A tale of observance and details of a sad situation
It is a shame that most humans have little consideration or regard to the world around them it take such things to bring a view of the reality of crisis to sight attention into such.
I personally sat and watched a young couple on the side of the road after giving a twenty to the young girl the young man was holding a sign . NO PLACE TO GO . NO JOB . NO FOOD . PLEASE HELP !
After handing the young girl the twenty the light changed and I proceeded into the intersection and down the road a bit looking back the girl was sprinting across the street . I pulled over an watched looking back . She went into a small deli . the intersection was a bailout from the beach side west bound off of 44 and onto US 1 There is a little deli right there on the corner . I quickly circled back turned into the abandoned bank back parking lot area that's across under the bridge from the deli . south side of 44 and US 1 . After a few minutes the young girl emerged from the deli with a few sandwiches and a drink in hand . She was clutching her freshly purchases goodies as she scampered across the busy intersection . The young man quickly put the sign down . Instead of walking away with the goodies they sat down right under the bridge an quickly devoured the food right in the middle of the overpass leaning up against one of the upright pillars with cars passing by in a hurry in all directions some waiting in anticipation for the light to change others hurrying towards the up ramp to the beach area . other vehicles flying by south and north lanes of US 1 abuzz in passerby traffic . it was around 4:45 in the evening . They devoured the food with such intensity barely noticing all that was going on around them . The point here is this casual observance was that very few actually even looked in the young couples direction . Of course they were too wrapped up in the direction they were going it is understandable . Such things do go unnoticed every day life goes on no mater what . At this time I had the time to sit and observe casually parked across the street out of sight across the way under the over pass almost hidden from view back way back in the corner almost behind but in the shadow of the closed bank .
With in a few minutes the couple devoured the newly acquired goodies quickly the young man stood up with the sign again and stood back on the edge of the curb attentive and trying his best to get the attentions of the passing and waiting for the light to change traffic. The young girl picked up the trash and scampered across the street again to throw away the trash in front of the deli stores garbage can an turned scampering back to pick up her position leaning against the upright pole behind the young man. The light changed many times the line of cars were at times 10 to 12 deep after several times of the light changed I finally saw a small broken down looking car stop and hand out a dollar bill to the young man . Cadillacs Jaguars BMW'S and the like all passed by without even a glimpse in the young couples direction. It was truly a despairing site the young girls jeans were visibly filthy she hunkered in a apparent dirty old military coat and the young man also apparently hadn't shaved or had clean clothes on either . It was a quite sad sight to see the sheer desperation in an attempt to survive . what extent some go through to get a hand out . time passed by rather quickly trying my best to keep tabs on the efforts an account of they're hand outs . There was very few givers it seemed in the next hour a estimate of 5 dollars and a few hand outs of change due to the realization a handed bill is reached for an a hand out of change was accepted with a cupped hand . each time the young man handed the booty to the young girl as she seemed to count an deposit into her jacket pocket . It had begun to rain severely attempting to keep an eye on them I had to start the car and turn on the windshield wipers.
It was truly pouring fewer and fewer cars seemed to notice or hand out anything much but the young man stood they're she sort of slumped into a squat position holding onto her legs leaning up against the upright . staring at the ground almost as if to tune out the predicament they were in . I imagined such being in the same situation of course I had no idea of the circumstance or actually what led up to such but truly in all it was horrifying . Lightning blazed and lit up the dark sky's the looming storm seemed to intensify to a sideways howl . The young man stood his ground noticeably soaked even though he was under the over pass with the spray from the passing traffic an whirling winds as they were the rain was coming down at such an angle it was apparent he was getting soaked . A few other cars had passed out a few more dollars . It was creeping quickly on 6:30 I was growing weary an in need of my evening coffee as usual I had grow to love and enjoy on a daily basis . Thinking of such I started to put on the breaks and put the car in gear . looking up all of a sudden I noticed the girl get up out of her intense staring crouched position reach over an touched the young man . they seemed to nod in acceptance of the insurmountable reality that the prime time for acquiring a hand out was over . They sort of looked at each other and hugged she shrouded him under a wing of the overcoat 5 sizes to big and they walk around behind the deli and up the one way alley way dirt street . rather oblivious to the pouring rain they mad no attempt at scampering in a hurry the just walked down the center isle of the wrong way one way street . I could not follow them the street emptied out onto the waiting traffic turning left or right onto US 1 so I went around the block down the street a few block to sort of getting ahead of them the intensity of trying to see and be a bit nosy as to exactly where they were going was truly unusual for me but I just had to know wondering all the possibilities that actually could be . after turn down the street and stopping just at the beginning of the proceeding one way street I could barely see them in the intense down pour . They're stride the same trudging pace was first noticed it seemed they just weren't in a hurry . All of a sudden they turned left and went out of site . I proceeded down the alley way to possibly get a glimpse where they went and then I saw in view the two of them climbing into the back of an old van parked between two buildings as I passed by. The door shut and they were out of site . there seemed to be cardboard stuck up in the rear windows to block out any view of them inside . but the van didn't start an no apparent light was on inside . I passed by and circled around not once but twice it seemed that was they're over night stay I guess there was no movement or exhaust fumes in view so I guessed that was it . So in need of coffee I gave up on the investigation an proceeded to my cozy home and sipped coffee thinking of the events and observances it was truly a sorrowful point in realizing that every day another unfortunate couple may be put out on the street . It rained heavy most of the night . I relaxed in the air conditioning watched TV and played on my computer . Had a decent dinner petted my dog and thought about it . Wondering what the young couple was doing where will they go and end up it was a unknown . In the morning I awoke still wondering what. what was going on ? I had to know starting the car heading back to that one way street to see . passing the intersection where they once were nope they weren't there ?
Heading down the one way street thoughts raced through my mind hmmm. ? as I passed the area where I last saw the van . It was gone I could see the arrangement of water drops outlining the vans area the dry spot and the tire marks that backed up out into the alley way but they got lost in the distant turn off onto that very same intersection they were first noticed they were gone . Even today though I wonder where what happened to them I guess in all its over and I will never find out .
But overall I will truly appreciate the things I have the place where I am in life and the essence of being fare being able to give a little to those truly in need . If I only could have done more but in all at the time that's all I had . Even today I think about it and wonder if it could in turn happen to me .
It truly makes you think really just how far or close we all are to such a position in life .
I personally sat and watched a young couple on the side of the road after giving a twenty to the young girl the young man was holding a sign . NO PLACE TO GO . NO JOB . NO FOOD . PLEASE HELP !
After handing the young girl the twenty the light changed and I proceeded into the intersection and down the road a bit looking back the girl was sprinting across the street . I pulled over an watched looking back . She went into a small deli . the intersection was a bailout from the beach side west bound off of 44 and onto US 1 There is a little deli right there on the corner . I quickly circled back turned into the abandoned bank back parking lot area that's across under the bridge from the deli . south side of 44 and US 1 . After a few minutes the young girl emerged from the deli with a few sandwiches and a drink in hand . She was clutching her freshly purchases goodies as she scampered across the busy intersection . The young man quickly put the sign down . Instead of walking away with the goodies they sat down right under the bridge an quickly devoured the food right in the middle of the overpass leaning up against one of the upright pillars with cars passing by in a hurry in all directions some waiting in anticipation for the light to change others hurrying towards the up ramp to the beach area . other vehicles flying by south and north lanes of US 1 abuzz in passerby traffic . it was around 4:45 in the evening . They devoured the food with such intensity barely noticing all that was going on around them . The point here is this casual observance was that very few actually even looked in the young couples direction . Of course they were too wrapped up in the direction they were going it is understandable . Such things do go unnoticed every day life goes on no mater what . At this time I had the time to sit and observe casually parked across the street out of sight across the way under the over pass almost hidden from view back way back in the corner almost behind but in the shadow of the closed bank .
With in a few minutes the couple devoured the newly acquired goodies quickly the young man stood up with the sign again and stood back on the edge of the curb attentive and trying his best to get the attentions of the passing and waiting for the light to change traffic. The young girl picked up the trash and scampered across the street again to throw away the trash in front of the deli stores garbage can an turned scampering back to pick up her position leaning against the upright pole behind the young man. The light changed many times the line of cars were at times 10 to 12 deep after several times of the light changed I finally saw a small broken down looking car stop and hand out a dollar bill to the young man . Cadillacs Jaguars BMW'S and the like all passed by without even a glimpse in the young couples direction. It was truly a despairing site the young girls jeans were visibly filthy she hunkered in a apparent dirty old military coat and the young man also apparently hadn't shaved or had clean clothes on either . It was a quite sad sight to see the sheer desperation in an attempt to survive . what extent some go through to get a hand out . time passed by rather quickly trying my best to keep tabs on the efforts an account of they're hand outs . There was very few givers it seemed in the next hour a estimate of 5 dollars and a few hand outs of change due to the realization a handed bill is reached for an a hand out of change was accepted with a cupped hand . each time the young man handed the booty to the young girl as she seemed to count an deposit into her jacket pocket . It had begun to rain severely attempting to keep an eye on them I had to start the car and turn on the windshield wipers.
It was truly pouring fewer and fewer cars seemed to notice or hand out anything much but the young man stood they're she sort of slumped into a squat position holding onto her legs leaning up against the upright . staring at the ground almost as if to tune out the predicament they were in . I imagined such being in the same situation of course I had no idea of the circumstance or actually what led up to such but truly in all it was horrifying . Lightning blazed and lit up the dark sky's the looming storm seemed to intensify to a sideways howl . The young man stood his ground noticeably soaked even though he was under the over pass with the spray from the passing traffic an whirling winds as they were the rain was coming down at such an angle it was apparent he was getting soaked . A few other cars had passed out a few more dollars . It was creeping quickly on 6:30 I was growing weary an in need of my evening coffee as usual I had grow to love and enjoy on a daily basis . Thinking of such I started to put on the breaks and put the car in gear . looking up all of a sudden I noticed the girl get up out of her intense staring crouched position reach over an touched the young man . they seemed to nod in acceptance of the insurmountable reality that the prime time for acquiring a hand out was over . They sort of looked at each other and hugged she shrouded him under a wing of the overcoat 5 sizes to big and they walk around behind the deli and up the one way alley way dirt street . rather oblivious to the pouring rain they mad no attempt at scampering in a hurry the just walked down the center isle of the wrong way one way street . I could not follow them the street emptied out onto the waiting traffic turning left or right onto US 1 so I went around the block down the street a few block to sort of getting ahead of them the intensity of trying to see and be a bit nosy as to exactly where they were going was truly unusual for me but I just had to know wondering all the possibilities that actually could be . after turn down the street and stopping just at the beginning of the proceeding one way street I could barely see them in the intense down pour . They're stride the same trudging pace was first noticed it seemed they just weren't in a hurry . All of a sudden they turned left and went out of site . I proceeded down the alley way to possibly get a glimpse where they went and then I saw in view the two of them climbing into the back of an old van parked between two buildings as I passed by. The door shut and they were out of site . there seemed to be cardboard stuck up in the rear windows to block out any view of them inside . but the van didn't start an no apparent light was on inside . I passed by and circled around not once but twice it seemed that was they're over night stay I guess there was no movement or exhaust fumes in view so I guessed that was it . So in need of coffee I gave up on the investigation an proceeded to my cozy home and sipped coffee thinking of the events and observances it was truly a sorrowful point in realizing that every day another unfortunate couple may be put out on the street . It rained heavy most of the night . I relaxed in the air conditioning watched TV and played on my computer . Had a decent dinner petted my dog and thought about it . Wondering what the young couple was doing where will they go and end up it was a unknown . In the morning I awoke still wondering what. what was going on ? I had to know starting the car heading back to that one way street to see . passing the intersection where they once were nope they weren't there ?
Heading down the one way street thoughts raced through my mind hmmm. ? as I passed the area where I last saw the van . It was gone I could see the arrangement of water drops outlining the vans area the dry spot and the tire marks that backed up out into the alley way but they got lost in the distant turn off onto that very same intersection they were first noticed they were gone . Even today though I wonder where what happened to them I guess in all its over and I will never find out .
But overall I will truly appreciate the things I have the place where I am in life and the essence of being fare being able to give a little to those truly in need . If I only could have done more but in all at the time that's all I had . Even today I think about it and wonder if it could in turn happen to me .
It truly makes you think really just how far or close we all are to such a position in life .
Posted by Dirt Dog
