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  • S_204@lemmy.catoAntiwork@lemmy.caNo shame
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    2 years ago

    Because in the past when I’ve lived in places that have had this happen, the situation grows rapidly and the park near my house became unusable for the neighborhood. If I start to see this trending in that direction, I will absolutely be contacting the City Councilor as well as the police to prevent it from escalating. I’m not willing to have my neighborhood get turned into an encampment, and if you think i’m a bastard for that, I’m fine with that.

    I work with a homeless shelter in town, they are aware of his location- I saw him up on their board the last time I was there. That means he’s been offered assistance and has declined it. That is often because of drug usage issues, even though this shelter doesn’t require you to be sober to use it.


  • S_204@lemmy.catoAntiwork@lemmy.caNo shame
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    2 years ago

    I’m in Winnipeg… I live in one of the ‘nicer’ mature neighborhoods, with parks and schools every couple of blocks. This is happening everywhere.

    Some dude who appears to be experiencing some housing issues pitched a tent in the park I walk my dog in daily. We play with the kids there quite often and it’s a hub for families in the area with a Jewish education center and old folks home surrounding it. The homeless guy doesn’t appear to be bothering anyone and keeps his area tidy… I’m a bit torn as to whether or not to report him or ask the cops to rustle him out or whether to just leave him be. Having him relocated isn’t solving anything, and might just put him back under a bridge where he likely isn’t safe to stay. I know he’ll be gone by winter though, if he starts lighting fires to keep warm he’ll be gone in a hurry.




  • Am I the only one that hands my stuff to the staff member standing there and asks them for help? I really don’t mind saying I don’t understand how those things work, as I truly don’t care enough to pay even the slightest bit of attention to them… If there’s a staff member just standing there watching, why can’t they help me as a customer?

    I’m always polite about it, except that one time at Dollarama where there was 4 people standing there acting like I was being rude for asking them to ring me thru a till rather than use a self checkout. That time, I just put my stuff down and walked out. If they don’t want to help me, I’m not giving them my money.