Yes, I scared away anyone and everyone who wanted to give me a rough time, male or female, homeless or employed by a homeless shelter. I never had to think or talk my way through anything. No, never did, not in the 6 years, total, that I was homeless in the Boston area from 2011 to 2019.
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