Quote Originally Posted by bryjcom View Post
When I worked in downtown Chicago, I became immune to the begging.
^^^^^This.

What put me over the edge was when I bought a 2" thick Ruben sandwich at a downtown Deli. These things were so big they needed to be eaten in 2 meals or shared. I had the Deli wrap up the 2nd 1/2 for later.

It was November and cold; I saw a young woman begging near the Wrigley building and gave her the 'spare' half.
She said "What the f@## is this? I want cash."
And then threw it in the trash.

I wanted to deck her, but I just stared at her, said "You're welcome."
and walked away.

I guess I learned MY lesson...