Ticket for the Go
25 October 2007, mid-morning
I exchanged a few words with a man this morning on the south side of Bloor and Lansdowne. He said he was a schizophrenic, had been on the street for 4 days, and needed help. He clearly did need help. Before he could finish going on about how he needed money for a GO ticket I was off: it’s amazing how cold I’ve become living here for a year. It was all very depressing.
When I was in Edmonton, some lady in a wheelchair rolled up to me and gave me this long story about how she just got into town and was lost and just got mugged and got her purse stolen. I was late for the movie I wanted to watch so I just pointed to the purse on her lap and walked away as she looked down and realized her story’s mistake. I had also seen her rolling around begging people staying at the hotel I was at a few days earlier.
by Iluvitar on October 25 2007, 11:19 am #
Yeah the Go Ticket story is pretty common. This guy was seriously jonsing for something; you could tell by the shear desperation in his eyes. I imagine at some point he’ll stop asking people for money and start trying to take it. Or maybe someone will hook him up.
by Ramanan on October 25 2007, 11:39 am #
Or he’ll show up in an emerg department, get a sandwich and juice, and probably harass the staff for a subway token. And maybe try to weasel some narcotics too.
by michelle on October 26 2007, 11:19 pm #