Comments on: Freshman on the Hill http://www.thehillishome.com/2009/11/freshman-on-the-hill-13/ News and information for Washington DC's Capitol Hill communities Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:43:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Bridget (@bcyberchondriac) http://www.thehillishome.com/2009/11/freshman-on-the-hill-13/comment-page-1/#comment-815 Bridget (@bcyberchondriac) Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:38:30 +0000 http://www.thehillishome.com/?p=3748#comment-815 Maria, I feel your pain. I was having a stress-out miserable morning Thurs (kids refusing to go to school etc) and then there was the horrid perfect storm with driving rain and wind. I was trying to walk up Hopscotch Bridge with my umbrella blowing inside out, and this homeless dude literally knocked me over. I went flying! It was one of those moments when I really question why I live here. Maria, I feel your pain. I was having a stress-out miserable morning Thurs (kids refusing to go to school etc) and then there was the horrid perfect storm with driving rain and wind. I was trying to walk up Hopscotch Bridge with my umbrella blowing inside out, and this homeless dude literally knocked me over. I went flying! It was one of those moments when I really question why I live here.

]]> By: Maria Carey http://www.thehillishome.com/2009/11/freshman-on-the-hill-13/comment-page-1/#comment-790 Maria Carey Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:28:33 +0000 http://www.thehillishome.com/?p=3748#comment-790 GF-- Agreed! Kenney-- I think part of the reason DC is attractive to the homeless is because there are many services in place to help them out, such as the Sasha Bruce house on 8th Street, SE. Still, the need is great, especially for those who are homeless due to mental illness. Thank you for your thoughtful comment! GF– Agreed!

Kenney– I think part of the reason DC is attractive to the homeless is because there are many services in place to help them out, such as the Sasha Bruce house on 8th Street, SE. Still, the need is great, especially for those who are homeless due to mental illness. Thank you for your thoughtful comment!

]]> By: Kenney http://www.thehillishome.com/2009/11/freshman-on-the-hill-13/comment-page-1/#comment-784 Kenney Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:02:11 +0000 http://www.thehillishome.com/?p=3748#comment-784 Another problem is the homelessness. You just cant walk up or down Pennsylvania Ave without running into many of the same people begging for money. I say this out of compassion, not irritation. It's really sad. There's a good handful of them that are extremely rude, and that irks me to no end, but there are many others who I know fairly well (because I stop and chat with them), and they are truly some of the kindest, most benign souls you'll ever meet. Anyhow, I think we outta find a way to pitch in and help some of these folks out, especially the "regulars" (those who are largely found between 2nd and 7th on Pennsylvania Ave on any given day). That said, DC as a whole has a huge homelessness problem, with the last count I remember being somewhere around 18,000. Food for thought, fellow Hill neighbors! Another problem is the homelessness. You just cant walk up or down Pennsylvania Ave without running into many of the same people begging for money. I say this out of compassion, not irritation. It’s really sad. There’s a good handful of them that are extremely rude, and that irks me to no end, but there are many others who I know fairly well (because I stop and chat with them), and they are truly some of the kindest, most benign souls you’ll ever meet.

Anyhow, I think we outta find a way to pitch in and help some of these folks out, especially the “regulars” (those who are largely found between 2nd and 7th on Pennsylvania Ave on any given day). That said, DC as a whole has a huge homelessness problem, with the last count I remember being somewhere around 18,000. Food for thought, fellow Hill neighbors!

]]> By: Gunfighter http://www.thehillishome.com/2009/11/freshman-on-the-hill-13/comment-page-1/#comment-779 Gunfighter Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:51:21 +0000 http://www.thehillishome.com/?p=3748#comment-779 Indeed, crime is down, but that doesn't mean let your guard down! Indeed, crime is down, but that doesn’t mean let your guard down!

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