Brother can you spare a tweet?

A family member gave me a heads up on a Twitter called HomelessINRYE. It is by a homeless man living by his wits as he dodges cops, searches for food and temporary shelter in the town of Rye. So why does he take shelter in this town? Because he once had a home there. It would be an understatement to say his tweets are sobering and honest.

Below are a selection of tweets that are of interest.


The purposes of churches in Rye.

RYE has 3 big churches that self flatter and do nothing for the people they are. RESSURECTION - PRESBYTERIAN & METHODIST churches of RYE 12:53 PM May 27th from Twitterrific

RYE loves it's big useless churches , they do nothing for the community or any outreach , all they do is comfort the rich woe is them 12:46 PM May 27th from Twitterrific

Observing the communications of people who engage in illicit activities in parking lots.

# You never really pay any attention to it untill you spend your night observing it and deciphering it all.8:25 PM Jun 29th from Twitterrific
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And in turn the dealer above party city is honking warnings from the post road , it's actually quite an effective warning system8:24 PM Jun 29th from Twitterrific
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I think the dealer honking from home depot lot is communicating with the guy behind staples across the rail tracks.8:23 PM Jun 29th from Twitterrific
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1 honk is like a check to see if all is ok ... Hearing 1 honk in return signals it's all ok , 2 honks signals police patroling8:21 PM Jun 29th from Twitterrific
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They use there horns to honk each other .. Like it's thier communication so far I have deduced 2 codes8:19 PM Jun 29th from Twitterrific
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Parking lot over by khols in PC , is quite a funny place after hours , lots of parked cars with Johns in them , and mobile pot dealers8:18 PM Jun 29th from Twitterrific

The hazards of sleeping on a picnic table.

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I stood up and made like a statue , closed my eyes to squint , 2 of them saw me move and paid no mind , they watched me and shuffled off8:16 PM Jun 19th from Twitterrific
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I had a family of 3 skunks surround me in rye rec , I was passed out on top of a picnic bench , they were foraging below it when I got up8:15 PM Jun 19th from Twitterrific
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Never move toward or jostle about keep still , they may even sniff at you , no eye contact either does this realy work you say well yes8:13 PM Jun 19th from Twitterrific
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if a skunk sees you and moves toward you stand still , sknunks rarely spray when they initiate contact , they spray when startled or scared8:11 PM Jun 19th from Twitterrific

Homeless Survival

You kinda have to relearn your day , planning well in advance of rain, snow or bad weather sort of like living was 200 years ago3:48 AM May 27th from Twitterrific

Whatever it takes to avoid looking like a bag person , maintaing the look of normalcy is super hard work living on the street3:46 AM May 27th from Twitterrific

Find a self storage for your stuff, pay enough rent up front to keep your stuff stored even use it a a change room avoid lugging bags around3:43 AM May 27th from Twitterrific

There is an airport style washroom there , essential for staying washed ,it's large and secluded enough to strip down and wash3:39 AM May 27th from Twitterrific

The true nature of Rye.

i used to think this was a great town,until i lived it from shadows,then you really see how this town loves only those with money & stature.6:10 AM Jun 18th from web

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that scene spell a lot of this out just right , even myself i never payed attention to people long enough to see suffering in their eyes5:55 AM Jun 18th from web
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referring to the eloi & the morlocks..and how the beautiful people never see the wretches that lie just beneath the surface.5:54 AM Jun 18th from web
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do you remember that movie with Mel Gibson... Ransom? well remember the conversation gary sinise had with Mel Gibson? about the rich?5:53 AM Jun 18th from web
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there are poor in rye , there are disaffected in rye , but they would just as much shut it all out.5:49 AM Jun 18th from web
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locals of rye never hold any drives or fund raisers to help improve things there,& they are fooled into thinking that rye doesn't have poor.5:47 AM Jun 18th from web
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anything pertaining to reaching out to those in need, and right next door in port Chester there is deep poverty extant!, but guess what?5:45 AM Jun 18th from web
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when you see posts like that of "MY RYE" what you are seeing are the outlets they have built for themselves, look close and you will not see5:44 AM Jun 18th from web
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but because they have layered this community with the trappings of money & wealth this shuts me in ,and gives me no options for recovery5:43 AM Jun 18th from web
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what this does to wretches like me is make me a "Shut in" , if i were kicked out of rye i would be a shut out & probably get help5:41 AM Jun 18th from web
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what i do hate is how they add layers to this community that only serve themselves and their own interests5:40 AM Jun 18th from web
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i want to establish the fact that i do not Hate rich people ,as some might get the perception from my posts5:39 AM Jun 18th from web
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Myrye tweet is a window into the self absorbed ppl in this town , where is the posts about helping people ?12:04 AM Jun 18th from Twitterrific
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The snobs come together .... For rye funny that, I was here before the snobs , RYE is infected with NYC snobs12:02 AM Jun 18th from Twitterrific
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One post here has people in RYE trying desperately hard to maintain property values so high , invariably to keep certain people out of rye.12:00 AM Jun 18th from Twitterrific

The stress from homelessness.

Morning is here time to prepare for a useless day I feel like tom hanks in castaway talking to a volleyball I'm trying not to go insane 4:07 AM May 27th from Twitterrific

The futility of fundraisers in Rye

locals of rye never hold any drives or fund raisers to help improve things there,& they are fooled into thinking that rye doesn't have poor.5:47 AM Jun 18th from web

A strong sense of humor

I got to talking to one woman new to rye in sbucks she said she had to get out of NYC " too many homeless ppl" I laughed and chuckled a bit 11:53 PM Jun 17th from TweetDeck

What outreach really means.

Outreach means get them out of my million dollar hood.5:13 PM Jun 4th from Twitterrific

Hate.

Have you ever had so much hatred toward another human bieng that at sight of them your body trembles with anger / rage / & intent?12:51 PM Jun 1st from web

Things to come

Lurking around small towns you can overhear things like never before the wealthy are so doomed and they don't even know it3:56 AM May 27th from Twitterrific

When I read the words of people who have fallen into the cracks of society, I find myself taking a very hard look at my own life. I realize how lucky I am for what I have and that I am grateful that the only problems that I have are ones that do not deal with starvation and lack of clean underwear and not having a roof over my head. I have also have no excuse for not achieving my goals because I do not face the daily problems that this man has to deal with.

HomelessINRYE if you are reading this, I am praying for you. Please keep up the tweets. It is important for everyone to know what is really happening out there.