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Gibberings CXLVI: I've Seen Things, I've Seen Them With My Badgers

NightsEpiphany said:
ive inherited a couple of homeless people. what the fuck am i going to do with them? Its fucking pissing down and apparently the housing association have told them they're on the list but cant be housed in anyway shape or form right now. its a young couple. They've been sleeping in carparks.
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Taking in waifs and strays can be a risky business -- though if nothing else, it should stimulate the old endorphin production a bit :) Get in touch with the relevant authorities tomorrow -- the housing association on whose books they are, the local council, homeless charities, the local newspaper. In that order. And it's in your interests to move quickly on this to prevent the situation going on longer than it needs.

These people probably aren't axe murderers or rapists. They might conceivably be after ripping you off. But those aren't actually the worst possible outcomes, if you apply the usual RPN formula -- the low probabilities and high detectabilities mitigate the severity. No, the worst possible outcome -- when severity, probability and detectability are all taken into account -- is that they outstay the welcome you extend them; turning you into a seething ball of resentment, a few pounds the poorer, and redefining you in the eyes of the world from the Guardian Angel who took them in from the streets to the Scrooge who turfed them out onto the streets. And you might not even notice it happening until it's too late.

And while we're in the FMEA mood, the probability of your house going on fire is a lot smaller than the probability of some random stranger being dishonest. Unfortunately. So make sure to lock all exits, and your bedroom door, overnight.
 
BecomingJulie said:
Taking in waifs and strays can be a risky business -- though if nothing else, it should stimulate the old endorphin production a bit :) Get in touch with the relevant authorities tomorrow -- the housing association on whose books they are, the local council, homeless charities, the local newspaper. In that order. And it's in your interests to move quickly on this to prevent the situation going on longer than it needs.

These people probably aren't axe murderers or rapists. They might conceivably be after ripping you off. But those aren't actually the worst possible outcomes, if you apply the usual RPN formula -- the low probabilities and high detectabilities mitigate the severity. No, the worst possible outcome -- when severity, probability and detectability are all taken into account -- is that they outstay the welcome you extend them; turning you into a seething ball of resentment, a few pounds the poorer, and redefining you in the eyes of the world from the Guardian Angel who took them in from the streets to the Scrooge who turfed them out onto the streets. And you might not even notice it happening until it's too late.

And while we're in the FMEA mood, the probability of your house going on fire is a lot smaller than the probability of some random stranger being dishonest. Unfortunately. So make sure to lock all exits, and your bedroom door, overnight.
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Thanks for all the advice chaps. Actually ive already taken in a few waifs and strays and the relationships started and ended exactly in the way you described. One person took the piss so excessively i ended up slinging boots at her down the garden path as she shrieked ' nicky takes druggggs etc etc' to my neighbours.

Perhaps you could analyse it as co dependence. I can't see it i don't need validation. I think probably most of you would break the rules and offer a spare bed if you had one to someone hopelessly stood there soaked through in the rain. I can't believe it. It really makes me angry actually that there isn't somewhere in Windsor for them to go. Anyway, i'll get on it in the morning.. thanks for the pointers julie.

Ive got nowt to nick. They're not that kind of people anyway. I've seen them a few times about. I'm a fairly good judge of character.
 
ColtDan said:
This. lovely thing to do

most generous ive been is giving money to homeless people, and cigs and sitting chatting to them for ages, not sure id let one in though. must be horrific living on the streets, especially in winter, fuck that
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I can't handle it if the heating goes off let alone being stuck outside day and night in the Winter.

Theyre both got hacking coughs as well... This is going to be challenging.
 
for sure knocks. I used to get infuriated at all the lights on at Windsor and Bucks house. Perhaps we should organise an angry mob of homeless people to evict them, seize the castle and cut orf their heads.

I don't know what the solution is. There's a whole crew of homeless people make tents over by the Thames. Lovely out there under the willow trees in Summer but not now. Someone at the project said that there was a place once but they had to shut it down because of drink, drugs and brawling.
 
There's yer Banksy thing that those boys were trying to hide.

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Alarm set for 8, Plan was to attermpt a 5km run* (first since my surgeries), before the town is full of old ladies with shopping trolleys to dodge.

This plan was thought up at 9pm when I was so tired I switched everything off and went to sleep. It's now 2.21am and I'm wide away smoking weed so that plan is looking less likely.

*My 5km route here is a killer, town is built into the side of a hill so the altiturde is what gets you. Part of my route involves climbing over 200 steps!
 
roganjosh said:
Alarm set for 8, Plan was to attermpt a 5km run* (first since my surgeries), before the town is full of old ladies with shopping trolleys to dodge.

This plan was thought up at 9pm when I was so tired I switched everything off and went to sleep. It's now 2.21am and I'm wide away smoking weed so that plan is looking less likely.

*My 5km route here is a killer, town is built into the side of a hill so the altiturde is what gets you. Part of my route involves climbing over 200 steps!
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@ PTCH = respect for getting the hypocrisy, personal challenge and social vacuums between the 3 classes always involved in this kind of life so perfectly captured, even if it is Banksy.

NE harsh as it may sound these people live off our sympathy not as humans seeing each other eye to eye, in most cases you're a sucka prey, they'll raid your fridge and vanish before you're awake... Of course you get 1 in 10 who genuinely needs a roof and some cooked eggs and they'll never forget it. But odds are against you friend. Anyway well done. Even if they raid your fridge you're giving a stranger another week of life and they wouldnt know how to ask or thank you. Humility is a fat lump to swallow. Well done regardless man.
 
pontifex01 said:
NE harsh as it may sound these people live off our sympathy not as humans seeing each other eye to eye, in most cases you're a sucka prey, they'll raid your fridge and vanish before you're awake.
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QFT

I remember once at church, a guest preacher telling us of how he leant his house to homeless orphan children and I was touched. But it's certainly true that a lot of the homeless are always looking for someone to take advantage of. I hope this isn't true with you, and advise you to be careful.
 
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Did I remember reading here last week that it's hard to sleep on codeine, or was I imagining it? ... Currently have swollen glands been codeinated all day .... 3 doses of 120mg ... struggling to keep alseep tho and really need some .. have to be up at 7am to get ready to take folks to early hospital apps
 
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Marmalade said:
Did I remember reading here last week that it's hard to sleep on codeine, or was I imagining it? ... Currently have swollen glands been codeinated all day .... 3 doses of 120mg ... struggling to keep alseep tho and really need some .. have to be up at 7am to get ready to take folks to early hospital apps
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Opiates and opioids, for me, often make sleep not so much difficult, but kind of unappealing, and easy to avoid... easier to struggle to stay awake in a strange way! can't say much about codeine specifically as i only ever have it in it's natural state from poppy pods so always have an opioid mix when I take it but poppies have kept me awake all night.
 
Marmalade said:
Did I remember reading here last week that it's hard to sleep on codeine, or was I imagining it? ... Currently have swollen glands been codeinated all day .... 3 doses of 120mg ... struggling to keep alseep tho and really need some .. have to be up at 7am to get ready to take folks to early hospital apps
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Yeah Marmz standard.... When you're nodding you can't sleep - that's what it boils down to.
 
indeed, its a paradox of opioids that you can at once feel sleepy and alert. once you get used to it (i.e, a habit) you can sleep. fuck, i used to be able to mainline a half gram i.v, then sit totally alert eating a full meal, with only mild warmth to tell me what id done. of course, this isnt a good thing



ive really held back on lecturing sam, marms. but tough shit, youre a girly - please be careful. if yer gonna get a habit, codeine is a shitty thing to do so with


why not ACCEPT THAT YOURE ILL/NOT WONDERWOMAN - take a couple days off, and hit the benzos instead? when you start approaching a fortnight of daily opioid use, youre getting into dodgy territory. trust me - i found out the hard way :\
 
What's up people?

Back in the office, had a terrific day yesterday, got on the bus to Tel Aviv in the morning, went to the beach, it's 6 kilometeres long all sand, very nice, it was bloody warm, wearing shorts and a tshirt I was sweating like crazy, must have been 30C, sunny and windy. Lots of girls in bikinis and there were even people swimming. Had a burrito and a few beers in a beach pub, walked around the city center, good stuff.



There's nice gentrified areas to the south of the city, sort of hipsterish vibe, but the silly amounts of extremely attractive nubile females and the weather makes even hispsters more bearable.



One of the top ten cities I ever been too, can't wait for the next weekend.
 
One Thousand Words said:
What is the surf like in Tel Aviv?
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Charlie don't surf.

Nah seriously there was this group of girls all waxing their boards, they were all so fit, one of them had the best ass I ever witnessed in real life, I mean it was a work of art, perfect.

I don't know jack shit about actual surfing but the scene there is thriving, there's surf clubs and the waves seemed decent. They also do a lot of windsurf
 
BlindHelperMonkey said:
ive really held back on lecturing sam, marms. but tough shit, youre a girly - please be careful. if yer gonna get a habit, codeine is a shitty thing to do so with


why not ACCEPT THAT YOURE ILL/NOT WONDERWOMAN - take a couple days off, and hit the benzos instead? when you start approaching a fortnight of daily opioid use, youre getting into dodgy territory. trust me - i found out the hard way :\
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Cheers for the concern! I honestly rarely use codeine tbh. I'd never buy it, so it's just occasionally when a script comes my way for free. I've not had a consistent enough supply to get a habit really. I'm also pretty good at substance management, and don't even use blues generally, even after stims. I can't deny a little codeine buzz first thing in the morning when I know I haven't got to be anywhere isn't lovely tho ... Helps me relax, and since I'm always having to focus on other peeps n often unpleasant stuff, it's kinda nice to be able to forget about shit for a while.

I've played around with xanax recently, which I really liked but I've none left. I could do with some more so when I can be arsed I'll put in another order. It's the only benzo I've ever got anything out of.
 
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