Mr Bloke Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 6 minutes ago, Sheffield Monks said: There was one sat outside Mitchell's wine merchants when I went the other week. Hmmm... Are you sure that wasn't just the wine waiter... ... waiting for his tip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_DADDY Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 I used to help out a homeless guy at a local tesco every now and then. A sandwich and drink here, a hot meal cooked at home and taken to him there. On one particularly cold evening my daughter and I decided to take him some hot stew but he weren't there so we gave it to 2 paramedics who were sat waiting for a call out as we didn't want it to go to waste and we went home. The following day we took him some hotdogs and a few other bits but again he wasn't there. As its some kind of regular waiting place for ambulances there was another one parked up and I asked them if they knew the guy and if he was OK. The driver told us he wasn't homeless, he's known for doing the homeless routine and he actually has a flat nearby. I was fuming but as the hotdogs were still nice and hot we gave them to two very grateful paramedics and went on our way. My daughter was really upset at being lied to like that and now I think twice about handing out stuff to people who claim to be homeless It's a shame really because I bet there has been a few genuine homeless people who I've not helped out because I've suspected they were dodgy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WackoJacko Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 The best thing you can do for homeless people is to donate to charities that help them like Ben's centre or the cathedral archer project. The genuine homeless people will most likely be accessing these services. If they are truly homeless would they most like not be in the city centre where they can access services. It's also worth saying that the there is homeless outreach team that will visit areas where homeless people have been reported by the public. If they are genuinely homeless then the team will work with the person to try and get them in supported housing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeHasRisen Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 (edited) Plenty of "homeless" people arent actually homeless, the sooner people realise this uncomfortable truth and stop giving people money the better, and the genuine ones will access services like the ones mentioned above instead Edited October 10, 2021 by HeHasRisen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin C Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 3 hours ago, HeHasRisen said: Plenty of "homeless" people arent actually homeless, the sooner people realise this uncomfortable truth and stop giving people money the better, and the genuine ones will access services like the ones mentioned above instead I realised this about 40 years ago Not a penny piece has passed to these pathetic scroungers ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobster Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 I was in Dublin years ago , very early morning looked out of the hotel window and was amazed to see a number of Mini Buses and Transit Vans pull up at various points in the City centre .They were all full of women and children who got out , split up and just sat down . Being a bit naive I asked the hotel staff what was going on . Oh it is just the organised beggars staking out their pitch was the response , Transport will come along about 5/6pm when there is a shift change - gobsmacked to say the least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutch Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Never mind those people on the street. Every time UK politicians are on the news I see beggars of a different kind. Thing is that the ones on the street are dressed poorly and the other ones wear a suit and tie. I do not see the difference these are exactly the same people to me with a different dress code. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 6 hours ago, lobster said: I was in Dublin years ago , very early morning looked out of the hotel window and was amazed to see a number of Mini Buses and Transit Vans pull up at various points in the City centre .They were all full of women and children who got out , split up and just sat down . Being a bit naive I asked the hotel staff what was going on . Oh it is just the organised beggars staking out their pitch was the response , Transport will come along about 5/6pm when there is a shift change - gobsmacked to say the least Was a group down the Moor a while back that operated like that, every day they were dropped off and collected by a flash Mercedes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_N Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 The sooner people realise that most of these "homeless" people aren't actually homeless, the better. The amount that get dropped off in cars in town is staggering, before starting their "work shifts" assumingly to pay for spice and other drugs. Call me heartless, but I never give any money. If they ask for a coffee or food I happily oblige. Rarely they do however! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl1 Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 regrettably there are those who see this as a way to make an easy buck. As you know where they live worth reporting to the tax and social security people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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