Homeless Man
I was working in Preston 3 weeks ago and a man who appeared to be homeless asked me for my car parking ticket as I left the Car Park. I did not want to give it to him as I did not want him to sell it to buy drink or drugs. I felt bad as I did not have anytime to go and buy him anything to eat and drink or find out his situation. He was blind in one eye and as I drove away I kept thinking about him.
3 weeks later I was back in Preston and went back to the Car Park during my lunch break to put more money in the machine. A man approached me offering to sell me a car parking ticket; as I looked at him I realised it was the same man!! I politely declined but asked him if he would like something to eat. He said yes, and I went and bought him a soup and sandwich and them had a chance to talk to him. He had been homeless for 9 months and was waiting for a place to come up soon. I chatted to him for a while and left him with an ALC card saying we could help him if he did not get anything sorted out. I look forward to seeing him again in 3 weeks time to see if he has found a place to live.
