St James

Mrs Slocombe · 10-06-2016 01:03PM #1

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 · 10-06-2016 01:06PM

And?

The Backwards Man · 10-06-2016 01:06PM

You should have set your pussy on her.

AnonoBoy · 10-06-2016 01:07PM

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

ScumLord · 10-06-2016 01:08PM

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! · 10-06-2016 01:12PM

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

Winterlong · 10-06-2016 01:13PM

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 · 10-06-2016 01:15PM

Christ, forget it and move on with your life.

The King of Moo · 10-06-2016 01:17PM

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

Barry Badrinath · 10-06-2016 01:18PM

How did your STD test go OP?

maudgonner · 10-06-2016 01:18PM

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 · 10-06-2016 01:19PM

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! · 10-06-2016 01:19PM

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

10-06-2016 01:19PM

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 · 10-06-2016 01:20PM

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Corvo · 10-06-2016 01:21PM

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

The King of Moo · 10-06-2016 01:22PM

A girl has no name.

Keane2baMused · 10-06-2016 01:22PM

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 · 10-06-2016 01:22PM

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 · 10-06-2016 01:22PM

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

10-06-2016 01:31PM

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 · 10-06-2016 01:31PM

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 · 10-06-2016 01:34PM

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

She might also cough drugs on them.

biko · 10-06-2016 01:35PM

Ring Joe

10-06-2016 01:41PM

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 · 10-06-2016 01:41PM

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 · 10-06-2016 01:46PM

St. James's

10-06-2016 01:47PM

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 · 10-06-2016 01:47PM

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 · 10-06-2016 01:52PM

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 · 10-06-2016 01:55PM

St. James's Gate?

St James

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