I understand why so many bums hang around truck stops now

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by OOwannaBE, Mar 2, 2017.

  1. spyder7723

    spyder7723 Road Train Member

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    Im not sure i believe that story, but the principle of it is 100 percent. Bust your ###, make good decisions with your money, and you will do well.
     
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  3. noluck

    noluck Road Train Member

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    Your diatribe comes off as kinda douchey. Just so you know.
     
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  4. TROOPER to TRUCKER

    TROOPER to TRUCKER Anything Is Possible

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    Nah we made a lot more than DOT officers so I just feel bad for them
     
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  5. SHOJim

    SHOJim Road Train Member

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    @noluck
    Is Diatribe a subculture of Cherokee Indian?
     
  6. cnsper

    cnsper Road Train Member

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    They are from northwestern Georgia
     
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  7. DUNE-T

    DUNE-T Road Train Member

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    Hey, at age 20 I stepped out from an airplane in JFK with $200 in my pocket, limited English and back pack, with few shirts and underwear. God Bless This Country!
     
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  8. OOwannaBE

    OOwannaBE Medium Load Member

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    Well this guy said he needed some money to buy lunch.
     
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    clausland Road Train Member

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    Kinda like feeding stray cats. It's never enough and then they just keep multiplying.....Stop feeding them, they'll go away, and they'll have to work by catching mice & birds to feed themselves......
     
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  10. OOwannaBE

    OOwannaBE Medium Load Member

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    Thanks I didn't consider that. BTW I am not referring to thugs in the hood, but your average looking guy with normal clothes that pops up at a nice truck stop and asks to spare some money
     
  11. Gunner75

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    I'm in Kansas city at the flying j on i435. Last time I stayed here was over a year ago, I got hit up then by a black man claiming he was a retired air Force vet that was battling cancer and needed money to take a cab to get his cancer treatments. I have a soft spot for vets, so I gave him $10. Today parked in the exact same spot I did last time, back row, 3rd angled spot in from the street. I get hit up by the exact same guy, with the exact same story. This time I told him I didn't have any cash, which I didn't. I stopped carrying cash on me in the truck.

    Do I feel sorry for him? Nope, because I figured if he's a retired air Force vet, then the VA will assist him in getting to his appointment.
     
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