Clean One bedroom for $50-$70 a week
Jul 8th, 2015, 08:47 AM
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I'm still not clear as to what the OP really wants.
Besides the price they seem to want someone who will:
Allow them to cook meals in the room - so they can avoid paying for eating out
Help them to get around - not sure if this means just giving them instructions to get places or if they are looking for someone who will act as a tour guide - or provide transit in the person's car
These things are usually NOT part of couchsurfing - so not sure where that leaves them.
As for the mention above for a women's shelter - first, they would not qualify since they are not indigent and - more importantly - they are NOT safe.
Besides the price they seem to want someone who will:
Allow them to cook meals in the room - so they can avoid paying for eating out
Help them to get around - not sure if this means just giving them instructions to get places or if they are looking for someone who will act as a tour guide - or provide transit in the person's car
These things are usually NOT part of couchsurfing - so not sure where that leaves them.
As for the mention above for a women's shelter - first, they would not qualify since they are not indigent and - more importantly - they are NOT safe.
Jul 8th, 2015, 09:10 AM
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Travelers' Aid Society
Informal shelter (Church basement?) with permission.
The OP does not seem to have a firm grasp on the reality of NYC, though she has a Metrocard.
If she is real, I agree with Doug that both she and her daughter are likely to be in danger.
Travelers' Aid Society
Informal shelter (Church basement?) with permission.
The OP does not seem to have a firm grasp on the reality of NYC, though she has a Metrocard.
If she is real, I agree with Doug that both she and her daughter are likely to be in danger.
Jul 8th, 2015, 10:50 AM
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The OP basically didn't have the budget to go to NYC in the first place and now wants a freebie. I thought the $50-70 in the title was a misprint until she reiterated it in her post. This is one of the more ludicrous things I've seen on this board. Unless she can couchsurf, which is supposed to be a far shorter-term arrangement than a whole week, she should just eat the plane tickets and use whatever credit she has left (after rebooking fees) for a time when family can actually put her up.
Good gosh.
Good gosh.
Jul 8th, 2015, 03:51 PM
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If this is a troll great.
Sadly, I'm afraid it's not. And it seems suspicious that the family and friends can;t take them at the last moment. Perhaps they never intended to be imposed on for a week by people trying to see NYC without paying anything.
(We had a niece from FL visit for a week - but we had a spare room and 2 daughters about the same age to amuse her/show her the city. Most people in Manhattan don;t have that luxury - esp for 2 people that seem to want meals as well.)
Sadly, I'm afraid it's not. And it seems suspicious that the family and friends can;t take them at the last moment. Perhaps they never intended to be imposed on for a week by people trying to see NYC without paying anything.
(We had a niece from FL visit for a week - but we had a spare room and 2 daughters about the same age to amuse her/show her the city. Most people in Manhattan don;t have that luxury - esp for 2 people that seem to want meals as well.)
Jul 8th, 2015, 04:05 PM
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Did anyone else think it odd that a woman (presumably) mentions her daughter's cousin's place? Wouldn't you say "my sister's" or "my brother's" place? or even "my sister-in-law's" or "my brother-in-laws" place rather than "my daugher's cousin's place"?
Jul 8th, 2015, 05:07 PM
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>>Did anyone else think it odd that a woman (presumably) mentions her daughter's cousin's place?only part of the OP that didn't seem odd to me . . . 
(Lots of folks - including some in my own extended family - typically speak in terms of the same generation. "cousin's . . . " instead of "sister's children's . . . " or whatever . . .)
(Lots of folks - including some in my own extended family - typically speak in terms of the same generation. "cousin's . . . " instead of "sister's children's . . . " or whatever . . .)
Jul 9th, 2015, 10:30 AM
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I have a lovely 5x5 piece of gently used cardboard convenient to subway, (actually it's in the subway) that I can let you have for $70 a week. I'll throw in a subway map for free to help you get around.
