Out of gas in Murray KY on way to AZ
A guy was at Walmart trying to raise money for gas and food in a class C so some others helped out and I topped off tank. Hoping he makes it to Phoenix.
Forum Discussion
seaeagle2 wrote:
Here in the Seattle area, where panhandling is prolific, they actually have to work shifts at busy off ramps, there will be a group of 6 or 8 sitting out of sight, one holds the sign for a while then they spell each other. They did a study and found that sadly, you can't really tell an individuals circumstances. Some are scammers, making a fairly good income, some are battling drug and alcohol issues, some are mentally ill, some are just plain fringe individuals (drifters), but sadly in most all cases, just giving money doesn't really solve anything, it just enables them to continue.
Down in San Francisco can't remember the street name, but at every single block intersection divider there was a person sitting on a blue milk crate with the exact same hand written cardboard sign. This went on for about 8 blocks , on the 9th block the person was missing , but the sign was laying on the milk crate we joked and said he must be on his union break...
Yes there are truly the homeless and needy ,unfortunately like everything else there are the ones that abuse it !
