Homeless in McLean?

[Anonymous]

Has anyone seen the nice woman who used to be at Dolley Madison Library?

I haven't seen her in a long time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone seen the nice woman who used to be at Dolley Madison Library?

I haven't seen her in a long time.

Have seen her within the last 3 months. She seems to spend much of her day sitting in front of the library, as if she is waiting for someone, but she actually is homeless. I believe she sleeps in either the library or the community center.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don’t you think the positive of having homeless people in McLean is to teach many residents a lesson on gratitude, and appreciate every bit of a homemade meal?
Throwing away food in your children’s presence has a tremendous impact. Children learn to refuse nutritious, healthy meals.

They’re not there to be precious symbols of lessons and wisdom because your children don’t want to eat your gross food. They’re real people with problems who need help.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There’s a sizable tent camp in the woods near Kirby Road, down in the little valley by the creek. A neighbor was walking her dog there the year before last and a white man who seemed to live in one of tents exposed himself and followed her for some distance while masturbating.

What? Where, near Kirby and Westmoreland? I’ve never seen anything back there. I’m not saying that didn’t happen but I’m not aware of some tent encampment.

NP, but my guess was Marie Butler Leven Preserve as the mystery location?

The white house in located the preserve had been unoccupied for some time. The presence of trash and alcohol led me to believe it was either being occupied by a few homeless people, or it was a spot where teenagers regularly hang out. (I believe the house has now been occupied for the last 2 years or so).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I've noticed that there are a few of homeless guys in McLean as of late, mainly hanging around the Giant on Chain Bridge Road. One guy has been there since last year and I've seen him everywhere, from the sops on Chain Bridge to the churches along Georgetown Pike. He has a few shopping carts full of things (now that I think of it, they all do; it's 2 or 3 guys AFAIK). They mainly keep to themselves, but how did they get to McLean?

Is there a force field around McLean to keep homeless people out?

Sort of, it's the PD. I saw cop cars, ambulance and a firetruck responding to a report of a homeless dude sitting on a grassy area. Not exactly the welcome wagon.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Has anyone seen the nice woman who used to be at Dolley Madison Library?

I haven't seen her in a long time.

Have seen her within the last 3 months. She seems to spend much of her day sitting in front of the library, as if she is waiting for someone, but she actually is homeless. I believe she sleeps in either the library or the community center.

No one in Mclean has an extra bedroom for someone like her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've noticed that there are a few of homeless guys in McLean as of late, mainly hanging around the Giant on Chain Bridge Road. One guy has been there since last year and I've seen him everywhere, from the sops on Chain Bridge to the churches along Georgetown Pike. He has a few shopping carts full of things (now that I think of it, they all do; it's 2 or 3 guys AFAIK). They mainly keep to themselves, but how did they get to McLean?

Is there a force field around McLean to keep homeless people out?

Sort of, it's the PD. I saw cop cars, ambulance and a firetruck responding to a report of a homeless dude sitting on a grassy area. Not exactly the welcome wagon.

an aggressive cop with a body cam could be a ticket to owning a house in McLean.

[Anonymous]

Be nice homeless people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone seen the nice woman who used to be at Dolley Madison Library?

I haven't seen her in a long time.

Have seen her within the last 3 months. She seems to spend much of her day sitting in front of the library, as if she is waiting for someone, but she actually is homeless. I believe she sleeps in either the library or the community center.

No one in Mclean has an extra bedroom for someone like her.

I know you’re making fun of McLean and I get it, but having a close relative who worked at a shelter, I can tell you that a lot of people who live on the street actually want to. That’s part of the problem that’s never discussed. And a lot need psychiatric care.

[Anonymous]

I imagine the homeless people do very well in McLean. I know a few of the homeless people in Arlington (Clarendon specifically) can afford to stay in hotels...

[Anonymous]

I have lived in McLean for 25 years and there have been homeless here most of that time. It ebbs and flows with more during recession years. I am not surprised that there are places where tents have been erected.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone seen the nice woman who used to be at Dolley Madison Library?

I haven't seen her in a long time.

Have seen her within the last 3 months. She seems to spend much of her day sitting in front of the library, as if she is waiting for someone, but she actually is homeless. I believe she sleeps in either the library or the community center.

No one in Mclean has an extra bedroom for someone like her.

I know you’re making fun of McLean and I get it, but having a close relative who worked at a shelter, I can tell you that a lot of people who live on the street actually want to. That’s part of the problem that’s never discussed. And a lot need psychiatric care.

This is very true. If you gave many of these homeless people rent money for a month, chances are they aren't going to spend it on housing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've noticed several homeless strangers around McLean, mainly at night. But the most mysterious person, that I wonder about is the lady who is always at the Mclean Post Office in the evenings. Who is she? Where is she from?

The MOST mysterious person is the clown, person with the clown outfit who walks around in Lewinsville Park at night. He sometimes watches the night games. Where is he from?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've noticed several homeless strangers around McLean, mainly at night. But the most mysterious person, that I wonder about is the lady who is always at the Mclean Post Office in the evenings. Who is she? Where is she from?

The MOST mysterious person is the clown, person with the clown outfit who walks around in Lewinsville Park at night. He sometimes watches the night games. Where is he from?

Is this a real thing?! It made me think of the clown rumors from the past: https://www.fauquier.com/news/creepy-clown-rumors-hit-northern-virginia/article_f8108d7c-88b3-11e6-933d-5b82eb4ba5a0.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've noticed several homeless strangers around McLean, mainly at night. But the most mysterious person, that I wonder about is the lady who is always at the Mclean Post Office in the evenings. Who is she? Where is she from?

The MOST mysterious person is the clown, person with the clown outfit who walks around in Lewinsville Park at night. He sometimes watches the night games. Where is he from?

I've heard that the clown in Lewinsville park is an old coach who just wants to watch the games and not be recognized or bothered. Harmless.