Sometimes it takes posts like these for me to appreciate living in this city. Stopping at Metro Center is nearly a weekly event for me so I just blow through the station and don't appreciate it for what it's worth. Great photo OP! And from someone who used to live in a Midwest city, I hear you.

If you are insinuating that "the homeless" has some sort of different meaning than being homeless you're going to need to be explicit about what you mean. Clearly no one else in this comment thread understands you.

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>The dozen or 2 people that decided they could build a shanty town in a public park 2 blocks from the White House are not "the homeless".
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>"a dozen or 2 homeless people who decided to build a shanty town in a central park"

You said they werent homeless. Then you said they were homeless. This isn't word games. Either you're trolling or truly contradicting yourself.

Put the dog inside? It's obviously barking in the backyard.

I'm sure it wants to kill all the rats running around the alley.

Yeah this is my first thought. I think I will go knock the next time it happens and hope for the best.

I have considered shouting out the window many times, but I dont want any of my neighbors to be more annoyed than any of us already are /s