St James

Mrs Slocombe

I had to go to St James. A homeless girl told me she had no credit on her phone could she have a lend of mine. I told her no. She then asked for 50 cent. She told me that her friend had been in there for hours and she wanted to ring him. Ten minutes later she went to the door of the A&E and told the security that her friend was in there for 15 minutes and she wanted to visit him. She was let in. I met her again inside where she asked other patients for 50 cent. She went into the cubicles. She told patients and visitors that she needed 50 cent to call her friend who was waiting at home and she had been in hospital as a patient all day. Security did nothing.

smash

And?

The Backwards Man

You should have set your pussy on her.

AnonoBoy

As everyone knows St. James was the patron saint of scrounger so I'm sure she had his blessing.

ScumLord

smash wrote: »

And?

It's a disgrace Joe, who do they think they are begging in my presence? I thought we had poor tanks to keep them locked up in during daylight hours?

Tombi!

Why don't you apply to be a security guard there and throw her out?

Winterlong

Complaining on boards about St James's security policy is not going to do much use OP.
Have you considered complaining to St James's hospital directly?

xabi

Christ, forget it and move on with your life.

The King of Moo

Did you sign up to Boards.ie just to post this?

Barry Badrinath

How did your STD test go OP?

maudgonner

I wonder why she was hanging around St James' all day? Was she not being served?

Did the conversation go something like this:
OP: Are you free?
Girl: Nah, I need 50 cent.





I'm done now.

smash

ScumLord wrote: »

It's a disgrace Joe, who do they think they are begging in my presence? I thought we had poor tanks to keep them locked up in during daylight hours?

If we had a toll for pedestrians crossing the liffey then we wouldn't have to encounter it!

Tombi!

maudgonner wrote: »

I wonder why she was hanging around St James' all day? Was she not being served?

Did the conversation go something like this:
OP: Are you free?
Girl: Nah, I need 50 cent.





I'm done now.

Sure you don't want 50 cent to continue? Seems like that's all the rage now

You are complaining about someone trying to scam 50c from people on the other hand hospitals often have vulnerable people in A&E so yeah the security should have done something about it. Its the complacency of the issuer I don't like as well, anyone waiting in A&E should not have to put up with beggars. It says a lot about the passivity of the hospital management.

An a sure what can we do about it attitude.

jacksie66

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Corvo

Why didn't you just give her a few quid?

The King of Moo

A girl has no name.

Keane2baMused

Sorry but I have to say, it's St James's.

Also you really can expect nothing less. Good rule of thumb, don't put your hand into anything or behind anything or give out 50 cents.

Boom_Bap

jacksie66 wrote: »

OP just signed up the boards and their first post is about something nobody gives a ****e about.

Now now, that's not a nice way to welcome someone new to the community.

sabat

Yeah, nothing wrong with junkies walking around a hospital hassling patients for money-have you people lost all standards?

sabat

sabat wrote: »

Yeah, nothing wrong with junkies walking around a hospital hassling patients for money-have you people lost all standards?

What I do think is that you can become immune to being asked for money in some situations, the cuggers and beggars become part of the landscape so to speak, most of them are not aggressive and are often polite and thank you for the money. A hospital is a different environment and they should be removed very quickly.

gramar

Mrs Slocombe wrote: »

I had to go to St James. A homeless girl told me she had no credit on her phone could she have a lend of mine. I told her no. She then asked for 50 cent. She told me that her friend had been in there for hours and she wanted to ring him. Ten minutes later she went to the door of the A&E and told the security that her friend was in there for 15 minutes and she wanted to visit him. She was let in. I met her again inside where she asked other patients for 50 cent. She went into the cubicles. She told patients and visitors that she needed 50 cent to call her friend who was waiting at home and she had been in hospital as a patient all day. Security did nothing.

Why did she and her friend have so much interest in a rapper?

The King of Moo

She will put dirt on the sick people and make them sicker.

She might also cough drugs on them.

biko

Ring Joe

The King of Moo

The King of Moo wrote: »

She will put dirt on the sick people and make them sicker.

She might also cough drugs on them.

No but she is harassing vulnerable people, in a street situation most are able bodied and well able to move out of the way and say yes or no to giving money. That not the same for A&E. Why not let her up to the wards to beg for money if it is alright in A&E

ScumLord

smash wrote: »

If we had a toll for pedestrians crossing the liffey then we wouldn't have to encounter it!

Or a sign pointing back the way they came with "free heroin" written on it.

SEPT 23 1989

St. James's

mariaalice

mariaalice wrote: »

No but she is harassing vulnerable people, in a street situation most are able bodied and well able to move out of the way and say yes or know to giving money. That not the same for A&E. Why not let her up to the wards to beg for money if it is alright in A&E

The morning my Mother died, I went outside the hospital to get a phone signal, and was asked for money.
How I didnt kick the cnut up and down the street is beyond me, now when I look back.

AnonoBoy

smash wrote: »

If we had a toll for pedestrians crossing the liffey then we wouldn't have to encounter it!

There used to be a toll on the Ha'Penny Bridge back in the day.

The King of Moo

mariaalice wrote: »

No but she is harassing vulnerable people, in a street situation most are able bodied and well able to move out of the way and say yes or know to giving money. That not the same for A&E. Why not let her up to the wards to beg for money if it is alright in A&E

If they're not too sick it's ok they probably won't die from her.

ScumLord wrote: »

Or a sign pointing back the way they came with "free heroin" written on it.

Over a cliff or to a painting of a tunnel on a rock wall.

HensVassal

St. James's Gate?

nelly17

And here was me thinking this was a thread about The Camino

suicide_circus

On a related note there seems to be quare strong batch of smack around in Dublin at the moment. I live in the city centre so am well used to people being strug out but just this week I've seen loads of people absolutely gonzo, far worse than usual.

Jake1

Jake1 wrote: »

The morning my Mother died, I went outside the hospital to get a phone signal, and was asked for money.
How I didnt kick the cnut up and down the street is beyond me, now when I look back.

They need to put up sign saying that soliciting for money is not allowed and that if you do so you will be asked to leave, plus a sigh politely asking people not to facilitate soliciting for money. Then it need to be back up by the security asking them to leave and after that the police should be involved. I know it sounds like a huge response to something that appears trivial, but it indicates a certain type of culture and thinking in the hospital along the line of its inner city Dublin what can you do shrug of shoulders. I must ask my daughter would beggars scamming in A&E be acceptable in hospitals in the Uk.

We seem to set very low thresholds for ourselves.

Birneybau

mariaalice wrote: »

They need to put up sign saying that soliciting for money is not allowed and that if you do so you will be asked to leave, plus a sigh politely asking people not to facilitate soliciting for money. Then it need to be back up by the security asking them to leave and after that the police should be involved. I know it sounds like a huge response to something that appears trivial, but it indicates a certain type of culture and thinking in the hospital along the line of its inner city Dublin what can you do shrug of shoulders. I must ask my daughter would beggars scamming in A&E be acceptable in hospitals in the Uk.

We seem to set very low thresholds for ourselves.

And the children's hospital eventually moving onto that campus.

nelly17

suicide_circus wrote: »

On a related note there seems to be quare strong batch of smack around in Dublin at the moment. I live in the city centre so am well used to people being strug out but just this week I've seen loads of people absolutely gonzo, far worse than usual.

Guards got a fairly substantial haul last week I think its probably being cut down with all sorts

B.A._Baracus

Oddly enough my dad was at St James hospital the other day. Said the security was unreal. Got stopped twice with the usual 'can I help you sir? ' line. But this was outside as he was walking to a clinic.
Never a good sign for a place when they have to hire so much security. You can imagine the crap that happens given where the hospital is. You know yourself.

Anyways, sounds like you met a serial tapper op :pac: they just tap, tap, tap people. Coming out with what ever story. It can be annoying when you see it. I'm not against giving someone a few cent but when I'm been fed a bunch of lies then yeah I do have an issue :pac:

Peregrine

It's pronounced St. James's'sss'es's.

freshpopcorn

Are you free Mrs Slocombe?

Pherekydes

I was in St Vincent's on Wednesday. No one hassled me for 50 cent.

Or Eminem.

Birneybau

Pherekydes wrote: »

I was in St Vincent's on Wednesday. No one hassled me for 50 cent.

Or Eminem.

What about St. Vincent?

Arsemageddon

Peregrine wrote: »

It's pronounced St. James's'sss'es's.

It's just St. Jim to his friends

Stig Inge

You should have gave her a euro and asked for fiddy cent change.

B.A._Baracus

On the subject of tapping... There is actually a guy who goes around town (dublin city centre) and asks for "50 cent for bus fare".
Got tapped by him a couple of times so it stuck out in my mind. I can safely say he is not homeless or in need of cash what so ever. Dresses really well. Tends to wear a shirt tucked into his pants, clean shaven and carries a laptop bag. Looks like he is finished doing a days work in an office. Which coincidentally enough i've only ever seen him tap people around the rush hour 5pm.

Clearly why spend your own money for bus fare when you can tap others.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

A friend of mine is a nurse in a+e in St James's, the stories she tells about junkies that are coming in and out of there. Would not like to be working there, that's for sure

The King of Moo

Serious question could these junkies cause an outbreak of the black death?

Richard Hillman

The real issue is that somebody of that variety is able to walk around a hospital unimpeded. She could have stole wallets, bags, medicines etc. I'm sure his goes on regularly.

The King of Moo

She could do operations and turn the tap with her hands not her elbows when washing them beforehand.

uck51js9zml2yt

AnonoBoy wrote: »

There used to be a toll on the Ha'Penny Bridge back in the day.

Pity they took it away You (general) south side junkies coming over and polluting our upright citizens by giving them drugs and shooting them.;)

corner of hells

The King of Moo wrote: »

Serious question could these junkies cause an outbreak of the black death?

Sure , I work with addicts all the time and I've got the Black Death , am an expert shop lifter, look great in my tracksuit and Nike.