"ANOTHER WATER FALL DAY"..(2)
Went Down There Today Down By The Water Fall In This 90 Degree Heat...And They Were All There..There Was Kelly..Ray....Tony Baloney..And 3 Guys With The Same First Name...Kevin...So..What We Do With The Three Kevins Is Call Them.....................1)Walking Tall Kevin..Hes Tall
2)White Hair Kevin...Because..Well ...You Know Why
And
3)HomeLess Kevin
Homeless?..You Might Say
Yes Hes Homeless..But Before You Go... And Start Feeling Sorry For Him..Realize That
This Was His Decision
One Day...Some Years Ago..He Just Walked Away From It All
And He Doesnt Even Have A Tent For Shelter...He Just Has A Place In The Woods Nearby
And Lays On The Ground At Night To Sleep
I Couldnt..Not With Snakes ...Coyotes..Wolves..... Skunks... And Whatever You Can Imagine.... Thats In The Woods At Night..That Could Come Upon You... Sleeping There.... On The Ground
And What Does He Do For Money?...He Collects Empty Cans...And Cashes Them In At The Stores Recycling Center..And Then Goes To The Local Liquor Store.... And Buys Full Cans...Of Beer
(He Drinks All Day)
In Winter..When There Are Snowstorms.... Or.... Its 10 Above Zero
He'll Sleep At Somebodys House
I Asked Him Why He Chooses To Live This Way?
And He Said..."Because I Dont Want Any Responsibility"
In A Way.... It Certainly Looks Like A Sad Situation...From Some Of Our Points Of View
But ..I Would Have To Say?............ That Hes Happy
"Each To His Own...... I Guess"
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"This Guy Kevin?"
"Hes 58 Yrs Old"
"And Yes.... Hes Like You Were saying"
"Hes A Great Guy... With A Great Personality"
(" Remember..He Collects Nickel Cans..And It Takes Finding Twenty..To Make A Dollar")
"I Let Him Borrow Two Bucks)..For Beer Of Course"..(He Ran Out Of Cans To Cash In)
Because... He Said Hed Pay Me Back Tomorrow"...( I Didnt Want The Two Bucks Back)I Didnt Tell Him Though)
But There He Was... The Next Day...With My Two Bucks"
(Of Course.... I Let Him Keep The Two Bucks)
"And He Ran To The Liquor Store"...................
Felt so bad, I put 4 bags of bottles out the nite before,and went around the bldg to gather more. Watched his smile light up when he found them.
It was all I could do to help
"Sometimes They Eat Better Than People That Work"
"When An Order..Say 2 Double Cheeseburgers With Mustard Is Made"
"And They Make A Mistake With The Order?"
"They Throw It Away"
"I Know... I Heard Them Yell It Once"
"Wasting Two!!!!"...And All Wrapped Up..Thrown In The Trash Can"
"Which Gets Dumped In The Dumpster"
"Which Guys Like Kevin...And The Guy You See All Of The Time"
"Find And Eat "................................
"That With Dumpster Diving"
"Whatever You Find..Its Yours to Keep!"
"And Boy Can Nice Stuff Be Thrown Away!"
"Dumpster Diving Is Nice"
"But The Best In That Field Is"
"A Day At The Dump"
("Dont Laugh...Its Unbelievable"
"What One Can Find At The Dump".............................
Thanks for the insightful blog Nam.
Off I go ..take care eh.