. I told him there was. Someday he would be somewhere and in a position to help someone else out and that would be my thanks. When he was getting ready to leave, I handed him a $10 bill and told him he would need it for the turnpike south and some gas on down the road. With tears in his eyes, he profusely "God Blessed" me, and you know what? God did! One of the greatest feelings I have ever had. Darwin > ---------- > From: Marjorie L. Moorefield[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Friday, November 10, 2000 2:34 PM > Subject: Homeless/Greg/Edward > > Greg and Edward, > Down here the Homeless use the address of the Local Salvation Army and > get a picture ID from the Fort Lauderdale Police Dept. for $3.00. > They all get library cards, and many of them are quite intelligent. > They have now Unionized and have started a newspaper called "The > Homeless Voice", they stand out on street corners and try to get > you to purchase their newspapers . > > > Yesterday morning, when we were in McDonald's for breakfast, > a young man came to me and told me he was on the streets for > awhile and he was hungry. I gave him enough money to buy his > breakfast, but only if he'd buy breakfast ,and not leave with the > money. My husband ,at this time was up purchasing our breakfast, > well it tickled this guy so much to think that someone gave him > money for breakfast that when he went over to the self-service > area, after purchasing his breakfast, he started "God Blessing" > everyone over there and proceeded to hug everyone, including > my husband. > Then he comes over to show me he had indeed purchased his > breakfast before he took his "to go" breakfast out the back door. > > When my husband brought our food he said "There is some > guy up there "God Blessing" and hugging everyone, did he > come back here? > > "No Bob, I missed that."!!! > > just me, > Marjorie > > > > At 01:59 PM 11/10/2000 -0600, you wrote: > >That is a very good question. I am certain that we will get to the > bottom > >of that one > >soon. I'll keep the list advised. > > > >Ed > > > > > > > > > > > > Greg Sterling > > <[log in to unmask]> To: > > [log in to unmask] > > Sent by: "Parkinson's cc: > > Information Exchange Subject: Re: > Homeless > > Network" > > <[log in to unmask] > > oronto.ca> > > > > > > 11/10/00 01:06 PM > > Please respond to > > "Parkinson's > > Information Exchange > > Network" > > > > > > > > > > > > > >How do you register to vote in Wisconsin if you're homeless? Don't they > >require ID and > >proof of state residence and US citizenship? If not you could send a > >bunch of 16 year > >olds in to vote for a price. > > > >I wouldn't think that lisitng your address as "under the west-bound I-80 > >overpass at mile > >marker 132" would suffice. > > > >Greg > >48/35/35 >