"John A. Weeks III" wrote in
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Dave in San Diego wrote:

BTW, John, have you ever lived on an aircraft carrier? Further
responses on my part depend on your answer.

No. But how could that possibly make any difference. Have you
ever had a job working with the homeless people on a day to day
basis? If your answer is no, then are you really qualified to
respond any further?

On a day-to-day basis, no, but I have done some work in our local shelters.

On my end, I spent almost three years sleeping on carriers, and am very
familiar with the plusses and minuses.

As for the practicality of your scheme, I think that you are painfully
unaware of exactly what will be involved in doing the conversion you
propose.

1. A carrier is a large metal structure that is, at best, poorly insulated
- cold in the winter, and hot in the summer. This requires a lot of energy
for environmental control. This is on top of ordinary ventilation
requirements.

2. When any Naval ship is decommissioned, it is stripped of most of the
furnishings, including mattresses, and similar creature comforts. This also
included all of the cooking equipment that is not permanently installed.
The facilities you speak of are, in many cases, no longer there. You are
looking at an almost total refit of the living spaces.

3. Meeting fire codes is a huge expense. All of the public access areas on
the carrier museums but be plumbed with sprinkler systems. This is a
significant expense. I'm sure a housing unit would be no different.

You say: "Who pays for everything else in America? Government and faith-
based charities."
Right. As long as it isn't coming out of *your* pocket, anything is
possible.

Sorry, my supply of troll food just dried up.

Dave in San Diego