Sad Times We Live In

[meadandale]

Expect to see more of these too:

http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/wan/962848257.html

I’ll only donate through bonafide charity channels. If someone wants help they can go through those channels. I learned along time ago that many people ‘needing help’ are just trying to scam you, no matter how sincere or persistent they are.

One experience stands out in my mind. I was at a gas station on miramar back in the 90’s in my beat up VW van. At the time, I always carried a 2 gallon can of gas in the back that I kept full. A scruffy looking guy came up to me asking for some money for gas, waving around this tiny gas can and giving me some sob story about how he was traveling to see his sister and was almost there but ran out of gas–his car was a couple of miles down the road and he needed enough gas to get to her house which was about 20 miles away.

I said “No problem, hop in. I have a full 2 gallon can in the back and I’ll be happy to drive you back to your car.” At that point the guy hemmed and hawed and said, “No thanks, I just want the money.”

It’s really sad that there are so many low lifes out there that have to take advantage of others compassion….

[peterb]

Check out youtube for tent cities. Vegas has a big one. As usual, it is the low-end of the econ spectrum that get hammered the first and the hardest in a contraction. We need the shovel-jobs Obama has promised ASAP. It’s an embarrassment to our country with all its amazing resources and wealth to have this type of thing going on. Politicians need a wake-up call from us. A few quick recalls ought to get their weak-ass attention.

[peterb]

Check out youtube for tent cities. Vegas has a big one. As usual, it is the low-end of the econ spectrum that get hammered the first and the hardest in a contraction. We need the shovel-jobs Obama has promised ASAP. It’s an embarrassment to our country with all its amazing resources and wealth to have this type of thing going on. Politicians need a wake-up call from us. A few quick recalls ought to get their weak-ass attention.

[peterb]

Check out youtube for tent cities. Vegas has a big one. As usual, it is the low-end of the econ spectrum that get hammered the first and the hardest in a contraction. We need the shovel-jobs Obama has promised ASAP. It’s an embarrassment to our country with all its amazing resources and wealth to have this type of thing going on. Politicians need a wake-up call from us. A few quick recalls ought to get their weak-ass attention.

[peterb]

Check out youtube for tent cities. Vegas has a big one. As usual, it is the low-end of the econ spectrum that get hammered the first and the hardest in a contraction. We need the shovel-jobs Obama has promised ASAP. It’s an embarrassment to our country with all its amazing resources and wealth to have this type of thing going on. Politicians need a wake-up call from us. A few quick recalls ought to get their weak-ass attention.

[peterb]

Check out youtube for tent cities. Vegas has a big one. As usual, it is the low-end of the econ spectrum that get hammered the first and the hardest in a contraction. We need the shovel-jobs Obama has promised ASAP. It’s an embarrassment to our country with all its amazing resources and wealth to have this type of thing going on. Politicians need a wake-up call from us. A few quick recalls ought to get their weak-ass attention.

[fredo4]

The lady from the St. Vincent de Paul in Lake Elsinore returned my call, but now I see that the girl’s original post has been flagged.
Does that mean that she wasn’t legit or is it just the policy of craigslist to delete posters looking for handouts?
If it’s the latter I’d still like to give the girl’s phone number to St. V so they can follow up if anyone still has it.
I sent the girl the St. V number too, so hopefully she’ll get some help from them if the situation is legitimate.

[fredo4]

The lady from the St. Vincent de Paul in Lake Elsinore returned my call, but now I see that the girl’s original post has been flagged.
Does that mean that she wasn’t legit or is it just the policy of craigslist to delete posters looking for handouts?
If it’s the latter I’d still like to give the girl’s phone number to St. V so they can follow up if anyone still has it.
I sent the girl the St. V number too, so hopefully she’ll get some help from them if the situation is legitimate.

[fredo4]

The lady from the St. Vincent de Paul in Lake Elsinore returned my call, but now I see that the girl’s original post has been flagged.
Does that mean that she wasn’t legit or is it just the policy of craigslist to delete posters looking for handouts?
If it’s the latter I’d still like to give the girl’s phone number to St. V so they can follow up if anyone still has it.
I sent the girl the St. V number too, so hopefully she’ll get some help from them if the situation is legitimate.

[fredo4]

The lady from the St. Vincent de Paul in Lake Elsinore returned my call, but now I see that the girl’s original post has been flagged.
Does that mean that she wasn’t legit or is it just the policy of craigslist to delete posters looking for handouts?
If it’s the latter I’d still like to give the girl’s phone number to St. V so they can follow up if anyone still has it.
I sent the girl the St. V number too, so hopefully she’ll get some help from them if the situation is legitimate.

[fredo4]

The lady from the St. Vincent de Paul in Lake Elsinore returned my call, but now I see that the girl’s original post has been flagged.
Does that mean that she wasn’t legit or is it just the policy of craigslist to delete posters looking for handouts?
If it’s the latter I’d still like to give the girl’s phone number to St. V so they can follow up if anyone still has it.
I sent the girl the St. V number too, so hopefully she’ll get some help from them if the situation is legitimate.

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