20% Unemployment in CA counties

[scaredyclassic]

we don’t have a tradition of begging in this country. i think we have a visceral reaction to begging that other cultures might not. we are flooded with feelings of shame. it desn’t feel good i think for most americans to give to a panhandler. not sure what other countries are like.

also, how much could you give him that woulda made a difference? comtemplating his reality is really scary. safer not to think on it. at least that’s the reflex.

recently watched the move THE BICYCLE THIEF again. very classic italian film about work and desperation. truly moving and beautiful…available on netflix. seems very relevant.

the other problem is we are afraid to come in contact with each other. it’s ascam, potentially, a setup. maybe that panhandler wants to kill or rob us. driving in automobiles is not as pandhandlable as say, people with awalkable street culture. i dont know. we’re just not set up for this.

these ar ejust random thoughts, not sur eif im makking sense

[ybitz]

Well said, Flu. I see folks at major intersections holding up signs asking for money all the time in Mira Mesa. It always makes me so sad. Here, one of the most affluent cities in the wealthiest country on earth, people are driven to become beggars. I really want to help them out, but I don’t know if giving them money for standing at intersections is the best way. Will they use the money to buy drugs/booze? Can they really not get jobs or does begging money “earn” them more money than working a minimum wage job? Should I just donate money to local soup kitchens? In the end, I don’t do anything. I feel depressed about the state of our society every time I see beggars.

[ybitz]

Well said, Flu. I see folks at major intersections holding up signs asking for money all the time in Mira Mesa. It always makes me so sad. Here, one of the most affluent cities in the wealthiest country on earth, people are driven to become beggars. I really want to help them out, but I don’t know if giving them money for standing at intersections is the best way. Will they use the money to buy drugs/booze? Can they really not get jobs or does begging money “earn” them more money than working a minimum wage job? Should I just donate money to local soup kitchens? In the end, I don’t do anything. I feel depressed about the state of our society every time I see beggars.

[ybitz]

Well said, Flu. I see folks at major intersections holding up signs asking for money all the time in Mira Mesa. It always makes me so sad. Here, one of the most affluent cities in the wealthiest country on earth, people are driven to become beggars. I really want to help them out, but I don’t know if giving them money for standing at intersections is the best way. Will they use the money to buy drugs/booze? Can they really not get jobs or does begging money “earn” them more money than working a minimum wage job? Should I just donate money to local soup kitchens? In the end, I don’t do anything. I feel depressed about the state of our society every time I see beggars.

[ybitz]

Well said, Flu. I see folks at major intersections holding up signs asking for money all the time in Mira Mesa. It always makes me so sad. Here, one of the most affluent cities in the wealthiest country on earth, people are driven to become beggars. I really want to help them out, but I don’t know if giving them money for standing at intersections is the best way. Will they use the money to buy drugs/booze? Can they really not get jobs or does begging money “earn” them more money than working a minimum wage job? Should I just donate money to local soup kitchens? In the end, I don’t do anything. I feel depressed about the state of our society every time I see beggars.

[ybitz]

Well said, Flu. I see folks at major intersections holding up signs asking for money all the time in Mira Mesa. It always makes me so sad. Here, one of the most affluent cities in the wealthiest country on earth, people are driven to become beggars. I really want to help them out, but I don’t know if giving them money for standing at intersections is the best way. Will they use the money to buy drugs/booze? Can they really not get jobs or does begging money “earn” them more money than working a minimum wage job? Should I just donate money to local soup kitchens? In the end, I don’t do anything. I feel depressed about the state of our society every time I see beggars.

[scaredyclassic]

The Beggarman
(aka Ould Johnny Dhu)
Traditional

I am a little beggarman, a begging I have been
For three score years in this little isle of green
I’m known along the Liffey from the Basin to the Zoo
And everybody calls me by the name of Johnny Dhu

Of all the trades a going, sure the begging is the best
For when a man is tired he can sit him down and rest
He can beg for his dinner, he has nothing else to do
But to slip around the corner with his old rigadoo

I slept in a barn one night in Currabawn
A shocking wet night it was, but I slept until the dawn
There was holes in the roof and the raindrops coming thru
And the rats and the cats were a playing peek a boo

Who did I waken but the woman of the house
With her white spotted apron and her calico blouse
She began to frighten and I said boo
Sure, don’t be afraid at all, it’s only Johnny Dhu

I met a little girl while a walkin out one day
Good morrow little flaxen haired girl, I did say
Good morrow little beggarman and how do you do
With your rags and your tags and your auld rigadoo

I’ll buy a pair of leggins and a collar and a tie
And a nice young lady I’ll go courting by and by
I’ll buy a pair of goggles and I’ll color them with blue
And an old fashioned lady I will make her too

So all along the high road with my bag upon my back
Over the fields with my bulging heavy sack
With holes in my shoes and my toes a peeping thru
Singing, skin a ma rink a doodle with my auld rigadoo

O I must be going to bed for it’s getting late at night
The fire is all raked and now tis out of light
For now you’ve heard the story of my auld rigadoo
So good and God be with you, from auld Johnny Dhu

[it’s a very cheerful tune…]

[scaredyclassic]

The Beggarman
(aka Ould Johnny Dhu)
Traditional

I am a little beggarman, a begging I have been
For three score years in this little isle of green
I’m known along the Liffey from the Basin to the Zoo
And everybody calls me by the name of Johnny Dhu

Of all the trades a going, sure the begging is the best
For when a man is tired he can sit him down and rest
He can beg for his dinner, he has nothing else to do
But to slip around the corner with his old rigadoo

I slept in a barn one night in Currabawn
A shocking wet night it was, but I slept until the dawn
There was holes in the roof and the raindrops coming thru
And the rats and the cats were a playing peek a boo

Who did I waken but the woman of the house
With her white spotted apron and her calico blouse
She began to frighten and I said boo
Sure, don’t be afraid at all, it’s only Johnny Dhu

I met a little girl while a walkin out one day
Good morrow little flaxen haired girl, I did say
Good morrow little beggarman and how do you do
With your rags and your tags and your auld rigadoo

I’ll buy a pair of leggins and a collar and a tie
And a nice young lady I’ll go courting by and by
I’ll buy a pair of goggles and I’ll color them with blue
And an old fashioned lady I will make her too

So all along the high road with my bag upon my back
Over the fields with my bulging heavy sack
With holes in my shoes and my toes a peeping thru
Singing, skin a ma rink a doodle with my auld rigadoo

O I must be going to bed for it’s getting late at night
The fire is all raked and now tis out of light
For now you’ve heard the story of my auld rigadoo
So good and God be with you, from auld Johnny Dhu

[it’s a very cheerful tune…]

[scaredyclassic]

The Beggarman
(aka Ould Johnny Dhu)
Traditional

I am a little beggarman, a begging I have been
For three score years in this little isle of green
I’m known along the Liffey from the Basin to the Zoo
And everybody calls me by the name of Johnny Dhu

Of all the trades a going, sure the begging is the best
For when a man is tired he can sit him down and rest
He can beg for his dinner, he has nothing else to do
But to slip around the corner with his old rigadoo

I slept in a barn one night in Currabawn
A shocking wet night it was, but I slept until the dawn
There was holes in the roof and the raindrops coming thru
And the rats and the cats were a playing peek a boo

Who did I waken but the woman of the house
With her white spotted apron and her calico blouse
She began to frighten and I said boo
Sure, don’t be afraid at all, it’s only Johnny Dhu

I met a little girl while a walkin out one day
Good morrow little flaxen haired girl, I did say
Good morrow little beggarman and how do you do
With your rags and your tags and your auld rigadoo

I’ll buy a pair of leggins and a collar and a tie
And a nice young lady I’ll go courting by and by
I’ll buy a pair of goggles and I’ll color them with blue
And an old fashioned lady I will make her too

So all along the high road with my bag upon my back
Over the fields with my bulging heavy sack
With holes in my shoes and my toes a peeping thru
Singing, skin a ma rink a doodle with my auld rigadoo

O I must be going to bed for it’s getting late at night
The fire is all raked and now tis out of light
For now you’ve heard the story of my auld rigadoo
So good and God be with you, from auld Johnny Dhu

[it’s a very cheerful tune…]

[scaredyclassic]

The Beggarman
(aka Ould Johnny Dhu)
Traditional

I am a little beggarman, a begging I have been
For three score years in this little isle of green
I’m known along the Liffey from the Basin to the Zoo
And everybody calls me by the name of Johnny Dhu

Of all the trades a going, sure the begging is the best
For when a man is tired he can sit him down and rest
He can beg for his dinner, he has nothing else to do
But to slip around the corner with his old rigadoo

I slept in a barn one night in Currabawn
A shocking wet night it was, but I slept until the dawn
There was holes in the roof and the raindrops coming thru
And the rats and the cats were a playing peek a boo

Who did I waken but the woman of the house
With her white spotted apron and her calico blouse
She began to frighten and I said boo
Sure, don’t be afraid at all, it’s only Johnny Dhu

I met a little girl while a walkin out one day
Good morrow little flaxen haired girl, I did say
Good morrow little beggarman and how do you do
With your rags and your tags and your auld rigadoo

I’ll buy a pair of leggins and a collar and a tie
And a nice young lady I’ll go courting by and by
I’ll buy a pair of goggles and I’ll color them with blue
And an old fashioned lady I will make her too

So all along the high road with my bag upon my back
Over the fields with my bulging heavy sack
With holes in my shoes and my toes a peeping thru
Singing, skin a ma rink a doodle with my auld rigadoo

O I must be going to bed for it’s getting late at night
The fire is all raked and now tis out of light
For now you’ve heard the story of my auld rigadoo
So good and God be with you, from auld Johnny Dhu

[it’s a very cheerful tune…]

[scaredyclassic]

The Beggarman
(aka Ould Johnny Dhu)
Traditional

I am a little beggarman, a begging I have been
For three score years in this little isle of green
I’m known along the Liffey from the Basin to the Zoo
And everybody calls me by the name of Johnny Dhu

Of all the trades a going, sure the begging is the best
For when a man is tired he can sit him down and rest
He can beg for his dinner, he has nothing else to do
But to slip around the corner with his old rigadoo

I slept in a barn one night in Currabawn
A shocking wet night it was, but I slept until the dawn
There was holes in the roof and the raindrops coming thru
And the rats and the cats were a playing peek a boo

Who did I waken but the woman of the house
With her white spotted apron and her calico blouse
She began to frighten and I said boo
Sure, don’t be afraid at all, it’s only Johnny Dhu

I met a little girl while a walkin out one day
Good morrow little flaxen haired girl, I did say
Good morrow little beggarman and how do you do
With your rags and your tags and your auld rigadoo

I’ll buy a pair of leggins and a collar and a tie
And a nice young lady I’ll go courting by and by
I’ll buy a pair of goggles and I’ll color them with blue
And an old fashioned lady I will make her too

So all along the high road with my bag upon my back
Over the fields with my bulging heavy sack
With holes in my shoes and my toes a peeping thru
Singing, skin a ma rink a doodle with my auld rigadoo

O I must be going to bed for it’s getting late at night
The fire is all raked and now tis out of light
For now you’ve heard the story of my auld rigadoo
So good and God be with you, from auld Johnny Dhu

[it’s a very cheerful tune…]

[scaredyclassic]

when i was broke and barely employed, I never worried one minute about money.

now ive got a bit of money and adecent job, I worry about money all the time.

of course i was younger when i was broke. i guess i had other things on my mind

[scaredyclassic]

when i was broke and barely employed, I never worried one minute about money.

now ive got a bit of money and adecent job, I worry about money all the time.

of course i was younger when i was broke. i guess i had other things on my mind

[scaredyclassic]

when i was broke and barely employed, I never worried one minute about money.

now ive got a bit of money and adecent job, I worry about money all the time.

of course i was younger when i was broke. i guess i had other things on my mind

[scaredyclassic]

when i was broke and barely employed, I never worried one minute about money.

now ive got a bit of money and adecent job, I worry about money all the time.

of course i was younger when i was broke. i guess i had other things on my mind

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