After being evicted from that furnished room, the barren bench was great support, at least for his back, considering the meager aid he had gotten elsewhere. Once upon a time, you only became a number if you were in prison, school, an institution, or a policyholder of a very large insurance company. Well that has all changed now! The hundreds of homeless folks waiting for relief from their destitute existence have been dealt a further unsympathetic blow. They have been ousted off the benches at Nathan Phillips Square. Now gone, it was one of the last safe outdoor havens, in a public area, with high visibility and the perceived comforts of sleeping in that choice of habitat. Many people remember that space fondly.
