Look, there are real homeless people, I know that. However I've seen the local "work for food" crowd and know most of them. They are professionals. If you give them money, they're fine with that. If you actually offer them work, be prepaired for words you couldn't repeat in polite company. There are lots of kinds of homeless as well. In New Haven we have a woman called the "Shakespere Lady", she's Yale educated, got a full scholarship, but in some manner she's insane. When some former classmates found out she was on the streets, they set her up with doctors and med's and a free apartment. In less that 6 months she was back on the streets refusing to take her med's, not sleeping in her apartment, reciting Shakespear for handout's, (thus "Shakespear Lady"). I don't know weather to feel sorry for her or not... There are lots of stories, some are sad, some are scams. When you see a "homeless" begger put take off their ratty army surplus coat, and get into a late model car, (in better condition than I can afford), to drive home, it kind of makes you suspect the next panhandler isn't quite what they pretend to be.
-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >Sent: Jan 24, 2009 2:57 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: PESO - Need Work > >In a message dated 1/23/2009 10:10:09 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, >[email protected] writes: >Photographing him might have made him uncomfortable because he was a >professional. > > >============ >Professionally homeless? > >I guess some fixed on the T-shirt he was wearing, I fixated on the book he >is carrying (probably a bible). > >You know, there are 11 million out of work in the US, umeployment in CA is >at 9.3%, the CC/Solano food bank can't keep up with demand and is underfunded >(people are giving less), and there have been 10,000 foreclosures in my CC >County. And I didn't used to see beggars all the time. > >Okay, off my soap box, but sometimes some people's reactions strike me >simply as denial. > >Thanks for looking, Peter. > >Marnie aka Doe > >--------------------------------------------- >Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. > >**************Know Your Numbers: Get tips and tools to help you improve your >credit score. >(http://www.walletpop.com/credit/credit-reports?ncid=emlcntuswall00000002) > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >[email protected] >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow >the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
