Interrogating a Bum
Today I was sitting at the train station when a bum asked me for money for food. (I have lost my train of thought as I just got a phonecall from some ppl in the snow who sound very drunk/stoned haha! Sorry I didn't go guys but will go on the road trip to Byron Bay definitely). Anyways! Usually my first thought would be to say no because they will probably use it for drugs or alcohol but after going to the Womens Katoomba Convention (sort of like a Christian camp) I thought perhaps I should give some money to someone who needs it...
BuM: Excuse me Miss, I hate to ask you this but I have no money and I'm really hungry but do you think you can spare me some money?
Me: (Paused to complentate. Need to assess if this is a real bum). Where do you live?
BuM: In a boarding house.. it's so awful there
Me: Why is it so awful there?
BuM: The food is so bad and it's hardly liveable there... it's so bad I try to get away everyday during the day
Me: (Quite curious). So do you just ride the train everyday during the day?
BuM: Yes
Me: Where is the boarding house?
BuM: Marrickville...
Me: Why don't you eat there?
BuM: The food is so bad... we don't get anything like steaks and stuff
Me: But if you're really that hungry, you should stay there and eat there.
BuM: I hate living there.. its so bad
Me: Have you tried St Vincent de Pauls? They might have better meals
Train comes and bum just hops on the train without talking. I was going to give him some money anyways but I think he couldn't be bothered answering my questions anymore.
BuM: Excuse me Miss, I hate to ask you this but I have no money and I'm really hungry but do you think you can spare me some money?
Me: (Paused to complentate. Need to assess if this is a real bum). Where do you live?
BuM: In a boarding house.. it's so awful there
Me: Why is it so awful there?
BuM: The food is so bad and it's hardly liveable there... it's so bad I try to get away everyday during the day
Me: (Quite curious). So do you just ride the train everyday during the day?
BuM: Yes
Me: Where is the boarding house?
BuM: Marrickville...
Me: Why don't you eat there?
BuM: The food is so bad... we don't get anything like steaks and stuff
Me: But if you're really that hungry, you should stay there and eat there.
BuM: I hate living there.. its so bad
Me: Have you tried St Vincent de Pauls? They might have better meals
Train comes and bum just hops on the train without talking. I was going to give him some money anyways but I think he couldn't be bothered answering my questions anymore.
posted by Mel at
9:47 pm
2 Comments:
haha sounds like an interesting conversation. it's really bad, but i don't like talking to bums and weird looking crazy people. i know they probably won't hurt me and i have no reason to be scared but they're really off putting. but they never ask me for money anyway.. either because i avoid eyecontact and pretend i'm busy or because i don't look like i have money to give hehe =P
good on you for interrogating him tho!
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Anonymous, at 2:10 pm
hey Mel..
first time im on ur site!
we were more drunk than stoned haha.. the snow was pretty good u no.. we stayed an extra day on sunday cos the weather was so nice and it snowed heaps on the saturday. Well.. ill catch ya later, Byron here we come eh..
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Anonymous, at 10:23 am
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