Most suburbanites are not going to have bums coming to the door. Galveston is such a small place and has so many homeless people, it's an ongoing problem.
I try to be a good Christian and feed the hungry, etc.; but the hustlers are too much. I now think it's better to give the money to the Salvation Army or another group that can help them in an organized way.
Hey, Rugrash, I still like the place. The only place I would move is the Hill Country, if I had a job opportunity there.
- Jim
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- Wed Jul 05, 2006 1:34 pm
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- Wed Jul 05, 2006 10:50 am
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
- Topic: Stranger in the Night
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We used to have bums come around and ask if they could work for food or cash. Most of them were honest. One guy gave me a big sob story about needing money for a bus ticket to visit his dying father in Dallas. I had him do enough work to barely justify giving him $20.
He showed up around midnight that night, crying and begging for more money. He reeked of alcohol. I ran him off and that was the end of my compassion for bums.
The previous occupants of this house apparently ran in a rough crowd. Every now and then someone would ring the bell looking for them. The last one showed up about seven years after we bought the house. I think he had been in prison.
None of these people were overt threats, but everyone with a pulse is a potential threat.
Years ago, when I lived in Chicago, I read about a family that had unknowingly bought a house that had been a bordello. They had men ringing the bell day and night looking for "services," and some of them were persistent and obnoxious. Now that's bad luck.
- Jim
He showed up around midnight that night, crying and begging for more money. He reeked of alcohol. I ran him off and that was the end of my compassion for bums.
The previous occupants of this house apparently ran in a rough crowd. Every now and then someone would ring the bell looking for them. The last one showed up about seven years after we bought the house. I think he had been in prison.
None of these people were overt threats, but everyone with a pulse is a potential threat.
Years ago, when I lived in Chicago, I read about a family that had unknowingly bought a house that had been a bordello. They had men ringing the bell day and night looking for "services," and some of them were persistent and obnoxious. Now that's bad luck.
- Jim