san fran homeless crack heads!!!

stone roses · 19-10-2011 10:24PM #1

hi all

i only got back from san francisco great city, good vibes and a super holiday but the homeless and crack heads where all over the place, i like most irish have traveled the world and lived in austrailia but never seen so many scumbags and crack heads in one spot!!

biko · 19-10-2011 10:25PM

Thanks for sharing, I guess.
Welcome home.

FearDark · 19-10-2011 10:26PM

Ya should see Limerick.

Jesus Wept · 19-10-2011 10:27PM

pics/gtfo

Suryavarman · 19-10-2011 10:28PM

Cool story bro!

Any chance of some tickets for the reunion tour?

stone roses · 19-10-2011 10:28PM

biko wrote: »

Thanks for sharing, I guess.
Welcome home.

never slag ireland again!!

Kevin Duffy · 19-10-2011 10:30PM

stone roses wrote: »

hi all

i only got back from san francisco great city, good vibes and a super holiday but the homeless and crack heads where all over the place, i like most irish have traveled the world and lived in austrailia but never seen so many scumbags and crack heads in one spot!!

Most Irish haven't travelled the world, or lived in Australia. Most of the world's major cities, probably all, have some obvious drug users, so it's not news really, is it?

mikemac · 19-10-2011 10:30PM

Milk was on RTÉ last week or the week before

Wasn't a great advertisement for the city or the people

TheyKnowMyIP · 19-10-2011 10:30PM

I make blanket statements too. It's easier that way.

stone roses · 19-10-2011 10:31PM

Suryavarman wrote: »

Cool story bro!

Any chance of some tickets for the reunion tour?

oh yes im on it 15yrs of hurt!! :-P roses all the way

Crazy Horse 6 · 19-10-2011 10:32PM

stone roses wrote: »

hi all

i only got back from san francisco great city, good vibes and a super holiday but the homeless and crack heads where all over the place, i like most irish have traveled the world and lived in austrailia but never seen so many scumbags and crack heads in one spot!!

Dolphins barn has San Fran beat.

rebel10 · 19-10-2011 10:36PM

Actually, I stayed in San Fran as a student a while back. I was told the reason there are so many is because of the mild climate in the city (never gets too warm because of the fog and also never gets too cold), and apparently during the Olympic games in Atlanta, the homeless there were bused out of the city, many to San Fran. One other theory, many of the homeless would be of the generation that enjoyed the summer of love there, and possibly never really got help with their addictions.

stone roses · 19-10-2011 10:37PM

Kevin Duffy wrote: »

Most Irish haven't travelled the world, or lived in Australia. Most of the world's major cities, probably all, have some obvious drug users, so it's not news really, is it?

it was bad brother, very bad , you know somethings wrong when you see a pair of legs in a bin or a fella crawling across the street on his hands and knees with no shirt on , every corner a scumbag till you hit union square thats were the big money is, a real contrast of rich and poor but never so blatant

mackg · 19-10-2011 10:37PM

mikemac wrote: »

Milk was on RTÉ last week or the week before

Wasn't a great advertisement for the city or the people

Damn right, who wants to live in a place where they elect gays?

My_left_leg · 19-10-2011 10:37PM

stone roses wrote: »

hi all

i only got back from san francisco great city, good vibes and a super holiday but the homeless and crack heads where all over the place, i like most irish have traveled the world and lived in austrailia but never seen so many scumbags and crack heads in one spot!!

all very interesting i'm sure but can you tell me,

were these crackheads wearing flowers in their hair?

kumate_champ07 · 19-10-2011 10:37PM

Ive been in San Fran, the people over there seem to be more friendly towards the homeless. I stayed in lower Haight. People left shoes,clothes and matresses out on the sidewalk for them. I wouldnt call them scumbags. There are scumbags in all walks of life

opinion guy · 19-10-2011 10:37PM

stone roses wrote: »

hi all

i only got back from san francisco great city, good vibes and a super holiday but the homeless and crack heads where all over the place, i like most irish have traveled the world and lived in austrailia but never seen so many scumbags and crack heads in one spot!!

did you go to any crack baby basketball games ?

stone roses · 19-10-2011 10:39PM

rebel10 wrote: »

Actually, I stayed in San Fran as a student a while back. I was told the reason there are so many is because of the mild climate in the city (never gets too warm because of the fog and also never gets too cold), and apparently during the Olympic games in Atlanta, the homeless there were bused out of the city, many to San Fran. One other theory, many of the homeless would be of the generation that enjoyed the summer of love there, and possibly never really got help with their addictions.

loads of young men also and girls on the street!! its a shame such a nice city!!

rebel10 · 19-10-2011 10:41PM

kumate_champ07 wrote: »

Ive been in San Fran, the people over there seem to be more friendly towards the homeless. I stayed in lower Haight. People left shoes,clothes and matresses out on the sidewalk for them. I wouldnt call them scumbags. There are scumbags in all walks of life

Yes, they definitely aren't scumbags, many of them are Vietnam veterans who are still coping with mental issues since. Lower Haight would be an area I would associate with shelters and things, so I can imagine you have seen a good few in that area! Went back to San Fran this summer, accidentally wound up on the Tenderloin during feeding time in the shelters, not an experience I would like to relive anytime soon!;)

mikemac · 19-10-2011 10:43PM

Anyone reading this thread and automatically start humming the Scott McKenzie song?

I am anyway

My_left_leg · 19-10-2011 10:45PM

For Christ's sake you went to America and saw a few homeless bums.

GER OVER IT!

stone roses · 19-10-2011 10:45PM

kumate_champ07 wrote: »

Ive been in San Fran, the people over there seem to be more friendly towards the homeless. I stayed in lower Haight. People left shoes,clothes and matresses out on the sidewalk for them. I wouldnt call them scumbags. There are scumbags in all walks of life

i hear ya scumbags in all walks of life you got that right!! cheers

stone roses · 19-10-2011 10:49PM

My_left_leg wrote: »

For Christ's sake you went to America and saw a few homeless bums.

GER OVER IT!

few bums ya right!!

opinion guy · 19-10-2011 10:52PM

OP can I recommend Detroit as your next holiday destination !! You would love it

krudler · 19-10-2011 10:54PM

oh theres bums everywhere in san fran, go to the castro district and you'll see some pantless ones too, only thats intentional

Badgermonkey · 19-10-2011 11:00PM

It is noticeable in SFO that the feel and atmosphere downtown can alter fairly radically from street to street and block to block.

Perhaps the long standing liberal ethos of the city council and wider populace precludes them from an Giuliani-style clean up.

krudler · 19-10-2011 11:01PM

just stay the hell out of the Tenderloin area

saywhatyousee · 19-10-2011 11:02PM

You have to laugh at the blatant double standards in after hours if this story was about Dublin you would be all over it like a rash calling for sterilization ect.

RichieC · 19-10-2011 11:24PM

I got so much crack in my bones,
That my friends just call me Crack,
When I'm walking down the street they go "Hey Crack",
I go "Hey Steve, what's goin' on?"
I got it in my heart,
And I got it in my socks,
When my woman and me are fighting,
I just give her a couple of rocks!

Everybody loves crack!
(I love crack!)
You on crack! You on crack!
Everybody's on crack!
Everybody - it's a matter of fact,
Your momma's on crack,
Your daddy's on crack,
That's why I love that crikity crikity crack crack crikity, bom-bom-ba-dickity love that crikity crack! Watch my back while i do my crack …… I'm comin back like Lojack for the crack!

Alter-Ego · 19-10-2011 11:37PM

This thread needs more Super Hans.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRS41-7MTSs

df1985 · 19-10-2011 11:37PM

California in general has a lot of homeless people, the weather means they never have to worry about freezing to death in the winter, hence a lot of homeless people end up there.

Ive been to San Fran, yes there is a lot but the vast majority are harmless. it looks bad for tourists etc but i never felt unsafe even when there were loads of them.

san fran homeless crack heads!!!

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