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To: Ish who wrote (2047)	8/6/2002 11:42:19 AM
From: Sarkie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34894

Homeless, right! He probably owns the mansion on top of the hill.

To: Ish who wrote (2047)	8/6/2002 8:48:39 PM
From: CVJ	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34894

I remember as a teenager in Cincinnati while working in an Uncle's flower shop, meeting the guy who used to clean up a lot of small shops downtown, emptying trash, sweeping sidewalks, etc after they closed. He used to get a quarter or half dollar depending on the shop etc. He slept in abandoned buildings on the riverfront, had cardboard soles taped to his shoes; the whole typical homeless thing. He was found dead from exposure one morning in the middle of winter. They found a couple of bank books on him. He had over $14,000 in banks, in 1956; which is equivalent to maybe $75,000 in today's $$$.