tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post4491562004192898347..comments2023-04-27T09:34:49.538+02:00Comments on travelling, but not in love: The lady and the tramptravelling, but not in lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01063643541653145954noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-26377038557168615802009-07-21T17:01:39.527+02:002009-07-21T17:01:39.527+02:00I kind of... dunno where I sit on this one. I feel...I kind of... dunno where I sit on this one. I feel very sorry for him; he obviously had to lie because, had he told you (or anyone, let's face it) that he was homeless, he wouldn't have got sex, or a shower, or somewhere to sleep. I would imagine that sex, as priorities go, was probably way down that list.<br /><br />And yeah, he stole a tenner (come on, are we living in the 1980s where that REALLY matters?!) but he gave it back when you noticed and said "I just wanted to get something to eat". I reckon his lies were justifiable, easily so. I'm not saying you did anything wrong, either, but I don't think this man in any way deserves to be villified for lying. I'm sure we've all lied about a lot worse.Rosemaryhttp://rosemarymaccabe.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-90674438370802920492009-07-11T04:53:19.870+02:002009-07-11T04:53:19.870+02:00Overshare? To me it's hard to overshare in thi...Overshare? To me it's hard to overshare in this forum because people are not a captive audience. We read what we want to. Now if that happened to me would I post about it? Not likely. But I like having secrets. But I like other people not having m/any. A bad double standard,I realize. So no, you didn't.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00984115229811752666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-10342071315985112252009-07-10T08:30:16.823+02:002009-07-10T08:30:16.823+02:00Thanks Rob.Thanks Rob.travelling, but not in lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01063643541653145954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-86391564196127140012009-07-10T02:43:19.542+02:002009-07-10T02:43:19.542+02:00TBNIL, in my single days many years ago, I met a c...TBNIL, in my single days many years ago, I met a charming young man (I was young then too), who stole my heart and then proceeded to steal from me - I called the police and he went to prison where he belonged - he was a con man and a thief. I'm sorry if he had a bad childhood or whatever, but I would report a burglar who broke into my house, so why not the same for someone who spent time in the sack with me before stealing.<br /><br />He did a bad thing and it's bullshit to reward him for it!!!<br />He is responsible and accountable for his actions and choices.<br /><br />I too learned a lesson about my judgement, self worth, strength and trust etc. You did the right thing...after doing the wrong thing. Lesson learned. Well done you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-81286050959325451922009-07-09T21:01:41.872+02:002009-07-09T21:01:41.872+02:00Mikey S - Really...'roll your eyes' at me ...Mikey S - Really...'roll your eyes' at me when you've read what I've written and taken a moment to understand what I'm saying.<br /><br />This isn't me asking for sympathy, this is me saying 'this was my wake up call'.<br /><br />This isn't me being mean to a homeless guy because I discover that he's homeless. <br /><br />This IS me being sucked in, tricked, fooled, lied to and stolen from....and then being mean to the person who did it to me. <br /><br />If he'd turned out not to be a dental technician from Verona, but a car mechanic from Swindon, I'd have been equally pissed with him, simply because he lied in order to steal from me.<br /><br />He was a chancer, a fraudster, a con-merchant. <br /><br />That's why I was angry.<br /><br />Maybe it's just me, but I think that's fair enough.travelling, but not in lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01063643541653145954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-70171657774906056862009-07-09T18:47:39.718+02:002009-07-09T18:47:39.718+02:00CB - you feel bad for a man who tricked his way in...CB - you feel bad for a man who tricked his way into your friend's home and tried to steal from him?<br /><br />Really?travelling, but not in lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01063643541653145954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-75314150163779572162009-07-09T18:46:54.341+02:002009-07-09T18:46:54.341+02:00Aims, I know the deal with homeless people - my br...Aims, I know the deal with homeless people - my brother has worked on a homeless project for the last fifteen years. <br /><br />I know enough homeless people for whom the whole 'there but by the grace of god go I' story is true. <br /><br />But you seem to misunderstand the point of the story. <br /><br />It's about me being stupid and reckless, and needing to stop doing that. <br /><br />It's not about me asking for sympathy. <br /><br />I was angry with him and refused to help him not because he was homeless, but because he lied. <br /><br />He wasn't Italian. <br /><br />He wasn't on a training course in Paris. <br /><br />He wasn't a dental technician.<br /><br />He didn't live in a shared house. <br /><br />And he did trick his way into my house by lying and then he did try to steal from me. <br /><br />Why should I have let him keep the money he STOLE?<br /><br />Why should I have given him money?<br /><br />There are ways to get money and support if you are homeless. <br /><br />Tricking your way into people's homes and stealing from them isn't one of them, I'd suggest.<br /><br />Had he been homeless or living in a sixty room mansion, he would have got the same treatment for trying to steal from me.<br /><br />So Aims, I think your sympathy is misplaced in this instance. <br /><br />From what you say, if someone comes into your house under false pretenses and tries to steal from you, you'd just let them take the money?<br /><br />Of course you wouldn't. <br /><br />Neither did I.travelling, but not in lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01063643541653145954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-7839718980140864142009-07-09T17:36:17.119+02:002009-07-09T17:36:17.119+02:00I know someone who blew a homeless dude in a churc...I know someone who blew a homeless dude in a church confessional. And no, it wasn't me. <br /><br />So I don't judge. But I do feel a wee bit bad for him.cbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07012048318668422826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-47990149442813053532009-07-09T17:23:26.378+02:002009-07-09T17:23:26.378+02:00I guess I have a different thought on this sweetie...I guess I have a different thought on this sweetie. <br /><br />Having been 'on the hall' - I know how people often end up on the streets. There for the love of family and The Man go I. <br /><br />I felt bad that you didn't give him some money for food - or take him someplace and feed him. I'm not sure why you judged him so harshly for being without a place to live. He did give the money back and as you say - sheepishly.<br /><br />There are so many reasons people end up homeless. Usually not by choice. <br /><br />I'm feeling more sorry for him than for you sweetheart truth be told.aimshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685252628734838159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-81946172468558498252009-07-09T17:11:54.440+02:002009-07-09T17:11:54.440+02:00Mutant, yep, awful. For both of us. I agree...
...Mutant, yep, awful. For both of us. I agree...<br /><br />Conortje, stop it already...no, it's not.<br /><br />Louise...Did I overshare?<br /><br />Daryl, Well, that's what troubled me. And that's why I say I'm not sure I wouldn't make the same mistake again....maybe he invests in a couple of drinks in the hope of doubling his money? It was weird.travelling, but not in lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01063643541653145954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-36985641347616030312009-07-09T16:58:32.247+02:002009-07-09T16:58:32.247+02:00OY ..
How did he pay for his drinks at the bar???...OY ..<br /><br />How did he pay for his drinks at the bar????????? <br /><br />I know that's an absurd thing to focus on but still ..Darylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241795455748298624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-64643629151126544542009-07-09T14:10:41.977+02:002009-07-09T14:10:41.977+02:00I have to agree with The Mutant. All of it.I have to agree with The Mutant. All of it.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00984115229811752666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-69405984503349085412009-07-09T09:40:40.789+02:002009-07-09T09:40:40.789+02:00...is it him?......is it him?...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-67634468654410716872009-07-09T07:24:51.714+02:002009-07-09T07:24:51.714+02:00err, having read *this*. You know what I mean.err, having read *this*. You know what I mean.The Mutanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16530361183787605299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-90426815143752860022009-07-09T07:24:05.450+02:002009-07-09T07:24:05.450+02:00Oh. I think, quite possibly, for the first time I ...Oh. I think, quite possibly, for the first time I don't have a smart-arsed remark to go with that one.<br /><br />That's actually awful. For both of you.<br /><br />I feel somehow guilty for having read thins.The Mutanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16530361183787605299noreply@blogger.com