This bitch is to and concerning the couple of vultures on Quinpool road who keep asking me for a spare toonie or bus ticket: Your story sucks. It sucked the first time I heard it even if a part of me believed you were unfortunate enough to be just short of a ride home on a cold day. But it sucks even more the second, third, fourth, and fifth time hearing it. So you know, I’d be more willing to give you two some change if you quit lying to me and acting like you are above begging on the street. The Coast is free so I hope you’ll pick up an issue and see this on your way home, if you have duped enough people into paying for your ride.
—Spare Change
This article appears in Feb 12-18, 2009.
I’m pretty sure they try to sell the ticket at their “no frills, no gimmicks discount rate!” in order to actually obtain currency.
Sounds like it if they always ask…
I say NAY to free handouts…
with student loans and car loans, etc… financially, they likely are worth more than I am dollar-wise until another 10 years down the road when I may actually get out of the red.
I’m gonna start asking ’em back pretty soon…. “do YOU have change for a loan payment?”
Just an aside, could you please not give these guys pennies. Not only is it insulting to them, it jams up the fareboxes when they throw in 3 handfuls at a time.
My personal un-favourite is that older guy who’s been hanging around pizza corner forever, always asking me for change “for a coffee.” What the fuck do you need a coffee for buddy, and why do you think I care whether you get one or not? Are ya all sleepy because of all the times you asked people for coffee money today? Hey, I’m sleepy too! Spare change for a coffee?
And if you actually give him money, he not only doesn’t thank you…he asks for even more money, for….yep…the bus.
I was stupid enough to give someone a bus ticket at the Dartmouth Bridge terminal once, then they turned around and sold it, probably for drugs, that was the last time I gave any bum anything.
Hahahaha, Mole Rat I see the same guy constantly. He’s asked me twice in a row for two different things before! One second it was coffee, the next second it was bus fare!
I asked him to make up his mind but still refused him. These people annoy me. From now on I’m going to sell them bus tickets.
Here’s to the Quinpool Vultures: You want money for the bus?? Then, get a bloody job and earn it!