Woman was living inside rooftop grocery store sign with computer and coffee maker for a year
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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.
  • cedarmesa@lemmy.worldEnglish
    231·
    6 months ago

    How many of you read this headline and considered how much money youd save on rent?

  • AutoTL;DR@lemmings.worldBEnglish
    51·
    6 months ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    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.

    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.

    A spokesperson for SpartanNash, the parent company of Family Fare, said store employees responded “with the utmost compassion and professionalism.”

    “Ensuring there is ample safe, affordable housing continues to be a widespread issue nationwide that our community needs to partner in solving,” Adrienne Chance said, declining further comment.

    The director of a local nonprofit that provides food and shelter assistance said Midland — which has a population 42,000 — needs more housing for low-income residents.

    “From someone who works with the homeless, part of me acknowledges she was really resourceful,” said Saralyn Temple of Midland’s Open Door.

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    • kratoz29@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      6 months ago

      Bro, it reminds me of two episodes of Malcolm lol.

      One the dude living inside Lucky’s Aid, and the second is the protesting in the spectacular woman sign haha.

  • 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    31·
    6 months ago

    I hope the person was able to crash there at least a bit relaxed. I’d be afraid to make noises or to be seen at the wrong time or places when getting home.

  • hdnsmbt@lemmy.worldEnglish
    76·
    6 months ago

    Oh no, not a computer and a coffe maker! Doesn’t she know homeless people can’t have those? Scandalous, this scum trying to live like real people!