Huddersfield tramps
Seem to be more unusual than most. If not the famous 11p tramp (ask any Northern /talker), there are weirder ones, which have previously been mentioned, so I won't labour the point.

But one of the nicest homeless people I have met came from Huddersfield as well. Back when I was a student, and I was travelling home for Mother's Day, I nipped through Huddersfield to get something to eat for the journey, and also to pick up a card and present, as I wasn't exactly the most organised of people back then.

And outside the Tesco's was a woman, who looked in her 30s, but could easily have just been in her early 20s. The streets do age a person. And, being a student, all I had on me was my debit card, and the look of abject disappointment on her face was for me, too much to bear. One sandwich (vegetarian, just in case), drink and a packet of smokes plus lighter later, both of our days were brightened.

I've been back to Huddersfield a number of times since then, and I've never seen her again.

I can only hope that she's managed to set herself up now and get back on track.
( jim_bob can herd cats., Mon 6 Jul 2009, 13:41, Reply)