Where to put stuff?

December 21, 2023

Worked steadily the past two days.  Volunteered with Catherine Card’s program of providing showers and sometimes clean clothes to people who live on Billings’ streets.  Catherine, an old friend of Mark Fryberger’s, said locally, at least 200-400 people have no house, no apartment.  The Rescue Mission has rules and restrictions that prevent entry for some folks. The people I met were top notch.

A fellow named Matthieu told me he teams up with several others to watch each others’ possessions.  He noted how difficult it is to have to carry more than two pieces of luggage everywhere he goes.  They can put all their packs and bags together, then take turns watching them.  That way they can get a chance to go in a restaurant without all their stuff.

What if there were lockers where people could store stuff during the day? They don’t seem to exist. In my day bus stations had lockers. You put in some quarters, stowed your gear, and kept the key to retrieve the stuff later.