A stroll in Philadelphia, The Liberty State. R U angry, or heartbroken?

[Murrmurr]

This is a 12-minute video, but you get the whole picture within the first few minutes.
Several neighborhood in Los Angeles look just like this....

It's harder to spot in Sacramento because we have so many remote areas with lots of trees and spacious abandoned buildings in our decaying suburbs.

 

[Murrmurr]

Crap.

I'll try something else.

Devi posted it for me down there

 

[Murrmurr]

In YouTube, enter "america - August 8, 2023 Early Morning, StreetRecords" (you can copy/paste)

The video will come up first on the list.

 

[Devi]

Let's see if this works -- August 8, 2023 Early Morning, Street Records

"Kensington Ave Philadelphia walk through recording. Kensington Philadelphia is infamous for Kensington Philadelphia zombies as a result of homelessness. This video and other videos in this channel sheds light to what is going on in this neighborhood hoping that it can reach people who can bring the needed help."

Well, it may be homelessness, but this looks like drugs to me.

 

[Paco Dennis]

1776 Philadelphia

Maybe we need to try that again.

 

[Murrmurr]

Let's see if this works -- August 8, 2023 Early Morning, Street Records

"Kensington Ave Philadelphia walk through recording. Kensington Philadelphia is infamous for Kensington Philadelphia zombies as a result of homelessness. This video and other videos in this channel sheds light to what is going on in this neighborhood hoping that it can reach people who can bring the needed help."

Well, it may be homelessness, but this looks like drugs to me.

Thanks, Dev.

I guess that's one way to cope with homelessness; escape your mind.

People at our local homeless camps told me dealers stop in every day to sell the drug de jour; usually a little bit of Fentanyl or Oxycontin mixed with a really cheap form of meth and a bunch of "whatever."

The "whatever" is usually a concoction of over-the-counter meds the street chemist can get at the Dollar Store, some baking soda or baby powder, and sometimes hard candy that's been crushed to a powder. Then they name it after the candy, like Jolly Rancher, Skittles, or Runts.

Messes you up, if it doesn't outright kill you.