This has been a mercifully mild winter for the outoor-dwellers. Still we've had a few nights where the temperature bottomed out near -20C. And when a sleeping bag gets wet, hypothermia can set in at much higher temps.
You're right, this guy is above a steam vent, but it must still be a damned cold place to sleep. Toronto has a steam heating system in the core, and every so often there's a leak and warm air and water vapor pours out of sidewalk grates. Inevitably a homeless person sets up camp there. Within a day or two workers fix the leak. I know they're doing their job and saving money and everything, but I always feel bad for that homeless person who loses a warm sleeping place. I think many of these people sleep during the day and wander the streets and hang out in all-night coffee shops when the temps are colder at night. Thanks for the comment. Cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: "Daniel J. Matyola" <[email protected]> Sent: February 25, 2012 2/25/12 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: PESO - Wet Cold Night That image tells a strong story, Frank. The homeless have it tough everywhere, but in the climate of Toronto, it must be brutal. There is little snow around his blanket; is there a subway vent or some other source of heat that made him choose this location> Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 7:29 AM, frank theriault <[email protected]> wrote: > Every winter several homeless people in Toronto die of exposure. It's > a miracle there aren't more: > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2012/02/wet-cold-night.html > > Comments always welcome. > > cheers, > frank > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
