Beware Of This Girl

BOB · 28-11-2004, 15:51

Beware Of A Girl In The Town Centre Begging For Money She Is Out Side Wilkinsons Most Days She Is About 25 Years Of Age Also She Was Hanging Around The Cash Points On Saturday Night She Ask Wife For Some Money But Last Night Her (boyfriend) Was Hiding Across The Road In A Door Way I Got Out Of The Car And Had A Word With The Girl And Warned Her I Would Ring The Police She Then Ran To Her Boy Friend And They Both Ran Off Are The Cctv People Asleep Or What

rockrabbit · 28-11-2004, 16:37

i know who you mean shes asked me a few times outside wilkinsons and on the bus station on saturdays

WillowTheWhisp · 28-11-2004, 16:49

This should be one for the Czars.

I hate being intimidated by beggars.

I will happily buy The Big Issue but I find it unnerving to be accosted in the street and asked for money.

Sparkologist · 28-11-2004, 19:07

If so many people are aware of this parasite, then surely the Community Wardens or the police should do something about it.

mani · 28-11-2004, 19:27

hmmmmmmmm

i didnt know that.. but hten agian i'm a scary guy...

i'd probably end up gettin money from the begger.. thing is if ur genuinly poor and homeless etc and want to get off the st then there's soo many places that can help u etc and help u sort out ur finances from signing on dole to gettin a job etc but some ppl just cant b arsed to make an effort

-pixie · 28-11-2004, 20:02

I know who you mean. We call her "Spare change guys girlfriend" as her boyfriend is mostly sat outside doing nothing but begging and she seems to take over on his days off.
They do get moved, but then they wander round and accost people when they are coming out of the newsagents on Broadway.

MITZY · 28-11-2004, 22:09

If this is the person I think she once asked me for 10p to get a coffee, I replied you show me where to buy coffee for 10p and we'll both have one, she shrugged and walked away......

WillowTheWhisp · 28-11-2004, 22:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by mani

hmmmmmmmm

i didnt know that.. but hten agian i'm a scary guy...

i'd probably end up gettin money from the begger.. thing is if ur genuinly poor and homeless etc and want to get off the st then there's soo many places that can help u etc and help u sort out ur finances from signing on dole to gettin a job etc but some ppl just cant b arsed to make an effort

It may be likely that they can make more money doing nothing.

Darby · 29-11-2004, 06:13

May be they require money for their habit?

I never give...on the street, at the front door, or over the phone or internet...just walk away.

I give my time and support to my chosen charities...such as Children with Leukaemia. But not beggars....no need in this day and age!

pendy · 29-11-2004, 13:41

I really resent beggars - we have a lot of them in London, and apparently for some of them it is a career option. I feel guilty if I don't give them anything, and taken for a ride if I do, so I can't win. Why should I be made to feel bad?

I used to see one at Vauxhall tube station, he had a sign saying "Need to get home to my family in Durham, but don't have the fare. Please help". One day I offered to take him to Kings Cross and buy him a ticket. Guess what reaction I got? - the word "off" figured largely!

Tealeaf · 29-11-2004, 16:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by BOB

Beware Of A Girl In The Town Centre Begging For Money She Is Out Side Wilkinsons Most Days Night Her (boyfriend) Was Hiding Across The Road In A Door Way ....... She Then Ran To Her Boy Friend And They Both Ran Off Are The Cctv People Asleep Or What

This is not Rix and his Mrs launching a final ground-breaking initiative before he departs, is it?

rockrabbit · 10-12-2004, 21:12

so that girl again one day this week in the newsagents on the bus depot she had managed to get hold of a 20 pound note buying a butty scratch cards and some cheap puddle water lager . What a life

kathleen_firth · 22-08-2007, 22:13

i know this is an old one but it reminds me of a woman in blackburn town center she stand outside mc donalds and asks people to buy her a meal she then puts it in her bag and asks somebody else to buy her something

flashy · 23-08-2007, 07:38

well at least she's asking for food and not money, i'd actually buy her something, at least i'd know she doesnt want money for drugs

MargaretR · 23-08-2007, 07:46

I have been approached by a begging woman twice outside the bingo at the top of Oxford St. I think that she must consider pensioners who gamble are a 'soft touch'. Both times she said she needed bus fare to get home.
Persons who are stranded penniless away from home can contact Social Services via the police. There used to be social workers on 'standby' with a 'kitty' 24/7 to provide that type of help - probably a service that still exists.