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Yeah, for a homeless person, the advantage to having a little bit of cash to drop in a restaurant or coffeehouse means that they get to rent that table for, oh, perhaps a couple of hours. They get access to a well-maintained restroom. There is climate control.

Motels > restaurants > libraries > buses, in terms of comfortable hangouts.

When I was living on the streets, St. Vincent de Paul continually finagled for me some gift certificates to a 24-hour burger joint. That was a GODSEND, because the worst part of living on the streets is wondering what to do with yourself all night. It was absolutely Heaven for me if I could slip into the burger joint and doodle in my journal, or sip coffee in an IHOP and read a book.