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.Eddy.
I met Eddy at the homeless shelter this morning during breakfast (more info on the local shelter I work at a couple of images back). He arrived a couple of days before Christmas. He will be a lifer on the streets which breaks my heart! He has already hooked up with a woman named Venus.....! :)
In the 60's and 70's Eddy was a "carny", a gypsy-like nomad that followed carnivals around while working odd jobs for them. He mostly assembled and disassembled the carnival rides in each new town....he explained to me how grueling the work was! It required hoisting huge fiberglass "buckets" or cars onto the ride and locking them into place with giant pins....hundreds of pounds were lifted several times a ride! His other job was to climb to the tops of the rides and change light bulbs....with out a harness to hold him if he fell!
He is homeless today because of bad luck and bad choices! The manufacturing plant he used to work at shut down back east a few years ago so he came west with all of his $ in his pocket to find work! He got stuck in Arizona...imprisoned for a short time for robbery i think and then finally made his way to California! He is hopeful.....his chin is up...there is a light in his eyes!
I really got to like Eddy today.....very sweet! He kept telling me how thankful he was to have someone to listen and not judge....today was an emotional day for me in that respect! Must be the season!
.Eddy.
I met Eddy at the homeless shelter this morning during breakfast (more info on the local shelter I work at a couple of images back). He arrived a couple of days before Christmas. He will be a lifer on the streets which breaks my heart! He has already hooked up with a woman named Venus.....! :)
In the 60's and 70's Eddy was a "carny", a gypsy-like nomad that followed carnivals around while working odd jobs for them. He mostly assembled and disassembled the carnival rides in each new town....he explained to me how grueling the work was! It required hoisting huge fiberglass "buckets" or cars onto the ride and locking them into place with giant pins....hundreds of pounds were lifted several times a ride! His other job was to climb to the tops of the rides and change light bulbs....with out a harness to hold him if he fell!
He is homeless today because of bad luck and bad choices! The manufacturing plant he used to work at shut down back east a few years ago so he came west with all of his $ in his pocket to find work! He got stuck in Arizona...imprisoned for a short time for robbery i think and then finally made his way to California! He is hopeful.....his chin is up...there is a light in his eyes!
I really got to like Eddy today.....very sweet! He kept telling me how thankful he was to have someone to listen and not judge....today was an emotional day for me in that respect! Must be the season!