re: Corner of College and Corporate Beggers

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Posted by Cdawg on 1/18/17 at 3:07 pm to lsugrad35
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Also, do you think there is like a begger boss that they report to?

probably Circle K beggar

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I thought you would get way more upvotes, considering today's events.

I'm sorry to say, I think I just stole them all from you with ths post. :)

I've never given a cent to the homeless or anyone soliciting money, but the ones in New Orleans are more frustrating. However, the Baton Rouge group does a better job of fricking up traffic.

There is a fella' who sets up shop underneath the I-10 overpass at Poydras who my girlfriend and I have encountered on separate occasions. He immediately sprays your windshield and then "cleans" it if you are waiting at the traffic light. I did not make eye contact with him or indicate whatsoever that I desired to have my car washed. Still, he did it anyway. I felt no obligation to pay him for a service I did not request.

On another occasion, I was driving down St. Charles with my little sister after eating at Guy's Poboys. I had about half of shrimp poboy left that I didn't feel like saving for later. We drove up to the light at the US-90 overpass and I called over a homeless male and offered him my poboy. He replied, "What is it?" And I said, "Grilled shrimp." He proceeded to take the food and offered no sort of thanks or gratitude.

I've been seeing the same kids at the light turning onto Airline in front of Cortana for about 3 months now, with signs saying they need money for uniforms.

Not once was there an adult present.

If he is begging there all day, he doesn't care if one light cycle of cars see him exit his vehicle

Beggers have pimps?

donations for a battered women's shelter I believe, I saw them off college saturday

now getting off a essen, I consistently see some at that light that do not look remotely homeless. They could at least go roll around in the dirt or something

Be careful if you offer them food....you might get it thrown back at you!

let's get peej to infiltrate the BR bum network and get us some info on how they organize

During my LSU days I'd walk to Gatti's pizza or McDs or Blimpi's down by the chimes street curb around to state. There were often middle aged men who would ask college kids for $.

One night a guy gave me a story about his tire and he needed $18 more and he was driving from work in Port Allen to Hammond. I gave him $10 and he thanked me. Two weeks later same guy gave me the same story and I called him out on it. He just said "Oh man!" and walked away.

Another time I just offered to buy the guy a burger at McDs bc he said he needed $ for food. He began to give me a long story about what kind of foods he eats and I just walked away.

Now in ATL, I will still roll down my window and give a guy spare change from my center console. But in the city there aren't the same guys in the same places everyday.

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Corporate Beggers

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