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kennycreed Senior Member Alliance Member Offline Posts: 348 Island Of Lewis SCOTLAND Gender:	A thought 09/23/10 at 18:37:20 There's a treasure called kindness, that will always shine brighter than gold
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: A thought Reply #1 - 09/23/10 at 18:47:51 I gave a girl $10 today in the wal-mart parking,Her car broke down and after paying to get it fixed her credit card was used up and she didn't have money for gas to get home 150 miles away.She ask me for a dollar and said she was asking other people for a dollar but wasn't having much luck,And no Mick I didn't get nothing in return.
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Phelonius Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1897	Re: A thought Reply #2 - 09/23/10 at 18:54:03 Not even a smile? Phelonius
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kennycreed Senior Member Alliance Member Offline Posts: 348 Island Of Lewis SCOTLAND Gender:	Re: A thought Reply #3 - 09/23/10 at 18:54:43 I knew I WAS RIGHT
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Reply #4 - 09/23/10 at 19:42:24

bill67 wrote on 09/23/10 at 18:47:51:

I gave a girl $10 today in the wal-mart parking,Her car broke down and after paying to get it fixed her credit card was used up and she didn't have money for gas to get home 150 miles away.She ask me for a dollar and said she was asking other people for a dollar but wasn't having much luck,And no Mick I didn't get nothing in return.

Probably not Bill ,that's one of the oldest tricks that you have fell for.
Haven't you been conned before ? if you haven't ,you have now.
her boyfriend was very close, keeping an eye on her,she drove 150 miles to go to a wall mart,if she baught anything she could have taken it in and got her money back for gas.
Oh well ten bucks aint gunna kill ya. She will do that all day and make more than you did today.

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Demin Serious Thumper Offline We need more chlorine in the gene pool Posts: 2435 Warren,Ohio Gender:	Re: A thought Reply #5 - 09/23/10 at 20:17:59 Yep,con job.Panhandlers(fake ones)in Texas mke a bundle.Thet ruin it for the ones that really are down and out.
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mick Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Hell-bound Posts: 7323 Dayton Oregon Gender:	Re: A thought Reply #6 - 09/23/10 at 20:24:53 next time you are approached ,tell the girl you have a cell phone and you can call a friend for her.maybe bring some gas,?
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Dj12midnit Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline If you'r here and I'm here isn't this our time? Posts: 1036 Lynden Wa. Gender:	Re: A thought Reply #7 - 09/23/10 at 21:06:27 you say where is your car I have a gas can.
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Reply #8 - 09/24/10 at 05:48:30

My suggestion is to help the working poor when you can, not the panhandlers.

For instance, cab drivers - give them a nice tip, not just a buck or two.

The single mom working as a waitress in a modest restaurant could sure use more than a typical 15% tip - give her 20 - 25% and make her day in addition to a little extra cash that she sorely needs.

These are the folks I try to reward.

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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: A thought Reply #9 - 09/24/10 at 06:02:29 I believed her I'm sure she wasn't a panhandler.
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Reply #10 - 09/24/10 at 06:27:20

bill67 wrote on 09/24/10 at 06:02:29:

I believed her I'm sure she wasn't a panhandler.

He knew she was his kinda person when the Klotz flier fell outta her purse.

Just playin Bill, you did a fine thing. If ya got took,, ya got took, if not, you made a Big Difference in her day. Its the same $$$ either way & how you feel about your act of kindness is what matters to you. I woulda done it, too, even if she did have a Klotz flier in her purse.

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Reply #11 - 09/24/10 at 06:41:41

I have some unique attitudes about organized charities. I can't stomach United Way, and won't give them a cent. Look at their office buildings and executives running the place.

Regardless of your religious beliefs or denomination, Catholic Social Services gets a good bit of my charitable contributions because they have next to no overhead, and about 98% of what you contribute actually sees its way to people in need. I think Lutherans do the same.

But a word of caution - one of my best friends in life is a gazillionaire with whom I went to high school. About ten years ago, he went down to the homeless shelter at Christmas time with a wad of money as big as a basketball, thinking that he'd be a truly charitable person by handing out cash to the poor souls in the shelter.

The manager of the place headed him off, saying that was the exact wrong thing to do - the residents would probably spend the money on cheap wine or whiskey. Instead, my buddy saw to it that all of the people in the shelter were provided with a first class traditional Christmas dinner, and a new winter coat and gloves for every man, woman and child in the place. The total bill for all of that was in the thousands. And the kids, especially, got a Christmas present that they really needed.

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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: A thought Reply #12 - 09/24/10 at 08:39:59 I don't give to any charity's your lucky if 10% gets to the cause,the other is picked up my high paid executives along the way,I know that girl got the money.
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buttgoat1 Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1042	Re: A thought Reply #13 - 09/24/10 at 09:08:20 whethwr she was a panhandler or not doesn't matter. Bill did what he was led to do, and what she does with it is up to her. good for ya Bill.
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Reply #14 - 09/24/10 at 09:41:35

At some time in life we all may have or have been in dire straits. I once was driving this old pickup truck. The gas guage did not work and I ran out of gas. I had no money on me and went to a place near by. The nice older gentleman gave me a can of gas. I said I would bring it back to him. I got home and husband arrived home from work. We got some money and went back with a full can of gas to the nice gentleman. Husband shook his hand and thanked him for helping me out. The man could not believe we had returned not only his gas can, but a full one as well. He said we had shown him that their are still honest people in the world. He had loaned several people gas in the past and never had it returned.
So Bill you did what you felt was right to do. If she tricked you shame on her, yet if she in turns someday remembers the kindness you showed her and passes it on, then all is not lost... Hugs to you...

kim

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