tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post8725424020263199025..comments2024-02-29T14:00:40.184-05:00Comments on Restonian: News blog from Reston, Virginia, the mauve-colored New Town (tm): Meet Your Neighbors: Resident of Homeless Encampment Just Like You and Me, If You and Me Lived in a Tent in the WoodsRestonianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15519884797760354007noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-366639728120243252010-01-18T10:00:28.122-05:002010-01-18T10:00:28.122-05:00chick was my best man about 28 yrs ago. i cant wai...chick was my best man about 28 yrs ago. i cant wait to go there and see him, its been like over 25 years we last spoke. please be kind to him. please let me know if he is still there or where he might be,if they have ran him off.deveandpaigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15771687517323366500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-24527402585748716052009-12-25T11:47:07.215-05:002009-12-25T11:47:07.215-05:00Why jump into conclusions? There must be a persona...Why jump into conclusions? There must be a personal choice/reason on a choice to live a life. Our standars can not be impossed in someone else. I am sure living without confort is hard life and not one I want to experience. However, I too have opted to not let sociaty, fashion, and anything that dictates who I am. I learned to live with little and refuse to buy unecessary items. Who said that one has to drive the best car, hold the best job, or live in the best home? All these things can be gone in a second. For many of us, in only few hunders that separtes us from being homeless. Those of us that have the luxury to be able to pay our taxes and insurances does not make us better than those that can't. I do not belive that things should be giving free to anyone. Those who need to obtain some sort of aid, should be forced to do some civil work such as keeping areas clean. As some stated above, many well educated individuals are the ones that are the most ignorant and choose to not take pride in helping to make our ares safe and clean. I still to see a post that offers this gentlemam, whom help to make America, what it is today, some help. Many of this Veteran soldiers are homeless for one reason or another. NOt becuse they can not effort or know how to make a living. I can not even began to fill a shoe and fight for those of us whom enjoy the freedom this country is giving us because of people like this man. As mom told me one day when I was little. "If you can not help and do not have anything good to say, keep your mouth closed or step up and do something to help those in need....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-72922235233092217882009-10-21T16:34:07.565-04:002009-10-21T16:34:07.565-04:00Anonymous 3:43pm
The fast food worker was just a...Anonymous 3:43pm <br /><br />The fast food worker was just a quick example and what I did to get through school, here is more jobs: construction worker, janitor, or go a temp agency… etc. My choice for him (since he lives in tent for 6 years) is work for the FCPA Fairfax county parks. Every week he can take his home from one park to another. Think of it as a vacation for him every week. Also remember, if the homeless get hurt and they need medical attention from the hospital guess who’s paying the bill, you and me. I don’t even think homeless people pay taxes at all, like you and me. If you think am defending illegal from what I wrote about in my last comment, you’re wrong. I wish Fairfax County had the Prince Williams immigration laws and that they hire sheriff Joe Arpaio from Arizona or follow his example.Elperunonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-78691747879992199682009-10-20T15:43:52.328-04:002009-10-20T15:43:52.328-04:00He makes a living, pays into the system via sales ...He makes a living, pays into the system via sales taxes, begs for nothing, and probably works harder than you. Pretty hard-ass to live in tents for six years. Why work some BS food-service job when you are a handyman and paid for it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-46758693456564674822009-10-15T12:17:47.198-04:002009-10-15T12:17:47.198-04:00Why can’t he work a Panera Bread or Mcdonalds? He ...Why can’t he work a Panera Bread or Mcdonalds? He has a social #. I did that and was able rented a room in a house while I also went to NOVA at the same time. That guy is just LAZY. There are so many illegal in this country that survive and eventually buy or rent a property without having a social security number. If he is a veteran doesn't he get a veterans support or something? Someone needs to tell him to get off his ASS and WORK HARD.Elperunonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-72575630052826916112009-10-15T11:52:07.297-04:002009-10-15T11:52:07.297-04:00Is he advocating for more accomodations for the ho...Is he advocating for more accomodations for the homeless or for the homeless to squat wherever they want? Isn't it about time that Embry Rucker got a high-rise homeless shelter?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-47636449645292962442009-10-15T10:57:28.044-04:002009-10-15T10:57:28.044-04:00That would explain the extension cord running into...That would explain the extension cord running into the woods and the 300-baud modem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-39816436219399518072009-10-15T10:52:41.173-04:002009-10-15T10:52:41.173-04:00That would explain alot.That would explain alot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-45056281105889568822009-10-15T10:37:51.935-04:002009-10-15T10:37:51.935-04:00I hear that in Hoyts free time he is the creator/a...I hear that in Hoyts free time he is the creator/admin. of the Restonian.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-64440458409731104012009-10-15T10:29:52.323-04:002009-10-15T10:29:52.323-04:00Who owns the property? If it's private then at...Who owns the property? If it's private then at some point, he might be a landowner due to adverse possession.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-27830883133283616112009-10-15T09:55:43.285-04:002009-10-15T09:55:43.285-04:00It seems the homeless the world over can live in ...It seems the homeless the world over can live in slums or leantos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-59040068774990043712009-10-15T08:41:11.334-04:002009-10-15T08:41:11.334-04:00How can he afford Crocs, smokes ,booze, fuel and a...How can he afford Crocs, smokes ,booze, fuel and a lawn mower? I agree, Hoyt needs to man up-BTW, it is not your front lawn!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-63991088336379883382009-10-15T07:25:25.753-04:002009-10-15T07:25:25.753-04:00How can someone occupy a space like that since 200...How can someone occupy a space like that since 2003 and never be asked to move along? No matter how kind, benevolent and orderly he is, it's still squatting -- and against the law.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-11514955404539511262009-10-14T21:08:38.417-04:002009-10-14T21:08:38.417-04:00I liked the article. Seems like a nice guy making ...I liked the article. Seems like a nice guy making the best of his situation trying to help hisself and others. I may send him a letter to keep me in mind to help homeless kind of person to person instead of a org if he knows any who need help. We had some homeless once here near the nature center livivng in the woods which the American Indians would still be doing if there land wasn't swindled away from them. The RA ran them off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-19881045858352808402009-10-14T20:51:34.909-04:002009-10-14T20:51:34.909-04:00I have been over to that area, the area is a dump ...I have been over to that area, the area is a dump and a hazzard to children.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-68235451254382183362009-10-14T17:53:18.232-04:002009-10-14T17:53:18.232-04:00FWIW - Targetville is still there.. or was a few d...FWIW - Targetville is still there.. or was a few days ago when I drove by and spotted the tents and tarps in the trees, next to the Toll Road, across from Town Center Drive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-75624609270871421792009-10-14T16:46:56.291-04:002009-10-14T16:46:56.291-04:00Sounds like he is manning up you (insert expletive...Sounds like he is manning up you (insert expletive here)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-40871733895077296622009-10-14T15:56:55.603-04:002009-10-14T15:56:55.603-04:00So... it is ok to pitch tent on private property ...So... it is ok to pitch tent on private property and drink in public? <br />Hoyt needs to pull himself up by his boot straps and Man-up-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-34728957969897635462009-10-14T15:28:19.477-04:002009-10-14T15:28:19.477-04:00This isn't surprising. I remember doing a garb...This isn't surprising. I remember doing a garbage cleanup at Targetville several months ago, and several of the homeless guys helped us clean up the trash (likely tossed out by littering motorists judging from the contents). The homeless are regular just like we are, they just choose to live a little differently.Joshua Davishttp://joshuadavisphotography.com/blog.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-27425450235515487152009-10-14T15:26:18.611-04:002009-10-14T15:26:18.611-04:00Anon 1:42
Did you read the article? It says his p...Anon 1:42<br /><br />Did you read the article? It says his place is litter free, and he has a job as a handyman. Plus he is a veteran.Joshua Davishttp://joshuadavisphotography.com/blog.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-77935261061754699052009-10-14T13:42:11.693-04:002009-10-14T13:42:11.693-04:00Get a job-pay some taxes- and stop littering our p...Get a job-pay some taxes- and stop littering our parks and paths with your "stogie and cocktails"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com