Texas Panhandle?
Feb 15, 2019 20:39:00 #
We just got back from vacationing in Nashville, New Orleans and a tour through northeast and central TX. I'll post some shots from TX in the coming days, but this one was interesting for the subject matter, not the quality of the photo. I snapped the picture with my cell phone as I drove by. We saw hundreds of panhandlers on the streets of TX. Based on that, there must be thousands, if not tens of thousands of them throughout the state. They place themselves in prominent positions on major roads in major cities, sometimes with one on each corner of divided four lane roads. The authorities apparently turn a blind eye to them and allow them to panhandle. How many are really in need versus those who have found a way to make an easy buck, I don't know. But this photo is different. This guy was standing in the middle of the entrance driveway to a Walmart in Dallas. We expected his sign to say "Homeless" and "hungry", but not this time. This guy was openly asking to buy weed, sign and all. Open it up in Download and enlarge it to read his sign.
Feb 16, 2019 07:57:30 #
It’s not just Texas; it’s everywhere.
Some are really needy, while others find it easier to beg than to work for a living. Since I can’t distinguish between the two, I never give anyone anything.
Some are really needy, while others find it easier to beg than to work for a living. Since I can’t distinguish between the two, I never give anyone anything.
Feb 16, 2019 08:27:42 #
I keep several fast food restaraunt applications in my truck console. Anytime one comes to the window I give them an application and tell them "they hire every day".
Feb 16, 2019 10:03:57 #
cochese wrote:
I keep several fast food restaraunt applications in my truck console. Anytime one comes to the window I give them an application and tell them "they hire every day".
Feb 16, 2019 10:29:09 #
cochese wrote:
I keep several fast food restaraunt applications in my truck console. Anytime one comes to the window I give them an application and tell them "they hire every day".
No lie. Last week, when approached to my car, I said the same thing to a panhandler about having an application in my car. My God, the begger could've ran in the olympics. My wife punched me in the arm.
Feb 16, 2019 11:08:30 #
ICN3S
Loc: Cave Junction, OR
I was coming out of a local restaurant and a man approached me and said " Sister, could you spare some change?" I said " You're not my brother, he works!" I'm sick and tired of panhandlers in my town, there are a lot of jobs available but they do drug testing so the panhandlers, even if they do apply, fail before they even get started!
Feb 16, 2019 12:12:21 #
Harry0
Loc: Gardena, Cal
They did a quick study here in SoCal a few years back. A good panhandler in a good area makes a good deal more than a minimum wage job- less hours and no taxes. A lot of kids selling candy for charities at store doors- aren't working for a real charity. Tho many believe they do. And if a panhandler seems to try to sell you something you're not supposed to have- odds are there's a cop watching.
Feb 16, 2019 15:01:13 #
We have panhandlers at street corners, standing on the separator islands. Some have signs so small they can't be read. I just ignore them. I like to think I'm generous, but I choose where I give my money carefully.
Feb 16, 2019 18:13:49 #
ICN3S wrote:
I was coming out of a local restaurant and a man approached me and said " Sister, could you spare some change?" I said " You're not my brother, he works!" I'm sick and tired of panhandlers in my town, there are a lot of jobs available but they do drug testing so the panhandlers, even if they do apply, fail before they even get started!
The other day I went to a pizza shop and ordered and had to wait, so I went outside. While there a panhandler asked me if I could spare some change. I said no. A little while later I saw I believe a compadre of his approach him and asked him for some money and he pulled money from his pocket and gave it to him.
Feb 17, 2019 02:02:28 #
Dallas has a law against it. It cleared the panhandlers off the street. I think they're dropped off at corners by organizers. They don't show up on their own.
Feb 17, 2019 12:19:23 #
I lived and worked in Dallas for many years. This was a common sight. A local TV station did a piece on a number of individuals and found that it was a very lucrative business. Some of these individuals would show up early, at their locations, in very expensive cars and would make hundreds to thousands of dollars (in cash) a day. Fights were even common to secure the best locations. This trend appears to be happening all over Texas. Austin appears to have a large number of panhandlers now and it appears the city government is not willing to to do anything about it even when they become obnoxious and/or even traffic hazards. Why work when fools will give you money if you look grubby enough. Panhandling in cities full of bleeding-heart socialists, is a business and a very lucrative one! Sorry, this a pet peeve on mine.
Feb 17, 2019 16:32:31 #
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Feb 17, 2019 18:16:23 #
dwermske wrote:
Seriously? Hundreds of thousands a day? Or did you forget to proofread?I lived and worked in Dallas for many years. This ... (show quote)
Feb 17, 2019 18:29:47 #
rplain1 wrote:
Seriously? Hundreds of thousands a day? Or did you forget to proofread?
No offense but....re-read his post (to vs. of).
And proofread?? ah..hello!
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