Severe Weather Shelters
City of Seattle authorizes these "severe weather shelters" that open when the temp drops or wind and rain get to be intolerable. Shelters open at 9:00 pm and dump people out at 5:30 or 6:00 a.m. the next morning. One big room, men at this end, women at that end (or women only, in one case). And if there is a big awful snowstorm, they add capacity at the Seattle Center.
The point -- keep people from dying outside.
My beef: People leave in the morning have no idea if the shelter will be open that next night. So they keep coming back, then suddenly one night a city worker decides it ain't cold enough. Not open.
The people are lined up at 9:00 pm waiting to get in. Waiting for nothing.
What a world.
The point -- keep people from dying outside.
My beef: People leave in the morning have no idea if the shelter will be open that next night. So they keep coming back, then suddenly one night a city worker decides it ain't cold enough. Not open.
The people are lined up at 9:00 pm waiting to get in. Waiting for nothing.
What a world.
posted by Pastor Rick | 12:29 AM
3 Comments:
shaking my head..
can you believe it's been a week since tougo's?
time does zoooom as i get older.
when shall we meet again and you
can bring me that book?
Frankly, I don't understand the system. The mission in my neck of the woods does the same thing. Are they here to help or not?
Marc
Great job on "City Inside/Out" the other day, Rick. Keep pushing back on the City's spin.
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