Did anyone else see the sleeping man on NCR1 near the Duddingston Road West junction this afternoon? I shook him to see if he was unconscious but he woke up and then went back to sleep. So I roused him again and asked him if he knew he was on a cycle path. He looked surprised, then said it was fine. I asked if he wanted me to contact anyone and he said no, he was fine and closed his eyes again. So I left him to it. The man operating the approaching sweeper seemed to be having a bit of a think about whether or not to squeeze past.
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Man asleep on NCR1
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Posted 14 years ago #
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Some bloke sleeps down by the water of Leith every day I have passed recently, serious sleeping bag and rucksacks so I reckon he's competent outdoors type and not in any danger
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Spitfyre Yes, I've seen a few rough sleepers around but this guy wasn't one of them imo.
Posted 14 years ago # -
Not the most salubrious area of Edinburgh, probably out of it due to drugs or alcohol or both. Many of these types end up in the RIE having had passers-by call an ambulance for them. They are usually just really pissed off because they get given opiate reversal treatment which of course negates the taking of the substance in the first place, and also annoyed that they have wasted the money on getting completely out of it in any case. He was rousable and would probably be fine....either one of the above, a narcoleptic or just very tired!!
Posted 14 years ago # -
I wonder if he was the same man I once found sleeping in the Tunnel, at the bottom. I suggested he move and he refused so I told the police. I didn't want anyone to come down the Tunnel in the dark and hit him.
Posted 14 years ago #
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