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Sick of These Homeless Bums

Posted in business by catchthespindan on November 24, 2009

I am damn sick of these homeless bums panhandling in my street.  Look at this recent blog about these scammers.  http://blogs.nybooks.com/post/254326291/homeless-on-the-home-front

I have seen my share of the streets as a college professor…trust me.  I’ve been homeless. And I am continuously amazed how often being homeless is tied to asking for money.  I was homeless for 17 hours while I waited for keys to my new beach house.  I chose not to pan handle though.  I did not want to bother people.  I was hungry now that I think about it.  I could have dropped a dime for a snack but I wanted to save my money for dinner.  Mob mentality.

 


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  1. johnnyredcloth said, on November 24, 2009 at 10:57 pm

    You are not alone Dan. These bums are all around us. They are not alone. They are every where. They eat and drink fine foods and scotch with the money they steal from us while panhandling the streets. Last year for a test I did this. In one day panhandling the DC area I made over 1,000. Do the math. If you could pull this every day for 225 days (5 day work week) you would CLEAR 225,000. As a professor I bet you make around 150,000. You are loosing money!

  2. eddie said, on November 27, 2009 at 11:03 pm

    so would you get arrested if you knocked the panhandler over and took his cash! This sounds like alot better idea you are not stuck begging for cash all day you knock out a work day in 30 or 40 minutes and possible double or triple your income 750k. not bad!

  3. catchthespindan said, on November 30, 2009 at 8:04 pm

    You know Eddie you may be on to something here. How would you attempt to overpower them? I tell you what why dont you write…how to safely overpower a homeless bum and email it to me or post it here and I will pull out to its own post. Good thoughts my man.

    Something like…
    1. Identify target
    2. Slowly approach in crouched position
    etc

  4. johnnyredcloth said, on November 30, 2009 at 8:07 pm

    Eddie, you should come up to dc and work on your talent of overpowering bums. There are plenty here you could practice on.

  5. eddie said, on December 4, 2009 at 10:29 pm

    The work is drying up quick here! Red I might have to do that just so I can make the ends meet! I would like to lunge at the them instead of crouching, I have a bad knee! Then I could strong arm them and grab the jack!

  6. catchthespindan said, on December 5, 2009 at 3:16 pm

    Is work really drying up in Texas Eddie? What is the Jack you are referring to?

  7. Eddie said, on December 14, 2009 at 10:57 pm

    Well dan I am in Alabama so yes the work is drying up quick here thanks to our fearless leader! Jack means money to me even though I could grab that bottle the bum is drinking out of.


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