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<blockquote data-quote="turkeyrun" data-source="post: 4117283" data-attributes="member: 27991"><p>Worked with a guy, about 45 years ago. We carpooled to work. One morning, we see a man panhandling at a corner. Monte muttered something, I asked, "what was that?"</p><p>"Nothing" he says.</p><p>Next morning, man is there again. We catch the light and see a couple people give something. Monte shakes his head and speaks of sunny beaches.i asked if he knew the man?</p><p></p><p>He starts in: "I was in the Air Force, was working at a gas station, all the hours I could, trying to pay bills and feed my wife and 2 boys. One morning, middle of the week, this raggedy, old pick up pulls in. Guy, about my age and 6 kids get out. He asked for $1 in gas, unless I could give him more. I start to pump gas, start up a conversation, oldest kid says they are going fishing. I say I wish I was taking my boys fishing. The man says, "so, do it." I tell him "I have to work"</p><p>He says, "I am on welfare, sit on a corner, when kids are in school, probably make more than you, with my kids all the time and enjoy life." I look at him and say, "how do live with yourself? Perfectly able to work and sponging off the system."</p><p>He says, "which of us is crazy? You working 2-3 jobs, 80-100 hrs every week, never any time with wife and kids or me, going fishing with my kids?" I say, "WOW and punched him in the nose." I will never give a dime to any able looking, PoS beggar."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="turkeyrun, post: 4117283, member: 27991"] Worked with a guy, about 45 years ago. We carpooled to work. One morning, we see a man panhandling at a corner. Monte muttered something, I asked, "what was that?" "Nothing" he says. Next morning, man is there again. We catch the light and see a couple people give something. Monte shakes his head and speaks of sunny beaches.i asked if he knew the man? He starts in: "I was in the Air Force, was working at a gas station, all the hours I could, trying to pay bills and feed my wife and 2 boys. One morning, middle of the week, this raggedy, old pick up pulls in. Guy, about my age and 6 kids get out. He asked for $1 in gas, unless I could give him more. I start to pump gas, start up a conversation, oldest kid says they are going fishing. I say I wish I was taking my boys fishing. The man says, "so, do it." I tell him "I have to work" He says, "I am on welfare, sit on a corner, when kids are in school, probably make more than you, with my kids all the time and enjoy life." I look at him and say, "how do live with yourself? Perfectly able to work and sponging off the system." He says, "which of us is crazy? You working 2-3 jobs, 80-100 hrs every week, never any time with wife and kids or me, going fishing with my kids?" I say, "WOW and punched him in the nose." I will never give a dime to any able looking, PoS beggar." [/QUOTE]
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