like_that
Posts: 26,625
Feb 19, 2013 12:46pm
How do you all deal with them? Do you ever give them money? I never give them money, because I don't trust what they do with that money, however I have given over leftover food I didn't eat at work, or I have bought a homeless person a meal once. Also, whenever I buy new running shoes, I normally take my old shoes and take them to a spot that normally homeless people hang out by.
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jmog
Posts: 6,567
Feb 19, 2013 12:51pm
I offer to buy a meal all the time. I have only been taken up on it twice.
Everyone else has always said no.
Everyone else has always said no.
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Feb 19, 2013 12:54pm
I walk past them.
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Feb 19, 2013 12:55pm
I pee on them to assert dominance.
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
Feb 19, 2013 12:56pm
Usually walk past..I like the food/shoes idea ill start doing that.
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Feb 19, 2013 12:57pm
Usually I try to befriend them and see if I can get them a job being a hunting guide.
Automatik
Posts: 14,632
Feb 19, 2013 12:58pm
For the most part I blow them off.
Buskers in the subway are different. If they are rocking out and entertaining me, I always give them something.
Buskers in the subway are different. If they are rocking out and entertaining me, I always give them something.
like_that
Posts: 26,625
Feb 19, 2013 12:59pm
wildcats20;1392222 wrote:I walk past them.
Normally what I do as well, as you can't help every person in the world, but there are certain times where walking past them isnt an option. I.E. you are on the metro and a homeless person goes down the isle asking for money smh.SportsAndLady;1392226 wrote:Usually walk past..I like the food/shoes idea ill start doing that.
Commander of Awesome
Posts: 23,151
Feb 19, 2013 1:00pm
I walk past them. There's just too many, I can't give food/money to all of them.
Commander of Awesome
Posts: 23,151
Feb 19, 2013 1:01pm
Always irritates me, how did they have money for a bus/metro?like_that;1392234 wrote:Normally what I do as well, as you can't help every person in the world, but there are certain times where walking past them isnt an option. I.E. you are on the metro and a homeless person goes down the isle asking for money smh.
Automatik
Posts: 14,632
Feb 19, 2013 1:04pm
Do you get the "deaf" people who give you a card w/ the ASL alphabet on it in return for money?
Well I ALWAYS would give to those people. I have a soft spot for the deaf and ASL in general I took 4 qtrs of in in college....awesome experience.
Anyway, the last time I gave the guy a dollar after reading his card and started signing a bit. The fucker couldn't even sign, AT ALL. I don't even think he was deaf. Conniving bastard.
Well I ALWAYS would give to those people. I have a soft spot for the deaf and ASL in general I took 4 qtrs of in in college....awesome experience.
Anyway, the last time I gave the guy a dollar after reading his card and started signing a bit. The fucker couldn't even sign, AT ALL. I don't even think he was deaf. Conniving bastard.
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Sonofanump
Feb 19, 2013 1:04pm
I live in a rural area, no homeless walking our downtown area.
Crimson streak
Posts: 9,002
Feb 19, 2013 1:04pm
I offer them something to eat. If they say no I give them nothing. I'm not going to give my hard earned money to feed someone addiction. If you are really hungry you will let me buy you food
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
Feb 19, 2013 1:05pm
like_that;1392234 wrote:Normally what I do as well, as you can't help every person in the world, but there are certain times where walking past them isnt an option. I.E. you are on the metro and a homeless person goes down the isle asking for money smh.
That could be the most annoying fucking thing in the world.
There's this famous blind guy in Chicago who does that and I don't buy it. Hes walking perfectly through the aisles, around people, just because he has a walking stick doesn't mean hes blind.
He repeats the same line over and over again. "Good morning folks. My name is Alfred Jefferson and I am blind and homeless. if u could spare some extra change the good lord will be forever on your side."
Or some shit like that.
Crimson streak
Posts: 9,002
Feb 19, 2013 1:08pm
SportsAndLady;1392248 wrote:That could be the most annoying ****ing thing in the world.
There's this famous blind guy in Chicago who does that and I don't buy it. Hes walking perfectly through the aisles, around people, just because he has a walking stick doesn't mean hes blind.
He repeats the same line over and over again. "Good morning folks. My name is Alfred Jefferson and I am blind and homeless. if u could spare some extra change the good lord will be forever on your side."
Or some **** like that.
I was in NYC and a homeless guy had a sign that said need money for "booze weed and hookers" and at the bottom it said "at least I'm honest" lol I gave him 5 bucks and took a picture with him
Automatik
Posts: 14,632
Feb 19, 2013 1:09pm
In Times Square?Crimson streak;1392249 wrote:I was in NYC and a homeless guy had a sign that said need money for "booze weed and hookers" and at the bottom it said "at least I'm honest" lol I gave him 5 bucks and took a picture with him
Yeah, those guys are full of shit. You were scammed. :laugh:
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Feb 19, 2013 1:10pm
I live in a rural community, so no homeless. When in HS, we went to state boys bball tourney every year, and I'd always buy the guy outside of mcdonald's a burger.
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
Feb 19, 2013 1:11pm
Crimson streak;1392249 wrote:I was in NYC and a homeless guy had a sign that said need money for "booze weed and hookers" and at the bottom it said "at least I'm honest" lol I gave him 5 bucks and took a picture with him
I had a homeless dude come up to me with a big smile on his face and was like listen man I just got a bj from a stone cold man eating hooker up on Lasalle and I am 5 dollars short. Help me out man."
I gave him 6
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
Feb 19, 2013 1:11pm
ernest_t_bass;1392251 wrote:I live in a rural community, so no homeless. When in HS, we went to state boys bball tourney every year, and I'd always buy the guy outside of mcdonald's a burger.
A burger? Should have gotten me a chicken sandwich.
-homeless people
like_that
Posts: 26,625
Feb 19, 2013 1:12pm
Probably just walked close to somebody and went thru the metro gate while they walked through.Commander of Awesome;1392237 wrote:Always irritates me, how did they have money for a bus/metro?
This brought the lulz.Automatik;1392243 wrote:Do you get the "deaf" people who give you a card w/ the ASL alphabet on it in return for money?
Well I ALWAYS would give to those people. I have a soft spot for the deaf and ASL in general I took 4 qtrs of in in college....awesome experience.
Anyway, the last time I gave the guy a dollar after reading his card and started signing a bit. The fucker couldn't even sign, AT ALL. I don't even think he was deaf. Conniving bastard.
It seems like the homeless people who do this, end up getting most money.Crimson streak;1392249 wrote:I was in NYC and a homeless guy had a sign that said need money for "booze weed and hookers" and at the bottom it said "at least I'm honest" lol I gave him 5 bucks and took a picture with him
like_that
Posts: 26,625
Feb 19, 2013 1:14pm
lol, it is funny how demanding and picky they are for being homeless.SportsAndLady;1392253 wrote:A burger? Should have gotten me a chicken sandwich.
-homeless people
Just a few days ago, 50 cents fell out of my pocket, and this homeless guy was like "ay let me get dat 50 cent." I told him no, and he was like "why the hell not," and I was just like "because what the fuck are you going to do with 50 cents in a city?"
Automatik
Posts: 14,632
Feb 19, 2013 1:18pm
I especially get a kick out of the ones asking for change, yet they are firing a cigarette.
No only are smoking a cigarette in a city where tobacco prices are outrageous ($12/pack), but they are smoking the most expensive ones....fucking Newports. :laugh:
No only are smoking a cigarette in a city where tobacco prices are outrageous ($12/pack), but they are smoking the most expensive ones....fucking Newports. :laugh:
Crimson and Gray Hair
Posts: 384
Feb 19, 2013 1:18pm
Ya got that right. He had no intention of buying "booze weed and hookers". Mark my words, he went right out and bought food with that money!Automatik;1392250 wrote:In Times Square?
Yeah, those guys are full of shit. You were scammed. :laugh:
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MontyBrunswick
Feb 19, 2013 1:19pm
50 cents is halfway to a can of Steel Reserve.like_that;1392259 wrote:lol, it is funny how demanding and picky they are for being homeless.
Just a few days ago, 50 cents fell out of my pocket, and this homeless guy was like "ay let me get dat 50 cent." I told him no, and he was like "why the hell not," and I was just like "because what the fuck are you going to do with 50 cents in a city?"
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Feb 19, 2013 1:22pm
I've only done it once. This black guy comes up to me and phrased the question as "Do you feel you are the kind of person who would help someone out regardless of their differences in culture, particularly skin color?" He didn't even have to ask for money, I just gave him $5 and laughed.