Alyssa’s mommy asked:


I really don’t understand this. I was out taking a stroll around the block with my baby earlier today and we passed a man digging through the trash and putting things into his shopping cart.

I’ve worked in a non-profit in this city and I know for a fact we have an AWESOME program set up for homeless people. We have room in our shelters. The shelters let you stay for up to 2 years, they provide food, laundry facilities, free clothing, bus tokens, job assistance.. Once you leave the shelter they will help you get on Section 8, help you get food stamps, etc…

So why are there so many homeless people? Have they gone through the system and the system failed? There are businesses who work with the shelters and will hire any non-drug user… in 2 years you can get clean, get your GED, and they will get you a job… they will get you a section 8 apt… why are people not taking advantage of this?

It just really bothers me that people would choose to live on the streets instead of
using the wonderful system we have set up here….

Why does this happen?

The Tramp™ asked:


I’m a cart pusher for Wal-Mart and a college student. I’ve heard that there are some Wal-Mart stores using a shopping cart management system called Verlok. The mechanism has a slot where you insert a quarter ($0.25) and then remove a key from the mechanism and then the cart can be taken out. When the customer is finished, he returns the cart to the corral and locks it into the others and then his quarter is returned. Cool, huh? No more carts strewn about the parking lot, no more damaged carts or dents in customer vehicles, and BEST of all, no more intense hard work. We can be doing something else instead of spending 8 hours retrieving stupid carts. Lighten the work load! The only problem–why doesn’t THIS Wal-Mart have the Verlok system? I hope they hurry up and try to bring it down here. It’s hell without it!
Here are a few things to think of. Help me think of some more in/out thoughts.
DEPOSIT IN, LAZINESS OUT
DEPOSIT IN, EXCUSES OUT
DEPOSIT IN, IRRESPONSIBILITY OUT