Just for the record, I am an ‘outsider’ who happened to find this website after hearing about the flooding in Volusia County. I live on the west coast of Florida in a town much larger than Deland. Not much to read on the news site, but the ‘street preaching’ caught my eye.

Wow! I’m baffled at the response to a drunk vs. decent looking, tempered young guys!

I’m a woman and I’d rather meet up with the sober guys that seem to care about other people (in their own way), than an abusive drunk on the streets after dark.

I’d rather be pulled into a lively discussion of “well, I believe…” than whatever the drunk had in his pickled brain!! If I was at dinner with friends and these men were outside, I’m sure my friends and I could continue with our conversation, or these men would just provide another interesting topic. That’s life. A lot of serious things have happened in my life in the last few years that I wasn’t happy about. You people are upset about this!! What kind of Podunk little town is Deland anyway??

In our town on weekends, at least three different street corners have teenagers with signs, jumping and yelling at the cars, “CAR WASH!!” Oh, wow, they reminded me that my car is dirty. Oooo, they made me feel so bad! And I can’t afford the few dollars for them to wash it!! Oooo, its not fair!! Somebody make them stop!!

Then there’s the guy in our town, who use to be homeless. He got a job holding a sign and waving at cars for a tax prep company, with his statue of liberty outfit on! Haha! I always make sure I honk and wave to urge him on, a lot of people do. He loves it! Its like he is a celeb!! He’s got a job!! Good for him!

Pizza places in town, apartment communities, even a new local ‘dotcom’ company have people with signs on the sidewalks, stomping, yelling, waving. One guy is great at spinning his sign all around and snapping it into view in front of the cars at the red light. It really catches your attention. Nobody is freaking out about it.

And to ‘bump’ I would say to your statement: “On one hand you have reasonable rational people who can understand the logic of a well stated arguement [sic].”

- and after that intro, you were siding for the drunk??!! Hahahahaha! XD ROTFL

Speaking of logic, alcohol immediately starts to KILL brain cells, which are the slowest cells in the body to rejuvenate. Maybe it would be best that Deland ease up on the drinking till they gain a few brain cells back! Just saying http://www.newsnet5.com/health/4873384/detail.html

Loving the white sand beaches of the west coast more every day!!