My Recent Experience with a Transient

Yeah, I've had something similar happen to me. Dude asked for money because he needed a bus ticket out of the city (yeah right). I gave him $2 and then he asked for more. That's not the way it works.

Do you... write down everytime someone questions you, in the hopes you can stick it in their face later?

I work near the truck stops on the edge of town. We get a lot of homeless here; I guess the truck drivers let them hitch rides or something. Anyway, one day I was gassing up and this man walks up and asks for quarters for air. I tell him that the air machine is free, then he says he really needs the money for gas. Then he gets upset because I ignore him from that point...
I don't give money to people I don't know because most likely they'd just buy alcohol with it. I'd consider giving them food, but I'm rarely in a situation where I have food with me when I encounter someone asking for it.

We're using mexicans for cheap labor when homeless could easily do the same thing. Too proud.

We're using mexicans for cheap labor when homeless could easily do the same thing. Too proud.

Not all of it, there are some homeless who would be happy to get a job, yet a lot aren't exactly mentally stable enough for it.

Also, could you imagine going to a job interview dressed in rags? Even McDonald's wouldn't hire you. The whole "get a job" thing isn't as simple as people think, but of course no one wants to think about that because they'd be faced with an uncomfortable truth.

Attempting to truly help a homeless person requires a lot of faith and generousity, which are both in very short quantities these days.

I'll planning on putting homeless to work for me when I start my pool company. All I'd have to do is be like "Hey buddy, how much do you make begging for change in a day?"
"Well, I'll pay you 30$ a day or even 40."
And it would still be less than minimum wage, and they would be totally stoked to have 40 dollars and a job and free lunch or w/e.

As far as getting a job. Psh, that shit is easy.
1. Showers are EVERYWHERE. You could jump the fence of a public pool at night, lather up and shave in the bathroom. Ez
2. P.O. Box. Or even a fake address. I've never had a job interview where they check your address or even call your phone number. You really get the job by going in again and again.
3. Salvation Army.
4. Save up 20$ and you can accomplish all that.

Most of them just don't have the mental compacity to think like that. Or the social skills to get hired.




Chicken Soup...
Chicken - Scardy cat - Wussy

Scared soup... ha ha, get it?

You're a real philanthropist.

People suck. Plain and simple.

Good post, KA. I'd give you +rep on that one, but apparently I can't.

Good deed...
There is a homeless man with the typical "Veteran - God Bless" sign that hangs outside my work begging for anything that anyone can spare. I never give him money, for I never give money to any homeless person, but I have given him food on many occasions. My wife always tends to cook & pack me way too much food and I always give him the leftovers. He never complains (even though she is half Fijian / Indian, and the food generally reflects her culture's eating habits which some caucasians may dislike) and is always very appreciative for even the smallest amounts. I think if people can at least do this much for someone on a consistent or at least occasional basis then they should. It not only increases your moral, but that of the person you are helping as well as their life expectancy. So, if you can do someone why would you not? Think about all the food you waste on a daily basis, and then think about what a difference it would make if even some of those leftovers went to a man, woman, or child in need at least one day out of the week. There really is no acceptable excuse to not help. I am a full-time college student living out on my own with my wife, and I myself have been homeless, poor and hungry. It was a life experience I would not care to revisit, and one that I enjoy helping others to overcome - If only for a few hours.

Yeah, it amazes me that people don't even help out a little bit sometimes. Just a little help from us is a LOT to them.

Like I said, cost me 3 bucks. I didn't miss that money at all, and it meant a lot more to that guy than it did to me.

Yeah, it amazes me that people don't even help out a little bit sometimes. Just a little help from us is a LOT to them. Like I said, cost me 3 bucks. I didn't miss that money at all, and it meant a lot more to that guy than it did to me.

I don't give hand outs to homeless people if I can avoid it. In fact with my recent promotion I need to choose who will make up my workers I was thinking about getting homeless people because they would be able to do some basic landscaping work. I started out digging for 7.90 an hour. This will give them more than some food or drugs this will let them regain some pride or even some faith in this world.

Here in CT, espeically in the area i live in, homeless people are scarce. But in NYC, i use to give any change I had to homeless people. i once bought a guy a bagel egg and cheese because he was holding a sign that said he hadnt eaten in a week or something like that. But i hate when they ask for more when you dont have more. THat plus once you give some money, and dont another day, they make you feel bad about it.

I was wondering just now if the guy is still alive. It wouldn't suprise me at all if he wasn't. It's a shame, there probably isn't a single person who will miss him when he's gone, and not a single person who will genuinely care.

Why is it necessary for there to be homeless people when there are people in this world who have more money than they will ever need? I'm all for someone being rewarded for working hard, and being punished for not, but why is there such a huge gap? Is it really necessary for people to starve to death when there are people who could easily feed them without even putting a dent in their budget?

Call me a communist if you will.