Helping the Homeless (dont know where to post)

[Mac]

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[BrotherFrankie]

its all good, ship what u have.. 24 is fine..

i now have prego woman, younger kids, etc.... not all are bearded cigar chewin old timers.. wink wink

If you don't want nic levels below 30 it will take me an extra week to ship this to you, as I don't sell anything above 24. I'll get some concentrate and jack it up. Expect however, a slight delay. (Not this week now. Next week.) Glad you said something before I shipped.

 

[salemgold]

If I have something in my pocket, I give when I see people with signs asking for help. You only have to crack your window or make eye contact and they know you want to help. I watch those around me look everywhere but at the person begging. I think it is because they are ashamed to not help. I am not talking about a sole driver with no one else around but dozens of cars in the mid-afternoon. Yes, I guess a few could be professional beggars, but you never know if one may be an angel in disguise..... I know if I were down on my luck that it would be very, very hard to make myself go out on the street and beg unless I were absolutely desperate. Desperate.....sigh, I hate it that so many are desperate just for food.

Brother Frankie, do you have an emergency fund that you keep for such times as when people need to be supplied with food or does the shelter refund monies you spend?

I have never been close enough to just crack a window. Trust me, I would have. I live in a very rural area and the places that I have seen people with signs I would have to pull off the road.
I rarely carry any cash at all on me so it would be a case of getting something and bringing it back.
I am sorry if you can't understand why a lone female may be a little nervous about doing that these days.

It is a little judgemental IMO to say that anyone not making eye contact just does not want to help and ashamed of that fact. Who are you to decide that they are not one step away from standing there with that sign themselves?

 

[BrotherFrankie]

The worst part of being homeless is not being hungry or cold. It’s being invisible. i joke with the folks in the class i teach all the time about the invisible factor.. in line at 7-11 folks just walk in front of you.. no-one hold a door, no eye-contact..

how many times have we averted our eyes? because we know we have to respond.. i always say, never give cash..

Who do you ignore? Who do you avert your eyes from or step over as u go about your day?. Granted, we can’t help them all, but a hearty good morning or a smile or even just an acknowledgement that they are on the planet is something that we can provide–and it doesn’t cost a dime.

We can say “No, sorry, I can’t help you out with any change–but there is a place......that serves at .........

hey, you can just say... u ok brother? cant help ya out but be safe..

That’s giving people some dignity again–or even just reminding them that they have dignity—all too easy to forget when you are poor. when i lost everything i isolated myself.. feeling unworthy of friends, people, basics that we all take for granted..

u can give a pack of smokes, a $5 micky d's gift card.. a sandwich.. cans of raviolios, but not cash..(very rare cash is good)



Today, challenge yourself to not avert your eyes when you see someone who is poor, or homeless. Remind yourself that they are worthy–just as worthy of respect as we are. God loves each of them as he loves us. No more, but more importantly, no less.


ok, back to work..

PS: i would not call anyone judgmental as we do not know their heart. i cant read minds.. jeez, i work with and hang around homeless folk every day and still avert my eyes at times.. is it the hurt? that could be me? is it my shame thinking, have i done enough?

is it am i lazy today? I do not know.. most times i sit and talk.. even just for a minute.. remember homeless (some) are cunning, sneaky, tricky because they are in survival mode.. its not who they are, its what they needed to become.. like a dog left to fend for itself when the owners got tired of it..

 

[BrotherFrankie]

my wallet is my food fund.. i do get some help at times from others.. but my wifes pocketbook helps alot..

i have a link that you can get a tax thingy if ya want to help that way.. its not vaping related so i do not post. LOL

folks donate thru payapl at our not for profit and tag with for brother frankie or just payal me if they dont want a tax recpt..

but for the most part i use my own money.. or food from my fridge.. or food from my friends fridge.. if i have it i share it.. my wife would kill me very slowly if we did not do this.. she was a marine.. i was army.. i believe her when she says she can do that to me..

 

[salemgold]

Well, I can tell you that is not me. I speak to everyone and treat them all the same when I encounter a person of any walk of life in line or anywhere that I am face to face. I do live in the south after all. I have never seen people as rude as what you are talking about but I am sure that they do exist. Pulling over in your car in isolated areas when you are female and alone is putting yourself at risk IMO.

I spent many years working in section 8 housing and have dealt with many people that were homeless or very close to it. It is common courtesy to treat people as humans. I have an idea that the people that you are talking about treating people as invisible probably do that to people in general. It is most likely part of their personailty and who they are.

 

[BrotherFrankie]

miss salemGold..

i know that is not you. i do plan to use and abuse your DIY talents and pick your brain on the best mixing pratices.. jeez.. im a noob that feels like i have been vaping for twenty years.. dont ask about the obsessive compulsion for mods, juice, DIY stuff... now my wife vapes and i have to share.. now my friends outside are getting my batteries and carts and smokeamizers, clearomizers, mega dual whatevers, passsthrus and tanks... grrr.. its all good but i need your expert tips and tricks.. i want good juice, not crap for our friends..

i do have some totally wicked clear o and smok o stuff i will PIF soon.. LOL ill pic and post whats up for grabs.. just dont have time right now..

Salem... i need your brain.. talents, and prayers..

 

[Sundrinkr]

I have never been close enough to just crack a window. Trust me, I would have. I live in a very rural area and the places that I have seen people with signs I would have to pull off the road.
I rarely carry any cash at all on me so it would be a case of getting something and bringing it back.
I am sorry if you can't understand why a lone female may be a little nervous about doing that these days.

I am not talking about a sole driver with no one else around but dozens of cars in the mid-afternoon. Who said anything about not understanding why a lone female would be nervous? I didn't say that -- you did.

It is a little judgemental IMO to say that anyone not making eye contact just does not want to help and ashamed of that fact.
I think it is because they are ashamed to not help. I did not state that they ARE ashamed, but that I think they are. I am certainly entitled to my own opinion about what I see around me.

Who are you to decide that they are not one step away from standing there with that sign themselves?

You apparently think I am personally attacking you, which I am not. I was simply stating what I do and what I see around me. Thanks for the nice, friendly post. Have a blessed day.

 

[Nikinic]

Hello all,

This has the ability to be a very touchy topic and one trick I use when reading on the internet is to remember that it is impossible to hear what someone is saying. We can read their words but we do not know the tone they are using.
This thread has been amazing and so helpful. We have all come here with no agendas, and only wanting to help. I do not believe that anyone on this thread would go out of their to try and offend anyone else.

I know that the above post may make me sound like polly anna ( I think I just dated myself there) but I have a lot of faith in this community and especially those in this thread.

New topic I am still watching the shipping like a hawk and it is still slowly moving through China ( I am pretty sure it is on the back of a donkey or something ). I will let everyone know when it hits american soil, so that it can begin its wait in customs. This is like reliving chirstmas eve over and over again lol

Have a terrific day everyone!

 

[Mr.Mann]

The worst part of being homeless is not being hungry or cold. It’s being invisible.

Yeah, I hear you on that, however....I remember one time (in Detroit it's usually more than one time) I saw a shelterless guy named Larry outside my apartment building. I always spoke to Larry (haven't seen in long while ) and I went to shake his hand. He reluctantly put his hand out and when I grabbed it he yelped in agony. I looked at his hands and they were severly frost bitten. HE was not invisible to me, but the depth of his circumstances were. I felt terrible! I gave him my gloves as
I left my apartment.

p.s. I let Larry hang out in my apartment many times. I am an artist (at the time I was a portrait artist). He was my (and a few others) model. He was super cool about it, and never invisible.

p.s.(II) Larry was not the only one I had a friendship with, but, in Detroit I would not necessarily suggest that kind of closeness, unless you know how to handle yourself!

 

[BrotherFrankie]

You apparently think I am personally attacking you, which I am not. I was simply stating what I do and what I see around me. Thanks for the nice, friendly post. Have a blessed day.

its all good. there are dozens of different personalities with dozens of different histories..

triggers.. ohhhhh. we all have them.. sheesh.. i get a complex when someone says i need to talk to you.. cause of my past..

everyone just think.. if someone responds a way we dont want them to.. or expect them too we need to understand that they may have been thru something that may trigger something.. i was abused as a lil boy and being tied up or in closed spaces makes me panic.. i have had three woman cheat on me.. i am very insecure.. i worry even tho its a sin..

i have learned to accept everyones comments or feelings cause i dont know what they have been thru and dont know their heart..

i love each of you.. not only the Jesus folks but the wicans, the pagans, etc... (ugly people too, folks with cropped ears and ..)

dont matter.. i dont even care if u curse me out, call me _______.. none of it matters in the long run.. right?

its none of my business what anyone thinks of me.. LOL

sundrinkr i am sure salem did not try to offend anyone.. just as you did not attack anyone..

its just noise.. thats all. if we find something that bothers us, think noise and continue on.. like reading at a football game.. we cant change anyone anyway, so why let it bother us..

so many people here have been loving, caring, giving, patient, generous.. too strangers no less.. wow..

one of my fav verses is blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.. or better yet, forgive me as i forgive others..

LOL.. im a preacher and i approved this post..

be blessed..
be loveing
be forgiving
cut others some slack
they may be having a hard day..

in His name
Frankie

 

[Mr.Mann]

Hey, I am happy to have your words in front of me.

 

[Aubie80]

Hello all,


New topic I am still watching the shipping like a hawk and it is still slowly moving through China ( I am pretty sure it is on the back of a donkey or something ). I will let everyone know when it hits american soil, so that it can begin its wait in customs. This is like reliving chirstmas eve over and over again lol

Have a terrific day everyone!

more like on the back of a turtle

 

[dlsw]

(ugly people too, folks with cropped ears and ..)

Heyyy! I love my cropped ears... lol.

OK, I forgive you...

 

[BrotherFrankie]

word of the day.. pollyanna... do u wanna play the GLAD GAME? heh

a good read

 

[BrotherFrankie]

more like on the back of a turtle

i have to pee, are we almost there yet?

 

[BrotherFrankie]

BTW, i read the deleted posts.. love ya all

 

[salemgold]

You apparently think I am personally attacking you, which I am not. I was simply stating what I do and what I see around me. Thanks for the nice, friendly post. Have a blessed day.

No, no. It's all good I just wanted to give you another thought that may or may not be true to consider before assuming that no eye contact is guilt and not wanting to help in all cases.

 

[salemgold]

miss salemGold..

i know that is not you. i do plan to use and abuse your DIY talents and pick your brain on the best mixing pratices.. jeez.. im a noob that feels like i have been vaping for twenty years.. dont ask about the obsessive compulsion for mods, juice, DIY stuff... now my wife vapes and i have to share.. now my friends outside are getting my batteries and carts and smokeamizers, clearomizers, mega dual whatevers, passsthrus and tanks... grrr.. its all good but i need your expert tips and tricks.. i want good juice, not crap for our friends..

i do have some totally wicked clear o and smok o stuff i will PIF soon.. LOL ill pic and post whats up for grabs.. just dont have time right now..

Salem... i need your brain.. talents, and prayers..

That you may have. I was going to offer to make the juice for you by having Randy send me the supplies that he is going to send to you if you would like. Either way, I am glad to help where needed

 

[BrotherFrankie]

hey would be nice to see the faces of my friends here.. i have found one of u have cropped ears and yer tail cut off.. jus sayin..