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Woman was living inside rooftop grocery store sign with computer and coffee maker for a year
AP ^ | 5/10/24 | Ed White

Posted on 05/10/2024 10:25:17 AM PDT by 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

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Local News
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To: spel_grammer_an_punct_polise

She’s got moxie, I’ll give her that.


61 posted on 05/10/2024 2:21:46 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: HartleyMBaldwin

Being a commercial building like that it was probably connected to a 20-amp outlet. However, most people use extension cords that are not really adequate.


62 posted on 05/10/2024 2:26:56 PM PDT by libertylover (Our biggest problem, by far, is that almost all of big media is AGENDA-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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To: SamAdams76; moovova; Chode; SkyDancer; Salamander; Carriage Hill; Lockbox; MtnClimber; ...
Back in the Day

63 posted on 05/10/2024 2:33:33 PM PDT by mabarker1 ( (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress!!!)
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To: HartleyMBaldwin

An electric blanket would use less energy and keep one warm.Several ordinaty blankets and good sleeping bag would allow comfortable sleep.Sanitary needs could be achieved with modest sized containers to be discreetly emptied elsewhere.Being aware of public restrooms and avoiding being noticed too often as well.Heat rises so heat from main building may have made space tolerable.

Reminds me of characters in fiction who lived in the hidden spaces as they feared the “authorities” AND the criminals.


64 posted on 05/10/2024 3:45:04 PM PDT by hoosierham (Freedom isnt free)
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To: DallasBiff

If it weren’t for a family to support, I could think of dozens of places where I could set up shop without notice. I understand how commercial spaces work and are operated. I manage over 1.2 million SF myself. I know the secret hideaways.


65 posted on 05/10/2024 3:52:18 PM PDT by Greenpees (Coulda Shoulda Woulda)
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To: mabarker1

tryna make me feel old or something???


66 posted on 05/10/2024 4:40:46 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: SamAdams76

As I recall, the guy in “The Terminal” had passport issues.
There was a domestic fellow in LAX though — he made money by returning carts.


67 posted on 05/10/2024 5:46:09 PM PDT by scrabblehack
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To: Chode

Nope, ut You’ll need to speak up a bit.🤪


68 posted on 05/10/2024 6:18:52 PM PDT by mabarker1 ( (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress!!!)
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To: scrabblehack
I worked at Logan Airport during the late 1970s. Before and after my shift, I would collect those carts in Terminal E to get the quarter deposit. These were International travelers and they were most likely somewhat wealthy and thus not worried about collecting their quarter deposit by walking the cart back to the rack. I would usually get a couple extra dollars each day and back then, that was not all that insignificant.

A couple of dollars back then would get you a full meal at McDonalds. You could also get a six-pack of Miller High Life back then for just over a couple of dollars and that was the Champagne of Beer.

69 posted on 05/10/2024 6:28:13 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (6,575,474 Truth | 87,429,044 Twitter)
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To: albie

Roof drain


70 posted on 05/10/2024 10:36:33 PM PDT by Keyhopper (Indians had bad immigration laws)
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To: ClearCase_guy

“Bidenomics! It’s working!”

LOL


71 posted on 05/11/2024 7:47:41 AM PDT by simpson96
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To: DallasBiff

I wonder if she’s a Steve Walis fan?🤔


72 posted on 05/11/2024 2:32:09 PM PDT by BiteYourSelf ( Earth first, we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
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