She asked me for a blanket and I told her I couldn’t help her
So I closed the door
Then after a minute or two I let her in because I felt sorry for her
So I let her shower and fixed some ramen and coffee
I gave her a big huge leather jacket
She left in the morning
Has anyone else done this?
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That was very kind of you. The jacket might have been a little too much unless you did not need it.
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I give money to charities and sometimes, randomly, to people in the streets. However I’ve never let anyone in. Too high of a risk in my book. They might be unstable or concealing a weapon.
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wow…no way would I do that…I might give her a ride to a shelter…but I d k…that’s pretty scary to me.
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I wouldn’t do it. Women can be violent and can kill you. I let a stranger take a shower in my house once when I was in my addiction, I charged him $5 and when we went back to the bar he ripped off me and my friend. We knew he was staying in a trailer in the parking lot and it was night so me and my friend each threw an empty quart beer bottle through his window.
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I do that too. I’m on a hiatus from that right now, because of expenses I might have to cover in the near future. Once I get a clear picture of what’s ahead I will resume.
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I couldnt do that id be too afraid
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I’d be too paranoid to let a stranger in my house.
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Thats very thoughtful and considerate and generous of you
Though yes there are some risks with strangers as others mentioned
I haven’t let a stranger in, but i did let one of my friends from youth homelessness shelter stay a few hours at my new place at the time – and nap for a bit, and gave him a meal in the morning and bought him another meal in the day – once when he got kicked out of the refuge
(it turned out to be he did actually get kicked out for a proper reason – he was accused of harassment. And he lied to me about several aspects of this, i didn’t know until i spoke with the refuge again. I won’t go into it. but i kept feeling bad for him and his situation at first especially when i didn’t know, and gave him way too much money before finally cutting contact with him)
After that, i felt pretty betrayed. He had seemed really eager to make moves to improve his life, and i wanted to support him, and i could really relate in some aspects of his story.
When i was working full-time, i used to try and donate spare change to whomever i pass who is sitting out on the streets. Now i do it every now and then.
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Well bugger me. Im doing it so far. 3 Days without a drink.
The cravings have eased off. Its all a load of bollox really - being addicted to a flaming chemical.
Shonas apologised. I would have been well pissed off, if she claimed her money back. I mean im seriously trying to do her a favour. 2 years of her funds going into a high interest account, and she will be a well off woman.
I think she realises it now. She had a wobble. Daft Cow lol.
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Shonas “passed the test” lol. 2 Visas incoming for Thailand in September. 
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Never. Was she nice to talk with?
She could have killed you and/or robbed you.
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That is so kind of you! I used to put a food bag together and give them to homeless people I would see when driving… granola bar, bottle of water and sometimes a booklet to read. I really don’t travel too far from my house any longer to do that.
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In my former place drunk students would sometimes ring the bell in the middle of the night.
I would never answer on the intercom.
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Honestly I would have called the cops
I’m extremely paranoid
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That’s very risky. I’m glad it worked out. There was a young highly disheveled man at the gas station the other day. He looked lost. I just walked up to him and gave him the three dollars I had on me. He was young too maybe late teens. This guy at the gas station kept shaking his head and huffing about the kid. The kids teeth were ■■■■■■ so maybe he was on meth too but who knows.
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