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Submitted by Ducky (View user info) at 2005-04-07 18:12:50 EDT
I don't want this to sound insensitive, but with our safety net (however thin it happens to be getting), no one living in British Columbia needs to be homeless. Not true- I'll revise. No one in B.C. should feel like they have no choice but to make it their career to be homeless. I'm sick of seeing the same panhandlers, year after bloody year, with their "spare change" signs. I understand being down and out. It happens to the best of us. I can sympathize with that, however, we've got people in my city who've been having hard times for at least a decade now. I know these people are all over the place, but really...could we stop feeding these fucking people? Maybe then they'll finally realize that the only ones who can ultimately pull them out of the pathetic rubble that has become their lives are themselves.
Fine, so you've made your decision. You're homeless. Fine. One thing though? Please? Don't harass me if I tell you I've got no spare change. The beggars in our city have become increasingly lippy over the years! On more than one occasion they've come up and tapped on my car window as I'm parking to ask for money. Let me park my fucking car okay? Oh, that's right. I forgot- silly me. I forgot that you think it's my social responsibility to work 50 hours a week for the express purpose of sharing it with you. TOTALLY slipped my mind.
I'm never rude. Never impolite. I say "sorry, I don't have any", and head on my way. I've had people follow me down the street, screaming at me that I'm a liar. I've even been called white trash for declining to give a quarter to a 1st Nations fellow. You know what? Fuck you. What exactly have you done for me lately? I'm sure that you feel somehow justified by sitting on your ass and harassing passers by, but I just don't see it.
If you want my money, I want to see some fucking effort. It doesn't have to be much. I have no problem giving money to the street performers who are out there playing and singing on the street. Mimes? Sure. Poetry reading? OK. Hell, even the squeegie kids are alright. Whatever, but at least provide some sort of a service. Other than of reminding me of exactly what I don't want to end up as of course.
None of you patchouli stinking, granola eating, tree hugging, 'no service because I'm sticking it to the man' beggar hippie fucks gets a penny from me. And you know what else? I'm sick of seeing kids out there panhandling. I'm not talking about poor kids. I'm talking about these kids who think it'll be a cool and easy way to earn a buck and slum it after school. The kids with their nice clothing and cell phones out there sitting on the street at 15 years old for something to do. GET ANOTHER GODDAM HOBBY! That ranks right up there with sitting in a tunnel and pissing myself because I've got nothing better to do. Give me a fucking break.
Victoria has the right idea. You actually buy a permit to busk on the streets there. The quality of street entertainment is excellent, and these people are working for their money. So people of uber? If you've got any uniquie homeless stories I'd sure like to hear them.
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Submitted by Beer_bong (user info) at 2005-04-08 14:35:04 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Quasiplasmohedron (user info) at 2005-04-08 07:00:42 EDT (#)
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Submitted by darkwulffe (user info) at 2005-04-08 02:32:28 (#)
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He was generally clean shaved and never smelled of urine, which is why we liked him.
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Yeah, people who don't smell of urine are awesome!
I can't believe how many British Columbians are on Uber. In Van, I once had a homeless guy try to give me a sandwich! There was an article in the Sun a while back about a guy with a sign that said "Will take verbal abuse for change."
But yeah, what lordofthedance said has merit too.
Submitted by Fleadh (user info) at 2005-04-08 05:57:40 EDT (#)
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Fucking Romainians
Submitted by mrwolf (user info) at 2005-04-08 03:20:45 EDT (#)
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Too true, all over the world, here in England most of the bums are perfectly sane. The ones that aren't sane live in care homes. Sane bums are usually after drugs. I have no problem with that, but why should I work for my drugs whilst they get them for nothing? Drug addicition is not an excuse to be a bum, and neither is being crazy.
Submitted by Hairsphincter (user info) at 2005-04-08 03:01:46 EDT (#)
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It's the same in Victoria, Australia. You need a (simple to get) busking licence and you need to have something to offer, otherwise you get scooped up and taken to a place where they can feed, clothe and assist you.
I live in St Kilda, it's a part of life here to see street people, and I know people who care for them in "private hotels". As St Kilda is becoming such a desirable place to live, more and more of these "private hotels" are able to cater for those "taking the first step in gaining a bit of control in your life, if you have a lot of issues that are impacting on you such as legal, family, drug and alcohol, and longer term housing needs".
They aren't just all fuck ups, there are mental illnesses that need to be addressed, and many people simply can't cope with day to day life in the modern world.
I know some faces who are just regular locals like me - they may be prozzies (prostitutes for the less Australian of us), hobos, derros or streeties, but they are people to, just doing the best they can.
Although, the same junkies always seem to be slithering around, stealing shit <= little sympathy. Motherfuckers.
Submitted by AsshOly (user info) at 2005-04-08 03:00:32 EDT (#)
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Fuck! I am an idiot/.
Submitted by AsshOly (user info) at 2005-04-08 02:51:02 EDT (#)
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http://www.ubersite.com/m/48468 - this is the story I have to share with you.
Homeless people, the ones who are truly crazy, crack me up. The coked-out black lady dancing in the street to street musicians' music, the preachers, the drunk guy who will ask for a couple dollars ONLY if you thought he was funny when he described the current events. Those are the people to whom I give money.
Submitted by darkwulffe (user info) at 2005-04-08 02:32:28 EDT (#)
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At the convienience store I worked at in Boston we had an agreement with a homeless guy. He would keep the place fairly clean( by picking up trash outside, staying out of the way, and keeping other bums from splanging for change there). In exchange for these services we would let him drink all the coffee he wanted, scratch any lottery tix left behind( and sometimes there were some decent winners), and he could eat any of the sandwitches that we were disposing of(they werent bad, just the store couldnt legally sell them anymore, and me, my brother, and his dorm- mates all lived off them).
He was generally our "watch hobo", and he actually did something. The only time we kicked him out, albiet very gently, was when he was piss drunk, or had passed out in the middle of the store(he liked to read the paper on the stairs in the middle of the store). He was generally clean shaved and never smelled of urine, which is why we liked him. Not to mention he would keep me occupied during the looooong night shift.
I dont mind a hobo if he does something productive either.
Submitted by SixThousand (user info) at 2005-04-07 21:46:01 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by CoachMagirk27 (user info) at 2005-04-07 21:13:53 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Ducky (user info) at 2005-04-07 20:50:25 (#)
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Vancouver has by far the craziest bums! Some of the signs are incredible. I saw a guy with one that read "why lie, it's for beer". I gave him 20 bucks- what the hell, it made me laugh. I also had no idea we had so many uberers from the mainland! Awesome!
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its true, the bums are taking it too far though. they actually demanded garbage pickup and sewage treatment (although i dont know how that makes sense) when they contribute NOTHING whatsoever to society. im all for finding them jobs and helping them out, but come ON.
my favorite sign: "2 dollars short of taking over the world"
Submitted by DanielH (user info) at 2005-04-07 21:13:35 EDT (#)
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As I read, kept hearing this song across the desolate miles: http://www.ubersite.com/m/52402
Submitted by Ducky (user info) at 2005-04-07 20:50:25 EDT (#)
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Vancouver has by far the craziest bums! Some of the signs are incredible. I saw a guy with one that read "why lie, it's for beer". I gave him 20 bucks- what the hell, it made me laugh. I also had no idea we had so many uberers from the mainland! Awesome!
Submitted by Snark (user info) at 2005-04-07 20:33:25 EDT (#)
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Holy crap. How many Vancouverites are on Uber?
Why have none of you thrown a quarter in my hat?
Submitted by Feebleattempt (user info) at 2005-04-07 20:16:40 EDT (#)
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Here here
Submitted by mles76 (user info) at 2005-04-07 19:40:41 EDT (#)
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I love Vancouver's beggars. Usually I just ignore them and they leave me alone. There's always that one prick who thinks you owe him or her somthing. I find all the people handing out newspapers more annoying lately.
Submitted by Jo_of_the_golden_P (user info) at 2005-04-07 19:40:33 EDT (#)
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I was in Van last summer and some homeless fucking prick got all pissy when we wouldn't give him change, and whipped a rock at my friend's head. WTF? Fuck off, you lazy piece of shit. We gave two bucks to the kid across the street with a sign: "100 pushups for $1"
Yeah, squeegee kids are fine, street performers are ok.
Have you seen that guy on the harbour in Victoria who's painted white and just stands completely still for hours on end? That's some weird performance art.
Submitted by lordofthedance (user info) at 2005-04-07 19:35:59 EDT (#)
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Sorry buddy.
A large percentage of homeless people actually have psychiatric problems and quite often aren't capable of making the "choice" to go and get a job/find a house/wash themselves etc.
Do you honestly think that the majority of homeless people actually WANT to live like that? Do you think they're on some sort of fucking holiday for masochists.
Well thought out post. Congratulations.
Submitted by EatMeCompletely (user info) at 2005-04-07 19:24:17 EDT (#)
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All around homeless people suck. In my neck of the woods (Annapolis), there are 2 that hang in the median of a four-lane highway. They beg all day, walking from car to car, with that stupid sad look on their faces. It's a guy and a girl and at the end of the day, guess what? They walk across the street to get into their conveniently parked car, which is a late model Cavalier.
Fuck them. Fuck them right up their stupid asses. Every time that I see a homeless person, I curse and spit at them. Fucking bunch of lazy tricksters.
Submitted by Degreeless_Capibara (user info) at 2005-04-07 18:57:09 EDT (#)
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no im not
Submitted by williamson (user info) at 2005-04-07 18:52:41 EDT (#)
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Some 9 year old Aboriginal kid tried to pick a fight with me a few months back when i didn't give him $2. The little bitch. I would have killed the little fuck had he not been with his entire fucking bort-da tribe. It was literally 30 abbos asking passers-by for money (probably to buy booze).
Anyway, yeah. +2
Submitted by DonovanMD (user info) at 2005-04-07 18:49:54 EDT (#)
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I was in Richmond recently and took a drive down East Hastings and Granville and man, the storys dont do it justice, what a shitty fucking neighbourhood.
Edmontons not much better, but here a good -45 cold snap for a couple weeks will kill some of them off. The chain of stores I work for tends to have the same fellas showing up every summer though, looking progressivly worse every year. Hell, I've heard some will purposly start committing big crimes in Fall to get into jail for winter and back on the streets for spring and summer.
Submitted by BobLobla (user info) at 2005-04-07 18:47:27 EDT (#)
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fair enough
Submitted by Ducky (user info) at 2005-04-07 18:40:48 EDT (#)
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I don't do the racist thing. No problems there. It's when people of any fucking color piss away their potential and opportunities, and then expect a handout from those who are working hard to get ahead.
Submitted by BobLobla (user info) at 2005-04-07 18:35:30 EDT (#)
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I wont get offended if you call them Squaws and Chiefs, go ahead, say it, racism can be fun too
Submitted by Ducky (user info) at 2005-04-07 18:34:16 EDT (#)
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1/2 of Kamloops is res. land, so yeah, there's definitely a fair share of 1st Nations homeless out there. I understand your frustration though. Their bands will even pay for them to go through university and everything. I had to work and pay for my degree. Grr. It grates on me so badly.
Submitted by BobLobla (user info) at 2005-04-07 18:23:13 EDT (#)
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'You know where that money to give these fucking natives more booze?'
This SHOULD read, You know where that money comes from to give these natives more booze?
Hows the proofreading?
FUCK -2 to me for that
Submitted by BobLobla (user info) at 2005-04-07 18:21:37 EDT (#)
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I fucking hate bums, I dont know it you have this problem in BC, but in Calgary 1/2 of the bums are native, and this pisses me off more because they get money from the fucking government every single goddamn month and spend it to make their nose even bigger and more red. You know where that money to give these fucking natives more booze? My fucking pocket, ever time I see a homeless native guy/girl it makes me so fucking mad that I sneak out at night and take one human life.