Saw this old bloke today

Degsy · 21-08-2009 04:27PM #1

I was on my way into work thi smorning when i saw this bloke probably 60+ behaving oddly.He was bending down every couple of minutes and picking something up and whatever it was he was putting into his other hand.
When i got level with him he sort of straightened up and pretended he wasnt doing anything but i saw in his hand..Cigarette Butts..the poor old divil had been scrounging cigarette butts off the street.
I've never actually seen this before..i've seen somebody cadge the occasional half-smoke at a bus-stop but he had a handfull of dog-ends in the twilight of his life and was obvioulsy too proud to beg.
I must be getting old and soft coz i bought him a packet of players eventhough i dont smoke and never give to beggars.
Is the country getting that bad that the senior citizens are reduced to this?

Will · 21-08-2009 04:29PM

an act of kindness, from you?! WTF!

Degsy the humanitarian? Somethings not right.

Dancor · 21-08-2009 04:30PM

Degsy's account has being hacked!!!!

serious note: Fair play to you.

Quazzie · 21-08-2009 04:30PM

Will wrote: »

an act of kindness, from you?! WTF!

Degsy the humanitarian? Somethings not right.

I have to admit i was expecting this story to end with a sleeper hold.

My name is URL · 21-08-2009 04:31PM

Fair play to you for buying him some smokes. There's still some hope for us all :pac:

Yeah it's pretty tough for OAPs who are on small fixed pensions I'd imagine, cigarettes would take up most of that probably

Piste · 21-08-2009 04:32PM

It's their own fault if they're spending money that could be spend on healthcare or food on smokes, I have no symathy, nobody *needs* to smoke.

Degsy · 21-08-2009 04:32PM

My name is URL wrote: »

Fair play to you for buying him some smokes. There's still some hope for us all :pac:

Yeah it's pretty tough for OAPs who are on small fixed pensions I'd imagine, cigarettes would take up most of that probably

I mean the bloke wasnt a wino or anything like that..a bit tatty but a normal-enough sort of old geezer.

Will · 21-08-2009 04:33PM

I've calmed down a bit now. Degsy, fair play. Nice of you to do that.

Ireland has gone to the dogs alright.

mikom · 21-08-2009 04:34PM

Degsy wrote: »

I was on my way into work thi smorning when i saw this bloke probably 60+ behaving oddly.He was bending down every couple of minutes and picking something up and whatever it was he was putting into his other hand.
When i got level with him he sort of straightened up and pretended he wasnt doing anything but i saw in his hand..Cigarette Butts..the poor old divil had been scrounging cigarette butts off the street.

You sure it wasn't dog sh1te?

TheZohanS · 21-08-2009 04:35PM

Degsy wrote: »

I was on my way into work thi smorning when i saw this bloke probably 60+ behaving oddly.He was bending down every couple of minutes and picking something up and whatever it was he was putting into his other hand.
When i got level with him he sort of straightened up and pretended he wasnt doing anything but i saw in his hand..Cigarette Butts..the poor old divil had been scrounging cigarette butts off the street.
I've never actually seen this before..i've seen somebody cadge the occasional half-smoke at a bus-stop but he had a handfull of dog-ends in the twilight of his life and was obvioulsy too proud to beg.
I must be getting old and soft coz i bought him a packet of players eventhough i dont smoke and never give to beggars.
Is the country getting that bad that the senior citizens are reduced to this?

It was Bono, wasn't it?

lightening · 21-08-2009 04:35PM

Yeah, they squeeze all the tobacco in to their tobacco pouch for rollies. Fair play to you, very degrading for the old dude. I saw a guy knocking back a can at ll in the morning in Dublin once and there was tears streaming down his face, I mean pouring, he was obviously really really upset and his life was in sheet. I worked nearby and ended up doing him a few favours. He was on the cusp of begging, to embarrassed to do it, but getting pretty very desperate. Awful place to be.

K-9 · 21-08-2009 04:36PM

Jaysus, Degsy, you bleeding heart, pinko, liberal......................

That was nice of you. Though it is interesting that you took pity on an addicted smoker and maybe you wouldn't on an alcoholic.

RossFixxxed · 21-08-2009 04:39PM

Piste wrote: »

It's their own fault if they're spending money that could be spend on healthcare or food on smokes, I have no symathy, nobody *needs* to smoke.

Nobody needs to eat steak, but it's nice. Nobody needs a duvet just a wool blanket but that's nice too.... Come on we all have little things we like! And at his age surely he's earned the right to balls up his own health as much as he likes?

I look forward to the day you are too poor to indulge in a little luxury (caffeine, sweets or whatever you like) and we can just walk by and say we've no sympathy.

Smoking is a horrible crappy habbit to be fair btw (and yeah i'm a smoker, no s*** eh?) but leave the guy do it!

Good man degsy! Human kindness isn't dead!

Eoin · 21-08-2009 04:40PM

K-9 wrote: »

Jaysus, Degsy, you bleeding heart, pinko, liberal......................

That was nice of you. Though it is interesting that you took pity on an addicted smoker and maybe you wouldn't on an alcoholic.

Doesn't alcohol have carbs though?

genericguy · 21-08-2009 04:43PM

K-9 wrote: »

Jaysus, Degsy, you bleeding heart, pinko, liberal......................

That was nice of you. Though it is interesting that you took pity on an addicted smoker and maybe you wouldn't on an alcoholic.

in fairness a few smokes never broke up any families.

Alessandra · 21-08-2009 04:44PM

That was very kind.

Unfortunately I have seen down-and-outs picking cigarette butts off the street here in Ireland before. It's nothing new. It's quite common in Europe to see people doing it. It's a very sorry sight indeed.

themilkyone · 21-08-2009 04:45PM

Degsy wrote: »

I was on my way into work thi smorning when i saw this bloke probably 60+ behaving oddly.He was bending down every couple of minutes and picking something up and whatever it was he was putting into his other hand.
When i got level with him he sort of straightened up and pretended he wasnt doing anything but i saw in his hand..Cigarette Butts..the poor old divil had been scrounging cigarette butts off the street.
I've never actually seen this before..i've seen somebody cadge the occasional half-smoke at a bus-stop but he had a handfull of dog-ends in the twilight of his life and was obvioulsy too proud to beg.
I must be getting old and soft coz i bought him a packet of players eventhough i dont smoke and never give to beggars.
Is the country getting that bad that the senior citizens are reduced to this?

Must feel really good about yourself putting the already dying man to a quicker death

pikachucheeks · 21-08-2009 04:46PM

Degsy wrote: »

I must be getting old and soft coz i bought him a packet of players eventhough i dont smoke and never give to beggars.
Is the country getting that bad that the senior citizens are reduced to this?

If you bought him smokes, does that mean you'll buy me that Chanel bag!?

Long Onion · 21-08-2009 04:47PM

Players? PLAYERS?

Degsy you cheapskate, could you not have bought the chap a decent packet of smokes for godsake.

minxie · 21-08-2009 04:50PM

Degsy wrote: »

I was on my way into work thi smorning when i saw this bloke probably 60+ behaving oddly.He was bending down every couple of minutes and picking something up and whatever it was he was putting into his other hand.
When i got level with him he sort of straightened up and pretended he wasnt doing anything but i saw in his hand..Cigarette Butts..the poor old divil had been scrounging cigarette butts off the street.
I've never actually seen this before..i've seen somebody cadge the occasional half-smoke at a bus-stop but he had a handfull of dog-ends in the twilight of his life and was obvioulsy too proud to beg.
I must be getting old and soft coz i bought him a packet of players eventhough i dont smoke and never give to beggars.
Is the country getting that bad that the senior citizens are reduced to this?

Well done i say!!!

if only there was more like you in this day and age

JONJO THE MISER · 21-08-2009 04:51PM

I dont understand whats wrong with picking up smokes from the street, i dont smoke myself its way too expensive.

Degsy · 21-08-2009 04:55PM

pikachucheeks wrote: »

If you bought him smokes, does that mean you'll buy me that Chanel bag!?

Oh all right then!Anything to stop you nagging!

Latchy · 21-08-2009 04:56PM

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

I dont understand whats wrong with picking up smokes from the street, i dont smoke myself its way too expensive.

The obious Hygiene aspect, both of the previous discardent and feck knows who's walked on it ( with dog **** on their shoes ) wouldn't appeal and it couldn't be that pleasent to smoke .But then I'm not a smoker

brummytom · 21-08-2009 05:09PM

TheZohan wrote: »

It was Bono, wasn't it?

Somehow I think if Degsy saw Bono bending over on the street... well

trout · 21-08-2009 05:10PM

out of interest ... anyone know if that McSavage chap smokes ?

K-9 · 21-08-2009 05:14PM

brummytom wrote: »

Somehow I think if Degsy saw Bono bending over on the street... well

Thank God it was that link!

Gummy Panda · 21-08-2009 05:16PM

Degsy wrote: »

Oh all right then!Anything to stop you nagging!

hmmm... annoy degsy, get free stuff!

pikachucheeks · 21-08-2009 05:18PM

genericguy wrote: »

in fairness a few smokes never broke up any families.

Sure they did! When someone in the family died of lung cancer.

Super-Rush · 21-08-2009 05:24PM

Maybe he was just picking up rubbish.

Amalgam · 21-08-2009 05:32PM

minxie wrote: »

Well done i say!!!

if only there was more like you in this day and age

You... ummm... you need to get an 'overview' of Degsy with his post history before.. umm committing yourself to that *cough* statement.

Tetchy, as a way of life..

Bluetonic · 21-08-2009 05:36PM

trout wrote: »

out of interest ... anyone know if that McSavage chap smokes ?

It depends how much petrol you pour over him.

Saw this old bloke today

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