<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4807.2300" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Joe,  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Yeah, this is where I work (live in a nearby town)...the homeless is a real problem.  We literally have someone on every corner in the downtown area asking for handouts.  Why?  Our climate is mild year-round and they get fed at soup kitchens etc. and people continue to give them spare change.  You don't see as much homelessness in the the surrounding Bay Area except in the bigger cities.  With the tourist economy in a downward spiral...down some 60%...the mayor suddenly has noticed that this isn't helping...what one can actually do about it I don't know...you can't very well throw them in jail...we could do what other cities do, give them a one way ticket to another city.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In North Dakota, where I grew up, you can see bumper stickers that say:  "40 degrees below 0 with wind chill, keeps the riff-raff out".  So true!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>David I.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>*********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********<BR><BR>On 10/8/01 at 6:50 PM Joe & Penny Goss wrote:</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi all,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just got back from a wedding in San Francisco. Great plase to get back from.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Interesting people to say the least sleeping on the side walk.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any way before we left there was a post from someone looking for a roomie at the North Carolina meet.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anyone remember who? My phone is 1800 343 5257</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Goss<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></FONT></DIV><FONT size=2 Arial></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>