 Chim wrote: Hi. It's me again. Did you design that sparesomechange webpage? Cool. That's great. I wanted to comment to you that it might be interesting for you to blog a little about what it's like to be homeless on your page. It would help to make people socially aware of what it's like. I read Moon Palace by Paul Auster the main character describes what it like to end up in the streets. It left a mark on me, that description did. My son (he's 13) recently had to do a presentation about solidarity and he spoke about how everyone can do very small things in their very own neighborhood to help the less fortunate... one needn't go to India. But he asked me what someone his age could really do to help the less fortunate. Do't you think that understanding would be a step in the right direction? The homeless often make people feel awkward... so they look away. I never know what to do with myself when I see someone down and out... I mean, you give them some coins - ok, spare change - but then you walk on... which feels so unfair. Yet it doesn't have meaning to stop and invite them to my home for dinner... i don't know them. Should I say hello... I don't do that with other strangers. I don't know. Tell me waht your thoughts are - only if you want to. If not, that's cool, too!
Yes, I made www.SpareSomeChange.com, I know what homeless need from my own past homelessness, so I am trying to make a decent helpful site that anyone living on the streets can remember the domain name easily until the get to the library. I will make a personalized bloggings about my experiences (may not have it associated with the site as it would not be professional). I have just been so busy making the search engine and promoting it. Also I was afraid people may concider me to be a whiner, but you reassured me people want to hear stories of homelessness. I don't think you should treat the homeless extra special, but giving them money is more than you would do for any other pedestrian on the street. So I think that is plenty, no need to take them shopping or invite them into your home (never invite strangers). I sometimes make care packages to hand out (if I can afford), more stuff you can do here. |
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GUY....."Come On Man"... I
read all your printed material and let me say this. This is not meant in a
hurtful way because pal "We've Been There". We have raised 3 kids (I'm 50
and my wife's 47) and want to ask you some things. How do you justify
$400.00 to $500.00 a month for rent. We rent an old farmhouse for $175.00,
watch what we eat and eat what we want, drive a 1989 Blazer and have
cable, internet and a hell of a good computer. My wife makes MINIMUM WAGE
and I get $346.00 a MONTH Disability. When I could work I was NEVER out of
a job. Most of them SUCKED, but so does no supper. I don't understand the
"trade sex for rent" BS because it sounds like just plain lazy to me and
I'm sorry. I also don't understand the enormous amount of wasted space
complaining about your past life. We NEVER DID and NEVER WILL want all the
people around us feeling sorry for us. You had a bad life....DEAL WITH
IT...WE DID!!!! and we are at the bottom of the barrel now and happy as
clams. Another thing...WHY???did the "PC Equipment go to storage and not
the PAWN SHOP? You could have paid on a loan just the same as paying for
storage. I hope you DO afterall get pissed off at me because if this
letter KICKS YOU IN THE ASS and you get out there and put your talents to
work then you can hate me forever as long as your life gets better.
AND...............just in case you wonder why this letter is at 03:45 in
the morning it's because I'm on my 7th surgery (Broken Back) along with
Diabetes and a long list of others and sleep is now a luxury. Next time
you think you have it so bad...TRADE WITH ME>>>ANYTIME...but do "GET OFF
YOUR BUTT" and DO IT BIG TIME for nobody other than yourself. Good Luck
man...and God Bless. Your site is VERY VERY PROFESSIONAL. Don't waste your
talents.
At
least I BY GOD had the PRIDE not to ask everybody for everything from
money to digital cameras to servers. Try asking for a Yacht next time as
the sea air would be good for you. NO MORE E-MAILS FROM ME and PLEASE
DON'T reply as you'll never get past any server here :-)
I live in the city (why rent so much),
I need to live in the city near my heart specialists. Cars in the city for
me would be 200 bucks a month just for insurance, then another 200 for
parking. Rent for a bachelor apartment here is $400-900 a month
(Canadian), one bedrooms are 700-1200, two bedrooms are 1000-2000! Things
are different once you leave farm country! My cable internet costs my
80-100 dollars a month (not residential like you have, things are
different when you run your own server). So good for you that you live in
the middle of no where, I would too if I was settled with a wife and kids
and didn't have to worry about having strokes because I cannot afford a
pace maker.
I have left stuff at pawn shops only to
return to find it gone, pawn shops can be a scam and I ahve been scammed!
I used to be in a band until I hawked my wares to the scam pawn shop, lost
my amp, keyboard and lot of extras! I would rather pay 60 bucks for an
insured space at Uhaul Storage thanks very much! |
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Thank you, positive reinforcement is a good gift to me :) It is hard doing all this hard work (about 1,000 hours or more so far) and have others (claiming to also help the homeless) mock my services and intentions. |
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Best Homeless Resource Site Yet!,
Amazing that the founder of this site would do so much to help poor people as he himself is in the poverty range and constantly facing homelessness day to day. I made a PayPal donation to this site (I was the first). I will try to make another donation this spring. TO THE OWNER: Please promise me that you (founder of Homeless Search Engine) will keep this site up and running for the world to view if I make more donations (one every 4-5 months). If I find a "winfall", I will help you afford the costs for getting registered as a real charity
I promise to keep this site running, it means too much to me because of my past homelessness! I always promised myself I would do what I could to help the homeless when it was possible. It is not financially sound timing, but homeless people can't wait until I fully afford all services. |
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I emailed you a week or so ago. I like your website. It is very comprehensive and well-laid out. I plan to spend more time going through all of the good information...
...I have worked on
homelessness issues for over 30 years in all regions of the country.
Thanks for the compliments :) Gives me more hope
to continue this hard work |
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David,
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This is my first request, and hopefully will be my last,
that you take
Kevin B******
Hmmn, I don't have a banner (web image with size 468X60 pixels) any where on the "page framer", closest image I have to that size on that frame is my Homeless Search Engine logo (120X59 pixels I believe) which I refuse to remove as my tactic is to show pages trusted in a framed environment with ability to further search the internet from the top! It is not illegal to link to your domain name as you can see some government and organizational sites doing (even NASA) HERE as proof! |
