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Darwin, You are so right, it is a great feeling to help someone. I'll have to feed all the homeless and all the stray animals in this world to make up for all the kindness shown me when I needed it. I was told the samething, you told the man you helped, by a Mennonite Lady who befriended me as a child, I'll never forget her, she died about a year ago at aged 96, in a nursing home in Kansas, cause of death listed as "natural causes" and PD. just me, Marjorie 68/58/55 At 03:59 PM 11/10/2000 -0600, you wrote: >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 > >