Comments by "Audra Eden" (@audraeden8923) on "GBH News"
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@toddhastings5548 We are here for specific reasons. Love, honor, respect, forgiveness, and expectancy, are combined with personal growth.
We can grow out of a less than favorable childhood, no one wishes to see a parent living homeless.
If one can’t forgive…turn it over to someone who can help.
Doubt that a mother who posts her child’s photo to her storage facility wall could be abusive , but maybe.
It’s the states, and the county’s responsibility to provide resources that are so easily compiled.
Homeless people pay taxes.
There are abandoned homes, tax lien sales, boarded up schools , homes where elderly live who would welcome the company.
Retrofit existing homes to provide living space that is profitable, attractive and safe.
Where will the money come from?
Where is the lottery money going?
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@greenearthblueskies8556 That’s it exactly, Green.
Biblical reference probably…nobody-ith owes your ass-ith anything. Right?
Obviously she and others need help. They can’t all be to blame.
Firstly, change Section 8 name. At best it is worn out and meaningless. May as well call it Avoid At All Cost.
It’s in every city. Austin is state capital. Affluent, well educated, people are living in tents under bridges.
In San Francisco, can say it’s high cost of rent. That gets us off the hook. Like your comment….typical male…she knew what she was getting in to.
It’s possible to handle this. Outside DC, Montgomery County MD, there are no more homeless vets. None.
They bring the services to them, they retrofitted buildings, and not castaway buildings either, well located nice surroundings, good transportation, near needed services.
Possible to do. Don’t blame the victim for starters. They are not on a high horse.
People who say…they had their chance …need to come down from their high horse.
GreenEarthHighHorse.
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@barbararexroad5897 What we need is not a WaitList, it’s a Job Jar. It’s a community action board.
There are people with room, their chores go begging because they can’t find anyone to show up at twice minimum wage.
Easy work, car fare, hours of your choice.
Nursing homes are understaffed and sometimes nobody…..there are homeless people who had been in the health industry.
Live in, exchange for a mere four hours staff work so it doesn’t get stale.
In situation like yours, you can see the handwriting on the wall. Don’t limit yourself to a Waitlist. If it were effective, there’d be no waitlist.
Craigslist is free. Post as a caregiver, small salary, private bathroom, five day week. Three week trial. No questions asked, you like me, I like you, it’s a deal. Otherwise I'm off to the next.
Homeless people talk to each other. Nomadic people are talking to each other and should be talking to the people who need work in exchange for a room.
Talk to people. Be ready with an information card. Give detail, but a neutral address for safety, or an email.
Giving a trial period works…will renegotiate in six weeks, let’s try it.
Don’t be homeless, be an itinerant roomer.
When you’re looking for a job…that is a job. 24/7. Kiss a lot of frogs.
Be ready with a followup. People always leave this out.
Remember when I asked if you knew somebody….have you heard anything further? Here’s my card. They’re more apt to answer because they’ve talked to you before.
Personal appearance at churches…I can clean classrooms for a place to bunk. Help me find a widower who can rent a room.
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@bessieknox Fun to think of. I like old movies, so many were centered in rooming houses.
Doing Ancestry, I got lost ….looking at boarding homes in Washington City as it was then called.
Nearly all members of Congress did, though some were housed in hotel rooms.
Lincoln died in a rooming house. Not many know Peterson House, refer to it as House Where Lincoln Died.
Some families offered table board…..means come to eat. Rooms if needed, but have a seat for supper, if not.
Like a subscription….we’re eating anyway, pay weekly, show up.
Must have been wonderful for new immigrants, learning language and customs.
There was a built in labor pool, enslaved people didn’t show up until later Census, but they were there.
Then, a steady stream of young Irish women employed as servants.
Fascinating subject, though too little is written. Now we’d have selfies, people posing with their dinner plate..
You’ve got a great idea there, would be a huge hit. May or may not be less work than a bed and breakfast. Let us know.
Don’t skimp on household help, pay well, and keep it short, four hours so it’s not burdensome. Like cleaners work better in teams.
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He’s selling his mea culpa book. Mississippi’s in his genes.....and in his jeans. Can’t shake off prejudice or the guilt, it’s always hanging on. It’s in his DNA.
Oh, well, let’s channel it. Let’s take a gold-plated education —-not work to bring in others, educate people, lift them up....here’s the jeans
part ——stuff jeans pockets with cash. I didn’t rob the bank......but I showed others how to do it,. Well, I didn’t know they’d actually rob it.
He could have used his gold-plated education and familial connections as a Republican operative to work for prison reform. He could have worked for voter registration, judicial equality, or, teach. But no.....true to his MS DNA....who, me?
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@riitaalin Understand entirely. It’s frozen history though, can never change it. Friend, at her fathers gravesite, had attorney step up to her to say she got nothing, siblings did, she did not.
You’d think she’d know why. She did not.
Doing FH's tree, his relative left $10 each to first four kids. New kids got it all, and it was substantial.
It hurts. Hurt me and was former husbands family, not mine. Those siblings fought it, but the fact that he left them ten dollars would convince any court that it was intentional, not a mistake.
So, more genealogy…his father had done the exact same thing in his Will.
Hurts forever, I’m sure.
Do this…let kids see their lack of attention in black and white. Post the activity, if any, to a shared calendar. Let them see months went by.
Or…get a timeshare and have Also Thanksgiving, a week before, or week after. The place will be neutral, pot luck means nobody works too
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As you mend fences…use Zoom. "How many here think that they’ve been good to mom? raise your hand"
Hmmm, well, truthful anyway.
You have a right to your anger. Turn it around on them.
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@kristenevans4557 It’s a political football. They’re about to lower Social Security.
I could tell you, Kristen, but try finding on your own. How much does Florida have in Unclaimed Property?
Connecticut had 13 taxpayers money of 1M each. Each.
If I had that money, it wouldn’t have been unclaimed.
Unclaimed money is that turned over to theState, usually deposit for cable or utilities. Could be substantial, insurance or stock proceeds.
But wait…they’ll hunt a person down for an overdue library book, why can’t they find a person to give them their money?
Why did you say? Why?
In my state they exhaust themselves trying to find the rightful owners….they set up an information table at the State Fair.
Innovation. The actual State Fair.
Former husband's aunt died in 1983. She’s still dead forty years later, it’s Anticipated she will remain dead.
Her unclaimed money would go to the Unhoused with her blessing, I’m sure,
States have ga-zillions of dollars in unclaimed property.
Another hush hush is….dying intestate…..no heirs, no will, no one comes forth. Ask the state where that money is,
It’s worldwide. It’s always been Calcutta. Now they want us all to be Calcutta.
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It’s not rent, in and of itself. It’s corporations which pay not a dime in tax. It’s Mitch McConnell.
Those who fight against a $15 minimum wage are to blame. Jeff Bezos instead of opening in hard hit WV or Baltimore, moved to Northern Virginia. When you pay no tax, what’s the difference.
Minimum wage is a political football, it’s how legislators are favored by business. Minimum wage should be indexed, take it out of their hands. Done. Automatic increases over time.
Social Security is not intended to be total retirement income, it’s always been augment to one’s own savings or pension, a widows fund, a safety net to care for children if parent dies Prematurely.
People are stuck on….we’ve paid into it all our working lives, which is true, But there's more to the story.
It’s lack of planning. Any jurisdiction has outdated or abandoned property. There should be ongoing work to revive these properties to make affordable housing units which would benefit the whole community.
Right now, a fund to buy housing, modify existing or build new…use a Go Fund Me model.
People across the country would contribute.
Better…invest. Occupy to pay rent in, once the purchase price is met, it’s owner occupied. People would invest, steady return.
Waiting for state, county, and city isn’t working.
This comment board has over 9K entries. What a market.
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@micheleridenour593 Good for you . But , in your travels, look about being a designer driver, a personal shopper for a set clientele.
Ever ordered a cab for airport and they didn’t show with a pre-made appointment?
There’s grocery, but I need some houseplants.
Take a photo, I’ll tell you which one. Can’t give keys to be copied to just anybody. Paint store, I know exactly what I want.
It’s not feast or famine —-or endless walking and standing ,like grocery shopping service.
To carry people is to get into yadda-yadda insurance rules. There’s a need for personal shopper.
Met cab driver who had waited 2.5 hours in the sun, I was next fare for him, cabbies follow strict code.
Suggested to him…designer personal driver…..use churches , it won’t take long, word of mouth. Whatever the number is 30 or 40 clients. He was self conscious about his accent.
I said….computer doesn’t detect an accent. Anyone who says accent bothers is a jerk, you have a charming g accent.
We need to stop asking for a job. Find tasks that need doing, BE a job.
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