"Will Work for Food" signs

Do you give them money?

  • Yes - but only sometimes

    Votes: 10 13.3%

  • Yes - every time I see one

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Never

    Votes: 65 86.7%
  • Total voters
    75
There are too many Democrats out there that can't pass by bum without giving them something...


I've given once to someone that said they needed their car fixed, etc. found out the next day that he was lying and was arrested, etc. From that day on I've never given to anyone "pan handling", etc.
 
I have given money in the past, but I don't any more. Not to people on the corner. I donate it to organizations through church and online (raleigh rescue mission)....not to mention Obama takes some of my cash and distributes it as he sees fit every two weeks.

I did hear the whole "need money for gas" not too long ago. I did help the guy out and felt good about it and then got home and told my friend/neighbor what a good dead I did. Long story short....he told me that guy got his dad with the exact same story 2 weeks prior. I went back to see him about 10 minutes later with the dog. Didn't get my money back, but I haven't seen him since either.
 
I went to San Fransisco years ago and there were bums all over the place. I only gave money to one guy who had something written on his sign about wanting some liquor. I offered one a beer one time at an intersection but to my surprise he turned it down
 
there have been these two guys with an old crown vic sitting on side of road at intersection of holden and patterson in greensboro for several days in a row pretending to be out of gas the have gas door open and hood up out there tring to get money. I saw it sat sun and mon on my way to work at 6pm. The car was gone on my way home at 7am yet that afternoon 6pm it was back same guys same car same spot. :rolleyes:
 
I've bought a few burgers for homeless people before, they took me up on it and ate the burger really fast. Some people out there are hungry, I only offer to get them food never give money!!!!
I usually tell them I have no cash but if they want something to eat I can get them something with my card. If they are really hungry they will go for it, or get a free lunch and go back to begging for money! lol
 
I use to get onto my wife all the time for doing stuff like this. She stopped on her on when she accidently gave a woman 100.00 bill that was wrapped up in some ones.
 
These ppl work in groups Ive seen 4 guys that were dressed in rags at a walmart walking around asking for ppls change when they came out... well thought it was kinda strange so pulled my jeep to back of parking lot sit there for about 40 min an watched these assholes scam they had going, shit of it was I watched these guys go huddle up and give one guy all the cash and the bastard took it and put it in a damn toyota runner, and went back out for more... I just called dispatch and let em know what car and and what guys looked like then left!!!! Its sad most of us work our ass's off two sometimes three jobs to survive and these pieces of shit walk around and make a living doing nothing!!!!
 
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I got nothing
 
lol i've seen alot of people around henderson like that, one teenager just a little older than me had a sign saying "i don't need money, i need a six pack." i thought it was funny so i had my brother buy him one.
 
There used to be a guy (may still be there dont know, moved offices)who worked the exit ramp at I485 and south tryon near steele creek in Charlotte. I watched him several days park his BMW 325 in the Lowe's lot, get out drop his good clothes in the trunk with his rags under neath and go set up on the ramp.

One of my former co workers saw him and another "bum" fighting once for the spot.

I pulled up to him once, talked cool, then asked him how he liked his bimmer. He just smiled and said get outa here for you ruin my game.
 
Years ago when I was into the show truck thing we were at a car show in Pigeon Forge and some dude came up to me and handed me a ink pen with a note on it sayin he was deaf,wanting a $2 donation to cover the pen.
I ponied up the two bucks and he walked off.A friend of mine came up and wanted to know what that was about.I told him and he said "your ass just got took" and to prove it he yelled out "hey look out for that car".Deaf dude turned around real quick and saw where it came from and gave us the bird.
Years later we were at walmart,Jake was 2-3 years old and we had just got back in the car to leave when some chick came up to us sayin that she was on here way back home,whereever she was from-I forget now,and the CV axle in her honda had broke and her and her baby were stranded.She said that one of the local mechanics said they would replace it for free if she could come up with the money for the new axle.She was like $37 short or something and anything I could spare would be appreciated.Us bein fairly new parents felt bad for her standing there holding a very young child beggin for money so I handed her $40.
She insisted on gettin on address to pay us back when she got home,to our suprise about two weeks later we got a money order for $40 in the mail.I think in some cases it's legit but for the most part it's a scam.
 
I've been giving my hash browns from breakfast every Thursday to the same guy for over 4 months now... I don't give money, but I'll give a guy some food. Its always at the same stop light coming out of an intersection and I actually worry a little bit the days he isn't there.
 
Two times i have "offered" help. The first was in the early 90's when iI was running a masonry crew. One of my guys came back from lunch all excited about helping a homeless guy out ($20). I drove back down to where he was and sure enough sign read "Will work for food". I asked if it was true, (of course, he replied) and told him I would pick him up the next mornig @ 7 to mix mud and tote bricks. He wasn't anywhere to be found. Surprise.

Second time right before Christmas, guy comes up to me in Wally-world parking lot looking for $ for food. I told him I was broke. After he walked off I had a brilliant idea, I still had 2 large pizzas left over from lunch @ work. I pulled up to the front of the store and waved him over. His grin dissappeared when I handed him the food and not cash. Oh well he said he was hungry.
 
I remember one time when I was at home for summer break.. I rode with my brother in his flat bed work truck to a job.. on the way, there was a guy sitting at stop light with sign "need money for food".. so my brother opens the glove box grabs a snicker bar and throws it to the guy. The guy looked all pissed off and as we drove away I saw him throw it into the bushes.
 
I gave the guys at I-40 and 15-501 an old comforter on a cold day a few years ago... he seemed appreciative. never cash.
 
I grew up in Boston- inner city where my grandmother would offer take the beggar into a local dive and buy them a burger before going on our way.

I thought that was noble- she said she had been there and wanted to help, but didn't want to give them money for alcohol. I subscribe to the same doctrine today!
 
So I should expect a burger from the dairy hut the next I see ya in Harlan????
 
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