homeless rant
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I am not a cold person. I just know this woman is capable of taking herself to a shelter or a mission where she can find opportunities to get herself out of her situation, but it seems she chooses not to.
then there is this article in a local paper from a while back:
http://www.pitch.com/2006-12-14/…Name: Vincent
Age: 49 Tenure: Two years
Distinction: Cup rattler
Tools: A plastic bucket to sit on and a paper cup from any garbage can; each cup usually lasts a week.
Hangout: In front of The Gap on the Plaza
Smells like: Hangover
Odd detail: Wears a shiny silver watch.
Formal education: Lincoln College Preparatory Academy
Previous gig: Custodian for American Sweeping
Average take: $150 to $200 a day
Best take: $350 in seven hours
Trade secret: "I burn a hole in the bottom of it [the cup] for good luck. The change tends to rattle a little bit more with the hole in it."
Justification: "I'm not homeless. This is a job. I have a $78,000 home. I come out here. I sit on my bucket eight to 12 hours a day. I average 150 to 200 bucks a day. No job is gonna pay me that. So why not sit on my ass and get tax-free money? Everything I have on now was purchased from The Gap by customers. That's three sweaters, these jeans and this new plaid jacket. I've paid for the mortgage on my house, for light, gas, Dish Network and two cell phones." He commuted here in his Cadillac until he was spotted by a regular contributor, who got angry. He now gets dropped off and picked up to preserve his cover.Claim to fame: "Most of the people on the Plaza call me by my first name. I am one of the best, most professionalest panhandlers the Plaza has ever seen."
Best street Zen: "Respect goes a long ways. You have to be kind, courteous, polite. And if people don't give you anything, still say thank you."
- so this is the type of person who got credit? No job verification lolepete22