Comments on: Tom’s Van https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/04/01/toms-van/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 By: Sonia Murray https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/04/01/toms-van/#comment-60665 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:47:00 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=28017#comment-60665 Tom has many friends in Spitalfields. Could he be persuaded to have a Trade Day at his flat? If so, people could bring things of sufficient value to be sold quickly in Brick Lane, trading for black bags full of his vast collection of old clothes. This would make it possible for him to have a nice home again (I’d guess a table and chairs are hidden beneath the pile) and greatly reduce the danger of fire. Cooking from his submerged bed risks a conflagration, endangering his beloved Matty as well as himself. Tom is a sweet guy, and I’d bet his friends would be glad to help to organize a Trade Day!

]]> By: Paul Petherick https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/04/01/toms-van/#comment-11002 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:01:46 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=28017#comment-11002 Another insight into the lives of Spitalfields residents. I love people like Tom, who although doesn’t have much, has everything we’re all after – freedom.

Great van, and great companion in Matty too.

]]> By: Ana https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/04/01/toms-van/#comment-10687 Sat, 02 Apr 2011 07:18:55 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=28017#comment-10687 What I find interesting about Tom is his tenacity within a recession. Especially in London. Where I am, in Sydney, less than 5 million population, people a quarter of Tom’s age give up on life, sit on street corners with placards and expect the world to be handed to them.

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