tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post7745606043174133226..comments2024-03-16T04:32:26.295-07:00Comments on The Cat's Meat Shop: I Just Fell Off My BikeLee Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09812128348822569086noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-23210710610970826442023-09-17T16:17:32.360-07:002023-09-17T16:17:32.360-07:00It happened to me tonight on Kingsland Road in Hac...It happened to me tonight on Kingsland Road in Hackney. He showed me his "bloody" arm covered in red goo, from falling off his bike. Explained the ambulance was its way but wouldn't take his bike so he needed some money to pay a taxi to take his bike to the hospital or his home or something. Certain I had experienced this before and the fact he showed no sign of being in pain I walked on. Later to meet another chap on Bethnal Green road, very smartly dressed who said he was trying to raise a few pounds to pay for a homeless hostel for the night (homeless hostels are free in London).mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00040161934963695906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-32637333171907439742020-08-11T06:52:37.356-07:002020-08-11T06:52:37.356-07:00I aso fell for it some months ago and did not lear...I aso fell for it some months ago and did not learn that it was a scam until someone posted a "warning" about this guy on Nextdoor. <br /><br />He approached me on Bethnal Green Rd late 2019 and showed me his disgusting wound saying he scraped his arm on a piece of sharp metal sticking out of a wall (while on his bike). Gullible Me actually spent several minutes looking for a cash mashine... Anyway, he must be a poor guy having to earn his money like that (or maybe he enjoys fooling people? He is poor either way); but I will know better than to give him money next time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-69021868451124199612019-09-04T06:27:22.706-07:002019-09-04T06:27:22.706-07:00This guy is still at it! I fell for his scam outsi...This guy is still at it! I fell for his scam outside Shoreditch High Street like 10 years agoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-6073163502478059752019-05-15T10:33:14.152-07:002019-05-15T10:33:14.152-07:00Yes I met him yesterday on Hackney Road. He's ...Yes I met him yesterday on Hackney Road. He's just come off his bike, and rolled his left sleeve up to reveal quite a horrible looking bloody wound. I kind of knew it was probably a scam, but because I don't want to be cynical I gave him three pounds. As I was walking off a lady on the street told me "not to fall for it"! Can't believe it looks like he's been doing it for 12 years. That's some commitment. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-40824430171753054782019-01-15T04:43:28.822-08:002019-01-15T04:43:28.822-08:00Yep - he approached me last night in Shoreditch to...Yep - he approached me last night in Shoreditch too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-25028801840695838842019-01-10T13:15:19.577-08:002019-01-10T13:15:19.577-08:00This guy has approached me twice, the last 2 days ...This guy has approached me twice, the last 2 days ago in Shoreditch trying to get a cab to Hommerton cycling away from the close by Royal London. I had a sudden flash back of giving him money months back in Bethnal Green but my friend had already given him money and he left. <br /><br />What an absolute horrid human, shoving his ‘wound’ into people’s faces for Monday. I wonder if it’s real or great makeup. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-18121898870410626592018-10-31T15:11:13.443-07:002018-10-31T15:11:13.443-07:00Saw this guy in Shoreditch a few days ago! Can'...Saw this guy in Shoreditch a few days ago! Can't believe he's been running this scheme for so long. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-11081512711554975072017-05-24T02:27:57.104-07:002017-05-24T02:27:57.104-07:00He has approached me 4 times now. Everytime I see ...He has approached me 4 times now. Everytime I see him around Shoreditch,he is approaching professional men on their own. When I see this, I tell them that it is a scam, and that the man is lying and does it all the time. The man on the bike then swears at me and calls me names like 'slut' 'bitch'. Horrible lowlife he is. Can only imagine how much money he makes! <br /><br />He's a pathetic lying thief, exploiting the humanity and kindness in people. We cant allow this to go on. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15472881752125142132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-39241164454928947822017-04-24T11:02:57.325-07:002017-04-24T11:02:57.325-07:00He is still around. Just gave him a bit of cash to...He is still around. Just gave him a bit of cash today and put him in a cab. An elaborate ruse. A pretty convincing hole and fake blood. I guess I just paid for the spectacleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-63315291820002250232017-01-24T16:38:07.829-08:002017-01-24T16:38:07.829-08:00Yes, this guy is clearly still in operation as, wh...Yes, this guy is clearly still in operation as, whilst walking my teenage cousins from Australia around the Brick Lane area today, he approached us to ask for money to get to Homerton Hospital as he'd fallen off his bike. Clearly, given this post started in 2012, his gammy arm is likely to be some Halloween special, as no doubt he would have died of septicaemia by now. I wouldn't usually give anyone asking for money in that way a look in, but it's different when you have visitors with you who haven't had their good intentions exploited 100 times before. What is being done to stop these dishonest people I wonder...???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-882758807772892032016-10-11T00:26:12.518-07:002016-10-11T00:26:12.518-07:00He was young-ish and dark-haired, but that covers ...He was young-ish and dark-haired, but that covers quite a few people, I guess!Lee Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09812128348822569086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-3670612123237286432016-10-10T13:51:02.326-07:002016-10-10T13:51:02.326-07:00Don't know if it's the same guy, but I got...Don't know if it's the same guy, but I got "ulcerated leg" today in Kings X. Youngish dark-haired man on crutches, insisted on showing me the bloody bandage, very new blue camouflage trousers. I gave him £1.Lucy R. Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632983296994349550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-61656398742330288322016-10-05T10:48:46.924-07:002016-10-05T10:48:46.924-07:00And again, just now, off Shoreditch High Street. F...And again, just now, off Shoreditch High Street. Fell for it - but fortunately only had £2 to give him. The scar looks so raised as to be bulbous - he just be cutting hinself in the same place over and over! Desperate but seemingly worth it to have kept up the ruse for a decade! Gill Winghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13249913879886890579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-77550764714002294342016-06-18T04:22:59.273-07:002016-06-18T04:22:59.273-07:00Happened just now near Old Street roundabout. Same...Happened just now near Old Street roundabout. Same guy, same story.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199024824888028066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-4828868101304109732016-03-23T14:24:02.427-07:002016-03-23T14:24:02.427-07:00I bumped in to him in the city near Moorgate about...I bumped in to him in the city near Moorgate about 5 years ago. Same story, and looked convincing, but glad to say he got no money from meAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18330997249415573304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-13325303463287616402016-01-02T16:14:34.973-08:002016-01-02T16:14:34.973-08:00Used to see this chap on City Road 5 or 6 years ag...Used to see this chap on City Road 5 or 6 years ago when I worked in London... saw him again today doing the same scam in Shoreditch, except this time he had a bike... mostly approaching females on their own.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-87851683251971044762015-12-01T15:26:19.185-08:002015-12-01T15:26:19.185-08:00Met the guy today right outside Aldgate East stati...Met the guy today right outside Aldgate East station. Similar look, the same story, even got what seems to be a damaged bike. Got suspicious and claimed I was cashless. Good choice it seems :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-58474225716554260292015-11-26T00:36:23.921-08:002015-11-26T00:36:23.921-08:00I guess we shouldn't be too hard on him, obvio...I guess we shouldn't be too hard on him, obviously has some issues, to be doing this in the first place; but it is difficult!Lee Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09812128348822569086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-38781356028926126382015-11-25T16:27:23.566-08:002015-11-25T16:27:23.566-08:00Mad Inebriate in Edinburgh, 2012: 'I've be...Mad Inebriate in Edinburgh, 2012: 'I've been in the hospital. I need a pound! I was stabbed in the back and in the front and one of them was a wee lassie!'<br /> <br />2013, I am in Edinburgh again, and so is my brother. During our morning coffee at the museum he says 'Last night this drunk man asked me for a pound! He said "I've just got out of hospital. I was stabbed in the back and in the front, and one of them was a wee lassie!"'Corrina Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03360858481013536064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-47622412095615255782015-11-25T13:45:37.002-08:002015-11-25T13:45:37.002-08:00I met this enterprising chap just off Shoreditch H...I met this enterprising chap just off Shoreditch High Street today (November 2015) . Felt something was truly suspect, but 'just in case' gave him a fiver. It will match the mouthful of profanities he'll get if I see him again.JOOLZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00674973398606794031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-15544067150283125632015-06-30T03:56:26.545-07:002015-06-30T03:56:26.545-07:00I gave two pounds to such a man this morning in sp...I gave two pounds to such a man this morning in spitalfields. Poor chap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-29003421774690641872014-07-27T06:54:13.775-07:002014-07-27T06:54:13.775-07:00Seen today today on Boundrary Street, Shoreditch.
...Seen today today on Boundrary Street, Shoreditch.<br /><br />Didn't give him any money - felt like a scam from the off.<br />Glad to see this online though to confirm it is one! Had started to feel guilty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-16655787493262654852014-07-21T01:20:08.027-07:002014-07-21T01:20:08.027-07:00Saw him today on Shoreditch high street. Only gave...Saw him today on Shoreditch high street. Only gave him £2 but I'm looking forward to seeing him again to get it back. He's lucky it was 5:30am and I was still half asleep as shortly after I realised his story didn't add up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-91697777835599603202014-06-01T16:23:03.499-07:002014-06-01T16:23:03.499-07:00Just encountered this guy on Goodge Street this ev...Just encountered this guy on Goodge Street this evening. He fell off his bike again (oh, dear).. had a large gash down his arm and wanted money for a cab to get to Homerton Hospital. I ask him why Homerton when there's a closer one nearby at the top of TCR. He tells the tale that his family are there waiting for him. He offers to give me his phone number (which is no good use to me, really).<br />Had I not been wise to the scams that occur in Central London, I would probably have been horrified at his "injuries" and given him SOMETHING.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-64716908566108372792014-01-14T04:25:33.611-08:002014-01-14T04:25:33.611-08:00I remember seeing this guy about 10 years ago on B...I remember seeing this guy about 10 years ago on Bethnal Green road. Seen him twice since on hackney road or thereabouts. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com