[ramonesfreak]

when i lived in nyc, i would give money to the homeless that i got to know that hung around my neighborhood every day. watching them as often as i did, i could tell if they were legit. other ones i passed during my day elsewhere, i ignored. cant afford to stop and give every homeless person money every day

i never cared if the money was for drugs or alcohol or food. the physical need for alcohol can be as necessary as food for some people...so, i didnt feel it was ok for me to say, here is a dollar but spend it how i tell you to spend it, or here, eat this sandwich i bought you

the only time i got upset, there was this guy sitting on the sidewalk begging near my apartment as usual. i thought i was gonna be santa clause this day, so i ran up to my apartment, put all my change in a bag and went back down and gave it to him...probably $40. I go across the street to get some smokes, come out, and he is gone and the change is on sidewalk...cant buy crack with change i guess.

next time i saw him i told him i was disappointed and annoyed with him. a few months later, i am sitting outside having a coffee on a bench and he sat down and started telling me his story, about his untreated AIDS and crack habit....i felt bad and still think about this guy. after talking to him i can see why he didnt get some paper rolls for the change i gave him, go to the bank and trade it in for paper money...

the people that really annoy me are the ones that run up to you as soon as they see you pulling out your cigarettes...if you give in to them, your cigs will be gone in 10 minutes.