My life working in the Ghetto 5

I work in the ghetto - not gun shots and drive by ghetto - but ghetto!  This is not an exaggeration, let me assure you.  I don't tell people where I work because if I did they would look at me like I'm a crazy person.  


I work on Holt and Garey.  My office building is unmarked and locked due to the nature of our work.  My office building is next to a pay by the hour motel.  My office building is located on a street known for its 'ladies of the night'!

Here are just a few of the things experienced while working on Holt and Garey:

• A homeless man named Ruben used to sweep our sidewalk for leftover food. 
•  I have a friendly relationship with 2 of the prosititues and 1 of the homeless men that are in front of our door every morning.  They often ask me for money or booze while telling me about their nights.  
• A pimp used to park his van in our parking lot with his ladies making some money in the back seat.  
• I can't tell you number of times I've been walking to the doors and have seen someone peeing on our windows...they just smile at me when I notice and go about their business.
• We have someone living in the bushes next to our building.  You never know what smell, food items, or containers will be waiting there when you walk by.
•  I've walked across the street a few times to get something to drink and have witnessed illicit drug use
•  Almost weekly there is some sort of gang or drug problem within a few blocks of us. This means the news and police helicopters circle constantly and there are sirens of the cops driving by every few minutes!

Welcome to my life working in the ghetto!

While writing this entire blog I kept singing to myself "In the Ghetto"  if you do this, it may make it more exciting!