the beggars are really out in force today.

[IveBeenRued]

Last month a 12ish year old girl came up to my wife and I with a sob story about not being able to feed her family because her father is a drunk or something along those lines. My wife felt bad for her so we gave her a dollar. While my wife was shopping at Home Goods I snuck out to go next door to Advance Auto and spotted that same 12 year old girl sitting on the curb out front texting on her new iPhone 6. I confronted her and said that it is not nice to lie about being poor just to get money. She proceeded to fake cry and make up another story about the welfare check being late or some [censored]. I walked away and had the AAP manager call the police on her for loitering/begging. He had assumed that she was just waiting around for a parent.

 

[Jarlaxle]

You're lucky she didn't claim you groped her.

 

[Nayov]

Originally Posted By: eljefino


There's a fellow who showed up here and claimed to have driven a school bus converted to RV from the west coast. He had no money but would pass a 5 gallon can around at truck stops hoping that professional drivers would slip 1/2 gallon in while filling, and bill a third party. To hear his story, this worked!


Oh, the "nomad." A funny read. I actually saw his bus at WM.
http://www.pressherald.com/2014/10/22/no...after-standoff/

 

[GreeCguy]

Originally Posted By: Nayov

Oh, the "nomad." A funny read. I actually saw his bus at WM.
http://www.pressherald.com/2014/10/22/no...after-standoff/


"If he maintains it, it's good for another million miles."

Sounds like he needs to visit Bitog!

 

[GreeCguy]

Originally Posted By: antiqueshell
Interesting how nobody brought up the obvious about many of these beggars....they are probably gypsies and/or travelers.

They tend to fly under the radar in the US because they have done a better job at disguising themselves.


This one seems to stand out pretty well

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOSZwEwl_1Q