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  • mean_bean279@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    We have tons of shelters in the US too. Talk to any homeless person though and they’ll tell you they don’t use the shelter because it either: forces them to not use drugs, splits up a family, has lots of sexual assaults going on, or has more health related problems than it’s worth.

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      10 months ago

      last time i took a shower at a homeless shelter:
      you have to hand all your stuff to a guy at a window, he puts it in a bag, then you go to a medium sized room with several shower heads spraying towards the middle…
      so you don’t just get your shower, you get the water bouncing off a dozen naked homeless guys…
      the water is a tepid, narrow, painful jet…
      i caught scabies and athletes foot…

      i’ve taken one other one at a shelter in another city and state and it was identical…

      gym is way better, otherwise i’d rather take a bird bath in a random bathroom sink…

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      11 months ago

      Oh definitely, it’s not a great option regardless so if you have the ability to pay, the gym is definitely the better option.