Nope. I look at these guys carefully enough. I know about the scammers, and you *can* tell the difference. I don't give money to scammers, and I don't give a damn if those who need it, spend my buck on booze.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <noozguru@...> wrote : Yes, most of the people that Doc is seeing near the freeway off ramps are scammers. I recall seeing one guy with a walker awkwardly moving to a car window to get the money fools were giving him. The tip off is that he wasn't doing a very good job of faking the walker bit. Then the next day I saw him downtown running around without the walker. At the shopping center nearby there would be panhandlers looking for money too. But I found out in some cases when they got enough money they went into the drug store and bought a pint of malt liquor. There was a guy asking for money for food in nice new sneakers and an expensive bike. In this town the Baptist church has free lunches for the homeless. We have one schizo who lives at the waterfront park but he won't beg for anything. One of the former managers of Starbucks had let him set up the tables and chairs outside in exchange for food and coffee. The next manager stopped that. Once he rescued a newborn in a garbage bin and that made headlines. He had offers for jobs and people finding him to give gifts of food. Nice guy but really out of his mind. I don't know about buying them a burger but perhaps keeping some food bars on hand. There was one guy downtown often asking for money for food. One day as I was leaving the town square I caught him throwing away most of deli sandwich he had just bought from what people had given him. Now as far as welfare goes what I said about California was a political issue started by Dubya who didn't like Californians voting against him. So they cut the money most states would get back from federal taxes. On 03/19/2014 08:26 AM, Mike Dixon wrote: I remember the first time I ever saw a person on a street corner holding a sign saying *will work for food*, back in the eighties. I thought my heart was being ripped out of my chest. Almost drove to an ATM to withdraw 20 bucks to give him, then thought about it and realized that was the response intended, to play on the heart strings of well meaning people. Later started hearing stories in the media that these people were raking in hundreds of dollars a day, tax free! They would drive their late model cars to a parking lot, get out and walk to a busy intersection and hold out their cardboard sign, begging for a days work in exchange for food. So I decided that if I ever saw a *regular*, I would either buy a burger and fries to give them or a new clean *T* shirt.However, I'm not going to support somebodies meth or crack problem. On Wednesday, March 19, 2014 1:48 AM, "doctordumbass@..." mailto:doctordumbass@... <doctordumbass@...> mailto:doctordumbass@... wrote: Perhaps, but it still pisses me off, to see people, in this area with untold wealth, standing at the freeway off ramps, begging, while endless new, shiny, freshly washed cars, pass these guys, without giving them a nickel. What's a spare buck? Too embarrassed to give to a beggar? Fuck those rich fools. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <mdixon.6569@...> mailto:mdixon.6569@... wrote : See? Even Bhairitu is against welfare, the rich supporting the poor. Now, it won't be a few rich hippies dictating what part of California secedes and joins up with whoever. It'll be Hispanics that decide if they join Mexico. Now here in Texas, we remember the Alamo! On Monday, March 17, 2014 9:17 AM, Bhairitu <noozguru@...> mailto:noozguru@... wrote: No, we Californians want to secede and form a new country probably taking in Oregon and Washington. Oh, SoCal can join Mexico though. Why secede? Because the Red States are getting more money back from the feds than Blue California and we pay in a lot. And California has one of the largest economies in world. On 03/17/2014 07:23 AM, Mike Dixon wrote: And ... and .... and if the people of California want to secede and be part of Mexico again, what's wrong with that? On Monday, March 17, 2014 7:06 AM, Mike Dixon mailto:mdixon.6569@... mailto:mdixon.6569@... wrote: Well, I'm sure the people of Austria and the Sudetenland wanted to be annexed as well back in the 30's. No biggie there. On Sunday, March 16, 2014 8:59 PM, mailto:steve.sundur@... mailto:steve.sundur@... mailto:steve.sundur@... mailto:steve.sundur@... wrote: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mailto:emilymaenot@... mailto:emilymaenot@... wrote : Yes, I'd dispose of the nest for sure. Look online...gotta bb gun? yes, whole arsenal of bb and pellet guns. (backyard activity) (no animals though) have you ever seen aerosol paint cans explode? They've probably made a real mess in there. understatement!! Wear a mask, maybe. yes, definitely I had mice that came in the kitchen every year while we were on vacation in Whistler. I would have to remove and clean everything and set traps. I killed 7 one year in short order with peanut butter. And we caught a few and took them to a nearby park. And, the cat did a bang up job outside with mice and moles for several years. Then, after about a month, they would leave and I wouldn't see them until the next year. I couldn't figure how they were getting in until I had water damage and found out there was a big hole in the drywall behind the sink. Problem solved. I wasn't a fan of poison but it was a huge hassle. doesn't take much of an opening, to create an opening, if you know what I mean. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mailto:steve.sundur@... mailto:steve.sundur@... wrote : They've got the run of the whole length of the eves, and I have access to only one little part. I think I will remove the nest, unblock the hole and try to coax them out. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mailto:emilymaenot@... mailto:emilymaenot@... wrote : Yeah, either that or just take the nest out. They might have to abandon this year's chicks, but hopefully the birds will relocate. It would be a lot easier if they find a new home. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mailto:steve.sundur@... mailto:steve.sundur@... wrote : Great Idea. I can get to the next. It is reachable. And I can open the window during the day. So, I'll put the nest next to the window. Thanks ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mailto:emilymaenot@... mailto:emilymaenot@... wrote : Can you get to the nest? Open the window. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mailto:steve.sundur@... mailto:steve.sundur@... wrote : Yes, I guess that would be a problem. Here's what I was faced with today, (and I don't mean to belittle the Crimean Tatars), I am trying to fix up a building we own and turn it into rental property. There was an area in the eves where a family of pigeons was getting in. With all the noise, I thought they had left, and I blocked up the hole yesterday with some bricks. But this morning I saw two of them running around, and a nest with two eggs in it. I also saw that the eves area was much larger than I thought, so there was no way to try to catch them, or shoo them out of a window. So, I am resigned, I think to just let them die there. But because the wall is all torn out, I may go up tomorrow, and open a window, and see if they will fly out. But truthfully, I also think they may just be a casualty of the circumstances. So, how far do we, or the international community go, to make sure the Crimea Tatars aren't oppressed? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mailto:punditster@... mailto:punditster@... wrote : On 3/16/2014 6:36 PM, steve.sundur@... mailto:steve.sundur@... wrote: If the people of Crimea wish to be a part of Russia, why is it that big of a deal? > Maybe because the indigenous (Message over 64 KB, truncated)
