Shipping containers to help house homeless (From The Argus)

Algeria Touchshriek wrote:
Work hard, lead a good life, never take drugs, wash and drink only socially but you do not earn quite enough money to get your own drum so you stay at home with your parents and put your name on the list...... Or. Take drugs, never work, shout at buses, smell like piddle, beg on street corners like a ragged dog, take more drugs, drink Special Brew in parks, scare small children, take more drugs, don't wash, fight and beg some more and you will get your own place. Says it all really.

Algeria Touchshriek wrote:
Work hard, lead a good life, never take drugs, wash and drink only socially but you do not earn quite enough money to get your own drum so you stay at home with your parents and put your name on the list......

Or.

Take drugs, never work, shout at buses, smell like piddle, beg on street corners like a ragged dog, take more drugs, drink Special Brew in parks, scare small children, take more drugs, don't wash, fight and beg some more and you will get your own place.

Says it all really.

Fed up with this wrote:
Cut out the crap. People need a roof over there heads, good idea go for it.
If you comment on this site you have a computer or other divice and have a home.
You lucky , lucky bas****s Quote from
Monty Python.

B rian Tawses left foot wrote:
Sussex jim says...
3:50pm Thu 29 Nov 12

Algeria Touchshriek seems the sort of chap who has worked his way up in life to where he can afford to spend the festive season away on the mediterranean. Good luck to him. He obviously earns enough money to pay taxes to subsidise the scum who drift into Brighton for the high life, expecting the streets to be paved with gold.
If you have not made it in a year or two, go back to your home town and sponge off your own tribe- not the hard working taxpayers of Brighton.”

How we love to point the finger. I'm not a christian but Christ was a great ethical teacher and it was precisely this egotstical, self righteous attitude that he warned against.

stamponcockroaches wrote:
This is a scandalous disgrace. What next , buy an old warship and turn that into accommodation like the one they got off Mr Hoogstraten and turned into a prison. I know someone who did a bit of time in there and he said it was the worst prison he'd been in. Give it a few years and it'll make Portland Gate look like the Royal Pavilion.

HJarrs wrote:

B rian Tawses left foot wrote:
Sussex jim says...
3:50pm Thu 29 Nov 12

Algeria Touchshriek seems the sort of chap who has worked his way up in life to where he can afford to spend the festive season away on the mediterranean. Good luck to him. He obviously earns enough money to pay taxes to subsidise the scum who drift into Brighton for the high life, expecting the streets to be paved with gold.
If you have not made it in a year or two, go back to your home town and sponge off your own tribe- not the hard working taxpayers of Brighton.”

How we love to point the finger. I'm not a christian but Christ was a great ethical teacher and it was precisely this egotstical, self righteous attitude that he warned against.

Can you imagine some of the above when he fed the 5000; "Hungry? You from round here?"

HJarrs wrote:
food = good

Ballroom Blitz wrote:
I welcome this initiative, with one proviso. These homes must be ONLY for people who come from Brighton. Otherwise the word will get around, and even more homeless from around the country will descend on 'soft touch' Brighton. These dwelling must be kept for local people who have fallen down on their luck. No outsiders.

Juleyanne wrote:
Big pat on the back for the person/s who thought this idea up! A big move in the right direction well done! As for the inevitable 'negative doubters' - it appears from information given so far, that they will be given out to those who have 'hit the buffers' and just need a break to get themselves back on track. This is a positive starting point, although the miserable trolls will no doubt find fault in just about anything that might help those not as fortunate as themselves!

Somethingsarejustwro
ng wrote:

Juleyanne wrote:
Big pat on the back for the person/s who thought this idea up! A big move in the right direction well done! As for the inevitable 'negative doubters' - it appears from information given so far, that they will be given out to those who have 'hit the buffers' and just need a break to get themselves back on track. This is a positive starting point, although the miserable trolls will no doubt find fault in just about anything that might help those not as fortunate as themselves!

Best plan would be to get the containers ready and leave a trail of Special Brew cans to lure the miscreants in.

Then lock the doors and get the containers delivered to one of the huge container ships that are moored offshore unused due to capacity surpluses.

Leave them there for a couple of months and then repatriate them 'post cold turkey' to their town of birth.

Everyone's a winner!

braigieben wrote:
Temporary? I am looking forward to seeing them leave :) Dale farm part 2 springs to mind!
Gotta love the way I get to spend £500 a month to a rich private landlord and in return I get to live in a damp tiny bedsit and the homless get a luxurious one for free! Cant they just die and stop asking me for change !! I dont even have money for myself why do they think I go to work ? To fund their love for special brew? Such a Brighton thing to do to look after the poor and charge them no rent and anyone else who has a low paid job (which is all their is in Brighton) and cannot afford to live here due to the London priced rent (i.e everyone else) gets to pay for their nice little pad! God I hate England, maybe we could pay for their home furnishings next from habitat!

Broken Robot wrote:

braigieben wrote:
Temporary? I am looking forward to seeing them leave :) Dale farm part 2 springs to mind!
Gotta love the way I get to spend £500 a month to a rich private landlord and in return I get to live in a damp tiny bedsit and the homless get a luxurious one for free! Cant they just die and stop asking me for change !! I dont even have money for myself why do they think I go to work ? To fund their love for special brew? Such a Brighton thing to do to look after the poor and charge them no rent and anyone else who has a low paid job (which is all their is in Brighton) and cannot afford to live here due to the London priced rent (i.e everyone else) gets to pay for their nice little pad! God I hate England, maybe we could pay for their home furnishings next from habitat!

Maybe one day you will lose your job and no longer be able to pay for your tiny bedsit. Lets just hope that there's a spare container available for you in that scenario.

Somethingsarejustwro
ng wrote:

Broken Robot wrote:

braigieben wrote:
Temporary? I am looking forward to seeing them leave :) Dale farm part 2 springs to mind!
Gotta love the way I get to spend £500 a month to a rich private landlord and in return I get to live in a damp tiny bedsit and the homless get a luxurious one for free! Cant they just die and stop asking me for change !! I dont even have money for myself why do they think I go to work ? To fund their love for special brew? Such a Brighton thing to do to look after the poor and charge them no rent and anyone else who has a low paid job (which is all their is in Brighton) and cannot afford to live here due to the London priced rent (i.e everyone else) gets to pay for their nice little pad! God I hate England, maybe we could pay for their home furnishings next from habitat!

Maybe one day you will lose your job and no longer be able to pay for your tiny bedsit. Lets just hope that there's a spare container available for you in that scenario.

They can come and live with you!

Corn Hill wrote:
If there are 50k homeless families & 700k empty homes in the country, why do we need to make people live in crates?

lillylou wrote:
Is it true that this has cost 1 million ? If it is that's a disgrace for 33 metal boxes they could of built proper homes what next people living in wheelie bins !alot of these homeless are not from btn so why arnt they sent back up north there's no room for the whole of the world to keep moving here !

Smartbloke wrote:
It's quite shameful that Brighton has so many homeless. But it's even more shameful that there are so many on the rabid Argus Comments Section who dismiss them and laugh at them.

Of course, if this kind of misfortune happened to them, I'm sure society would be within its rights to laugh at them too.

braigieben wrote:
We are third world pork boat , welcome to the EU what a great idea that was to join that! :)
Maybe we could start food swaps with ethiopia

braigieben wrote:
Thats the point One rob! Most of us live hand to mouth and yet we have to go to work and scrape by to pay high rents while homeless people sit in parks and get **** and now cornhill is saying better to squat and pay no rent ? Seems to be one rule for them and another for us. What would you suggest to kids which road to take? If you can get my landlord to scrap my rent then sure Im for squatting ! But until then stop helping them even charities say so , sure there is the odd genuine case who have no family or friends they can ask for help but its definitely a minority

onerob wrote:
Yes, there's a range of different types of people and different types of situation involved in homelessness. That will include some who just don't want anything much that is offered to them, but they're probably not going to be the ones using this accommodation.

I'm objecting to the stereotyping of the homeless as nothing but irresponsible scroungers and drinkers. Any of us could be caught in a downward spiral and then find ourselves giving up, and caving into the addictive impulses that lie in all of us.

Somethingsarejustwro
ng wrote:

onerob wrote:
Yes, there's a range of different types of people and different types of situation involved in homelessness. That will include some who just don't want anything much that is offered to them, but they're probably not going to be the ones using this accommodation.

I'm objecting to the stereotyping of the homeless as nothing but irresponsible scroungers and drinkers. Any of us could be caught in a downward spiral and then find ourselves giving up, and caving into the addictive impulses that lie in all of us.

Yes that's right, we all have experiences, options and choices and when we make the latter there are inevitable consequences - good and or bad.

Lets get these drunken, drug using miscreants off the streets soonest.

Ps;- just checked my midweek lottery ticket, which didn't win, so drowning my sorrows with a splendid bottle of Penfolds, RWT - 1998 vintage. Not quite as complex or interesting as the Grange, but nevertheless a **** good drop.

Happy days

Corn Hill wrote:

Somethingsarejustwro

ng wrote:

onerob wrote:
Yes, there's a range of different types of people and different types of situation involved in homelessness. That will include some who just don't want anything much that is offered to them, but they're probably not going to be the ones using this accommodation.

I'm objecting to the stereotyping of the homeless as nothing but irresponsible scroungers and drinkers. Any of us could be caught in a downward spiral and then find ourselves giving up, and caving into the addictive impulses that lie in all of us.

Yes that's right, we all have experiences, options and choices and when we make the latter there are inevitable consequences - good and or bad.

Lets get these drunken, drug using miscreants off the streets soonest.

Ps;- just checked my midweek lottery ticket, which didn't win, so drowning my sorrows with a splendid bottle of Penfolds, RWT - 1998 vintage. Not quite as complex or interesting as the Grange, but nevertheless a **** good drop.

Happy days

Somethingsarejustwro

ng, you seem to know a lot on this subject.
Can I ask you if you know the approx percentage of homeless who are ex-forces?

All 9 of me wrote:
bladesboy , a leopard can't change its spots .....

Juleyanne wrote:
Algeria I think you are confusing hate with compassion, poor dear! I care about the plight of the vulnerable. You however,
consistently display intolerance and frequently make horrible stereotyping comments. It is not very clever to try and paint everyone who finds themselves without a roof as 'all' drug addled filth, drunks and smelling of urine. No-one is denying there are many who may fit into this description but it seems to be beyond your comprehension that in this economic downturn, we are now seeing a worrying number of people who
have never found themselves homeless before, are not drug addled filth, drunks or the latter, but shock horror, people who you once worked alongside, respected and possibly even liked who
just had the misfortune to hit a set of bad circumstances. These people at least,should be spared the wrath of your intolerence!

shining star wrote:
How very, very sad that we have so many small minded, nasty people among us. How narrow minded to believe that all homeless people are scum. Walking around Brighton, it is so sad to see so many people sleeping in doorways and alleys. Regardless of the reasons that takes people to that state, how sad. When you miserable, nasty minded self righteous bigots return to your rooms or homes, on a freezing cold day or night, then you turn on your heating or tuck into a bed, use your own loo, make yourself a cup of tea etc, just for one narrow minded,selfish moment,give a thought and imagine what it must be like to be out there trying to keep warm. Do this just as you are about to drop off to sleep and can hear the rain and wind. Whatever reason somebody is sleeping in a doorway, if you cannot feel any compassion or empathy then shame on you ! Lets hope this does not happen to you or any of your children or family.

shining star wrote:
well Somethingsarejustwro

ng you say more about yourself than I could ever put into words! Good luck to you.

shining star wrote:
problem to what ?

shining star wrote:
good riddance to utter Morons. !

Somethingsarejustwro
ng wrote:

All 9 of me wrote:
bladesboy , a leopard can't change its spots .....

What a strange comment, how does it align to this story?

Some people should cease posting, or be barred by the site moderator!

All 9 of me wrote:

Somethingsarejustwro

ng wrote:

All 9 of me wrote:
bladesboy , a leopard can't change its spots .....

What a strange comment, how does it align to this story?

Some people should cease posting, or be barred by the site moderator!

well it aligns, because here you are, using your keywords to troll and harass others in the only way you know how, instead of bringing some depth to your posts. I know if I was 'drinking good wine with friends', the last thing I would do is log in from my bedsit to see if people have nothing better to do at 10-30 at night and every 45 minutes prior to that. Get a life .

HJarrs wrote:

Algeria Touchshriek wrote:
Work hard, lead a good life, never take drugs, wash and drink only socially but you do not earn quite enough money to get your own drum so you stay at home with your parents and put your name on the list...... Or. Take drugs, never work, shout at buses, smell like piddle, beg on street corners like a ragged dog, take more drugs, drink Special Brew in parks, scare small children, take more drugs, don't wash, fight and beg some more and you will get your own place. Says it all really.

I think you have been sussed as a windup merchant.