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…and what digs she had set up for herself! Computer, printer, coffee maker…yeh, not glamorous…

From the AP website:

Contractors curious about an extension cord on the roof of a [Midland,] 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. She was found April 23.

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.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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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[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Screw, tin man! Who asked you?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Tin man's doin his best. He just want a heart, that's all.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

The point lost on all those who "side" with the "tin man": I didn't ask for its intervention.

Cheers -- r^2^

[–] sbv 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

perhaps some aspect of her job requires it?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

She was probably a teacher and needed it to run off worksheets

[–] sbv 0 points 3 months ago

fuck that would be awful

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Why a computer?