Hemming Park Homeless Numbers Swelling.

Started by stephendare, September 22, 2009, 12:24:47 PM

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Dog Walker

#30
March 11, 2010, 02:15:07 PM
The nails actually look manicured.
When all else fails hug the dog.

Sportmotor

#31
March 11, 2010, 05:28:11 PM
Quote from: Dog Walker on March 11, 2010, 02:15:07 PM
The nails actually look manicured.

Yup.
I am the Sheep Dog.

Tom Joad

#32
March 13, 2010, 11:48:59 AM
"Our homeless become even more apparent because there is so little street life, they really don't blend in..."mayor John Peyton responding to a caller on First Coast Connect WJCT 89.9

Tom Joad

#33
May 28, 2010, 12:08:56 PM
Just got run out of hemming plaza. As i was doing what i do on a regular basis when in not at WORK.Sitting at a table having a smoke before going in the library.Apparently the city has seen fit to hire Bernard P. Fife security inc. to walk around and police up the jazz fest. I was informed the "park is closed to get ready for the concert" i looked around and there were plenty of happy shiny people sitting and enjoying the park. While the regulars who are there day in and day out were no were to be seen.Being as i have mutiple tattoos and a book bag (with my MACbook in it) i can only assume i was profiled.One can only hope enought out of towners get profiled and rousted so the word can be spread far and wide that Mayberry is a bustling metropolis compared to this sorry ass joke of a city.

jbroadglide

#34
May 28, 2010, 12:20:51 PM
There has been a rumor floating around downtown for weeks now that sometime shortly after the Jazz Festival, police are going to start keeping the "regulars" out of the park between 11am and 2pm, unless they are eating lunch, thereby saving the tables for folks who work downtown to have a place to sit during lunch time. I have no idea whether this is true or not but I have heard it from multiple sources. 

Don't shoot me. I'm just the messenger.
Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus (Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon)

jbroadglide

#35
May 28, 2010, 01:24:38 PM
Not sure where in Hemming Plaza you were but I just came back from lunch and the regulars were all over the place! Had a hard time finding a seat. And if you don't like our sorry ass town I-95 goes north and I-10 goes west.
Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus (Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon)

JC

#36
May 28, 2010, 01:30:24 PM
Quote from: jbroadglide on May 28, 2010, 01:24:38 PM
Not sure where in Hemming Plaza you were but I just came back from lunch and the regulars were all over the place! Had a hard time finding a seat. And if you don't like our sorry ass town I-95 goes north and I-10 goes west.

HA, I almost choked on my spit when I read this!!!

Quote from: Tom Joad on May 28, 2010, 12:08:56 PM
Just got run out of hemming plaza. As i was doing what i do on a regular basis when in not at WORK.Sitting at a table having a smoke before going in the library.Apparently the city has seen fit to hire Bernard P. Fife security inc. to walk around and police up the jazz fest. I was informed the "park is closed to get ready for the concert" i looked around and there were plenty of happy shiny people sitting and enjoying the park. While the regulars who are there day in and day out were no were to be seen.Being as i have mutiple tattoos and a book bag (with my MACbook in it) i can only assume i was profiled.One can only hope enought out of towners get profiled and rousted so the word can be spread far and wide that Mayberry is a bustling metropolis compared to this sorry ass joke of a city.

I find your experience troubling bit I am more curious about the relevance of your "MACbook" in your backpack.  Should you not have been asked to leave simply because you have one?  Should the homeless now start purchasing them so they can use them as a pass to chill in Hemming?  I just dont get it. 

Seriously though, Jacksonville is what YOU make of it, and if it sucks in your estimation, you are partly to blame, don't forget that. 

Tom Joad

#37
May 28, 2010, 02:41:48 PM
Quote from: stephendare on May 28, 2010, 12:14:24 PM
Who told you that you had to leave, Tom?
one of The temp security team members they have strolling around to augment the massive police presence. Guess there expecting a riot. Do jazz shows have mosh pit's?

JC

#38
May 28, 2010, 02:43:39 PM
Quote from: Tom Joad on May 28, 2010, 02:41:48 PM
Quote from: stephendare on May 28, 2010, 12:14:24 PM
Who told you that you had to leave, Tom?
one of The temp security team members they have strolling around to augment the massive police presence. Guess there expecting a riot. Do jazz shows have mosh pit's?

You might should have challenged their authority and gotten the police involved.  I have on many occasions had private security officers attempt to over step their bounds only to get the police involved and set them straight.

Tom Joad

#39
May 28, 2010, 02:59:46 PM
Quote from: JC on May 28, 2010, 01:30:24 PM
  Should the homeless now start purchasing them so they can use them as a pass to chill in Hemming?  I just dont get it. 

Seriously though, Jacksonville is what YOU make of it, and if it sucks in your estimation, you are partly to blame, don't forget that. 
Well id much rather be homeless with a MAC than a P.C. that much i know! The only way jacksonville will suck less is for people to report when they feel they are being singled out based on the fact that they are homeless or suffer from mental illness. Have a great weekend.

Tom Joad

#40
May 28, 2010, 03:06:24 PM
Quote from: JC on May 28, 2010, 02:43:39 PM
Quote from: Tom Joad on May 28, 2010, 02:41:48 PM
Quote from: stephendare on May 28, 2010, 12:14:24 PM
Who told you that you had to leave, Tom?
one of The temp security team members they have strolling around to augment the massive police presence. Guess there expecting a riot. Do jazz shows have mosh pit's?

You might should have challenged their authority and gotten the police involved.  I have on many occasions had private security officers attempt to over step their bounds only to get the police involved and set them straight.
good point . i suppose im just happy to be able to come here and vent then get on with my day.

Tom Joad

#41
May 28, 2010, 03:10:26 PM
Quote from: jbroadglide on May 28, 2010, 01:24:38 PM
Not sure where in Hemming Plaza you were but I just came back from lunch and the regulars were all over the place! Had a hard time finding a seat. And if you don't like our sorry ass town I-95 goes north and I-10 goes west.
your feedback is greatly appreciated!

Shwaz

#42
May 28, 2010, 03:18:33 PM
Someone needs to help the numbers... little 5's & 7's with no where to live. Obviously they have medical condition... they're swollen!
And though I long to embrace, I will not replace my priorities: humour, opinion, a sense of compassion, creativity and a distaste for fashion.

Tom Joad

#43
May 28, 2010, 03:23:11 PM
Quote from: jbroadglide on May 28, 2010, 12:20:51 PM
There has been a rumor floating around downtown for weeks now that sometime shortly after the Jazz Festival, police are going to start keeping the "regulars" out of the park between 11am and 2pm, unless they are eating lunch, thereby saving the tables for folks who work downtown to have a place to sit during lunch time. I have no idea whether this is true or not but I have heard it from multiple sources. 

Don't shoot me. I'm just the messenger.
Thats peachy " uh excuse me sir but you are not eating i must ask you to vacate the park. Fell free to return when you have food"

Dog Walker

#44
May 28, 2010, 04:13:46 PM
Was down there myself around noon and walked through the park a couple of times to feed the !@#$ parking meter.  Commented on the much smaller number of the usual layabouts in there myself.

Nice to see all the preparations for the Festival and all of the new people around.

Take a look at the additions to the fountain for the Festival if you get a chance.  Really creative!  Water spouting pianos.
When all else fails hug the dog.
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