tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post7435705427638341169..comments2024-02-26T11:07:08.028-05:00Comments on Leesa's Stories: e-BeggingLeesahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09552562808209927463noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-76329090607011761532009-10-20T11:19:20.704-05:002009-10-20T11:19:20.704-05:00Here is a new beggars site you might like to check...Here is a new beggars site you might like to check out if that intrest you, www.iBEGyou.companhandlershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05587976557343263604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-32740308523893228902007-06-14T16:04:00.000-05:002007-06-14T16:04:00.000-05:00Where I live it is required by law that all panhan...Where I live it is required by law that all panhandlers belong to a panhandlers' union. And all of the cardboard signs are all written by one guy, his name is Sharpie because he's the only one with a marker.Dwardisimo Rexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06546721557353172762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-63277886057583444802007-06-14T10:35:00.000-05:002007-06-14T10:35:00.000-05:00I think the bloggers who beg, are doing two things...I think the bloggers who beg, are doing two things, 1. being opportunist, shit what are you doing with a PC and a blog if you need money.... 2. Being Gutless they don't have the balls to do it in public on the street. Glad you have job. I love your outlook.Warriorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09819393973439696647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-41349711394350408252007-06-13T13:50:00.001-05:002007-06-13T13:50:00.001-05:00There is a blog I read daily and a few months ago ...There is a blog I read daily and a few months ago he ran into financial problems (car) and asked for help - he's a writer and his request seemed heartfelt and legit, so I made a donation. Odd, but I knew (?) the money would actually go to fixing his car, getting him to work, to make his own money. He sent a nice thank you. I have no idea why I did it... maybe hormones were running on overdrive?Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11280822962202098606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-14251782734808137422007-06-13T13:50:00.000-05:002007-06-13T13:50:00.000-05:00kathi: I had a distant relative (rich one, by the ...kathi: I had a distant relative (rich one, by the way) asking for money for another relative. They needed $100K for an operation, and I thought it was sort of tacky the way that it was done.<BR/><BR/>larry: it is important to have some type of connection with the charity.<BR/><BR/>~gkw: I would think you would have better luck with a local store.<BR/><BR/>rwa: yeah, the "donations in general" is what I was getting at.<BR/><BR/>jd: sometimes people need help occasionally, but more often than not, people get comfortable with their position in life.Leesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09552562808209927463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-89132869693854791552007-06-13T13:18:00.000-05:002007-06-13T13:18:00.000-05:00nowadays you could be 20 and be a war veteran. i ...nowadays you could be 20 and be a war veteran. i see many every day, it comes with working on a military post. i've had a problem with begging all my life. it seems that even a half-hearted attempt would land you a job, any job, which would at least give you the dignity of knowing you didn't have to beg for the money.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01914104804051794915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-87940717234160158392007-06-13T13:12:00.000-05:002007-06-13T13:12:00.000-05:00I have seen people with specific special events or...I have seen people with specific special events or charity links on their blogs - and then I have seen people just asking for donations in general.<BR/><BR/>To me, the "donations in general" are the same as beggars on the street.<BR/><BR/>I also agree with your selection process for charities ("But for me, I chose to give to charities that have a good reputation and a low expense ratio"). When I see that the president/chairman of a certain organization makes a salary well into six figures, I'm not interested.Southern (in)Sanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161448234899521650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-55948193073717828152007-06-13T12:45:00.000-05:002007-06-13T12:45:00.000-05:00I have put a link on my blog before for my daughte...I have put a link on my blog before for my daughter's softball team. We were looking for sponsors. No one ever sponsored the team from that link, so I took it off. :)<BR/><BR/>I have gone to blogs before that just put a link on their sidebar saying that if you liked the link, give...<BR/><BR/>I didn't~gkwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03703628828260210986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-57965582457193829512007-06-13T11:44:00.000-05:002007-06-13T11:44:00.000-05:00I get to work at 6am, I work in downtown Dallas, a...I get to work at 6am, I work in downtown Dallas, and at that hour, I get to meet lots of independently non structured domecile challenged people. (homeless)<BR/><BR/>They and the pigeons are out asking for something, the pigeons usually get something.<BR/><BR/>What can I say, when you start recognizing them by sight, it tells you that its their choice to be out there. <BR/><BR/>I occasionally give to a food bank, since when I was down and out, that is where I found a handout without losing dignity.LarryLillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476633371958841991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-85299692808925352922007-06-13T11:23:00.000-05:002007-06-13T11:23:00.000-05:00I can't ever remember seeing anyone asking for mon...I can't ever remember seeing anyone asking for money on blogs...and usually the only youtube videos I watch are the ones on your site. <BR/><BR/>I did get an email once from a 'distant' (as in not close) friend that asked everyone they knew to send them between $50 ~ $100, and they could get all their bills paid off. I was thinking...uhhh, yeah, and where is my mortgage payment coming from this month? Give me a break. Some people believe they have it harder than anyone else...and that is just sad.<BR/>I've gotten distracted, did my comment have anything to do with your post?kathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13998865477080265039noreply@blogger.com