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<DIV>I've lived in Portland for 21 years, and I think Carolyn's right.
Somebody's made a business out of spotting these "homelss Vet" guys around, not
just in town, but also out in the suburbs; different people, always male, always
homeless, always one per on-ramp, always at the same off-ramps every
single day. Stick around long enough and you can watch them get picked up at the
end of the day. Locals have gotten extremely sensitive to this and the
displeasure at being conned carries over to anyone soliciting on the streets,
which hurts those most in need of charity.</DIV>
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<DIV>I've picked up hikers along highway 26 between Mt Hood and Sandy, but would
never consider stopping for someone on an off-ramp from any of our expressways.
The on-ramps are different; folks there are usually just looking for rides
instead of hand-outs, but heavy traffic makes stopping there hazardous.</DIV>
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<DIV>Wandering Bob</DIV>
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<A title=ecpg@peoplepc.com
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=gailpl2003@yahoo.com
href="mailto:gailpl2003@yahoo.com">g l</A> ; <A title=Tortoise73@charter.net
href="mailto:Tortoise73@charter.net">Tortoise</A> ; <A
title=pct-l@backcountry.net href="mailto:pct-l@backcountry.net">PCT</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 19, 2007 9:13
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [pct-l] Resupply packages at
Timberline Day Lodge</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There are homeless soliciting money at almost
every freeway ramp all thru Portland. I swear they bus them there everyday and
give each of them a corner, and a sign and backpack. I wouldn't dream of
stopping for anyone on the I-205, which is probably where you
were.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"Sweet Goat Mama"<BR>Carolyn Eddy</FONT></DIV>
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