Where do the homeless hang out in Mpls? (luxury, live)

[Cruz Azul Guy]

Originally Posted by QuantumIguana

Three times in two years? That's 104 weeks, and if you're walking by there twice a week, that's 208 trips, 416 passes by there, if each trip includes a pass by as you walk to your destination and one as you walk back from your destination.

Earlier you said that you someone asking for a handout every other time you walk by. Obviously you wouldn't be walking by there every single week so the percentage rises above the less than one percent from my calculations, but still, three times in two years isn't even vaguely like "every other time".

Please note the key word "seems." Even times I don't get formally asked for change my observations of the people who hang out outside that place smoking their cigarettes just cries out poverty. I don't know if I would go there to try and find a homeless person either but honestly besides the intersections where panhandlers can be commonly found that'd probably be the next place I'd go to ask. Sorry to diss your precious hangout spot, yeesh.

[RedJacket]

Vikings training camp.

[FamousBlueRaincoat]

Originally Posted by Slig

Please note the key word "seems." Even times I don't get formally asked for change my observations of the people who hang out outside that place smoking their cigarettes just cries out poverty. I don't know if I would go there to try and find a homeless person either but honestly besides the intersections where panhandlers can be commonly found that'd probably be the next place I'd go to ask. Sorry to diss your precious hangout spot, yeesh.

If you walked by enough, you probably saw me out there smoking cigarettes, looking homeless. Even sitting inside of my home typing this right now, I might be hard pressed to convinced someone that I'm indeed not homeless.

Lots of the people you saw outside smoking might have even been people who worked there...they all seemed to smoke, and looked pretty homeless themselves.

The funniest thing about Hard Times was watching preppy college kids come in, wondering what dark nether world they had stumbled into.

It's a shame there aren't more places like it in Minneapolis.

[QuantumIguana]

I'm not sure how something that happens very rarely can "seem" to happen every other time. I'm not even sure what it would mean to be informally asked for change. People smoking is just people smoking.

It's not my favorite hangout, although I do like the food there.

[FamousBlueRaincoat]

Originally Posted by QuantumIguana

I'm not sure how something that happens very rarely can "seem" to happen every other time. I'm not even sure what it would mean to be informally asked for change. People smoking is just people smoking.

It's not my favorite hangout, although I do like the food there.

To be fair to Slig - and I've been lurking on this forum for well over a year before I started posting, so I know that he's a rational person - many of the people who go to Hard Times are either down on their luck or dress like they are down on their luck. I personally look like I'm down on my luck, because I found out you could amass an amazing amount of money by not buying stuff, and do stuff like I do now, which is voluntarily not having worked for several months. I didn't know how bad other people saw me as until, after moving to Philly and hanging out in the Center City parks for hours a day, the homeless people started talking to me like I was one of them. Lucky for me I'm already married, I guess. I knew I wasn't dressing to impress or anything, most of my clothing is 5-10 years old and gets worn once a week...but I didn't think the homeless people would even mistake me for one of their own. Lots of the people at Hard Times seem pretty similar, with a few punks and people who are trying way too hard to look like gutter people there too.

[Ghengis]

Originally Posted by RedJacket

Vikings training camp.

homeless not harmless

[QuantumIguana]

Homeless people usually don't look like people expect them to look like. The punks probably aren't homeless.

[audadvnc]

Reminds me of a few years ago in Maryland. I was standing at one of those middle-of-the-intersection islands, trying to get across. Up pulls a car, and the driver tries to hand me $5.00 .

I declined, but thanks for the consideration... who knows, maybe I needed a shave.

[Cruz Azul Guy]

Originally Posted by FamousBlueRaincoat

The funniest thing about Hard Times was watching preppy college kids come in, wondering what dark nether world they had stumbled into.

Haha, that was definitely me once. Hey, give me credit. At least I gave the place a chance right?

Just as a note, my initial comment about the Hard Times Cafe was half-joking. If I was looking for a homeless person in the 20-35 year range I'd seriously ask around there though.

[kimmiesue]

I appreciate all of your replies - there is some awesome info that I can try to find him. I did call a few shelters and left my info for him. I am still planning on coming to Mpls in Feb. and am hopeful that I will be able to find him. I know that he was using drugs and am pretty sure that if he is homeless he probably is still using. Bummer that such a good person gets on that crap. Thanks again for all of your help!