Panhandlers at Truck Stops

Discussion in 'Truck Stops' started by Winkjr, Jan 25, 2012.

  1. Mattflat362

    Mattflat362 Road Train Member

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  3. Stormy 69

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    Instead of money or food hand them job applications
     
  4. moloko

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    It's pretty hard to be hirable when you have nowhere to sleep, shower, take a dump or shave your face. It is doubly more difficult, if you have a mental illness you can't treat because you don't have insurance. Nobody is going to hire a homeless person because it is still legal to discriminate against them.
     
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    If you look closer. At least 99% of the panhandling scum bags have cell phones. Now if I was asking for spare change to survive I sure as heck wouldn't have one. but we all know how it is nowadays something for nothing.
     
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  6. moloko

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    I kind of disagree with this. This isn't 1999 when cell phones were a luxury. They're probably easier to find than a landline at this point. With pay as you go plans, you can buy one of these phones for like $50. If they're breaking out the iPad tablet, then I could see your point.
     
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  7. Lucidiousgibs

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    Yeah i buy the ones that you don't need a can opener though. Its the ones with the tab you can bend up and the lids peel off.
     
  8. Lucidiousgibs

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    Ha yeah me too now.
     
  9. Ride along wife

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    What’s worse is when another trucker is begging for money. I’m a ride along wife and this guy waited till my husband left and then I got out to go use the restroom he approached me and asked for money to buy a hotdog. I told him I’m sorry I have no cash he then turned around to walk away and in a sarcastic tone said well you could have gone in and bought it for me. I was gonna offer him some food I had on the truck but after the nasty way he reacted to me telling him I had no cash I basically said f it.
     
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  10. johnsonbar502

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    This always worked for me...... beggar tells me he hasn't eaten in two days... I use the ole Henry "Henny" Youngman routine by saying.... "You haven't eaten in two days...... don't worry, it still tastes the same," I always get this... deer in the headlights look. Cracks me up all the time.:)
     
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