ITV. Fri 9 Jan, 8-8.30. PART 2 NOW Living Without Money

olly300

ecoelle wrote: »

If it were up to me then companies should have to donate all unwanted even damaged items to charity. Our local M&S used to donate all their unsold daily reductions to the local homeless shelter until some bloody insane lawyer told them to stop in case someone sued them for food poisoning! i hate waste, i recycle everything i can and i refuse to even buy certain products because they have too much packaging but i'm a stickler for rules!!!

How would a homeless person know that they:
1. Had food poisoning
2. Got it from M&S food

Most homeless people in shelters are rough sleepers, are not in the best of health and rarely get medical attention. They also tend to eat more than just the sandwich when they are given food.

fc123

RecoveringAlcoholic wrote: »

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/3837355.Recovering_alcoholic_to_be_face_of_charity_for_homeless/

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Is that you?
I have 'looked out' for a wide variety of homeless people over the past decade. They live in the back doorway of my shop's loading bay. It's concealed, dry and safe...plus they don't have the landowner (me) chucking stuff out there to make it unpleasant for them.

The last one was really ill all throughout the winter...I would hear him coughing. We liase with the outreach people locally if necessary.
But I don't meddle or try to be Mrs Do-Gooder....just keep an eye out if they get ill.

Steve made good in the end...he lived out front for 18 months. He got a council place in the end and it was rescuing a dog that got him off the drugs (he needed the money for dog food) in the end.
He still comes to visit every month.

PN Thanks for the resume.....I too, think this would be a useful public service...precis telly progs for those that don't have telly.

opaque

Sounds like this bloke is lucky with the weather, lucky that he wasn't arrested (or more likely moved on) by the police in the park (or arrested for trespacing if the park was locked), accused of being a pervery by a women when he was in the toilets. Yes arrested for trespass/theft from the shops bins etc etc.
Not saying it's right that these things happen to some homeless people (especially the waste of food by shops) but sounds like this bloke is doing rather well compared to anyone else that would be in the situation, not by choice.

PasturesNew

fc123 wrote: »

PN Thanks for the resume.....I too, think this would be a useful public service...precis telly progs for those that don't have telly.

Produced by people who don't have a life

RecoveringAlcoholic

fc123

Just for interest, some friends spent the weekend here:

Sixth Brighton Intergroup of Alcoholics Anonymous Convention
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th January 2009. Venue: Brighton Hilton Metropole Hotel, 106 Kings Road, Brighton, BN1 2FU

Lotus-eater

I couldn't what see the fuss he made about the derelict house was about, what was he expecting, bloody on-suite bathrooms?

oldMcDonald

I will go back and thank posts in a moment, just got to the end of the thread and wanted to post!

TA for the first couple of posts, PN - I don't have a TV and had seen this programme mentioned elsewhere, it sounded like it may be good! Is this the first of a series or was it a one off programme?

oldMcDonald

PasturesNew wrote: »

My hot tip for free money from the floor is: in town centres, cars near to nightclubs that shut about 2-3am, if they have a barrier that you open by sticking coins in the slot.

At 2-3am, with a car full of mates and a queue of cars building up behind you, if you drop £1 coin you don't start fannying about reversing up to get it.

If you can pass one of these at first daylight, you can pick up £2-3/day.

My hot tip is to walk the dog / take a walk on a Saturday / Sunday morning and be sure to go past any taxi ranks / bus stops. I have a friend who easily picks up £5 -£10 each weekend morning doing this. Pi$$heads the night before were too drunk to realise that when gettng their fare out they also threw the contents of their pockets over the floor:rolleyes:

Lotus-eater

It was the first of two I think, you can watch it on the BBC catch up website

Jorgan_2

Lotus-eater wrote: »

It was the first of two I think, you can watch it on the BBC catch up website

Although you may have more luck with ITV player.;)