Crazy people

[yassie]

What's going on in this city? Friday afternoon I walked down Chestnut st from Broad to 3rd st and saw min. of 4 people screaming/cursing/talking to themselves . Of course no cops were around. I took a bus into town later and a woman was on the bus loudly talking to herself and carrying dozens of bags.

[Litter Box]

What's going on in this city? Friday afternoon I walked down Chestnut st from Broad to 3rd st and saw min. of 4 people screaming/cursing/talking to themselves . Of course no cops were around. I took a bus into town later and a woman was on the bus loudly talking to herself and carrying dozens of bags.

Yesterday on the bus a lady was talking to herself as if she was on a call phone. The bus driver told her shut up or you're off the bus, silence for the rest of my trip.

[guzzijason]

Ummm.... you're just now noticing this sort of stuff? Well, in that case, let me be the first to welcome you to the city.

I occasionally share a bus ride with the sign-on-head guy (if you've spent much time walking around the city, you've probably seen him... he carries signs - and has a sign attached to his head - covered with all sort of writing that nobody could possibly read. Volumes). Anyway, this guy spends the entire bus ride jabbering on and on the same sort of stream-of-conscience jibberish that is all over his signs. I'm not sure if he even takes time to breathe.

Folks just ignore him... although I am sort of curious about what all is on his signs. Unfortunately, its written so small (because there is so much) that one would have to get about 6 inches away from him to decipher it. I haven't been *that* curious.

__Jason

[Volanova]

Ummm.... you're just now noticing this sort of stuff? Well, in that case, let me be the first to welcome you to the city.

I occasionally share a bus ride with the sign-on-head guy (if you've spent much time walking around the city, you've probably seen him... he carries signs - and has a sign attached to his head - covered with all sort of writing that nobody could possibly read. Volumes). Anyway, this guy spends the entire bus ride jabbering on and on the same sort of stream-of-conscience jibberish that is all over his signs. I'm not sure if he even takes time to breathe.

Folks just ignore him... although I am sort of curious about what all is on his signs. Unfortunately, its written so small (because there is so much) that one would have to get about 6 inches away from him to decipher it. I haven't been *that* curious.

__Jason

I have always wondered what that guy has written on those signs as well, but, like you, I am not about to get close enough to read them... He used to hang out a lot at 18th and Market, but I've not seen him there in a while.

[guzzijason]

This guy, actually:


Credit: STREET PHOTOGRAPHER: MICHAEL PENN PHOTOGRAPHY

__Jason

[Volanova]

This guy, actually:

__Jason

I think that's the same one. I've seen him with a sandwich board before, too, though.

[The Count]

What's going on in this city? Friday afternoon I walked down Chestnut st from Broad to 3rd st and saw min. of 4 people screaming/cursing/talking to themselves . Of course no cops were around. I took a bus into town later and a woman was on the bus loudly talking to herself and carrying dozens of bags.

Two Sundays ago I took my 3-year old on the big double decker tour bus just for something to do. We got off at 6th and market and walked east. In a doorway at 4th and Market two homeless men were having sex.

This was around 11:30 am on a Sunday.

[Volanova]

Two Sundays ago I took my 3-year old on the big double decker tour bus just for something to do. We got off at 6th and market and walked east. In a doorway at 4th and Market two homeless men were having sex.

This was around 11:30 am on a Sunday.

And this is why, when people argue against stopping homeless feedings in the park by saying it's just getting them "out of sight", my response is, "That's a bad thing?"

[GroJLart]

My vote for best crazy person is the guy who gets on the bus and starts yelling names of streets at random.

He'll be like:

"Washington Avenue!"

"Front Street!"

"13th Street!"

then silence...

then suddenly, twice as loud as the others:

"MAaaaaackaaaaaaaaa lackaaaaaaaaaa Street!"

back to original volume...

"Walnut Street!"

Sometimes he'll go through a long period of silence, the bus will fill with people, and eventually someone will sit next to him. Then you'll get another

"MAAAAAAAKAAAAAAAAAAA LAAAAAAAKAAAAAAAa Street!"

Love that guy.

[6enny]

Two Sundays ago I took my 3-year old on the big double decker tour bus just for something to do. We got off at 6th and market and walked east. In a doorway at 4th and Market two homeless men were having sex.

This was around 11:30 am on a Sunday.

This, or monkeys at the zoo, is how every six-year-old should learn about the birds and the bees.

[CountFunkula]

I saw a homeless lady wiping her backside on a rusty pole the other day outside of the apartment. It was an up and down method rarely seen in the bathroom world. It was only made more efficient by the rust apparently. Ouch.

This isn't the way that I typically like to wake up.

What was even more shocking was the load of fresh poo that she left further up the street. It would have made carriage horses seem delicate.

So, my question about homeless feedings is a bit different. What on earth are they feeding the homeless? And how do I get on that meal plan?

Note to self: I will never touch a Philadelphia sign or light pole casually again.

[Volanova]

This thread just keeps reminding me of the Always Sunny episode "Bums: Making a Mess All Over the City".

[Naveen]

What's going on in this city? Friday afternoon I walked down Chestnut st from Broad to 3rd st and saw min. of 4 people screaming/cursing/talking to themselves . Of course no cops were around. I took a bus into town later and a woman was on the bus loudly talking to herself and carrying dozens of bags.

As others have said, you're noticing this now? I'm amazed.

Honestly though, the street crazies on the East Coast are nothing compared to those on the West. San Francisco, Seattle and (to a somewhat lesser extent) L.A. are all cities that boast far more wierdos than this side of the country. The major distinction is that here the crazies tend to yell and scream to themselves; out West, they yell and scream to you.

Two Sundays ago I took my 3-year old on the big double decker tour bus just for something to do. We got off at 6th and market and walked east. In a doorway at 4th and Market two homeless men were having sex.

This was around 11:30 am on a Sunday.

[Alley]

Crazy bum that is creeping me out the most lately hangs mostly around Old City. At first he does not seem like a bum then you get the weird stare. Then you start seeing him more doing odd things like digging through dumpsters. He also has an unleashed dog with him all the time.

[Grad hospital]

Walnut street is turning into an American Gladiator style gauntlet of crazy people, beggars, and activist. I can't get 2 blocks without someone shoving a petition in my face, or wanting to eat my face.

[Notcom]

I saw a homeless lady wiping her backside on a rusty pole the other day outside of the apartment. It was an up and down method rarely seen in the bathroom world. It was only made more efficient by the rust apparently. Ouch.

This isn't the way that I typically like to wake up.

What was even more shocking was the load of fresh poo that she left further up the street. It would have made carriage horses seem delicate.

So, my question about homeless feedings is a bit different. What on earth are they feeding the homeless? And how do I get on that meal plan?

Note to self: I will never touch a Philadelphia sign or light pole casually again.

Human waste shuts down BART escalators - SFGate

[Jayfar]

Human waste shuts down BART escalators - SFGate

Ugh! Memo to self: added escalator mechanic to list of jobs I wouldn't do for any amount of money.

[CountFunkula]

I had to do a triple jump one day down the stairs to the subway at 8th and Market that was super-human.

It is amazing how bum diarrhea can make you do some incredible things. What confused me was the amount? It looked like it was possibly a gaggle of bums.

The last leap was 3 stairs - I can away uninjured and with my dignity still intact. My Saucony sneakers served me well.

[InYourVacancies]

This thread just keeps reminding me of the Always Sunny episode "Bums: Making a Mess All Over the City".

"The streets are flooded with the ejaculate of the homeless!"

[RainboTeabagger]

In a doorway at 4th and Market two homeless men were having sex.

There are no doorways at 4th and Market. Are you sure it wasn't Mike Jerrick?

Human waste shuts down BART escalators - SFGate

They have subway stations out west?