Homeless people

valkyrie · #1 03-19-2007, 02:07 PM

I don't get the point of this. You're making a general statement that homeless people annoy the hell out of you because one dude was making a production of trying to catch up and talk to you?

By that logic, I should start a thread "Men:They annoy the hell out of me" -- not to mention the fact that a dude running away from a homeless guy in a wheelchair is kind of pusstacular.

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Originally Posted by Kevin

They annoy the hell out of me.

I live downtown about 3-4 blocks away from the bus station which is relatively close to the homeless shelter. I frequently walk between where I live and the city's main club/bar/entertainment district (known as Bricktown). Without fail, I get hit up at least twice.

Yesterday, I saw a homeless guy who had taken his art form to a new low. Dude was sitting in a wheel chair, pulling himself around by his feet (if he was really unable to walk, I don't see a) how in the hell he got all the way out there in a wheel chair and b) if his legs worked well enough to pull him around in his chair why he needed the chair. At any rate, dude looked pathetic.

My wife and I were walking to the botanical garden which is also a few blocks from home. The guy locked onto us like a heat seeking missile. You ever watch football where you think the guy with the ball is going to go for a touchdown, but some defender "has the angle" and catches him? Well, this guy had the angle on us. We of course pick up the pace, but the "crippled" guy starts dragging his wheelchair at warp speed catching up to us.

As he starts to close on us, I figured out how to lose him. We made a bee-line for a parking garage where there was a high curb -- and most notably, no ramp to make it wheel chair accessible (it was a shortcut anyhow). So of course we lost the guy. I guess he was faced with the dilemna of actually catching up to us (eventually he would have) or blowing his wheelchair cover by getting himself over that curb. We won... game, set, match.

These folks really get on my nerves. They aren't really all that bad off. If they're able to catch up to me in their fake wheelchair and give me some bullcrap story about how they ran out of gas, lost their job down at the plant, etc., they can definitely work. That they choose not to ain't my problem. There are homeless that really do need help.. like the schizo woman (who I still see around here walking the streets occasionally) I stopped to block traffic and dialed 911 for as she was laying in the middle of the street clutching a teddy bear screaming "Kill me!". Those folks need our help. Panhandlers? eff em.

tld221 · #2 03-19-2007, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by valkyrie

I don't get the point of this. You're making a general statement that homeless people annoy the hell out of you because one dude was making a production of trying to catch up and talk to you?

By that logic, I should start a thread "Men:They annoy the hell out of me" -- not to mention the fact that a dude running away from a homeless guy in a wheelchair is kind of pusstacular.

ummmmm yeah. i mean if youre man enough to run away from a homeless dude in a wheelchair, then you really couldve given him the change he mightve been asking for. i mean, it surely wouldve taken you less effort.

but i guess its the principle of the matter right?

Kevin · #3 03-19-2007, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by valkyrie

By that logic, I should start a thread "Men:They annoy the hell out of me" -- not to mention the fact that a dude running away from a homeless guy in a wheelchair is kind of pusstacular.

By what logic?

And no one ran away, merely avoided. I merely found it humorous that he was using this prop in the manner he did. It also occurs to me that if he is disabled to the point of needing a wheelchair, he is also eligible for social security, public housing, etc.

valkyrie · #4 03-19-2007, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevin

By what logic?

And no one ran away, merely avoided. I merely found it humorous that he was using this prop in the manner he did. It also occurs to me that if he is disabled to the point of needing a wheelchair, he is also eligible for social security, public housing, etc.

In your post, you complained about the behavior of one person (wheelchair dude) and then made generalized statements about homeless people (this one guy annoyed me --> they annoy me). Without even getting into the substance of what you're saying, that's, uh, lame.

Running away and avoiding are pretty much the same thing in this situation, cowboy.

It seems like what you're saying (and I'm sure you'll correct me if I'm wrong) is that you feel you should not have to deal with strangers who want something from you addressing you in public.

christiangirl · #5 03-20-2007, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Still BLUTANG

i'm the type of person who always gives food to the homeless. Maybe because i'm chubby, i always have an extra granola bar or piece of fruit or bottle of water on me... i don't see it as a big deal to spare.

I laughed so hard at that I fully believe I just woke up my roommate.

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Originally Posted by Kevin

Beggars can't be choosers.

I disagree. We can beg to choose or we can choose to beg. In fact, those are the two groups that homeless people fall into. Those who beg to choose. Those who choose to beg.

Still BLUTANG · #6 03-20-2007, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by christiangirl

I laughed so hard at that I fully believe I just woke up my roommate.

even though this is a serious topic, i'm glad i could bring laughter to someone's day.