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So I live in Omaha, NE - it's a pretty affluent area (the billionaire Warren Buffett lives here). But there are alot of panhandlers - if you hang out at the Downtown library and ask 10 people if they've "been hustling today" - atleast 5 of them will mention something about "flying a sign". Highway Exit Ramps & busy areas Downtown appear to be equally lucrative.
Last Sunday, I seen a dude digging in the trash - he was literally hovering/leaning over the receptacle, feet off the ground
He was wearing a coat in 70 degree weather too...
While he was digging, a family of 4 came out of the steakhouse. The Mom and kids were carrying on a conversation like he was invisible, but I saw the father step away. He reaches into his pocket and pulls out about 10 bills and sets them on corner of the Trash Cylinder. (I was too far away to see but I think they were fives.)
The funny thing is, the guy didn't even look upwards or use his peripheral vision to acknowledge the man, he just grabbed the money and continued digging in the trash
About 3-4 years ago I was at Fareway (grocery store in Omaha). My dad let me wander off into the snack isle, and I get approached by this female. She asks me if I know where Lincoln is, and I start giving her directions on how to get there. She cuts me off, and is like "Listen...I know where it is, I just saw you and noticed you were the only one my age" (she was atleast 25, i was 11). She then went on to explain she ran out of gas and needed to money to drive all the way to Lincoln. I had 3 Bucks in my pocket so i gave it to her. Now that I look back on it, she had a deep tan (not orange like President Trump, but closer to Steve Harvey). And besides that, her make up was dried out, and smudged like she hadn't washed her face in 2-3 days. So I think she was a "tweaker" (meth head).
Like 2 Summers ago, I went to NYC for vacation and was at the train station (i think Penn or Grand Central?) charging my iPad. So I'm sitting on the floor, and a 30 y/o dude comes up bluntly and says "Yo, I just got out of jail can you help me out if you've got anything?" I appreciated how direct and to the point he was, and he had a chill vibe. I asked him what he did to go to jail, he laughed and said "Trying 2 get some money..." he didn't seem like he wanted to elaborate. Now that I think of it, He was dressed like it was 2005 - Baggy Rocawear Jeans + 4x White Tee + NY Fitted + Wheat Timberlands - I wonder if this guy had actually done a long prison stint and got released that day? But anyways, I reached into my pocket and gave him about $5 worth of quarters i had.
Not even 15 minutes after that, a White Woman in her late 20s comes up and starts a conversation. (On a looks scale, she had 6-7 face, was 5'8'' 125 lbs, very healthy skin with no sunburns or freckles)
The weird thing is, she actually knelt beside me which immediately made me suspicious. I forgot what we were talking about, but for the 1st minute or so she was making small talk about the NYC area. Then after 2 minutes or so, she goes..."Now this is going to sound weird" and I immediately had the
face. Since she tried to be conniving/manipulative I basically told her to ****, plus I had already given the jail guy most of my money. The weird thing is, she was dress like a normal middle class person (jeans + blouse + NB running shoes). She basically look like an elementary school teacher. As she got up and left, I wondered if she legit had run out of money and didn't know what to do, and came off so awkward because this was her first time having to ask for help? But NYC is such a strange city, I bet there are normal middle class people who make a full time living doing scams like this.
What is it like in your City? Is this something that pretty much happen across the country?
Last Sunday, I seen a dude digging in the trash - he was literally hovering/leaning over the receptacle, feet off the ground
While he was digging, a family of 4 came out of the steakhouse. The Mom and kids were carrying on a conversation like he was invisible, but I saw the father step away. He reaches into his pocket and pulls out about 10 bills and sets them on corner of the Trash Cylinder. (I was too far away to see but I think they were fives.)
The funny thing is, the guy didn't even look upwards or use his peripheral vision to acknowledge the man, he just grabbed the money and continued digging in the trash
About 3-4 years ago I was at Fareway (grocery store in Omaha). My dad let me wander off into the snack isle, and I get approached by this female. She asks me if I know where Lincoln is, and I start giving her directions on how to get there. She cuts me off, and is like "Listen...I know where it is, I just saw you and noticed you were the only one my age" (she was atleast 25, i was 11). She then went on to explain she ran out of gas and needed to money to drive all the way to Lincoln. I had 3 Bucks in my pocket so i gave it to her. Now that I look back on it, she had a deep tan (not orange like President Trump, but closer to Steve Harvey). And besides that, her make up was dried out, and smudged like she hadn't washed her face in 2-3 days. So I think she was a "tweaker" (meth head).
Like 2 Summers ago, I went to NYC for vacation and was at the train station (i think Penn or Grand Central?) charging my iPad. So I'm sitting on the floor, and a 30 y/o dude comes up bluntly and says "Yo, I just got out of jail can you help me out if you've got anything?" I appreciated how direct and to the point he was, and he had a chill vibe. I asked him what he did to go to jail, he laughed and said "Trying 2 get some money..." he didn't seem like he wanted to elaborate. Now that I think of it, He was dressed like it was 2005 - Baggy Rocawear Jeans + 4x White Tee + NY Fitted + Wheat Timberlands - I wonder if this guy had actually done a long prison stint and got released that day? But anyways, I reached into my pocket and gave him about $5 worth of quarters i had.
Not even 15 minutes after that, a White Woman in her late 20s comes up and starts a conversation. (On a looks scale, she had 6-7 face, was 5'8'' 125 lbs, very healthy skin with no sunburns or freckles)
The weird thing is, she actually knelt beside me which immediately made me suspicious. I forgot what we were talking about, but for the 1st minute or so she was making small talk about the NYC area. Then after 2 minutes or so, she goes..."Now this is going to sound weird" and I immediately had the
What is it like in your City? Is this something that pretty much happen across the country?