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CaptainCrunch · 01-25-2008, 02:24 PM

I as a rule don't give money to beggers, I give money to the Mustard Seed or other homeless agency, or even give some time when I can.

In my old smoking days, I used to offer to buy their smokes off of them at .50 cents a cigarette, and explain to them that you have to give something to get something. Usually I wouldn't smoke em, I'd toss em. But at least theres a transaction there.

After a while they go so aggressive in the Calgary streets that I'd hit them up for money before they could hit me up. I just lost my job and my wife is sick, could they spare some change so I could get some coffee before my next interview. That worked like a charm.

01-25-2008, 02:24 PM	#58
CaptainCrunch Norm! Join Date: Jun 2002 Exp:	I as a rule don't give money to beggers, I give money to the Mustard Seed or other homeless agency, or even give some time when I can. In my old smoking days, I used to offer to buy their smokes off of them at .50 cents a cigarette, and explain to them that you have to give something to get something. Usually I wouldn't smoke em, I'd toss em. But at least theres a transaction there. After a while they go so aggressive in the Calgary streets that I'd hit them up for money before they could hit me up. I just lost my job and my wife is sick, could they spare some change so I could get some coffee before my next interview. That worked like a charm. __________________ My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!