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Scott: "I ain't trying to go any further. There's too much pain."

“Scott is my name. I've been here since, off and on, since 1996.

I did some traveling, all the way to Florida, to Frisco, back and forth here, because I have family here. 

Home is …wherever I lay my hat.

My typical day is … just sitting here on this bench, all day long, talking to people, mostly about the weather and their dogs.

Some people give me some food, some people give me some money and some people just give me conversation. I don't do programs. I'm on a couple of lists for housing. So I have a case worker. There's a place on Washington street called Accept.

They are the ones who are helping me with insurance, doctors, housing, social security, and disability.

I just turned 50 right before I came out here. I ain't trying to go any further. There’s too much pain. 

I don't want to do a hundred or anything like that. I'd rather just do my time here and go to heaven. I tried the shelter but they don't treat the homeless good so I won't go over there 

The cops, they can't find me. I get up real early, at five o'clock. Everybody is one paycheck away from being where I'm at.”

1st person reporting by Brad Vincent and Troy Welling

Tuesday 12.27.22
Posted by Nicolas Colombant
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