With the foreclosure fraud and record-bonuses in mind the child's tale tells a lot, doesn't it?
Look who is living under the bridge in Boston:
"Harsh life under the Zakim Bridge; Wary group shuns homeless shelters" by David Abel, Globe Staff / January 31, 2011
The group members, living on a wooded perch within the maze of overhead and surrounding roads, are among dozens of people in the city who persist in living outdoors....
They said they would much prefer to live in their own apartment and hope to get subsidized housing soon....
As the weather has grown more blustery, they relied on each other and found ways to survive.
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They have received tents, air mattresses, jackets, socks, blankets, and other necessities from groups and people in the city. They share granola bars, bottled drinks, and other food. They use money from panhandling to buy hand and foot warmers....
Also see: Panhandler Patrol
“I would say if you’re not homeless, don’t go here,’’ said Tanya Rodriguez, who said she started living on the streets three years ago after graduating from high school in West Bridgewater. “It’s not easy doing this every night.’’
Especially with all the empty houses due to the foreclosure fraud.
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But as temperatures plunged it has become impossible for her 18-year-old brother, Shawn Cagnina, to sleep through the night. “It’s just too cold,’’ he said, adding that they spent the weekend staying with friends.
“The hardest part is when the snow collapses my tent,’’ Cagnina said, adding that he has had money and shoes stolen at shelters. “This isn’t ideal, but it’s better here — when it’s not so cold.’’
For friend Anthony Auger, 21, — homeless for two years since his family’s house burned down in Braintree, his mother was killed shortly after, and his father moved out of the country — surviving such cold temperatures means taking the right precautions.
He sleeps inside three sleeping bags with additional blankets covering his head, and with multiple hand warmers. “As long as it’s not overly harsh winds and subzero temperatures, I think I’m good,’’ he said.
The harder part is figuring out how to get out of what he recognizes is a bad situation. Inside a garbage bag in his tent, he keeps a tie, blazer, collared shirts, and dress shoes, which he uses to apply for jobs.
“I’m just frustrated with being homeless for so long,’’ said Auger, who hopes to enroll in college. “I feel stuck and out of control. It’s bad, and I’m ready for things to change.’’
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In early December, the weather was still comparatively balmy....
That was two long, cold months ago, Globe.
Do you guys ever tire of trying to spit-shine a turd?
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