Hey.

I don't know if you guys ever visit SelectButton, but I wanted to tell you about a fundraiser for one of their members - bleak - who is trying to get to Detroit from California after the airline messed up his flight.

Basically the guy is poor and unemployed, has no family to support him and literally put his last money into this plane ticket. The fundraiser page is sort of ambiguous about his situation, but apparently he's had to steal food from the store over the past few days to get by.

If anyone feels like pitching in with $20, here's the website: http://www.indiegogo.com/get-bleak-to-detroit.

NOTE: This is the internet, so donate at your own risk. I'm personally going to do it because I feel for the guy, but don't donate money you can't afford to lose.

If anyone wants to talk to the guy before donating, he's usually on IRC (same network as #saltw).

Thanks.

Also yeah it's borderline irresponsible to do this sort of thing without any kind of financial backup. I mean what about parents or friends wiring him money? How could he possibly have to resort to stealing food to survive?

Apparently his family has no means to help him.

huh I've got no money or means to support myself... better blow everything I have on a plane ticket!

also IDK if I believe this dude, I'm a regular flight-misser and what happens is that you get there and they put you on standby for the next available seat. He's got absolutely no money or anybody to ask, yet he's able to see several doctors that can't agree about his "emotional issues"(really poor people don't have insurance to see mental health professionals). yeah sure i'll give this internet guy a bunch of money *steps over homeless people sleeping in the street on my way home*

Ya I asked him this and apparently they offered a reseat for a "modest fee" that he couldn't afford, and the doctor thing was from six years ago when he was under his parents insurance plan.

But yeah, I'm not asking you to blindly buy into this or anything. I just feel really bad for the guy based on what I've seen him say on IRC and I know that if I was in his situation and couldn't afford food or rent I'd appreciate if a stranger helped me.