Re: Newbie - This is My Last Resort (Please Read) Quote:
Originally Posted by oompaloompa I agree with ovenhotpizza, the sentiment is nice to give this person freebies but UK is not a third world country and nobody just has £8 unless someone else (family/benefits etc) is feeding/housing them.......so charity shops/freecycle are all good tips but better as a sideline to build rather than any sort of main income at this stage......
...not saying OP is like this, dont know either way, but you can get the sort of person that goes through life riding on a sob-story...... | Agreed, but if a person REALLY is in a difficult place in life and that little will get him something more than he currenty has, then I guess its a small price to pay.
I'm all for people trying to figure it out on their own and I'm not the kind of person who hands of free fish, but I'm always willing to teach a person how to fish- And all that jazz.
Give a homeless man a fire, and he will be warm for the night. Light the homeless man on fire, and he will be warm until he dies.
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