From: Peter Saxton 
Newsgroups: uk.rec.youth-hostel uk.finance
Subject: Re: Can I receive mail at UK youth hostels? ( A London hostel)
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 14:53:49 +0100

On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 14:24:52 +0100, Fran
 wrote:

>Peter Saxton said...
>> On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 13:51:53 +0100, Fran
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> >Peter Saxton said...
>> >> On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 08:17:02 GMT, jim@jibbering.com (Jim Ley) wrote:
>> >> 
>> >> >On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 23:35:00 +0100, Peter Saxton
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >>If they are homeless they don't get mail.
>> >> >
>> >> >Of course they might,  What a stupid statement.
>> >> >
>> >> 
>> >> Why should they want mail if they choose to be homeless?
>> >> 
>> >Do people 'choose' to be homeless?  Do homeless people not have anyone 
>> >to send them mail?  Not even the Benefits Agency?
>> >
>> >Warning: this will resemble a rant...
>> >
>> >I think maybe you should take a wander around your local big town and 
>> >speak to some of the people you see huddled up in shop doorways.  Ask 
>> >them how much they really like it when it's pouring with rain.  I 
>> >suspect that most people would much prefer to have a decent roof over 
>> >their heads, but it's all too easy to get into a downward spiral.  You 
>> >need a permanent address to get a job; you need a job to pay the rent.  
>> >Where, then, do you start?  It's all very well for us in our cosy houses 
>> >and flats to tell people to get off their arses and find a job, but if 
>> >someone can't find paid employment with qualifications and a nice cosy 
>> >middle class mortgage what hope has someone without (apparently) 
>> >anything going for them?
>> 
>> They can stay in hostels if they wanted to.
>> 
>Are you serious?  I mean, are you really serious?  Here's a hostel with 
>6 beds and here are 7 people.  What are you going to do?  Honestly, what 
>are you going to do?  Are you going to shove the unfortunate 7th on the 
>floor, or are you going to tell him (or her) that you're very sorry but 
>you're full and don't have a spare bed?  For pity's sake, THINK before 
>you type.

Calm down. Get a grip of yourself.

Hysterical people like you are no use to anyone.

Look at the following site. There's plenty of ways to get somewhere to
stay.

http://www.homelessuk.org/

-- 
Peter Saxton from London
peter@petersaxton.co.uk