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Bond, you silly man - she can't put a sammich in a syringe now can she?Originally Posted by james_bond_007
Myself, I'd prefer to hit 'em with bear spray, but I suppose I'd get in hot water for that.
There's a lot more of us ugly mf'ers out here than there are of you pretty people!
- Frank Zappa
Scrotum Diem - bag the day!
It's all shits and giggles until someone giggles and shits.....
Listening to Mike Rosen over the years- every year around Thanksgiving he interviews and hosts a fundraiser with the director of Step 13. He talks about how many of those vouchers they hand out, and how few get turned in by bums serious about getting clean. Those interviews are eye-openers. Never give a beggar one thin dime- ever.
Had a guy, ride up on a bike in Home Depot parking lot, ask for a couple bucks. After asking him what he honestly was going to do with it he stated "he was having a really bad day and, honestly, was going to get a drink". I gave him 5 for being honest and wished him well.
Call me insensitive, but I have very little compassion (or tolerance) for the homeless. I know I have never been in their shoes and really have no business judging them, but I figure if you are truly homeless and living on the street it's probably because you are on drugs or have a serious alcohol problem or are just one of the laziest human beings on the planet. I mean if I suddenly lost my job, my vehicles, and everything else and my wife walked out on me and I had absolutely nothing, I still wouldn't have to be out on the streets. I would have a friend or family that would shelter me and I would bust ass finding a new job and would take whatever I could get to get me back on my feet.
Wife and I were just talking about this last night. How many bridges did you burn, to where nobody will give you a roof to help get on your feet, and how did you burn them?
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Last edited by Danimal; 02-27-2016 at 10:53.
Eventually friends and family gets worn out or wise to the enabling part of the addiction cycle. Those closest eventually understand that there is nothing they can do to help someone who is on their ride to the bottom.
Mental illness with self medication are major factors, but ultimately, the individual either finds their bottom they can live with or seek appropriate intervention and works to overcome their demons.
Then there are the con-people (so much easier to say con men). They have always been there and they always will be.
The USA will never be like Singapore
This. I have one cousin who I no longer even consider family. He is specifically written out of my will; I'd rather have anything left go to the Humane Society than his lazy dope-smoking con-running arse.
This is my exact thought process. What exactly are they doing that they don't have a SINGLE friend or relative that will let them sleep on a couch until they have the money to rent a room? How many bridges have they burned that there is NO ONE who cares about them enough to ensure they don't sleep in an alley?
The one and only scenario I feel for are vets who are so emotionally and mentally scarred that they sleepwalk/lash out/have psychological episodes that make it too dangerous for them to stay in a relative's home. And the disposable nature of vets in the govt's eyes means the VA will do next to nothing about it. Unfortunately, a lot of the drug-addicted street cretins will buy some BDUs at the Goodwill and claim to be a vet to cash in on that sympathy. At which point I'm left to a default of no.
I remember one of those "investigative reporting" shows once, where they repeatedly drove up to several different street people with "will work for food" signs. They offered them a giant meal for raking leaves, mowing a lawn, etc. Not once did one of them actually take them up on the offer.
If someone is juggling. doing magic or palying some decent music, they might get a buck. Just sitting there with your hand out? Zero.
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