Blanket Man passes away

[mashman]

didn't realise he had kids (http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/12608630/blanket-man-passes-away/) ... RIP fella

[doc]

He was quite an a attraction.

[Crasherfromwayback]

No respect from me. Any filthy individual that masturbates in front of school age children in public ain't worthy of it.

[TrentNz]

I think the least the govt. could do is give him a funeral..
i used to give him a feed every now and then and he was a very kind person.

[oneofsix]

I think the least the govt. could do is give him a funeral..
i used to give him a feed every now and then and he was a very kind person.

and the council should erect a bronze statue to him sitting on the corner.

But why the govt and why not a collection from his 'supporters'?

[jasonu]

I think the least the govt. could do is give him a funeral..
i used to give him a feed every now and then and he was a very kind person.

Tax payers dollars spent on a funeral for someone who likely hasn't paid any tax?
I don't think so!

[nodrog]

Any filthy individual that masturbates in front of school age children in public ain't worthy of it.

Agreed. He should have dragged them into the back of a van like a normal person.

P.S. I thought Criminal had sold his bike to move to Aus, I had no idea he was broke and living on the street.

R.I.P Raj

[Str8 Jacket]

Tax payers dollars spent on a funeral for someone who likely hasn't paid any tax?
I don't think so!

He paid tax on his benefit, duh!

[placidfemme]

He paid tax on his benefit, duh!

oh well in that case give him all the bells and whistles... why not even make a public holiday for him!

[TrentNz]

well im sure if someone took the time to collect from his supporters then sure.

[JATZ]

Why is it news when a homeless guy dies ? :weird:

I woulda thought this was pretty news-worthy.....

6 months preparation, 1 trip to Namibia, 15 days, 13 stages, 2 crashes and a whole lot of determination... worth it, as Chris Birch finished his first Dakar Rally today!

He is pretty stoked, a bit sore, heading for bath and beer, but very happy to have finished.

Chris did fantastically well and despite a crash that took him an hour to fix his bike, and another crash so close to the finish that knocked him out and left him rather dazed and injured, he pushed and pushed, skulled back a cup of concrete and finished in 27th overall.

From 178 starters there were only 98 finishers in the bike category - a 50% finishing rate.

Well done Chris!

[TrentNz]

Why is it news when a homeless guy dies ? :weird:

I woulda thought this was pretty news-worthy.....

6 months preparation, 1 trip to Namibia, 15 days, 13 stages, 2 crashes and a whole lot of determination... worth it, as Chris Birch finished his first Dakar Rally today!

He is pretty stoked, a bit sore, heading for bath and beer, but very happy to have finished.

Chris did fantastically well and despite a crash that took him an hour to fix his bike, and another crash so close to the finish that knocked him out and left him rather dazed and injured, he pushed and pushed, skulled back a cup of concrete and finished in 27th overall.

From 178 starters there were only 98 finishers in the bike category - a 50% finishing rate.

Well done Chris!

HEY HEY HEY! don't steal blanket mans limelight!

[mashman]

Chris Birch finished his first Dakar Rally today!

I've never heard of Chris Birch. I have heard of blanket man.

[Oakie]

Blanket man? Wow. All we have down here is 'Jumpy guy'. (Gotta watch out for them beetles on the footpath you know)

[Madness]

Why is it news when a homeless guy dies ? :weird:

I woulda thought this was pretty news-worthy.....

6 months preparation, 1 trip to Namibia, 15 days, 13 stages, 2 crashes and a whole lot of determination... worth it, as Chris Birch finished his first Dakar Rally today!

He is pretty stoked, a bit sore, heading for bath and beer, but very happy to have finished.

Chris did fantastically well and despite a crash that took him an hour to fix his bike, and another crash so close to the finish that knocked him out and left him rather dazed and injured, he pushed and pushed, skulled back a cup of concrete and finished in 27th overall.

From 178 starters there were only 98 finishers in the bike category - a 50% finishing rate.

Well done Chris!

That's fantastic but I bet Chris Birch has never wanked in front of a gaggle of schoolgirls!

[JATZ]

I've never heard of Chris Birch. I have heard of blanket man.

I guess your not part of the "In" crowd then :Pokey:



That's fantastic but I bet Chris Birch has never wanked in front of a gaggle of schoolgirls!

O.K. Blanket man wins :not:

[mashman]

I guess your not part of the "In" crowd then :Pokey:


Nah, the "IT" crowd <_<

[Crasherfromwayback]

Just took this pic from my balcony. Look at the state of this will ya!!?? Earlier on in the evening, there were around 20 fucking sifters gathered there. Probably all licked the pavement where the stinky cunt parked his balls.255193

[TrentNz]

whos next the cuba street dancer guy? he stands out side pubs goin hardout to trance music n stuff all night LOL

[JimO]

one more loser off the public tit

[Ender EnZed]

Why is it news when a homeless guy dies ? :weird:

Because he was a bit of a Wellington icon. Everyone who works or spends any significant amount of time in the CBD will have seen, and recognised, him on a fairly regular basis. Whether you thought he was harmless or disgusting there's no denying that he was one very distinctive homeless guy.

[Trudes]

I prefer the old fella who juggles balls.

[Taz]

I prefer the old fella who juggles balls.

Gandalf? .

[TrentNz]

Just took this pic from my balcony. Look at the state of this will ya!!?? Earlier on in the evening, there were around 20 fucking sifters gathered there. Probably all licked the pavement where the stinky cunt parked his balls.255193

hookay big fella.
seems like someone needs to sit in the naughty corner
blanket man actually showered regularly..
and was a nice guy if you weren't a fuckwit to him.

[Mungatoke Mad]

one more loser off the public tit & frees up 1 more public toilet 2 :laugh:

[mashman]

I never met the guy, but haven't met anyone that says he was a cunt. Apart from the miserable bastids on ere. What a Savage? (http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3831571/The-man-behind-the-blanket) ... Wonder what makes a person suddenly decide to want to live that way?

[TrentNz]

i heard somewhere he killed some people in a car crash.. maybe he does it because of that
i also heard that hes actually very wealthy and it was just a choice of lifestyle..
meh, we'll never know.

[TrentNz]

His most serious conviction - under the name Terrence Kingi - was from April 3, 1979, when he was found guilty of driving with excess breath alcohol causing death.

Details are sketchy about the fatal crash, which happened in the Whanganui area. It is understood that the person killed was his best friend.

[Sable]

Taking out the trash

[Brian d marge]

White western Puritans , got to love them ,,,,,

very limited grasp on humanity

Stephen

[rustic101]

He was 'homeless' by choice!

He was a drugged up; drunken, sexo. Abusive to most unless he wanted something. Was violent at times and was an eye sore and embarrassment to Wellington. In fact was he a member of KB?

Sad he died, but shit happens when you allow it too. Wellington has one less threat to society.

If they put a statue up there better enough bronze for the next dead beat that kicks their heels.

I read some of the pinko lefty, trendy, tye died, jandle wearing, hairy legged, long haired friends of Jesus, hand wringing fuckers comments on stuff and if they want to cough up to plant Hanna in the ground then they are more than welcome to pay the bill. He never paid tax so why should the taxpayer fork out.

[rustic101]

double post

[Big Dave]

It would have been worth reading twice.

[Sable]

He was 'homeless' by choice!

He was a drugged up; drunken, sexo. Abusive to most unless he wanted something. Was violent at times and was an eye sore and embarrassment to Wellington. In fact was he a member of KB?

Sad he died, but shit happens when you allow it too. Wellington has one less threat to society.

If they put a statue up there better enough bronze for the next dead beat that kicks their heels.

I read some of the pinko lefty, trendy, tye died, jandle wearing, hairy legged, long haired friends of Jesus, hand wringing fuckers comments on stuff and if they want to cough up to plant Hanna in the ground then they are more than welcome to pay the bill. He never paid tax so why should the taxpayer fork out.

This sums it up. For fuck's sake.

[BoristheBiter]

Because he was a bit of a Wellington icon. Everyone who works or spends any significant amount of time in the CBD will have seen, and recognised, him on a fairly regular basis. Whether you thought he was harmless or disgusting there's no denying that he was one very distinctive homeless guy.

Fuck me, a wellington icon:facepalm:
Makes the news:facepalm:,
no wonder we are so fucked up.

[oneofsix]

He was 'homeless' by choice!

He was a drugged up; drunken, sexo. Abusive to most unless he wanted something. Was violent at times and was an eye sore and embarrassment to Wellington. In fact was he a member of KB?

Sad he died, but shit happens when you allow it too. Wellington has one less threat to society.

If they put a statue up there better enough bronze for the next dead beat that kicks their heels.

I read some of the pinko lefty, trendy, tye died, jandle wearing, hairy legged, long haired friends of Jesus, hand wringing fuckers comments on stuff and if they want to cough up to plant Hanna in the ground then they are more than welcome to pay the bill. He never paid tax so why should the taxpayer fork out.

If they wanted to put up a statue to a homeless guy what about the one that used to wander around with a swag and a yellow plastic bucket, at least he kept himself clean and tidy and was polite. Wonder if the Museum Hotel still have the paintings of him? But he was just as much an "icon" of the Wellington Homeless in his day. But why celebrate those the chose to drop out of society, isn't that a contradiction and therefore insult?

Some how I can't imagine Blanket Man having many friends amongst the "friends of Jesus" group although he would have supporters amongst christian social worker groups I guess.

[Crasherfromwayback]

blanket man actually showered regularly..
and was a nice guy if you weren't a fuckwit to him.

LIke fuck he did. You could smell him from 20m away and every time he came out of the slammer he was actually several shades lighter as they washed him when he got there. The apartment complex I live in used toi stink like a combination of dope, shit and piss every time that useless cunt came in here to smoke dope with his lawers daughter who he had a child with.

[mashman]

He never paid tax so why should the taxpayer fork out.

He used to have a job, so must have paid tax.

[Swoop]

I thought Criminal had sold his bike to move to Aus, I had no idea he was broke and living on the street.

R.I.P Raj
I knew that a university education would take him far.
RIP Raj.

[Crasherfromwayback]

He used to have a job, so must have paid tax.

And after killing his best mate driving pissed he turned his back on his wife and children. What a fucking winner he is. Yep...we should definitely have a statue built for the guy with tax payers money.

[scumdog]

he was a very kind person.

I was unaware of this, please give us an example of his 'kindness'.


(And sharing a view of his bollocks does not constitute kindness...)

[Bikemad]

feed him to the fish i reckon.............we got a bum been hangin round the shore for years now..............used to reside under the bridge at the bottom of onewa road.........would see him cruisin through birkenhead goin through the bins lookin for a feed..........fuck he was filthy and stunk..........approached me one day as i parked up asking if i could help out..........i pointed to the work and income office across the road while holding my breath.........he shook his head and said "no.......i mean money......spare change or something".........also had no sense of humour i guess................story goes he is ment to be Biil Ralstons brother............thinking about it i haven't seen him for a while

[scissorhands]

Margaret the K road 'icon' died last year, in the local papers, everyone hailing her as something wonderful

She always was begging yet had money and a nice place to live

I remember back 44 years ago and she(he?) was there! I was with my mum shopping at george courts and as a 5 year old I stared at Margarets presence, she yelled abuse at me! A 5 year old kid holding his mums skirt....

I cant stand the way people talk up mentally ill, addicted street people flaunting their worries and throwing their pain and suffering in your face

Imagine the years of circular destructive thoughts passing around his addled brain...

okay just cause life isnt fair, and the world is run by pricks, dont mean you cant ask for help to patch things up with family and seek help to start a better life. He would still be alive and healthier!

Retard or not, rest in peace. That spell he had in the mental health unit at Xmas time must have been helpful!! not

[Smifffy]

LIke fuck he did. You could smell him from 20m away and every time he came out of the slammer he was actually several shades lighter as they washed him when he got there. The apartment complex I live in used toi stink like a combination of dope, shit and piss every time that useless cunt came in here to smoke dope with his lawers daughter who he had a child with.

You can hardly complain. Apparently you've had a clear shot right from your balcony and you never took it...

[Rehab]

feed him to the fish i reckon.............we got a bum been hangin round the shore for years now.......

Not talking about Frank the Wank are ya? Carries a big butterfly net and fishes golf balls out of water traps and goes through bins. Last seen at Milford Beach about a year ago playing with a dying rat and leaning in my car window to tell me about rats and scrounge money.

[jasonu]

Just took this pic from my balcony. Look at the state of this will ya!!?? Earlier on in the evening, there were around 20 fucking sifters gathered there. Probably all licked the pavement where the stinky cunt parked his balls.255193

You must live in the rough part of town with that many bums hanging about.

[mashman]

Gareth Morgan to pay for Blanket Man's funeral (http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/12629262/gareth-morgan-to-pay-for-blanket-man-s-funeral/) ... onya Gareth

[Crasherfromwayback]

Gareth Morgan to pay for Blanket Man's funeral (http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/12629262/gareth-morgan-to-pay-for-blanket-man-s-funeral/) ... onya Gareth

Hilarious. I see Gareth says "he didn't know blanket man well", I bet he's never once in his life said a fucking word to him.

[mashman]

Hilarious. I see Gareth says "he didn't know blanket man well", I bet he's never once in his life said a fucking word to him.

And yet he'll still pay for his funeral. Wonder why? Betcha can't guess.

[Bikemad]

Not talking about Frank the Wank are ya? Carries a big butterfly net and fishes golf balls out of water traps and goes through bins. Last seen at Milford Beach about a year ago playing with a dying rat and leaning in my car window to tell me about rats and scrounge money.
nah don't know of that guy..............this fella was a regular up birkenhead way although he did get round the shore a bit...........maybe he had a holiday culvert or bridge to live under nearer the beach for the summer months.....

[Crasherfromwayback]

And yet he'll still pay for his funeral. Wonder why? Betcha can't guess.

Betcha I can. One of the many differences between myself and Gareth Morgan is...Gareth Morgan didn't have blanket man living on his doorstep for the last 10 odd years pissing all over it and scaring fuck out of young kids etc.

[mashman]

Betcha I can. One of the many differences between myself and Gareth Morgan is...Gareth Morgan didn't have blanket man living on his doorstep for the last 10 odd years pissing all over it and scaring fuck out of young kids etc.

Did you buy him a bucket to piss in instead? How well did you know him?

[scissorhands]

And yet he'll still pay for his funeral. Wonder why? Betcha can't guess.

hes going into politics?

hes as rich as fuck and his PR guy said t was a good thing to do?

they share the same neurological disorders?

kindness?

[Crasherfromwayback]

Did you buy him a bucket to piss in instead? How well did you know him?

No. The public toilets were 50 metres away and his legs actually worked. And did I know BM? Not at all. But when he first arrived I used to say gidday and give him packets of Dunhill Red ciggies and throw him the odd $20.00 bill so he could eat. Probably more than Gareth has ever done I'd say. It's when I saw him pull out his cock and piss down his own leg at 5.45pm mid summer in front of women and children doing their x-mas shopping that that stopped. Then after having personally seen him jerking himself off in front of young children I decided that he was indeed total trash and should be treated as such.

How 'bout you Mr expert? Had much to do with him? Lived withing 50m of him for the last ten years? Sat with him...chatted with him? How 'bout Gareth Morgan? Do you know him too? I certainly do. I've known GM for 18 odd years and spoken to him a lot as well. The whole paying for BM's funeral is nothing but a 'look at me look at me' excercise.

I'd say you simply think it's cool to be all shook up and upset becuase it's seen as the cool and trendy thing to do. But I'd say you know nothing about BM or what he was actually like to live near.

[mashman]

No. The public toilets were 50 metrea away and his legs actually worked. And did I know BM? Not at all. But where he first arrived I used to say gidday and give him packets of Dunhill Red ciggies and throw him the odd $20.00 bill so he could eat. Probably more than Gareth has ever done I'd say. It's when I saw him pull out his cock and piss down his own leg at 5.45pm mid summer in front of women and children doing their x-mas shopping that that stopped. Then after having personally seen him jerking himself off in front of young children I decided that he was indeed total trash and should be treated as such.

How 'bout you Mr expert? Had much to do with him? Lived withing 50m of him for the last ten years? Sat with him...chatted with him? How 'bout Gareth Morgan? Do you know him too? I certainly do. I've known GM for 18 odd years and spoken to him a lot as well. The whole paying for BM's funeral is nothing but a 'look at me look at me' excercise.

I'd say you simply think it's cool to be all shook up and upset becuase it's seen as the cool and trendy thing to do. But I'd say you know nothing about BM or what he was actually like to live near the cunt.

:rofl: ooooooo touchy touchy... I wasn't trying to make it into a pissing down your leg competition, nor was I trying to lambast you over your lack of or intimate knowledge of the guy, nor is my heart broken... I just asked a couple of questions from someone that was more than likely to have had interaction with the guy. I'll stop asking.

[onearmedbandit]

No. The public toilets were 50 metrea away and his legs actually worked. And did I know BM? Not at all. But where he first arrived I used to say gidday and give him packets of Dunhill Red ciggies and throw him the odd $20.00 bill so he could eat. Probably more than Gareth has ever done I'd say. It's when I saw him pull out his cock and piss down his own leg at 5.45pm mid summer in front of women and children doing their x-mas shopping that that stopped. Then after having personally seen him jerking himself off in front of young children I decided that he was indeed total trash and should be treated as such.

How 'bout you Mr expert? Had much to do with him? Lived withing 50m of him for the last ten years? Sat with him...chatted with him? How 'bout Gareth Morgan? Do you know him too? I certainly do. I've known GM for 18 odd years and spoken to him a lot as well. The whole paying for BM's funeral is nothing but a 'look at me look at me' excercise.

I'd say you simply think it's cool to be all shook up and upset becuase it's seen as the cool and trendy thing to do. But I'd say you know nothing about BM or what he was actually like to live near the cunt.

Excellent post from someone who hasn't got the 'jump on the bandwagon' mentality.

[mashman]

hes going into politics?

hes as rich as fuck and his PR guy said t was a good thing to do?

they share the same neurological disorders?

kindness?

all of the above? funny that noone trusts his motive.

[Crasherfromwayback]

:rofl: ooooooo touchy touchy... I wasn't trying to make it into a pissing down your leg competition, f .

I'm not touchy touchy mate, just find it hilarious that people think it's so sad when they've had nothing to do with the guy' nor have had to put up with him.

[mashman]

I'm not touchy touchy mate, just find it hilarious that people think it's so sad when they've had nothing to do with the guy' nor have had to put up with him.

It's sad when anyone dies, like 'em or not. Maybe that's just me. The family can't afford to bury him, so Morgan has stumped up the cash, good on the guy. So I'll jump on the bandwagon and make myself feel better about myself because I care :facepalm:. No doubt he helped a lot of people along the way and given that going on the street is an extreme way to live, his experience probably helped a lot of people survive. So I shall feel sad for him.

[TrentNz]

He's alot better then some of the fuckwits ive seen around christchurch.

[rachprice]

I have lived near him for the past 2 years and while he used to annoy me (see above reasons) I am a little saddened by his death - I am glad he is off the street but didn't want him to be because of his death.
Death is rather sad, but also because his state of mind ultimately lead to his death
I guess we will never really know the full story on why he was there but he did strike me as someone with a lot of issues and for that to lead to death, is sad

Not to say I'm going to contribute to his shrine or his funeral, or that he was an up-standing citizen worthy of a countries respect. Doesn't mean it isn't a little sad

[Katman]

Let's hope it never transpires that Blanket Man once rode a motorcycle.

The R.I.P. thread would go on for months.

[Crasherfromwayback]

It's sad when anyone dies, like 'em or not. .

Yes it is, and I've had to deal with a fair bit of it myself of late. I hope GM is going to pay for all of the damage and vandalism that's happened to the facade of the ANZ etc too. As far as BM's family not being able to afford a funeral? Doesn't cost much I'm sure to bury him on your local marae I'm sure? How come they all want something to do with him now he's dead?

[scissorhands]

No doubt he helped a lot of people along the way and given that going on the street is an extreme way to live, his experience probably helped a lot of people survive. So I shall feel sad for him.

Hardly a role model, hardly a father to his children. Seems as if he is being glorified just for being highly visible and for being a character

What about all the unseen good men, working hard and quietly raising their kids.

In context it kind of sticks in their throats a bit?

The cult of personality? I knew him too.... we spoke of suffering....he was a great guy....

Eulogies are seldom correct.

Guy reminds me of a preacher ministering emotional blackmail to others to do better in life. Then does little with their own life, all the while with a holier than thou attitude

oh wait......thats was me too init...awetism

[TrentNz]

Yes it is, and I've had to deal with a fair bit of it myself of late. I hope GM is going to pay for all of the damage and vandalism that's happened to the facade of the ANZ etc too. As far as BM's family not being able to afford a funeral? Doesn't cost much I'm sure to bury him on your local marae I'm sure? How come they all want something to do with him now he's dead?

why should GM.

ANZ has more then enough money.

and his family are actually Jehovah's witness's

[Crasherfromwayback]

ANZ has more then enough money.

and his family are actually Jehovah's witness's

So has GM.

So what? Get the church to pay then. They're good enough at taking money off others.

[Bikemad]

betcha heaps of whanau show up for the funeral now that saint gareths gonna pick up the bar tab

[jasonu]

It's sad when anyone dies, like 'em or not.

I wasn't sad when Osama, Gaddafi and Saddam died.

[mashman]

Yes it is, and I've had to deal with a fair bit of it myself of late. I hope GM is going to pay for all of the damage and vandalism that's happened to the facade of the ANZ etc too. As far as BM's family not being able to afford a funeral? Doesn't cost much I'm sure to bury him on your local marae I'm sure? How come they all want something to do with him now he's dead?

Ach, we pay the council for removing graffiti. I would rather GM funded a mural for the guy, perhaps a fully functional wax work :shifty:. The main "problem" I have with it, is that a guy wanted to live on the street, and because he did so and lived in what is seen as an "unclean" way, be it for mental or "political" reasons, the "problem" is that he was treated differently. That's the bit I don't like. If he didn't "want" or "need" help, he shoulda had meals on wheels and have, and had many of his needs met, including a smoke or two to while away his days and noone would have known any differently. I wonder what 20ish years (that's a fuckin long time, as is 1 year) of living on the street and being "abused" by pissed people and the "haters" does to a person? That's what pisses me off. He may well have been a cunt, he's by no means the only one though was he?



Guy reminds me of a preacher ministering emotional blackmail to others to do better in life. Then does little with their own life, all the while with a holier than thou attitude

What did he preach?

[mashman]

I wasn't sad when Osama, Gaddafi and Saddam died.

or Diana, or MLK, or Abraham Lincoln, or JFK, or Malcolm X. Depends on what you think died with them.

[White trash]

Who'd have fucken thought. In a day and a half we've got five pages of shit about a dead homelss guy who was, let's face it, a bit of a tit. On a bike forum.

Fuck my brown goat that's funny.

[jasonu]

Ach, we pay the council for removing graffiti. I would rather GM funded a mural for the guy, perhaps a fully functional wax work :shifty:. The main "problem" I have with it, is that a guy wanted to live on the street, and because he did so and lived in what is seen as an "unclean" way, be it for mental or "political" reasons, the "problem" is that he was treated differently.


I think he was 'treated differently' because he sat in his own piss and shit (in a public place) and wanked in public.

[nodrog]

He is probably the only known person to actually smell better now that he is dead.

[Katman]

perhaps a fully functional wax work

Complete with reciprocating wrist action?

[Stirts]

Complete with reciprocating wrist action?

Wax on, wax off! :eek5:

[Crasherfromwayback]

I wonder what 20ish years (that's a fuckin long time, as is 1 year) of living on the street and being "abused" by pissed people and the "haters" does to a person? That's what pisses me off. He may well have been a cunt, he's by no means the only one though was he?





Never in the whole time he's been parked outside of my place have I ever once seen him abused by anyone.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Fuck my brown goat

BM would've given half a chance.

[mashman]

I think he was 'treated differently' because he sat in his own piss and shit (in a public place) and wanked in public.

awwwwwwwwwwwwwww.


He is probably the only known person to actually smell better now that he is dead.

He's gonna be smelling much worse soon.


Complete with reciprocating wrist action?

Of course. Along with optional insult voice box.

[carbonhed]

No. The public toilets were 50 metres away and his legs actually worked. And did I know BM? Not at all. But when he first arrived I used to say gidday and give him packets of Dunhill Red ciggies and throw him the odd $20.00 bill so he could eat. Probably more than Gareth has ever done I'd say. It's when I saw him pull out his cock and piss down his own leg at 5.45pm mid summer in front of women and children doing their x-mas shopping that that stopped. Then after having personally seen him jerking himself off in front of young children I decided that he was indeed total trash and should be treated as such.

How 'bout you Mr expert? Had much to do with him? Lived withing 50m of him for the last ten years? Sat with him...chatted with him? How 'bout Gareth Morgan? Do you know him too? I certainly do. I've known GM for 18 odd years and spoken to him a lot as well. The whole paying for BM's funeral is nothing but a 'look at me look at me' excercise.

I'd say you simply think it's cool to be all shook up and upset becuase it's seen as the cool and trendy thing to do. But I'd say you know nothing about BM or what he was actually like to live near.

Game, set and match to Mr Crasher.

[mashman]

Never in the whole time he's been parked outside of my place have I ever once seen him abused by anyone.

Fair enough mate. I'm sure it never happened :innocent:

[TrentNz]

i've seen him get abused multiple times, late night in town.

[Crasherfromwayback]

i've seen him get abused multiple times, late night in town.

Yeah but you've also seen him being really generous.

[oneofsix]

Yeah but you've also seen him being really generous.

that kind of implies he was the one doing the abusing and BM was kind when he asked him to leave him alone :innocent:

[TrentNz]

Yeah but you've also seen him being really generous.

No I've seen him be kind and nice. never said generous.

[Stirts]

i've seen him get abused multiple times, late night in town.

Multi-orgasm night classes was it?

[nodrog]

"After much public grieving over the death of Blanket Man, and since Wellingtonians loved Blanket Man so much, Gareth Morgan decided that it was only fitting to bury him on the site that he spent most of his life. A special service was held at 12.45pm to unveil the fitting shrine that reflected the beliefs of this wonderful individual. It is expected that this will become a place of worship and spritual prayer for the greiving people of Wellington"

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/08/22/article-2028664-0D86ADCF00000578-897_634x360.jpg

[onearmedbandit]

"After much public grieving over the death of Blanket Man, and since Wellingtonians loved Blanket Man so much, Gareth Morgan decided that it was only fitting to bury him on the site that he spent most of his life.

Aw they buried him in full colours too. How touching.

[willytheekid]

:angry2:
You "bleeding hearts" make me sick! :sick:

Obviously never met the guy in person and saw his true nature!

I nearly put this piece of shit through a window for grabbing a little girl inappropriately!! well over 10yrs ago...while her mother was giving him money FFS. (I settled for fracturing his wrist whilst standing on the scums wind pipe, he eventually got dragged into a police squad car and taken away(And for the record...the police hated him!..their words), Im sure that little girl and her mother have NEVER forgotten their experiance with BM and won't be shedding a tear!

He was a racist, abusive, dirty predator, who used to piss & wank in public, spit at people and yell abuse at woman and children (ONLY woman and children...cos he was gutless scum!)...may he rest in hell!

Courtenay Place will be so much better with out him!

Heros and the selfless deserve this coverage and admiration...not this prick!, and yet look at you people :oi-grr:

Those of you who know me on KB know I never post anger or hatred etc...but on this occasion...you can go fuck yourselfs!...you disgust me!

[TrentNz]

Multi-orgasm night classes was it?

you know it.
do you want some classes too ;)

[Crasherfromwayback]

Those of you who know me on KB know I never post anger or hatred etc...but on this occasion...you can go fuck yourselfs!...you disgust me!

So we won't being seeing you at his funeral? Thought I might go along and piss on his casket. See how they like that.

[willytheekid]

So we won't being seeing you at his funeral? Thought I might go along and piss on his casket. See how they like that.

Yeah I'll pass mate...fill up and have a piss for me will ya. (In fact crack the casket open and step on his throat for me while ya do it...he'll know who its from then)

[Stirts]

you know it.
do you want some classes too ;)

Classes? Me? Pfffffft ...... Keep talking, someday you'll say something intelligent ;)


:angry2:

:clap: on the rant!!
Amazing how the locals know the REAL story....unlike the media. Not suprised though!!!

[willytheekid]

:clap: on the rant!!
Amazing how the locals know the REAL story....unlike the media. Not suprised though!!!

:laugh:...yeah sorry, this has really got to me ay.
We see selfless people go unrewared for years of work and helping others etc, and yet this scum gets a friggin parade for being...well...scum!.

And I will NEVER forget that little girl screaming and her mom yelling for help(prick wouldnt let her go!)...I was damn proud to help that day (Im just a little guy...and all the "tough" guys in the area just stood there and watched!...watch a 4-5yr old get man handled by this peice of shit!)

So for the rant...I am truly sorry Stirts & fellow KBers :love:...but sometimes it has to be done.

[nodrog]

:laugh:...yeah sorry, this has really got to me ay.
We see selfless people go unrewared for years of work and helping others etc, and yet this scum gets a friggin parade for being...well...scum!.

And I will NEVER forget that little girl screaming and her mom yelling for help(prick wouldnt let her go!)...I was damn proud to help that day (Im just a little guy...and all the "tough" guys in the area just stood there and watched!...watch a 4-5yr old get man handled by this peice of shit!)

So for the rant...I am truly sorry Stirts & fellow KBers :love:...but sometimes it has to be done.

Do you wanna root?

[Stirts]

:laugh:...yeah sorry, this has really got to me ay.
We see selfless people go unrewared for years of work and helping others etc, and yet this scum gets a friggin parade for being...well...scum!.

And I will NEVER forget that little girl screaming and her mom yelling for help(prick wouldnt let her go!)...I was damn proud to help that day (Im just a little guy...and all the "tough" guys in the area just stood there and watched!...watch a 4-5yr old get man handled by this peice of shit!)

So for the rant...I am truly sorry Stirts & fellow KBers :love:...but sometimes it has to be done.

Fark no need for sorries Mr. I applaud you!!! In fact.........give you a mother farken standing ovation!!!

However, I am sorry to hear that more people didn't help you help that little girl.

[sgtp]

BM is like the Dude from the movie "The Big Lebowski". He is lazy, a slacker, a screw-up, etc. etc., but people take comfort knowin' he's out there, the Dude, takin' her easy for all us sinners....


;)

edit: I suppose the only difference is the BM does not abide...

[mashman]

:angry2:
You "bleeding hearts" make me sick! :sick:

Obviously never met the guy in person and saw his true nature!

I nearly put this piece of shit through a window for grabbing a little girl inappropriately!! well over 10yrs ago...while her mother was giving him money FFS. (I settled for fracturing his wrist whilst standing on the scums wind pipe, he eventually got dragged into a police squad car and taken away(And for the record...the police hated him!..their words), Im sure that little girl and her mother have NEVER forgotten their experiance with BM and won't be shedding a tear!

He was a racist, abusive, dirty predator, who used to piss & wank in public, spit at people and yell abuse at woman and children (ONLY woman and children...cos he was gutless scum!)...may he rest in hell!

Courtenay Place will be so much better with out him!

Heros and the selfless deserve this coverage and admiration...not this prick!, and yet look at you people :oi-grr:

Those of you who know me on KB know I never post anger or hatred etc...but on this occasion...you can go fuck yourselfs!...you disgust me!

Onya... he sounds like he deserved it.

[scumdog]

He's alot better then some of the fuckwits ive seen around christchurch.

Yeah, now he's dead he is.

But once the Ch-ch fuckwits die they'll all be equal...

Whoop-de-fuckin'-do..:whocares:

[White trash]

Do you wanna root?

Hey! Are you two timing my goat?

[scissorhands]

What did he preach?

What does any sadhu who sits in a public place all day preach?

I heard he was highly vociferous in regard to political and social commentaries

......

(is that why you are sad?)

[mashman]

What does any sadhu who sits in a public place all day preach?

I heard he was highly vociferous in regard to political and social commentaries

......

(is that why you are sad?)

nah, I never met the guy. I'm "sad" because he probably suffered a load of shit at our hands, social convention etc.... A two way street by the looks of things.

heh, you shoulda left the other comment in too. We're all different. BM worshipped a Maori sun god from what I read? I worship the great god money and there are no end of preachers.

[Brian d marge]

:laugh:...yeah sorry, this has really got to me ay.
We see selfless people go unrewared for years of work and helping others etc, and yet this scum gets a friggin parade for being...well...scum!.

And I will NEVER forget that little girl screaming and her mom yelling for help(prick wouldnt let her go!)...I was damn proud to help that day (Im just a little guy...and all the "tough" guys in the area just stood there and watched!...watch a 4-5yr old get man handled by this peice of shit!)

So for the rant...I am truly sorry Stirts & fellow KBers :love:...but sometimes it has to be done.

maybe this person should have been in a hospital
didntnwe have hospitals for these people
oh, nope sorry my bad the " new right " had them live in the community
wonder who has to look after the now, oh that's right I remember, you me and the poor police man

maybe we should have said something at the time


oh well mustnt grumble, I'm all right eh

stephen

[TrentNz]

Classes? Me? Pfffffft ...... Keep talking, someday you'll say something intelligent ;)

so its a no then :pinch:

[onearmedbandit]

maybe we should have said something at the time


oh well mustnt grumble, I'm all right eh

stephen

That's just the thing Stephen, plenty was said at the time, very vocally and very strongly opposing the change. But still it was decided to close down the hospitals.


People seem to think that everyone is apathetic about their beliefs, well I say people have short memories.

[Brian d marge]

That's just the thing Stephen, plenty was said at the time, very vocally and very strongly opposing the change. But still it was decided to close down the hospitals.


People seem to think that everyone is apathetic about their beliefs, well I say people have short memories.
sorry I’m off me nut

but apathy,,,,, is no action

take control and just do it (IMHO)

hamnar springs closed down , taxes paid by you and i through ( do na tions )~ keep blanket man off the streets and safe and secure and safe ...everyone happy

sorry, knut off...... pissed as a choook ........slathered....

but, will shoot rich fkers at a moments notice

stephen
ps in all lucidness..... John Key.................... , I would had no sleepless nites , if i blew his brains out


add to that list all those ideologist , gun , pleading no remorse , . trigger pulled

and I would enjoy it too

in fact I am going to have the most awsumenest wank . over blasting the brains out of some puritanical , dick ....... the old lady that cut me a few cables is face down in the ditch. .....

[JimO]

dont know what the fuss is really, its not like we have a shortage of fucked up lazy pisshead maori

[nodrog]

Hey! Are you two timing my goat?

We broke up, I found out she was underage, and im not into kids.

[willytheekid]

Hey! Are you two timing my goat?

http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2011/2/27/69bd3904-90fa-4d24-a268-76beede2061a.jpg

wait...what?:shit: :facepalm:

[doc]

That's just the thing Stephen, plenty was said at the time, very vocally and very strongly opposing the change. But still it was decided to close down the hospitals.


People seem to think that everyone is apathetic about their beliefs, well I say people have short memories.

This was a Jenny Shipply era. Major health reforms. Mental health cost cutting. They replaced Kingseat with a 20 bed intensive care unit , that was trashed within weeks. Nowdays people are assesed on their threat of harm to themselves or others and admitted for 3 week intensive care, to sort out a drug therapy regime. then released and monitored . Problem has become at times the 20 bed unit comes under pressure and to get one in you have to get one out. People who are odd like blanket man are a low level so dont get a lookin , every town has the oddballs . Its a bean counter solution. They also had a charge for clinics at hospitals, I remember being at one childrens block booking with the ex , she created quite a fuss , when she bought to the administrations attention, why should we have to wait while some one else on a benefit community, services card didn't have to pay. Those charges didn't last for long.

[rachprice]

People have rather interesting ideas about mental illness

Sounds like some of you think we should be back to the 50's-60's where everyone that suffered from mental illness should be locked away forever

While some people NEED to be in hospital and some long-term, it is just not sustainable or right to lock someone up because they will have a mental illness for the rest of their life

[scumdog]

but, will shoot rich fkers at a moments notice

. .....

Good idea - I'll help you.

And when there's only you and I left in the world who is going to be the rich one???:blink:

[oneofsix]

People have rather interesting ideas about mental illness

Sounds like some of you think we should be back to the 50's-60's where everyone that suffered from mental illness should be locked away forever

While some people NEED to be in hospital and some long-term, it is just not sustainable or right to lock someone up because they will have a mental illness for the rest of their life

nope. think you will find they are recognising that the hospitals weren't closed down for the good of the patients but for the sake of the savings.
The post above yours mentions monitoring, how many times have we seen news reports were some mental "patient" (how can they be a patient when they aren't being treated?) has done themselves or others harm because the monitoring wasn't good enough? For a mental patient is asking them if they have their drugs and if they are taking them good enough? In many cases the answer is no. So many of those released into the community need more support than the community is equipped to give them and sometimes having them in one place is more effective but this doesn't mean a return to the Bedlam of the 1700s.

[carbonhed]

nope. think you will find they are recognising that the hospitals weren't closed down for the good of the patients but for the sake of the savings.


That's just not true. The closure of the institutions was advocated for by patients rights groups and for many patients it's led to much more fulfilling lives. Of course there's a legitimate argument on the level of funding/monitoring but to characterise it as a cost saving measure is just garbage.

[jasonu]

That's just not true. The closure of the institutions was advocated for by patients rights groups and for many patients it's lead to much more fulfilling lives. Of course there's a legitimate argument on the level of funding/monitoring but to characterise it as a cost saving measure is just garbage.

In the early 90's the health board purchased a house next to my parents in their reasonably ritzy neighborhood as a 'halfway house' for mental patients. They sent out a letter telling residents what they planned to do AFTER they had already made the purchase. Nek Minnit my Mum had to listen to screaming at all hours and look at naked men running around the yard.

[oneofsix]

That's just not true. The closure of the institutions was advocated for by patients rights groups and for many patients it's lead to much more fulfilling lives. Of course there's a legitimate argument on the level of funding/monitoring but to characterise it as a cost saving measure is just garbage.

"advocated by patients rights groups" - true but doesn't mean that is why it was done, made a good excuse though.
"for many patients it's lead to much more fulfilling lives" - probably true but many have been left badly monitored and wondering in a daze unable to integrate .
There were a lot of patients in those hospitals that should not have been there but there have also been a lot kicked out on the street that require a institution to look after them. A lot of the second group are finding that institution to be run by Corrections so they are now worse off.

[rachprice]

nope. think you will find they are recognising that the hospitals weren't closed down for the good of the patients but for the sake of the savings.
The post above yours mentions monitoring, how many times have we seen news reports were some mental "patient" (how can they be a patient when they aren't being treated?) has done themselves or others harm because the monitoring wasn't good enough? For a mental patient is asking them if they have their drugs and if they are taking them good enough? In many cases the answer is no. So many of those released into the community need more support than the community is equipped to give them and sometimes having them in one place is more effective but this doesn't mean a return to the Bedlam of the 1700s.

How many patients are monitored successfully in the community? You often don't hear about them because they don't cause trouble

Curiously what do you base your opinions on?

'for a mental patient'.... your choice of word phasing seems interesting and only strengthens my opinion of your thoughts and views of mental health patients being unrealistic

I'm not saying our system is perfect or hasn't failed some, unfortunately people do fall through the cracks, but it is a dam sight better than it used to be

[oneofsix]

How many patients are monitored successfully in the community? You often don't hear about them because they don't cause trouble

Curiously what do you base your opinions on?

'for a mental patient'.... your choice of word phasing seems interesting and only strengthens my opinion of your thoughts and views of mental health patients being unrealistic

I'm not saying our system is perfect or hasn't failed some, unfortunately people do fall through the cracks, but it is a dam sight better than it used to be

I expect most to be successfully monitored but generally the situation has got worse.

What do I base my opinions on? observations both near and far.
Why do you think my views that they require individual assessment and that some fair better in care are unrealistic?

Yes the current system is better but in terms of mental health we are still a long way behind physical health. To put mental health into physical health terms we don't seem to be far beyond American Civil War hacking off limbs standards.

[rachprice]

I expect most to be successfully monitored but generally the situation has got worse.

What do I base my opinions on? observations both near and far.
Why do you think my views that they require individual assessment and that some fair better in care are unrealistic?

Yes the current system is better but in terms of mental health we are still a long way behind physical health. To put mental health into physical health terms we don't seem to be far beyond American Civil War hacking off limbs standards.

I agree we are a long way behind mental compared to physical

I think your views on people with mental health and their ability to function may be distorted

Observations?
Do you work in mental health or do you have personal experience with many mental health patients...I'm just curious because in general people that haven't miss a lot.
I'm curious if you you have been exposed to, or really have a good idea of the mental health system.
Many people think because they have studies of n=1 (or n=2,3 or 4), that everything is a mess

[nodrog]

I dont care that Tardo's are allowed to live in the community, I just wish they didnt post on Kiwibiker.

[rachprice]

I'm allowed :bleh:

[oneofsix]

I agree we are a long way behind mental compared to physical

I think your views on people with mental health and their ability to function may be distorted

Observations?
Do you work in mental health or do you have personal experience with many mental health patients...I'm just curious because in general people that haven't miss a lot.
I'm curious if you you have been exposed to, or really have a good idea of the mental health system.
Many people think because they have studies of n=1 (or n=2,3 or 4), that everything is a mess

Mental health covers such a wide range but I have family affected and friends, have lived next door to a house the started with able bodied and was then modified for full care (wheelchair, bed ridden etc) patients. Have friends that work with/in care houses. I have seen the before and after affects in the community. I have also worked with parents whose offspring were in a mental hospital and going through its closure.
I feel I have been far enough away to see the forest and not be blinded by the trees but not so far away that the forest looks like a green smudge.

[rachprice]

Mental health covers such a wide range but I have family affected and friends, have lived next door to a house the started with able bodied and was then modified for full care (wheelchair, bed ridden etc) patients. Have friends that work with/in care houses. I have seen the before and after affects in the community. I have also worked with parents whose offspring were in a mental hospital and going through its closure.
I feel I have been far enough away to see the forest and not be blinded by the trees but not so far away that the forest looks like a green smudge.

Fair enough

I think I would be fair in saying though, that those that you are exposed to are likely the minority and the extreme end

I am not saying mass closure of hospital level mental facilities was the right thing it do. I just don't think locking up severely affected mental patients is always the answer. It may be the easy way out but not always the best way

But like anything in life, things are never black and white

[oneofsix]

Fair enough

I think I would be fair in saying though, that those that you are exposed to are likely the minority and the extreme end

I am not saying mass closure of hospital level mental facilities was the right thing it do. I just don't think locking up severely affected mental patients is always the answer. It may be the easy way out but not always the best way

But like anything in life, things are never black and white

Looks like we kind of agree but coming from different angles. Maybe we agree more than we disagree. :laugh:

Oh and no some of those I am exposed to are suffering different degrees of depression and are managing quite nicely but to be fair this thread is wrt a man that was much more extreme and tended to refuse help with his issues (whatever they were).

[TrentNz]

255291

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[Berries]

I've been away. Is this that tramp in Wellington who used to piss me off heading to Courtenay Place??

I never knew he rode a bike. Fair do's.

[jasonu]

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10779601

Read this Crasher, you will be allowed to pay your respects... :killingme

[oneofsix]

255291

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:laugh: love the photo. At first glance it looks like the guy is pissing on the tributes which, given what Crasher has pointed out, could be seen as an appropriate tribute in its self.

[scissorhands]

I'm "sad" because he probably suffered a load of shit at our hands, social convention etc....

I worship the great god money and there are no end of preachers.

I'm over that argument. He suffered a religious upbringing and possibly retarded genetic lineage. Whether family retardation is society fault or not is debatable. Mercury and heavy metal poisoning of the food chain being a classic case in point

Money in itself will never point to heaven and hell, only those who make an altar

[scumdog]

255291

.....

Crap!
I never knew there were so many ding-a-lings in Wellington!:eek5:

What a waste of time and effort....

[oneofsix]

Crap!
I never knew there were so many ding-a-lings in Wellington!:eek5:

What a waste of time and effort....

?? :scratch: but we have the Beehive here. OK, so they are mainly temporary Auckland exports but they still get attributed to Wellington.

[jasonu]

According to todays Herald Samuel Jackson attended the funeral.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zH2ltJ3V8I

[SimJen]

According to todays Herald Samuel Jackson attended the funeral.

I hope he said "And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attend the funeral"

[onearmedbandit]

On the news tonight they were interviewing your everyday Wellingtonian and one responded that not only was he an icon for Wellington, but an icon for the whole country. Yes Blanket Man, so called for the blankets he sent to the victims of the ChCh earthquakes. Also got his name from the blankets he donated to under-privileged families in NZ who couldn't afford proper heating. Blanket Man, an icon of New Zealand.

There'll be a movie next. With Tem Morrison as BM.

[TrentNz]

mmm nah don't rekn he was an icon of nz but maybe wellington

[Brian d marge]

Good idea - I'll help you.

And when there's only you and I left in the world who is going to be the rich one???:blink:
I'm I on piece work or contract?
though it was one of "better posts ' can't even remember writing it, and don't understand that last sentence, ...
the basic idea still is there. blanket man was at the margin of our society and needed/used the care we provided
hells bells the mark of a society is how it treats the weakest and those on the margin.
JK,and all those snivelling self serving greedy arses in Wellington, and in their corporate offices, have caused more pain and suffering than blanket man ever did.and if this is what nz or indeed society has become
I don't want to be a part of it
and if this makes me a pathetic piece of excrement, then I am one of the proudest pieces you will ever meet

Stephen

[carbonhed]

I'm I on piece work or contract?
though it was one of "better posts ' can't even remember writing it, and don't understand that last sentence, ...
the basic idea still is there. blanket man was at the margin of our society and needed/used the care we provided
hells bells the mark of a society is how it treats the weakest and those on the margin.
JK,and all those snivelling self serving greedy arses in Wellington, and in their corporate offices, have caused more pain and suffering than blanket man ever did.and if this is what nz or indeed society has become
I don't want to be a part of it
and if this makes me a pathetic piece of excrement, then I am one of the proudest pieces you will ever meet

Stephen

Let me make sure I've got this right...

You're a proud, drunken, incoherent, violent, pathetic piece of excrement... is that what you're saying?

[Crasherfromwayback]

and if this makes me a pathetic piece of excrement, then I am one of the proudest pieces you will ever meet

Stephen

You're saying you're a proud piece of poo!!?? Stinky.

[Brian d marge]

Let me make sure I've got this right...

You're a proud, drunken, incoherent, violent, pathetic piece of excrement... is that what you're saying?
you got the first bit right, sharp as a tack as always
I am glad the word apathetic was missing,
or red neck, because an apathetic red neck may well describe you but falls a long way short of describing me
drunk , incoherence and occasionally violent yes, but apathetic red neck ......no
Stephen

[scumdog]

you got the first bit right, sharp as a tack as always
I am glad the word apathetic was missing,
or red neck, because an apathetic red neck may well describe you but falls a long way short of describing me
drunk , incoherence and occasionally violent yes, but apathetic red neck ......no
Stephen


Ah well, that leaves you with something to aspire to eh???

[Brian d marge]

Ah well, that leaves you with something to aspire to eh???

take me years of special ed classes to get there ,I'm staying. up here in the trees
Stephen aka Dr Cornelias.

[BoristheBiter]

take me years of special ed classes to get there ,I'm staying. up here in the trees
Stephen aka Dr Cornelias.

You're up somewhere, but it's definitely not the trees.

[Brian d marge]

You're up somewhere, but it's definitely not the trees.

nice try, but I'm not coming down until you fellas grasp ,at least, the concept of fire and the fundamentals of hunting and gathering
Stephen

[BoristheBiter]

nice try, but I'm not coming down until you fellas grasp ,at least, the concept of fire and the fundamentals of hunting and gathering
Stephen

What, we are all fundamentalists didn't you know.

[mashman]

What, we are all mental didn't you know.

Just a wee tweak to reflect the reality of the situation.