I live in a 3-unit building a block off Montrose, and we used to have a push
female panhandler who not only rang one doorbell, but all three and then stood
there and berated us for not opening up.  Brass they have!

Gayle Ramsey

Bob and Bob wrote:

> During the five years we have lived here, we have become accustomed to the
> folk who stop us every time we work in the yard, tell us fantastic tales of
> woe, and request handouts.  The stories, while creative, are usually not
> very well thought out.   Therefore, I question them carefully about the
> story, they don't have ready answers, and give up.   (I guess it is the
> result of many years of being a school administrator and investigating all
> manner of stories.)  However, we NEVER give them any money, as we know it
> will only bring more panhandlers.
>
> Christmas night, about 6 p.m., our doorbell rang.  It was a man, mature but
> youngish, with a story--he just moved into the neighborhood, his wife broke
> down on the freeway, and he needed $12 to get to her and rescue her and the
> children, etc..   We, of course, sent him on his way empty handed.
>
> I am amazed at how bold they are becoming--ringing doorbells to beg, no
> less!
>
> A friend downtown always offers to call the police to assist the panhandler
> with transportation to the relative in trouble, the broken-down car, etc.
> he says they always refuse and leave.  A bonus is that the requests of him
> are dwindling and he suspects there is a "network" where the locations of
> "soft touches" are circulated.
>
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