Woman was living inside rooftop grocery store sign with computer and coffee maker for a year

AP ^ | 5/10/24 | Ed White

[DallasBiff]

Contractors curious about an extension cord on the roof of a Michigan grocery store made a startling discovery: A 34-year-old woman was living inside the business sign, with enough space for a computer, printer and coffee maker, police said.

“She was homeless,” Officer Brennon Warren of the Midland Police Department said Thursday. “It’s a story that makes you scratch your head, just somebody living up in a sign.”

The woman, whose name was not released, told police she had a job elsewhere but had been living inside the Family Fare sign for roughly a year, Warren said. She was found April 23

[rktman]

We’re from the govt and here to help. 😂😂😂

[The people have spoken]

Reminds me of the movie “Parasite.”

[Sirius Lee]

Maybe she’s into Signtology?

[Alas Babylon!]

Tom Hanks. Great actor, lousy democrat.

[Albion Wilde]

Points for originality. It probably was a pretty nice space, especially compared to the sidewalk.

[Kartographer]

“Sign,since ever where signs. Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sing?”

[lee martell]

This is true. Gotta keep up with the times! lol.

[wardaddy]

I’ve known 100s

Id say it’s 95%

Camp and stay high

Preferred

[rktman]

And out of the “system”!

[AnthonySoprano]

[John Milner]

I got the impression the sign was accessed from outdoors. That she didn’t actually have after hours access to the inside of the market.

There’s a somewhat standard Walgreen’s store design with a huge space above the entryway. It is all enclosed but it always seemed like it would be a cool place to put a little secret area there. Kinda like a bigger version of George Costanza’s under desk nap space.

[Terabitten]

I ain’t even mad.

This is an impressive level of “improvise, adapt, and overcome.”

[NWFree]

My son once lived on the roof of a donut shop near Houston for a while

[ridesthemiles]

GRANDKIDS have had “BANK ACCOUNTS” since inception.

More places to move money thru.

[Qwapisking]

see what you did there.

[Mr. Lucky]

OK, that was kinda funny.

[Irish Eyes]

Bookmark

[Old Grumpy]

I wonder if she’s already scouted out her next sign to move into.

[libertylover]

I’d think it would be pretty tough getting through a Michigan winter in that situation.

It said an extension cord ran into "her" space, so she probably had a heater, though I didn't see mention of one.

[HartleyMBaldwin]

Probably, although it would probably have been a pretty small one if she was running it from an extension cord. Depends on the circuit and the cord, I suppose.