[Noisebridge-discuss] dealing with a troubled young lady? Discuss it on today's member meeting?

[Conrad Twizzle]

Sweet. Can't wait to meet her.
-ct

On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 11:36 AM, Frantisek Apfelbeck <algoldor at yahoo.com>wrote:

> Hello to All,
> Well I've met this girl yesterday, directly after her arrival to
> Noisebridge. I'm not able to say how deep is her expertise or "anything
> else" so I've treated her as anyone else who is at Noisebridge first time,
> with strengthening the "calm down" issue.
>
> I've recommended her to sign for the discussion mailing list and post what
> projects she is up to and sign it also for discussion for up coming
> Noisebridge member meeting (Today at 8 pm). In that way, we can see as a
> group what is the story. I prefer to wait for the meeting and for more
> members to be present to make decision. I think that there should not be any
> "major event" before than, at least I hope.
>
> One thing what I can say for sure, she is extremely dedicated, alas I do
> not know to what, I was not able to catch her drift.
>
> What do you think?
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Frantisek
>
>
>
>
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> *From:* Casey Callendrello <c1 at caseyc.net>
> *To:* noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
> *Sent:* Tue, August 10, 2010 11:16:43 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] dealing with a troubled young lady?
>
> Not being in the space, I don't know the magnitude of the issue, but there
> are some decent acute mental health resources in the city.  Check out
> http://www.namisf.org/crisis-serv.html.
>
> I wouldn't be put off by the term 'crisis'. In order to receive acute care
> (as opposed to long-term), potential patients must first be evaluated by
> crisis-oriented personnel.
>
> HTH,
> --Casey
>
>
> On 8/10/10 11:09 AM, Ronald Cotoni wrote:
>
> I would suggest talking to the sister in private then.  Perhaps do some
> googling on her name to see if she is missing.  you know normal stuff
>
> On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 2:02 PM, Gian Pablo Villamil <gian.pablo at gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>> Well, she clearly has psychiatric issues. Could be some kind of
>> Tourette's, bizarre stream of consciousness. Highly articulate tho.
>>
>> Her story is that her sister has been named as her conservator?
>> guardian? and will not send her money directly. She wants to the money
>> to go back to Philadelphia.
>>
>> It seems extremely dodgy to me. She has a brand-new laptop.
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 10:58 AM, Cris <crisachow14 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Why does she need someone to pretend they're her roommate?  Why can't
>> she
>> > just ask her sister herself?
>> > It sounds like a bit of a weird story.
>>  >
>> > On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 10:53 AM, Gian Pablo Villamil <
>> gian.pablo at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> So someone rings the doorbell, comes upstairs, and it is a clearly
>> >> troubled young lady, talking very very fast about a number of
>> >> complicated things, and basically wanting someone to pretend to be her
>> >> roommate so that her sister will send her money.
>> >>
>> >> Someone must have sent her here, she knows about Noisebridge. Anyone
>> know
>> >> her?
>> >>
>> >> She's wearing a medical wristband. I could not make out the name.
>> >>
>> >> I've told her to calm down, that there is no hurry, and to have some
>> >> water.
>> >>
>> >> What next?
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