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Ad on my subway this morning
Apr 28, 2017 12:40 PM
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espenke
Yes, people are egoistic. What a surprise.
totallynotasockpuppet
George Carlin called that particular sentiment NIMBY: No In My Back Yard.
beekmansworld10
bderail
Homeless Island. Make it a reality show.
Jomini001
Fund it! It'll be like arma 3 king of the hill. AirDrop them in with some scattered weapons and drugs. Last man standing gets McDonald's
LordBrandonTheBold
Maybe you have to be Canadian to understand this.
andstabitdead
sorry
LordBrandonTheBold
No, its my fault. I want to learn your gentle northern ways.
buthejustsaidwoo
So this woman is for homeless shelters but not in her backyard?
5700
Jazz!
andstabitdead
Blues!
ourari
Disco!
LajesticVantrashellOfLob
Disco! Partizané! doodoodoododotdoodot
NurseSlacky
I don't blame them. I worked as a social worker with the homeless for years. They ruin everything they touch. Shit everywhere, 1/?
NurseSlacky
set the bathroom on fire smoking, PILES of trash - that's what shocked me the most. A general attitude that living on the street was 2/?
NurseSlacky
the way to go and that anyone who worked for a living was a sucker. One woman finally got her SSDI (why? "I'm tired of working."). We 3/?
NurseSlacky
asked her if this meant she wild her an apartment now. She said "Why would I? Now I have money. I'm not gonna waste that." She continued 4/?
NurseSlacky
to stay at the women's shelter for free and bought a laptop, cellphone, you name it. Spent her time playing a game on her computer where 5/?
NurseSlacky
she ... designed and built houses. Y'know, like us suckers live in. This job and my next (SW in public housing) pried my eyes wide open. 6/6
CloakerJosh
There's either an important piece of missing context here, or it's just confusing as fuck.
Fuzzynubz
She's saying "yes, that's a problem but it's not MY problem. Put em' somewhere else."
HeyOP
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NIMBY
WallpaperProblems
Very interesting
CombatWeevil
I dont even know what this ad is trying to say
CrackingOwlSanctuary
I second this comment
HeyOP
It's saying "stop opposing our attempts to build shelters in Toronto or you're an insensitive, hateful bastard."
Fivemachinesinjapanese
It's saying that homeless women don't need shelters.
Jomini001
Six people at press time are too salty for your humor.
getadogupya
It's trying to get people to confront their NIMBY tendencies.
CombatWeevil
Nimby?
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NIMBY
WallpaperProblems
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NIMBY?wprov=sfsi1
getadogupya
Not In My Back Yard.
CombatWeevil
That's weird. I can understand that you wouldn't want industrial in your back yard for environmental concerns but...a shelter?
Jomini001
Do you want a bunch of people with drug and alcohol abuse issues and the petty crime that follows? Because that's how you get them.
getadogupya
The homeless often have other problems, like alcohol and drug dependencies, and mental health issues. Problems that people don't want nearby