Sad Street Photography
Apr 14, 2018 06:29:35 #
Almost impossible to visualize that some people live this way every day. Look closely...
San Juan Puerto Rico 4-10-18
San Juan Puerto Rico 4-10-18
Apr 14, 2018 06:36:35 #
nikonbug wrote:
Almost impossible to visualize that some people live this way every day. Look closely...
San Juan Puerto Rico 4-10-18
San Juan Puerto Rico 4-10-18
Obviously he hasn't had a bath or change of clothes for a while. At least the neighborhood appears to be safe enough that he doesn't worry about his shoes.
Apr 15, 2018 09:24:22 #
At least it is warm. Imagine being homeless in the winter with snow, ice and wind. We should all remember we are only a lost job, a major illness or some other financial train wreck from a similar fate. Sometimes even the best laid plans go awry.
Apr 15, 2018 09:55:27 #
Apr 15, 2018 10:10:49 #
nikonbug wrote:
Almost impossible to visualize that some people live this way every day. Look closely...
San Juan Puerto Rico 4-10-18
San Juan Puerto Rico 4-10-18
A "sign of the times" replicated in differing fashions from many areas and times.
Thanks for sharing. Knowing of the plight is often a good first step.
Apr 15, 2018 10:31:59 #
Apr 15, 2018 11:12:22 #
dnathan wrote:
I guess he's a hurricane "survivor". Thanks Trump.
Why do you say thanks Trump? He had nothing to do with the hurricane. Hurricanes come and go as they please. No person starts them, No one can stop them. The US has sent millions, maybe billions in aid the country. Remember, Porto Rico was bankrupt when the storm hit. Thus the corrupt government was unable to help its own people. Getting aid to the island is far more difficult then sending aid to Florida or Texas.
Many rules about shipping to PR were suspended so aid could get there directly and quickly. Most of the country now has power. Buildings are being repaired or rebuilt as fast as disaster areas in the states. As a side note, are you concerned that much of the damage in NJ from a past hurricane is still not fixed? And Trump was not the president at that time.
Apr 15, 2018 11:27:13 #
He may not be a survivor. How tight is the garbage-bag secured around his (her?) head?
Apr 15, 2018 12:30:32 #
thephotoman wrote:
Why do you say thanks Trump? He had nothing to do ... (show quote)
Not to get too deep into this, but there was a bigger picture, so to speak, regarding the tardiness of help coming through. But is not germane to the story of the photograph.
Apr 15, 2018 12:52:26 #
rfmaude41
Loc: Lancaster, Texas (DFW area)
Pilot 6 wrote:
He may not be a survivor. How tight is the garbage-bag secured around his (her?) head?
ALL of the aid delivery problems can be laid at the feet of the PUERTO RICAN (read demoncrat) POLITICIANS, eh ? Think of the mayor of San Juan, and many, many others..
Apr 15, 2018 13:02:04 #
Apr 15, 2018 13:18:45 #
rfmaude41 wrote:
ALL of the aid delivery problems can be laid at the feet of the PUERTO RICAN (read demoncrat) POLITICIANS, eh ? Think of the mayor of San Juan, and many, many others..
Thank you for a common sense answer. The Liberal reasoning of blame Trump follows closely on their response to blame GWB when problems in New Orleans and the Chocolate City were clearly on the Mayor of the city, not GWB.
Dennis
Apr 15, 2018 13:21:51 #
I live near Santa Barbara, CA. I can go there every single day, 24/7 and take the exact type of photo. The street looks the same, buildings, even the signs. This picture could be of a homeless person anywhere. But many homeless people are like that because they choose to be like that. I have talked to many who decided they didn't want to pay taxes, take care of a family, work and so on. They just got tired of the rat race that our world has become so they dropped out. That is no condemnation on anyone at all, just that person's choice.
Dennis
Dennis
Apr 15, 2018 15:09:08 #
dennis2146 wrote:
I live near Santa Barbara, CA. I can go there eve... (show quote)
As long as that person's choice doesn't include my tax dollars to take care of them in anyway.
Apr 15, 2018 16:26:24 #
papakatz45 wrote:
As long as that person's choice doesn't include my tax dollars to take care of them in anyway.
Santa Barbara, years ago had a large homeless population living in an area, called The Bird refuge, close to the beach.
As this didn’t sit well with the tourist trade the city built a large homeless shelter right off Hwy 101. While I have never been inside it is a huge building that must have cost millions just for the prime realty location. I doubt your tax dollars paid for it but possibly through a Federal grants, it may have.
Dennis
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