Thanks, Marge, for this. Have you talked to Patricia/Patsy next door to you whose verandah he sleeps on? He helps her sometimes with odd jobs. I must agree though that he's been looking more out of it recently. I wonder whether he's had a relapse...
On Aug 14, 10:08 am, NGODINOBS <[email protected]> wrote: > He lives on the veranda of my neighbour and we have seen him taking > drugs plus he admitted that he had once gone for help to the ARK at > Foura, one of my residents has spoken to him as well about the fact > that he needs help. I have worked with drug addicts both here and in > Amsterdam for over twenty years and I know the signs, the fact that he > is looking so thin and drawn and when he stands there sleeping on his > feet, that is normally a sign of taking heroin. > > On Aug 12, 4:47 pm, Biddy Greene <[email protected]> wrote:> [It would be > good if we could separate this from the Oxford Road > > postings.] > > > I'd like it if NGODINOBS could tell us how he/she "knows* that Louis > > who stands at the Station Road/ Liesbeek Parkway lights is a drug > > addict? I'm not saying he's not, but he occasionally does jobs for > > some of our neighbours and seems quite helpful (despite his very > > disreputable appearance). I think he has a place nearby where he > > sleeps (I can easily check that). > > > On Aug 11, 8:37 am, Natalie Leon <[email protected]> wrote:> > > Thanks for this info. I have been shocked about how quickly he became > > > weathered and just thought its due to him being homeless. Hve given money > > > to him in past and meal vouchers. I also thought of asking the OBsid > > > social > > > service worker to do an assessment of him. Would you mind asking the > > > Obsid > > > to do do an assessment and they can let us all know what the outcome is in > > > general terms (e.g. not ready/ready to leave the street) . > > > Thanks for your concern > > > Natalie > > > > On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 8:03 AM, NGODINOBS > > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > I wonder how many people are aware that the thin man who stands > > > > begging at the robots at Station and Liezbeck Parkway drive every day > > > > is actually a drug addict? Most probably on heroin which is why he > > > > often looks like he is sleeping on his feet. Yet the public gives him > > > > money every day to feed his habit! > > > > He lives on my neighbours veranda. We have tried to ta;k him into > > > > gpoing for help but he won't. By helping him we are helping the drug > > > > dealers to continue plying their trade of destruction. > > > > Who does one speak to about this? The police or who. How do you tell > > > > the public not to support him? > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups > > > > "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > [email protected]. > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en.-Hidequoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en.
