I witnessed something just now that left me slightly more bitter and jaded!

[IGotAHugePeckah]

It's a very windy day today and as I was driving to work and waiting on a light, I saw a man's hat blow off and fly down the road as if it had wings. There was a panhandler standing down wind from this man, who like me had witnessed the man's hat fly off his head. Unlike me, however, this panhandler was in perfect position to be a hero and stop the man's hat from blowing away. I sat in my Jeep waiting with bated breath to see if this panhandler could make the snag, only to watch the panhandler stand motionless as he watched the man's hat fly past him.

Not the slightest effort to secure the hat! The panhandler was standing and in great position to catch the hat, but he watched it roll by. This was not a Bill Buckner situation - the panhandler stood like a statue! I looked back at the hatless man as he threw his hands up in the air and continued walking, deciding that the hat was now a lost cause and any pursuit of said hat would be futile.

I realised that this panhandler was only interested in himself, and what the world was willing to offer him. The thought that the hatted man would have rewarded him for his effort in procuring his runaway hat had evidently not occurred to this man. He was not interested in putting in any effort to contribute to his fellow man. I think this is a condition that is widely shared among panhandlers and bums.

I was not a fan of panhandlers before today, but now I refuse to even acknowledge them. Hence forth I will not even make eye contact with them.

 

[ShinkanPo]

Jeeps are for cans!

 

[Dolomite]

Maybe the panhandler guy couldn't move because he'd just finished off a can of sterno?

 

[PG29 red0 Jr]

Jeeps are for cans!

Agreed

Most people sitting in jeeps are motionless.

 

[Kitafuji]

I was expecting to read that panhandler put said hat on his lice infested head and walked away.

Leaving disappointed.

 

[Fatt Hughes]

I was surprised the bum didn't bust out his smart phone and say "oh, daaamn son..." filming the hat as it flew away.

 

[Blandnuts]

My panhard bar only goes up and down.

 

[SmilinDesperado]

Panhandler probably had bigger concerns than a hat he couldn't afford

And how the hell does a hat blow off your head? That man didnt deserve a hat he couldn't keep secured on his own head

 

[ObamaPhoneLady]

I was surprised the bum didn't bust out his smart phone and say "oh, daaamn son..." filming the hat as it flew away.

I saw two native ladies at a gas station gassing up their truck and taking selfies with their panhandling sign they'd been using all day at the intersection.

They were pretty pleased with themselves.

 

[DragRacer]

Of course. Otherwise how could it laterally locate your axle housing?

My panhard bar only goes up and down.

 

[Ken Fresno]

It's a very windy day today and as I was driving to work and waiting on a light, I saw a man's hat blow off and fly down the road as if it had wings. There was a panhandler standing down wind from this man, who like me had witnessed the man's hat fly off his head. Unlike me, however, this panhandler was in perfect position to be a hero and stop the man's hat from blowing away. I sat in my Jeep waiting with bated breath to see if this panhandler could make the snag, only to watch the panhandler stand motionless as he watched the man's hat fly past him.

Not the slightest effort to secure the hat! The panhandler was standing and in great position to catch the hat, but he watched it roll by. This was not a Bill Buckner situation - the panhandler stood like a statue! I looked back at the hatless man as he threw his hands up in the air and continued walking, deciding that the hat was now a lost cause and any pursuit of said hat would be futile.

I realised that this panhandler was only interested in himself, and what the world was willing to offer him. The thought that the hatted man would have rewarded him for his effort in procuring his runaway hat had evidently not occurred to this man. He was not interested in putting in any effort to contribute to his fellow man. I think this is a condition that is widely shared among panhandlers and bums.

I was not a fan of panhandlers before today, but now I refuse to even acknowledge them. Hence forth I will not even make eye contact with them.

You should have given the panhandler a cake, then stepped on it. That's what real geniuses do, am I right? tssss Fawkin Homerun Opester

 

[Literally Bricked]

Not surprised, poor people suck.

 

[SammyPops]

I was expecting to read that panhandler put said hat on his lice infested head and walked away.

Leaving disappointed.

Would have been an epic thread.

oh, and fuck that. I'm calling them hobos and nothing else.

 

[Mr Mojo Lane]

If a panhandler caught my hat, I'd buy him a sandwich and give him a whole dollar.......but panhandlers ain't going to work for food let's get real.

 

[SMillard]

you should have put a dollar bill on a string and drove by the panhandler see if he chased it

 

[Plutoburn]

Unless you have mental or physical handicap working against you, there is something else wrong with you for you to end up being a panhandler, especially if you live in a first world country.

 

[Blandnuts]

Of course. Otherwise how could it laterally locate your axle housing?

Well, since it's enormously long it's only a small acr of travel. It still doesn't give a shit about hats.

 

[IGotAHugePeckah]

You should have given the panhandler a cake, then stepped on it. That's what real geniuses do, am I right? tssss Fawkin Homerun Opester

WHAT'S IN THE BOX?!?!

 

[Tuf_guy]

Sometime down the line, when TS is caught for being a serial killer of homeless people, this thread will be referenced on the news.

I'm sure he'd say this is ridiculous. He'd never hurt anybody. But that's today. The descent has only barely begun.

 

[Dinotective]

nice story, sock-cuckah