Posted by Draxo Has anybody ever ran into any homeless people? If so how did you handle the situation.
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I did, once. But keep in mind, this happened in a small, rural village in Finland, not a big city in America.
I was exploring a smallish community center, which I entered through the basement, as it was the only way in. While I was climbing the stairs, I heard somebody yank the front door, and pretty soon after that, the back door. Because of this I stayed inside much longer than it took to explore the building.
When I was leaving through the small basement door, I saw three large plastic bags on the concrete wall covering the stairs to the door. I was initially a bit scared, but as there was no other way out, and nobody was in sight, I decided to exit.
A middle aged lady was standing next to the wall drinking beer. She greeted me, I greeted back. I asked if she knew anything about the house, she said she wasn't a local. The plastic bags were full of clothes and stuff, she must have been some kind of a tramp.
She sat down on the wall to enjoy the afternoon sun, we chatted for a while. She even asked if I wanted a beer, unfortunately I was driving and left. It was actually quite a pleasant encounter.
But like I said, this was rural Finland. And ordinary drunk tramps are a bit different than people on drugs. The country's largest drug store is just underneath my window, and that is different shit.