Cuba Mall beggars

[F5 Dave]

Lad came up to me last week with a story about needing a couple of bucks to get the bus into town for a job interview. Presumably enough people had told him to 'get a job' whilst hustling that this was his iron cast excuse, he rubbed a couple of coins together to show he had some money. I just said sorry bud cause I didn't believe him.

What I should have said was I was doing the employer a service if it was lunch time and he still was so disorganised he hadn't arranged to get into town somehow, - what chance would he turn up to work?
Course he returned to his group of friends & I saw him later walking to the mall with them. Sure bud.

[rustyrobot]

Lad came up to me last week with a story about needing a couple of bucks to get the bus into town for a job interview.

Yep - I've had that one before too in the same place. Along with - money to get to a funeral, money for the bus to Johnsonville/Petone/Stokes Valley, money for medicine for the children. I go to the farmers markets in Newtown every week and it's like running a gauntlet, there are regularly 4 or 5 beggars lined up on the way in.

I thought the city council idea seemed pretty solid - if you really want to help them then donate to one of the groups that provides support (city mission, night shelter, etc.) Same general rule applies to those charity beggars who try to sign you up for monthly donations (and won't take one off payments), and pigeons - if you give them something it'll just encourage them.

Generally though, I find that sticking on a pair of earphones works a charm, even if you aren't listening to anything.

[Murray]

A new money-saving scheme then ....

Or ...

Shouldnt that read "need money for motor bike gear"

[Akzle]

I thought the city council idea seemed pretty solid - if you really want to help them then donate to one of the groups that provides support (city mission, night shelter, etc.)

why should any of those groups exist? either the on-the-streeters or the charities to help them?

why apply a temporary patch, why not fix the actual problem?

again. a sad indictment on your society.

[jasonu]

Lad came up to me last week with a story about needing a couple of bucks to get the bus into town for a job interview. Presumably enough people had told him to 'get a job' whilst hustling that this was his iron cast excuse, he rubbed a couple of coins together to show he had some money. I just said sorry bud cause I didn't believe him.

What I should have said was I was doing the employer a service if it was lunch time and he still was so disorganised he hadn't arranged to get into town somehow, - what chance would he turn up to work?
Course he returned to his group of friends & I saw him later walking to the mall with them. Sure bud.

You prolly didn't have any dosh to give him anyway...

[scumdog]

there's no such thing as fat AND poor people.


sad indictment on your society though.

You to add "who smoke and/or drink"

But true otherwise.

[rustyrobot]

there's no such thing as fat AND poor people.

Of course there is. The cheapest food is calorie high and nutrient poor. Look at the cost of a loaf of crap white bread compared to decent bread, the cost of fizzy drink compared to juice, the cost of crappy sausages compared to healthy cuts of meat or fish, look at the ever rising cost of vegetables compared to cheap pre-packaged food.

It's much easier to fill a hungry belly with poor quality food if you don't have any money.

'tis indeed a poor indictment on our society.

[Akzle]

You to add "who smoke and/or drink"

But true otherwise.

no. Drinkn or smokin dont make you fat. Does make ya poor. (government is clever like that)

[scumdog]

no. Drinkn or smokin dont make you fat. Does make ya poor. (government is clever like that)

No, drink and smokes when you can't afford them KEEP you poor.

[Akzle]

Of course there is. The cheapest food is calorie high and nutrient poor. Look at the cost of a loaf of crap white bread compared to decent bread, the cost of fizzy drink compared to juice, the cost of crappy sausages compared to healthy cuts of meat or fish, look at the ever rising cost of vegetables compared to cheap pre-packaged food.

It's much easier to fill a hungry belly with poor quality food if you don't have any money.

'tis indeed a poor indictment on our society.

bullshit. thats just ignorance, and loads of public misinformation (food pyramid anyone) it may cost more to buy quality, but you need to eat less.
i can bet i was one of the few on the bene that managed bacon and eggs brekkie most days. And cashew nuts, salmon, etc. And smokes. And not end up a fattie.

[Murray]

bullshit. thats just ignorance, and loads of public misinformation (food pyramid anyone) it may cost more to buy quality, but you need to eat less.
i can bet i was one of the few on the bene that managed bacon and eggs brekkie most days. And cashew nuts, salmon, etc. And smokes. And not end up a fattie.

so what on that diet you never got a fattie???

[BuzzardNZ]

Fact: None of those Cuba Mall scumbags are fat. Niggers yes, but not fat!

[Paul in NZ]

Fact: None of those Cuba Mall scumbags are fat. Niggers yes, but not fat!

The ones down by the Ghuznee st starmart are....

[Ulsterkiwi]

no. Drinkn or smokin dont make you fat. Does make ya poor. (government is clever like that)

smoking suppresses your appetite, will give you that, the smokes will give you cancer, or emphysema, or COPD, or screws up your cardiovascular system, or your brain, or all of them.....great stuff...

Drinking...ever heard of a beer gut? Cmon Akzle, you know booze has a very calorific level with little nutritional value. You could admittedly drink loads which would improve your cholesterol status and encourage your system to make more HDL cholesterol, your liver will be cirrhosed but hey who needs a liver eh?

[Akzle]

Drinking...ever heard of a beer gut? Cmon Akzle, you know booze has a very calorific level with little nutritional value. You could admittedly drink loads which would improve your cholesterol status and encourage your system to make more HDL cholesterol, your liver will be cirrhosed but hey who needs a liver eh?

ever met a fat (practicing) alcoholic? or any alcoholic for that matter?

if you drink and don't eat (because you're poor or some shit) your body will actually change to burn the fuel you're giving it. thus, alcoholics are skinny.

if you drink a fuck ton of lion red and eat a stack of white bread slathered with polyunsaturated monoassenaise and bad mutcher "sausages" with 60% sugar 40% salt budget "tomato sauce", then yes. you'll get fat, because your meat suit is fucking confused.

what goes in does entirely affect how the body performs, alcohol alone, in no way leads to being a fattie.