Yet another begger

Stanleymad said:
Worse time to borrow money of a stranger & the most vunerable, something i have learnt over the years in such adversity there is help available but without resorting to asking for money from a stranger in the street especially at that time of the morning with what kind of people are about at that time, like waiting in the waiting room till u could contact family or enquiring your options to staff about getting home safely. Always keep a small emergency fund safe & handy in times like this helps.
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I'm sure most people, especially people with small children DO try and keep a contingency fund for the unexpected occasion, however, when rushing a small child to A&E, I dont tend to stop at my front door, doing my normal mental check list of what i need to take (memory is not what it used to be). When my son got rushed in with breathing difficulties, I didnt stop everything to grab my purse, i panicked and forgot my money! I didnt ask or 'beg' anything off anyone, I stayed in hospital overnight with him, with no food, drink etc. However, if someone had approached me in the same situation, I would have gladly tried to help them.

I think from the moment you have a child, you have to be willing for all dignity to go out of the window, from the moment of birth. If that means having to ask someone for help when you are at your most desperate, then that is something you have to do. You may not want to, or may hate yourself for doing it, but if there is a child involved, then I think its a case of needs must.

I would much prefer to swallow my pride to get my child out of the cold, and ask someone for help, rather than walk the streets with him.

I kow that this is a different scenario to the one Less has described, wasnt sure if it was a joke at first especially the no ashtray thing, and maybe I am a mug or gullible, but I have to say that I would have probably given the quid or whatever the bus fare would be to help the girl. No one but her knows the situation behind it, but then again maybe I am a soft touch lol
 
i meant to add, i am a soft touch 'AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH'. This probably explains why I am permamently skint by the middle lmao
 
i used to keep £15 in emergency money.. this was stolen from me just before my son was taken into hospital..... getting my son home and keeping him safe was more important than anything else at the time..
 
exactly. If it is a choice between having 10 people look down on me, but one person helping me and my son, then so be it.

Everyone always says that they would die for their children, so whats a bit of humiliation?
 
That girl would have been laughing her socks off if she met a few like you onlyme. Why on earth should you subsidise other people???
 
because out of the many i help, if just one has a genuine reason for needing help, then thats worth the few that may be taking me for a ride
 
I appreciate where you are coming from on that one, but i think its quite a cynical soceity we live in anyway, and I wont have people that obviously misuse their money spoil it for someone that genuinely deserves help.

In the situation Less is talking about, I would propbably, for example, give a quid which is enough for bus fare to Blackburn. This pretty much equates to half a lager or 4 fags, neither of which I would really miss. If that quid can makes someone elses life a little easier, then I would prefer to spend it on that.
 
onlyme said:
I appreciate where you are coming from on that one, but i think its quite a cynical soceity we live in anyway, and I wont have people that obviously misuse their money spoil it for someone that genuinely deserves help.

In the situation Less is talking about, I would propbably, for example, give a quid which is enough for bus fare to Blackburn. This pretty much equates to half a lager or 4 fags, neither of which I would really miss. If that quid can makes someone elses life a little easier, then I would prefer to spend it on that.
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I think that I like your attitude better than the others ... altho' I understand where they are coming from. I usually give to panners. Who misses the odd loonie or toonie? There but for the grace of god etc.

By the way, you are paying way too much for cigarettes :D
 
Thank You Eric. I do understand where everyone is coming from, and i could be funding a drug problem or alcohol abuse, but i'd prefer to risk that chance rather than having someone struggle.

And I've just been checking my maths lol. 20 cigarettes for 5 quid, is 4 fags per quid. Way too much, but my only vice.

Well the only one i'll let on to ;) lol
 
emamum23 said:
:confused:..... whats a panner and a loonie and a toonie??....:confused:
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Oops, sometimes I forget the language barrier:o A panner is a panhandler or beggar. A loonie is a one dollar coin, and a toonie a two dollar coin. The loonie is so called because on the back of the coin is a loon. And the toonie? God knows how it got its name. It has the Queen's head on the front and a polar bear on the back .... it's known as the Queen with a bare behind:D
 
onlyme said:
is it just me that doesnt have a clue what jae is on about?
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Think possibly Jae misunderstands the bumping rule, (or maybe me :().. think against the rules just to bump up a thread and nothing else to add, but Jae is tryin' to say that Less has bumped up a topic recently discussed. Don't think falls within this rule, although perhaps Less could have added it to his other thread ?

Sure Mick or Len will be here shortly to offer the correct interpretation .. :D

I wouldn't give money, 'cept would definitely have helped Emamum out in those circumstances, but must admit to handing a fag over many times when asked .. too much trouble to refuse, and understand the desperation so to speak .. even give 'em a light.
 
Think you've got it right there Kate, I've lost count of the fags I've lent to complete strangers. Would never have seen a mum and child stuck but won't just hand money out willy nilly!!
 
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