breetheflea
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Post by breetheflea on May 13, 2016 0:45:19 GMT
You have to wonder. Today the sign said "don't give money 2 meth heads." So are you supposed to give the guy money because he's not a meth head or is he telling you not to give him money because he is a meth head?
I guess it's an improvement over "f### you, give me money" which I have also seen at another freeway exit.
I didn't see anyone giving either one of them money so at least the people in the cars, read the sign...
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mallie
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Post by mallie on May 13, 2016 2:12:21 GMT
The career panhandlers who work in shifts near the local mall have been using a sign that asks for money to go to "Mempiss."
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Post by scrapsotime on May 13, 2016 2:30:17 GMT
I usually can't see what those signs even say.
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Post by Frazzled Mom on May 13, 2016 3:17:14 GMT
I saw a sign a few weeks ago that made me smile. It said "Bet you can't hit me with a quarter" with a smiley face. I thought that was kind of clever, but sadly I didn't have any quarters.
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Post by crazy4scraps on May 13, 2016 3:27:25 GMT
Most of the ones around here have some variation of, "Homeless, anything will help. God Bless." We donate to local charities that serve the homeless, so hopefully we're already doing something that helps them without giving money to them directly.  |
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on May 13, 2016 3:37:33 GMT
The latest one I've seen says "Arrest Hilary". Most of the others I see are the generic ones.
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smginaz Suzy
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Post by smginaz Suzy on May 13, 2016 5:16:55 GMT
We have one guy whose sign asks for money to help bury his son.
He's been in different locations all around metro Phoenix with the same sign (or different signs but the same plea) for at least 3 years.
Not sure where the body has been stored all this time but it's gotta smell something awful. 
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Post by lesserknownpea on May 13, 2016 9:36:57 GMT
Maybe the sign mentioned in the OP is a PSA reminding drivers where the money will be going if they give to panhandlers by the freeway. Although I've read that many are folks with decent lives. It seems to be a career for some people.
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tuesdaysgone
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Post by tuesdaysgone on May 13, 2016 10:18:48 GMT
I always feel a mix of cynicism and guilt when I pass these people. There are probably a few who are in genuine need, but my cynical mind tells me that they are not. I learned my lesson when I gave money to a man with a well rehearsed sob story and then encountered him again a few days later on a different street telling the same story.
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msliz
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Post by msliz on May 13, 2016 11:03:39 GMT
There was a guy in Cincinnati who was out with his sign every Sunday noon when we drove through his neighborhood. He wasn't asking for money. He was angry and wanted everyone to know that someone had been unfair since the 1980s. The other side of the sign didn't give us any more clues as to who either, or how they were unfair. But the dude was pissed, and shouted a lot.
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Post by melanell on May 13, 2016 13:28:09 GMT
It's exceedingly rare that I see anyone panhandling around here, but when I have they have been in areas near shopping, not on highways or freeways at all.
There was a guy at the entrance to a mall many years back. His sign had something to do with him being a veteran. And once, near the road that leads to Target, there was a couple with a dog. But I have no idea what their sign said. I saw someone bring them burgers, though.
I can't really recall any others.
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Post by baylorgrad on May 13, 2016 15:26:26 GMT
I saw a guy with a sign last year that said, "I'm honest. Need money for beer."  |
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Post by crimsoncat05 on May 13, 2016 18:00:51 GMT
okay, the guy with the sign for 3 years wanting to bury his son is kinda funny, lol!! I intensely dislike seeing panhandlers around here; I see them at the same freeway exits every day on my way home from work. I also have the cynical feeling that some of them are making a pretty good living elsewhere and then getting extra cash by panhandling. They didn't allow it anywhere in the Chicago area, so when we moved to Phoenix it was a bit of a shock to me to see so many of them.
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Post by padresfan619 on May 13, 2016 18:07:55 GMT
There are so many panhandlers in San Diego. It makes sense, we have great weather. I pass by the same 5 or 6 people every day before and after work. They stand out there all day long walking up and down the medians with their signs. I never give them money, I wish city officials would do more to help get them off the streets.
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garcia5050
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Post by garcia5050 on May 13, 2016 18:58:26 GMT
I saw this sign at 6 a.m. by the freeway offramp one day: "the early bum gets the crumb" - I thought it was funny, so I gave him a couple of dollars. I don't usually (because I give through a matching organization at work).
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Post by gmcwife1 on May 13, 2016 20:57:09 GMT
I always feel a mix of cynicism and guilt when I pass these people. There are probably a few who are in genuine need, but my cynical mind tells me that they are not. I learned my lesson when I gave money to a man with a well rehearsed sob story and then encountered him again a few days later on a different street telling the same story. Same for me, I worked at a convenience store so I saw them often. The saddest was when people would buy them food but they didn't want the food, so they threw it in the trash. Ours just wanted money for drugs and alcohol |
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Post by ilovesmores on May 13, 2016 21:00:54 GMT
We have one at the exit ramp near my work that says "will accept gift cards"
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Post by BeckyTech on May 14, 2016 17:39:21 GMT
I admit, one of the many many reasons I miss Kayley was that she would bark ferociously at the pan handlers who walk up and down the traffic at a stop light. They avoided my car like the plague, walking fast as they went by. I also admit to encouraging this behavior by laughing the first few times she did it.
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Post by cadoodlebug on May 14, 2016 17:47:47 GMT
My best friend in Baton Rouge reminded me of this tidbit when I was visiting her last month. She arrived in San Diego in 1990 to attend my niece's wedding. My sister and I picked her up at the airport and as we were headed to the freeway, we were stopped at a red light when a man walked up to her window, pulled out his *member* and *waved* it at her. All three of us screamed ~ somewhat between fear and laughter ~ and as we drove away my sister said *Welcome to San Diego!*.   |
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