But when the kicks are $180 a pair, brand new in the stores, they aren't donated, they are bought or stolen. When the laces have been replaced with $30 custom laces. When the t-shirt is a $90 tshirt, when the winter coat is a $450 brand new parka, when the cell phone is the latest model, when the mp3 player is matched with a custom set of Sony headphones (not all at once, but over time), these aren't homeless or down-and-out people. These are hustlers. Probably about 50% of the beggars in and around the Boston Commons.
A new coat and shoes held on with rubber bands and 2-day growth of beard doesn't cause the same kind of warning flares. Nor does brand news sneakers in last year's style. Nor a brand new pair of jeans and 3 mismatched coats. I've worn a lot of donated and hand-me down clothes in my life, and little of it was new, and none of it was in the latest style. Jerry Johnson Web Developer On 5/17/05, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > However, I'd like to clear up one minor misunderstanding -- the fact > that they have better shoes than you do does not mean they have the > same opportunities you do. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:157993 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
