Yep ;
In the last week I have given bums a dollar a few times , it's rough to be O.K. and see others down on their luck .
BT , DT , never again I hope .
I don't often give to beggars but the ones who politely ask if they can wash my windshield , I'll always give them something .
Follow your consience .
-Nate
Trish wrote:
>
> I used to work in Hollywood. I'd pass the same beggar/guy every day on the
> same corner on my way home from work. I had/wanted to go shopping in
> Hollywood one Saturday. I saw the same beggar coming out of an upscale
> store with a shopping bag, wearing a nicer leather jacket than I had! Ya
> know at least when I was in San Francisco the beggar down on the pier was
> honest...his sign clearly stated that he was going to spend your money on
> wine and a hooker.
>
> Several yrs ago in Arlington, TX I was approached by someone at a gas
> station begging for just a dollar because they were out of gas. I went
> ahead and gave him a buck. He even asked how to repay me. I told him he
> had to pass it on to the next person that was in need. I don't really know
> why I was compelled to give him a dollar, as I was out of work at the time
> and I wouldn't do it again, and I never did before...I'm OK with whatever
> he did with it...I believe in Karma.
>
> On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 8:08 AM, Chip <czulli@...> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > It's a sign of the times that we are living through, but in cites beggars
> > are popping up everywhere. I thought I would relate to you their latest
> > technique to pry you loose from your hard earned money in hope that you
> > will be better prepared than I was to their willy ways.
> >
> > So this guy comes up to me as I am making my way into a store. He is
> > holding an empty gas can, ask me for a dollar, says he is out of gas. I
> > hesitated, but then gave him a dollar. I did not feel good about my
> > donation because something told me that I had just played into a scam.
> >
> > Not quiet into the store I needed to walk past this person with no legs
> > sitting quietly in his wheel chair just at the entrance. He made no attempt
> > to solicit anything, yet I found myself giving him a 20 and feeling
> > entirely good about my donation.
> >
> > After a little while in the store I made my way back to my car, and just
> > on the other side of the parking lot I saw the guy with the gas can,
> > running up to some other unprepared person with the same story he had used
> > to fleece me. I was not happy to watch this repeat performance.
> >
> > So, don't say you have not been warned about these donations that you can
> > be compelled to make that leave you feeling empty and taken.
> >
> > Chip
> > Houston
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Trish Dougherty
> PurrFect Harmony Farm
> Ennis, TX
> http:/purrfectharmonyfarm.intuitwebsites.com
>
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