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07-14-2013, 12:46 PM
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07-14-2013, 01:50 PM
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07-14-2013, 06:23 PM
Hey guys! Hope everyone is having a good weekend. Or week, Al. I haven't been around lately. Been working and serving others. I think most of you will remember me telling you that I coach my church softball team.?
Well, where do I start? If you recall, I met a guy at church who was homeless and he started playing ball with us. Here it is 3 years later and Tuna is still homeless. In fact it's probably worse now. He came from an abusive home and has some mental health issues including depression and severe paranoia. Last summer his caregiver set him up on a $20 prescription drug deal. She said that he was a friend and would give him a little cash for dropping it off. Because of the pending court case, he lost his apartment and lived in a run down motel until this spring. After that, he got accepted into the Goodwill Inn, but left there just before Cherry Festival.
Now to the point of my story. While still at the Inn, he invited another guy to come play with us. At first I was upset, because we have enough players. Then I got to know Brian. First off, he is severely burnt over 75% of his body. He makes Freddie Krueger look normal. He hasn't played organized ball since T-ball.
So we are playing in the outfield, talking, and I tell him that we're just getting old. He tells me he's only 22!
The next week Tuna can't make it and Brian brings Brock. Another 21 year old kid from the homeless shelter. Needless to say, we haven't won a game, but my heart has been touched.
Tuna has been staying with us and we are going to let him camp on our property until he can find a place. Brock and Brian are now camping with a third homeless girl who is 21. I gave them my sleeping bag and was out until 2am the other night helping them put up a tent behind a local chain store in the woods. I didn't know that my sleeping bag was the only one that the 3 of them had. Last night I went to Wal-mart and bought them a couple more. (It was in the forties here last night)
My reason for telling you about this is not to pat myself on the back, but to make all of us aware of a growing epidemic in my area and maybe yours. I have heard estimates of over a thousand homeless people here in Traverse City alone. A lot of the homeless people don't meet our stereo typical view of who is homeless. Some are single parents living in their vehicle with their kids. Some are down and out adults living in a 5x10 storage unit. (I've met several this week) Some are kids, who have jobs, but can't afford an apartment or don't have credit needed for approval. Some could be your co-worker who might seem odd and keeps to themselves and might smell like they haven't taken a shower in a while, because they haven't.
All I am asking is please be cognizant of those around you. Look for things that might signal something isn't quite right. And most of all, HELP THEM.
Well, where do I start? If you recall, I met a guy at church who was homeless and he started playing ball with us. Here it is 3 years later and Tuna is still homeless. In fact it's probably worse now. He came from an abusive home and has some mental health issues including depression and severe paranoia. Last summer his caregiver set him up on a $20 prescription drug deal. She said that he was a friend and would give him a little cash for dropping it off. Because of the pending court case, he lost his apartment and lived in a run down motel until this spring. After that, he got accepted into the Goodwill Inn, but left there just before Cherry Festival.
Now to the point of my story. While still at the Inn, he invited another guy to come play with us. At first I was upset, because we have enough players. Then I got to know Brian. First off, he is severely burnt over 75% of his body. He makes Freddie Krueger look normal. He hasn't played organized ball since T-ball.
So we are playing in the outfield, talking, and I tell him that we're just getting old. He tells me he's only 22!
The next week Tuna can't make it and Brian brings Brock. Another 21 year old kid from the homeless shelter. Needless to say, we haven't won a game, but my heart has been touched.
Tuna has been staying with us and we are going to let him camp on our property until he can find a place. Brock and Brian are now camping with a third homeless girl who is 21. I gave them my sleeping bag and was out until 2am the other night helping them put up a tent behind a local chain store in the woods. I didn't know that my sleeping bag was the only one that the 3 of them had. Last night I went to Wal-mart and bought them a couple more. (It was in the forties here last night)
My reason for telling you about this is not to pat myself on the back, but to make all of us aware of a growing epidemic in my area and maybe yours. I have heard estimates of over a thousand homeless people here in Traverse City alone. A lot of the homeless people don't meet our stereo typical view of who is homeless. Some are single parents living in their vehicle with their kids. Some are down and out adults living in a 5x10 storage unit. (I've met several this week) Some are kids, who have jobs, but can't afford an apartment or don't have credit needed for approval. Some could be your co-worker who might seem odd and keeps to themselves and might smell like they haven't taken a shower in a while, because they haven't.
All I am asking is please be cognizant of those around you. Look for things that might signal something isn't quite right. And most of all, HELP THEM.
#154
07-14-2013, 10:23 PM
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That is a truly sad story. In my line of work, I encounter many different medical and mental health issues at the different facilities that I inspect. You always wonder (at least I do) what caused the problem at hand. I remember being in Tawas I believe, and running into some patients who had lived there since the closing of the State Hospital in Traverse City. It closed 25 years ago! These people had experienced in some cases, electroshock therapy that was purely experimental. We see it in the movies, but they experienced it first hand. I do have to say though, the cure for tuberculosis was discovered in Traverse City at the State Hospital.
The scary thing that I experienced this week was that the kids I'm trying to help have jobs, go to church with me, and want to be a productive part of society. I'm not sure what the total story is yet and I have to protect myself and my wife from being sucked in emotionally. What I do know is that I can't do it all by myself.
The scary thing that I experienced this week was that the kids I'm trying to help have jobs, go to church with me, and want to be a productive part of society. I'm not sure what the total story is yet and I have to protect myself and my wife from being sucked in emotionally. What I do know is that I can't do it all by myself.
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07-15-2013, 04:03 AM
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07-15-2013, 11:47 AM
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would a miss be like a backfire underload? because around 3500rpm the truck cackles like is back firing until it drops around 3200. and I was just wondering if it was a mis because I have my base timing advanced to 12 to 13* BTDC I really need to figure this out... but hell you guys should be getting a video this weekend
Was this retired plow truck or city truck? It doesn't matter how many miles on it. But timing chains do stretch on those when they idle TONS of hours on it.
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07-15-2013, 04:58 PM
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