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Sp8ctre

Sp8ctre

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...it seems we have a new full time job out here. It used to be there were people who were down on their luck doing a little panhandling. Now it has become a full time job for the able bodied.

They are on every freeway exit and entrances to nearly every store. 20 (age) something millennial's sitting on the islands between lanes at all the Walmart and such...signs around their necks, one hand out and the other either drinking an $6 Starbucks or talking on the $1000 smart phone.

The problem is...there are idiots handing them money left and right...

Why am I posting this??? Because I ran into a real homeless guy shopping cart and all. He had a real cheap Squier Strat and a battery powered amp. He was a fantastic guitar player and he didn't have a sign or ask for money...just a small cup on the ground in case you wanted to give...

I slipped him a $20...if you're down and out and you need to panhandle at least try and do something to work for it...
 
Sp8ctre said:
...it seems we have a new full time job out here. It used to be there were people who were down on their luck doing a little panhandling. Now it has become a full time job for the able bodied.

They are on every freeway exit and entrances to nearly every store. 20 (age) something millennial's sitting on the islands between lanes at all the Walmart and such...signs around their necks, one hand out and the other either drinking an $6 Starbucks or talking on the $1000 smart phone.

The problem is...there are idiots handing them money left and right...

Why am I posting this??? Because I ran into a real homeless guy shopping cart and all. He had a real cheap Squier Strat and a battery powered amp. He was a fantastic guitar player and he didn't have a sign or ask for money...just a small cup on the ground in case you wanted to give...

I slipped him a $20...if you're down and out and you need to panhandle at least try and do something to work for it...
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You have a big heart for doing that Squier Strat player right! I knew a guy ( He's dead now! Found dead inside his motor home house on wheels!), who did the "pan handle" thing. Ed told me he was making around $29 a hour pan handling on the freeway off ramp.
 
Catmandue said:
You have a big heart for doing that Squier Strat player right! I knew a guy ( He's dead now! Found dead inside his motor home house on wheels!), who did the "pan handle" thing. Ed told me he was making around $29 a hour pan handling on the freeway off ramp.
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Oh, I hear they make great money...tax free and then suck up my tax dollars on welfare...my wife gets pissed when I yell at them to get a job...

...had one begging right outside a strip mall that had at least two stores hiring, she couldn't have been over 28 and looked healthy as hell.
 
Sp8ctre said:
Oh, I hear they make great money...tax free and then suck up my tax dollars on welfare...my wife gets pissed when I yell at them to get a job...

...had one begging right outside a strip mall that had at least two stores hiring, she couldn't have been over 28 and looked healthy as hell.
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And a healthy looking 28 year old female could make a fortune in adult film production.
 
Damn Robert, you're on a Roll!!!
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Don't forget the poor guy in the subway station.

Scruffy facial hair...check.
Guitar case open in front of him...check.
"Please help." sign...check.
Torn (pre stressed) jeans...check.
Dirty designer shirt...check.
$150.00 sneakers...check.
$2,000.00 + guitar...check.
 
Every Saturday morning there is a woman who stands at the parking lot entrance for the grocery store where we shop. She has the same sign every time about her family and kids being hungry. The grocery store and the Taco Bell next to it ALWAYS have signs up looking for help. Sorry only thing I can give her is a WTF lady go ask the stores for a job.
 
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