YOu're right Rachel - it's the principal of the thing that gets me. Why not just say something - if he wanted half the costs,we'd have given it to him as it was not much at all.
Heart goes out to you BL, I used to live in a dodgy areaand I know how vunerable it can make you feel.And the people.....I think Shameless (C4) is actually a fly on the wall documentary!!