Jersey Girl wrote:New York City has the largest homeless population of any city in the US. I've not seen the problems you're talking about on the streets of New York City. Of course, I haven't walked every inch of the city either.
Ever notice the smell of urine in the alleys? Of course, that could just be from visiting tourists who are more uncouth than the homeless and native New Yorkers.
I can't say that I've spent a lot of time in the alleys of NYC. So, my answer needs to be "no".
Failure is not falling down but refusing to get up.
Chinese Proverb
MeDotOrg wrote:Leo Tolstoy, who had a sizeable estate from the success of Anna Karenina, gave away most of his money to the poor, to the despair of his wife. Was giving away his money like spitting in the ocean, or was he adding his light to the sum of all light and not worrying about the ending?
Tolstoy was one of those so-called "good works" religionists. He had not grasped the righteousness of the future Randites. Not sure he ever used public restrooms on the streets of St. Petersburg or whether they were stocked with early Sears catalogs.
I find it incredibly interesting the same people who bitch about public toilets seem to have no problem with a public sewer system. Like. Once the shitters are above-ground then it's up to Libertarian principles or something to ensure people can only take a crap if they drop a quarter into a slot.
damned weirdos.
- Doc
In the face of madness, rationality has no power - Xiao Wang, US historiographer, 2287 AD.
Every record...falsified, every book rewritten...every statue...has been renamed or torn down, every date...altered...the process is continuing...minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Ideology is always right.
Doctor CamNC4Me wrote:I find it incredibly interesting the same people who bitch about public toilets seem to have no problem with a public sewer system. Like. Once the shitters are above-ground then it's up to Libertarian principles or something to ensure people can only take a crap if they drop a quarter into a slot.
damned weirdos.
- Doc
Maybe place “Please crap Here” signs on all of the local sewer grates..?