Panhandlers at McDonalds

[007]

Originally Posted by MOhillbilly

I only ever smacked one hobo.

I think

yourself right?

[Demonpenz]

I give them money because one of them maybe Jesus.

[crossbow]

I told the last guy that hit me up in a Wal-mart parking lot for money that he could expand his business exponentially if he got a portable credit card reader. Nobody uses cash anymore. He got pissed and asked me if I at least had a quarter. I laughed and kept walking.

[Bugeater]

After dealing with these people for two years when I was working downtown, I have no sympathy for any of them. They don't have any ****ing respect for anyone or their property.

[Miles]

This McDonalds must not have been deploying homeless repellant which is also known as classical music.

[vailpass]

They need to run that guy off. Panhandlers piss me off almost as much as washroom attendants.

[dmahurin]

I had a guy come up to me in Pensacola a few years ago at a sonic and said "I'll be honest guys, I just want some beer and cigarettes if you could spare any change." I gave the guy a few bucks for being honest.

[Earthling]

I took a bus from Idaho to Dallas, Tx, leaving most of my money in a Nevada casino en-route. Fact is, I had one thin dime on me when I arrived at the bus terminal in Dallas, which I had made sure to keep so I could call my sister when I arrived to come pick me up. I had never seen a payphone that took a quarter instead of a dime for a call until that day and I found myself .15 cents short. There was a guy flipping burgers at a cafe next to the terminal and I asked him for .15 cents for my call, explaining the circumstances. He slapped about $5.00 worth of change on the counter and told me to take what I needed. I took .15 cents and made my call. I think about that from time to time because its easy to get jaded over all the ass-holes trying to fleece you out of your money.

[vailpass]

Originally Posted by Earthling

I took a bus from Idaho to Dallas, Tx, leaving most of my money in a Nevada casino en-route. Fact is, I had one thin dime on me when I arrived at the bus terminal in Dallas, which I had made sure to keep so I could call my sister when I arrived to come pick me up. I had never seen a payphone that took a quarter instead of a dime for a call until that day and I found myself .15 cents short. There was a guy flipping burgers at a cafe next to the terminal and I asked him for .15 cents for my call, explaining the circumstances. He slapped about $5.00 worth of change on the counter and told me to take what I needed. I took .15 cents and made my call. I think about that from time to time because its easy to get jaded over all the ass-holes trying to fleece you out of your money.

Damn. That was a tough day.

[cdcox]

I've got a several stories:

1. Dude approaches me the the parking lot and says he needed gas money. I take him to the filling station and put a few buck in his tank (emergency short trip). I bid him farewell, and when he thinks I'm not looking, he swings back to the same parking lot to hit someone else up. I drive back to the parking lot to ask him what's up and he takes off.

2. I take a dude to a gas station to put some gas in his tank. He stops me after $5. He didn't want me to put too much in, in case someone else called him on his bluff.

3. Took a father to the grocery store to buy food for his kids. He was very grateful and bought things like raw hamburger, pork chops, etc.

4. Dude approached me in a restaurant parking lot a couple miles from a hospital, claimed to have a family member there, and a non-patient son that was hungry. He wanted money so he could buy him food. Smelled like a scam, and the world wouldn't end even if his story was true. I reached down and pulled out my inner asshole and said: "It's not like he's going to starve to death if he misses a meal." Dude said "You better get in your car and leave, or I might not be able to contain myself." Still think he was scamming. Why not hit up people at the hospital? Fellow patient families are likely to have empathy for your family situation.

5. People who come to your house offering to do work for $ will either do shitty work or are trying to con you. No good experiences to report.

6. Ran into a guy who I tried to help over a several day period. It quickly became obvious that it was way beyond my capabilities to turn his life around or even turn his life 5 degrees. Lesson: there is a reason that people end up in the situations they are in.

7. Dude needs a bus ticket in Memphis. I offer to buy it for him, we start walking to the bus station. He wants to go down a shady ally. OH HELL NO. I end up buying him dinner instead. He acts resentful. But he walks away eating the food I bought him with an expression of satisfaction on his face.

8. i was looking for a parking space in downtown KC in the early '80s (wayyy before cell phones). It is pouring down rain. Big ole dude frantically flags me down on the street holding his stomach. I crack my window, he has trouble communication, but I finally figured out he wants a ride to the hospital. He acts like he's been stabbed but I can't tell, and even if he is, there is no way I'm letting a stranger twice my side inside my car. Tell him I can't help him and move on.

9. One time a long time ago the shoe was on the other foot. I pulled into a parking garage. This was before ATMs. Too late, I realized I didn't have any cash on me. The garage didn't take credit cards. I needed like a $1.50 to get my car out. I checked between the seats for change. No dice. I finally pulled behind an obviously well-to-do woman who was paying her bill and begged her to pay mine. She paid, but made it obvious she didn't appreciate being approached in that manner. Thank you, rich stuck up woman, wherever you are.

[Sorter]

This thread reminds me, I need to visit McDonalds and order a BigMac, then record my findings for Chiefsplanet.


It's quite possible that this could occur this week/end but I make no promises.

[DaneMcCloud]

I live in Hollywood. There are homeless at every freeway entrance and exit, at nearly every fast food entrance and exit, at nearly every drug or grocery store entrance and exit.

I learned 20 years ago to avoid eye contact.

Problem solved.

[Consistent1]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I live in Hollywood. There are homeless at every freeway entrance and exit, at nearly every fast food entrance and exit, at nearly every drug or grocery store entrance and exit.

I learned 20 years ago to avoid eye contact.

Problem solved.

Yep. Like I said earlier, Chicago is awful, St Louis is bad. Atlanta sucks. Even smaller places can be bad enough.

You just have to leave it alone and walk away.

[Garcia Bronco]

Originally Posted by Consistent1

Yep. Like I said earlier, Chicago is awful, St Louis is bad. Atlanta sucks. Even smaller places can be bad enough.

You just have to leave it alone and walk away.

I say to them..."I was just about to ask you for some "whatever the asked for"

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Consistent1

Yep. Like I said earlier, Chicago is awful, St Louis is bad. Atlanta sucks. Even smaller places can be bad enough.

You just have to leave it alone and walk away.

We'll, I'd say that 99% of the time, they're mentally ill. There's a soup kitchen and homeless shelter off of Hollywood and Gower. Those that frequent that facility aren't truly capable of a job. As a matter of fact, I rarely encounter a homeless person that appears to be capable of holding a job.

But, that doesn't mean I'm going to give them money, especially if I'm with my children. There's help for those people but it's clear they aren't interested.