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Man, don't I feel like mr. gullible.
A few years ago, my brother-in-law was meeting my sister at her office for lunch (Fred Rd/410 area) and there was a young couple on the median with a sign that said "HUNGRY". After he parked at my sisters office, he walked over there and told them he was getting ready to go to Wendy's and bring stuff back for he and his wife and he would bring them back something in about 20 minutes or so. The man said "Thanks, but we're trying to get enough money to go eat at Mario's."
After making sure he'd just heard right, my BIL said "Well, I hope you get enough before the cops gets here since I'll be calling them as soon as I get back inside!"
Man, don't I feel like mr. gullible.
I'm not sure. It would probably be a good idea if any of them took him up on it.
Most of those jobs, and many of the better paying ones as well, end up going to Mexican nationals with their green cards who will work their asses off for $10 an hour and laugh at the lazy Americanos. I haven't asked him lately what the effect of all the immigration reform push has had, if any, on his workforce. There are some people who are still willing to work hard in America...only a lot of them aren't American.
You shouldn't. I've given money and food to panhandlers before. But if I were to give just a quarter to every panhandler I drove by on any given day, I'd go broke. It's become almost epidemic here...you literally cannot stop at any major intersection in San Antonio without someone with a sign walking up and down between cars, peering into your window. I don't know which one is truly needy and which ones are going to take that dollar I give them and buy drugs or booze, so I give them a dollar. Or fifty cents. And in my mind, i can't help but think "there but for the grace of God go I."
There was this panhandler on the Drag in Austin back 2002 and this guy would be there all day, everyday. Most people grew to recognize him. He had to be making a killing.
One day The Daily Texan interviews him about being homeless. He openly said, "I'm not homeless. People just assume this. I have an apartment up North."
They ask him, "Why do you panhandle?"
He said something to the effect of, "Why not? I just sit out here and people give me money and food everyday. It's better than working at some job."
I have bought meals at restaurants for a few homeless guys. Whether they're faking it and getting into a Mercedez Benz afterwards I don't know, but one of them I did buy some stuff for here in Austin a while back was crippled and looked down on his luck. I did it mainly because he was in the Whataburger just getting a cup for water and some of the workers there really were badgering him to leave and belittling him.
The "if you don't buy nothing get out!!!" treatment and they did yell at thim there towards the end.
I felt bad for the guy and got him some food and stayed there till he got it and then left him. I don't know Joe, some people looked at me like I had 8 heads or like WTF are you doing? but I couldn't just sit there and watch this guy get treated like that. I don't usually give out money to guys panhandling on the streets, but I can tell when some of these poor souls are hungry and loitering around and I'll get them some food. Oh and my brother sells band and novelty shirts on an online store and is always sending me stuff, so if you ever see Homeless dudes in Austin wearing Led Zeppelin shirts or stuff like that they're some threads I hand them...rock on!
there is one chick that works the entire n, nw area. she dresses up like a business woman, make-up, carries a purse... sign says, "single working mom, trying to make ends meet." it is crazy..
So you're saying that if you were in their position you'd beg for money rather than earn it?
The Plasma Center Princess(self-proclaimed of course) is going to chime in.
They won't "buy" your plasma that day if you have too much "iron". Lots of people get confused on this...your "iron" is your HEMATOCRIT: the percentage of bloodcells in your blood. If your HEMATOCRIT is too high, most likely you don't have a higher amount of plasma compared to blood cells. Perhaps one is dehydrated, we live in South Texas and everyone should attempt to drink more water. Or at the very least, add more ice to your evening tails.
Interesting.....The Plasma Center Princess(self-proclaimed of course) is going to chime in.
They won't "buy" your plasma that day if you have too much "iron". Lots of people get confused on this...your "iron" is your HEMATOCRIT: the percentage of bloodcells in your blood. If your HEMATOCRIT is too high, most likely you don't have a higher amount of plasma compared to blood cells. Perhaps one is dehydrated, we live in South Texas and everyone should attempt to drink more water. Or at the very least, add more ice to your evening tails.
What do you expect...I work at a Plasma center so I should know about this .
This is funny, only because of the Albuquerque part. I used to deliver to Davis Kitchens in Alb. 2 or 3 times a week and I'd always fuel up at the Flying Hook Truck Stop there.
There used to be this chick that would come up to me EVERY time trying to sell me a 3 cent Bic pen with a "I'm deaf and selling these pens to survive" note attatched for a buck. I always waved my hands and said no thanks, but one day I wanted to find out what the deal was with this chick, so after I said no thanks and she turned to walk away, I yelled "HEY!" at her back and she turned around. I started laughing, she realized she was busted and she NEVER bothered me again.
^
Busted!
No, my meaning isn't literal as in I'd beg rather than work. But "for the grace of God go I"...that I become homeless....lose my job and have no one to turn to for help...that I become mentally ill and don't have the resources to seek treatment.
<---Mentally ill and gainfully employed.
I'm just sayin'...
Consider yourself lucky then.<---Mentally ill and gainfully employed.
I'm just sayin'...
Last edited by Sunshine; 06-11-2008 at 08:14 PM.
Jeeze, it was a joke!
Maybe you should change your handle from Sunshine to "The Cloud"...
Jeeze, it was a joke!
Maybe you should change your handle from Sunshine to "The Cloud"...
Geez, what did I say?
You edited what you said ;-)
Must be the mental illness playing tricks on people.
I think Sunshine is PMS-ing. We should just ignore her for the next couple of days.Jeeze, it was a joke!
Maybe you should change your handle from Sunshine to "The Cloud"...
Damn you're quick, Mouse...
You cut me to the quick! Mouse isn't the only person who can create new usernames in a hurry.Damn you're quick, Mouse...
Sorry. I assumed...so I made an ass out of u and me.
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