And you think you folks have it bad

bodhrandude · 06-12-2011 09:34PM #1

Heard this on the radio today and was deeply saddened, yet its a hard job trying to find this story in the online Irish newspapers, a small news headline tucked in beneath the big budget headlines. A homeless Latvian froze to death in Dublin last night and sadly he doesnt seem to even have a name, his worse Xmas ever.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/1206/dublin.html

Potential-Monke · 06-12-2011 09:35PM

I have a reply worthy of AH, but i shall decline...

phasers · 06-12-2011 09:36PM

There's really no way to reply to these guilt trip threads, is there?

RIP.

jam_mac_jam · 06-12-2011 09:37PM

Its fairly sad alright.

wolf moon · 06-12-2011 09:39PM

Sure it's After Hours, we can relax, grab a cup of tea and discuss death of this poor guy.

bodhrandude · 06-12-2011 09:39PM

phasers wrote: »

There's really no way to reply to these guilt trip threads, is there?

RIP.

Sorry man its just a fact of life, sometimes you need a reality bite in amongst the jollyness.

mackg · 06-12-2011 09:40PM

The death of a homeless man in Dublin city centre is being blamed on last night's cold weather by local representatives.
The body, believed to be a man in his 40s, was discovered in the garden area of Dominick Street flats this morning.
Local Independent Councillor Christy Burke said the man was one of three men who had been living there with sleeping bags and cardboard boxes for a number of months.
"Every year someone dies of hypothermia in Dublin city," Cllr Burke said.

fur ma peepz n fones

Superbus · 06-12-2011 09:42PM

I don't think I have it bad.

PK2008 · 06-12-2011 10:18PM

bodhrandude wrote: »

Sorry man its just a fact of life, sometimes you need a reality bite in amongst the jollyness.

Thank god we have you to bring us all back down to earth OP..........

http://files.sharenator.com/buzz_killington_191x300_So_troll-s191x300-152037-535.jpg

bodhrandude · 06-12-2011 10:31PM

PK2008 wrote: »

Thank god we have you to bring us all back down to earth OP..........

http://files.sharenator.com/buzz_killington_191x300_So_troll-s191x300-152037-535.jpg

Ah well the (man feeds kitten to Burmese Python) thread was feeling a little lonely, so I created a companion thread so it wouldnt feel too out of place.

Guill · 06-12-2011 10:32PM

And you think you folks have it bad.

No, I do not. Thanks for your opinion though.

mikom · 06-12-2011 10:34PM

bodhrandude wrote: »

Sorry man its just a fact of life, sometimes you need a reality bite in amongst the jollyness.

True dat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCSBoOcGFFE

Robdude · 06-12-2011 11:01PM

They should make sleeping outside illegal so that people won't freeze.

Logical Fallacy · 06-12-2011 11:04PM

bodhrandude wrote: »

Heard this on the radio today and was deeply saddened, yet its a hard job trying to find this story in the online Irish newspapers, a small news headline tucked in beneath the big budget headlines. A homeless Latvian froze to death in Dublin last night and sadly he doesnt seem to even have a name, his worse Xmas ever.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/1206/dublin.html

There is a thread over in the Photography forum, one of the guys who lives near where he died got some quite impactful photos.

Pepe LeFrits · 06-12-2011 11:07PM

Very sad.

(how do you know he was Latvian?)

Enoughisenoug · 06-12-2011 11:09PM

bodhrandude wrote: »

Heard this on the radio today and was deeply saddened, yet its a hard job trying to find this story in the online Irish newspapers, a small news headline tucked in beneath the big budget headlines. A homeless Latvian froze to death in Dublin last night and sadly he doesnt seem to even have a name, his worse Xmas ever.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/1206/dublin.html

The country is bankrupt if people had any sence they would not pay there mortgages save the money and put it into stg or dollar as the euro will collapse also they can't put everybody out of there home I'm serious enough is enough! Take a stand were been bled dry

foxinsox · 06-12-2011 11:15PM

Logical Fallacy wrote: »

There is a thread over in the Photography forum, one of the guys who lives near where he died got some quite impactful photos.

I just looked at that thread, I'm not sure if I should add link..

RIP

Poor fella, so sad.

bodhrandude · 07-12-2011 12:17AM

Pepe LeFrits wrote: »

Very sad.

(how do you know he was Latvian?)

It was on the radio that they said he was Latvian, Irish Times too.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/1206/breaking34.html

s14driftking · 07-12-2011 12:21AM

meh my opionon for what its worth if he couldn afford to get acccomdation here he should of moved home.
RIP

Namlub · 07-12-2011 12:24AM

s14driftking wrote: »

meh my opionon for what its worth if he couldn afford to get acccomdation here he should of moved home.
RIP

If he couldn't afford accommodation he probably couldn't afford to move home tbf

s14driftking · 07-12-2011 12:26AM

Namlub wrote: »

If he couldn't afford accommodation he probably couldn't afford to move home tbf

Im sure the social would have provided him with a one way ticket

lastlaugh · 07-12-2011 12:27AM

At least he didn't suffer I suppose...

saa · 07-12-2011 12:28AM

s14driftking wrote: »

meh my opionon for what its worth if he couldn afford to get acccomdation here he should of moved home.
RIP

And be homeless there? Well for whatever reason I'm pretty sure he didn't plan this or become homeless with cash in the bank.
Some people don't have families they are in contact with to bail them out the government is so stretched dealing with the issue if you're on the streets that's it.

hondasam · 07-12-2011 12:29AM

bodhrandude wrote: »

Heard this on the radio today and was deeply saddened, yet its a hard job trying to find this story in the online Irish newspapers, a small news headline tucked in beneath the big budget headlines. A homeless Latvian froze to death in Dublin last night and sadly he doesnt seem to even have a name, his worse Xmas ever.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/1206/dublin.html

I would say it is all right, he died. RIP

Has a post mortem confirmed he died from the cold, was he ill?

Carlow52 · 07-12-2011 12:31AM

bodhrandude wrote: »

Heard this on the radio today and was deeply saddened, yet its a hard job trying to find this story in the online Irish newspapers, a small news headline tucked in beneath the big budget headlines. A homeless Latvian froze to death in Dublin last night and sadly he doesnt seem to even have a name, his worse Xmas ever.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/1206/dublin.html

Source please?

Remmy · 07-12-2011 12:32AM

That's terrible. Its easy to dismiss the weather when you only need to leave the house/office and venture outside for 30 mins at a time but It is no joke.

bodhrandude · 07-12-2011 12:36AM

hondasam wrote: »

I would say it is all right, he died. RIP

Has a post mortem confirmed he died from the cold, was he ill?

I dont know its a very brief report but I gotta admit that was the coldest night I felt anyway since Jan and February, was walking about the house with two quilts wrapped around me. Yeh I reckon the cold killed him, perhaps he was an alcoholic and the cold caught him unawares.

starbelgrade · 07-12-2011 12:38AM

bodhrandude wrote: »

Heard this on the radio today and was deeply saddened, yet its a hard job trying to find this story in the online Irish newspapers, a small news headline tucked in beneath the big budget headlines. A homeless Latvian froze to death in Dublin last night and sadly he doesnt seem to even have a name, his worse Xmas ever.

:rolleyes:

Terry · 07-12-2011 12:40AM

Homeless man dies in Dublin.

Does it really matter what nationality he was?

Brief interlude. Whatever that show is that's on RTÉ 1 at the moment just became awesome because they played the Star Trek fight music. I wasn't really watching, but the music got my attention.

Back to the homeless dude dying.
This happens on a daily basis in cities and towns around the country.
I don't see what makes the death of this <insert any other nationality here/> person any different.

It's virtually impossible to be homeless in this country unless you're a chronic alcoholic or drug addict, and are unwilling to pay rent in a council house.

All you have to do is spend a few weeks in a homeless shelter, and then you will be given a house.

I'd claim to have solved this problem, but it's not actually a problem. It's a self inflicted situation.

bodhrandude · 07-12-2011 12:40AM

Carlow52 wrote: »

Source please?

I have no source or link for the term his worse Xmas Ever, just think about it. If you die its a worse case scenario.

Namlub · 07-12-2011 12:45AM

Nothing worse than waking up dead on Christmas morning

And you think you folks have it bad

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