Mar 15, 2009: Tent City
 

http://cellar.org/2009/tentcity1.jpg

http://cellar.org/2009/tentcity2.jpg

Although they say 1200 people, and this is just one camp, we're talking about out of over 300 million, but it's an interesting phenomenon.
In reality, there are probably more homeless on the streets that don't even have a tent.

link

I thought homeless people were all gone after Reagan/Bush Sr.

Is that why I saw so many panhandlers in D.C. during the Clinton administration?

Why are most people who are homeless and begging for a life sustaining morsel from those of us who are "far more fortunate" always fat and pudgy? They don't look hungry to me.

They lack self control, self respect and direction. Don't give them anything because they're just going to eat it, drink it or fuck it.

I admire their culinary understanding. Lady #1's jumbo size mustard is cheap and doesn't need refrigeration. Lady #2 is working the saute skills with what looks like it could be seasoned salt, preparing the nightly meal for her highly expectant, glaring spouse. Hard times don't mean you have to eat poorly, if you have some understanding of seasonings; and a simple cast iron skillet, which doesn't need to be washed between uses, is every chef's first tool.

:bites tongue:

:lol: I noticed him too. Shouldn't he be out hunting wild game or something?

I think he's glaring at the photographer.

"You ain't leerin' at my waf, are ya?"

They're fat because they eat mostly carbs. Meat and vegetables are expensive, but bread, noodles, and potatoes are cheap and make you fat.

Hey, my old Boy Scout Troop still uses tents like in the 1936 photos!

You mean hunting handouts, right? ;)

Perhaps they live a sedentary lifestyle too.

Doesn't matter what you eat; if you eat a small enough amount, you will be skinny.