[Conservababe]

Here in my small town, the panhanders sit on the road shoulders near a stop light. They hold signs saying "I will work for food".

Once, a guy I worked with gave a man five dollars. He is really soft hearted. He drove on to a convience store to buy gas and pick up twelve pack of beer. When he got in line to pay, guess who was in front of him. Yes, the panhandler with a twelve pack of Bud. My friend had a much less expensive beer in hand.

He says that he is now cured of his soft hearted notions now.

[dmz]

oh my god!

what beer could possibly cost much less than that god awful swill named Budweiser, yech.

your friend is the one I feel sorry for.

[southern rock]

When he got in line to pay, guess who was in front of him. Yes, the panhandler with a twelve pack of Bud. My friend had a much less expensive beer in hand.

Oh, no big deal, IMO. Once you decide to give someone money, it's really none of your buisness how they decide to spend it.

[weegee]

And then there's that guy that stands out on the corner with the sign, "I won't lie, I just want to get a beer".

Newspapers will occassionally print photos of these panhandlers so there could be one in your town now...

The one I've seen stands near downtown Houston at Richmond and HW59.

[LetsRok]

This reminds me of the episode of the "Andy Griffith Show" where Opie and his friends befriend a bum living in the woods outside of town. When Andy finds out and confronts the bum about working, the bum makes up a bunch of excuses why he can't work. Once the fraud was revealed to Opie, I bet he didn't contribute to these people again.