It really is disgraceful. There shoiuld be NO homeless people, not here & not anywhere in the world.
What the hell is wrong with our species that we can allow greed to run riot to this extent.
And it wasn't always like this here, & it doesn't have to be like this.
We also, as a result of idiotic 'planning' now have streets here with cars parked along the sides because greedy developers don't leave space to park cars on new builds; nor is there space for even a small garden & nowhere for kids to play.
I hate passing parked cars on the bike because I once saw a horrific accident when a driver opened his door withoiut looking & a cyclist slammed into it; there was no way she could have stopped in time.
What the hell is wrong with our species that we can allow greed to run riot to this extent.
And it wasn't always like this here, & it doesn't have to be like this.
(28-08-2025, 01:13 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: One thing though, planners of all colours rarely research the needs and wants with the very people they are planning for. Our lot for instance, council land, KO build, Haumaru manage new housing development for older adults. A multistoried block of apartments.
I know it's sensible, but I know a lot of older adults and not one of them would prefer a multistory apartment block home over a small ground level flat with a bit of garden.
We're strange like that.
And I guess long term homeless too have their own ideas about the home they'd like to move into. But no one asks...
We also, as a result of idiotic 'planning' now have streets here with cars parked along the sides because greedy developers don't leave space to park cars on new builds; nor is there space for even a small garden & nowhere for kids to play.
I hate passing parked cars on the bike because I once saw a horrific accident when a driver opened his door withoiut looking & a cyclist slammed into it; there was no way she could have stopped in time.
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)