tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post9025909273256929727..comments2024-03-28T01:44:33.027-05:00Comments on Unbagging the Cats: Once Again, Val Spreads Joy Throughout Her WorldValhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-8382954150125210302023-03-08T22:32:39.948-06:002023-03-08T22:32:39.948-06:00I don't write about it to receive accolades. I...I don't write about it to receive accolades. It was $1.25, by cracky! It's just something unusual in my humdrum life.<br /><br />I felt safe enough with this guy, since I was in T-Hoe with the engine running, and he held out both hands to receive my coins.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-15228262123855994742023-03-08T22:30:02.937-06:002023-03-08T22:30:02.937-06:00Maybe that lady had to find a more productive part...Maybe that lady had to find a more productive part of town, or one with fewer ne'er-do-wells that might help themselves to her collection. <br /><br />I give when it feels right. Sometimes the vibe is off, like a guy asking for money to buy a bus ticket, when the nearest bus station is 25 miles away. Wonder how he would get himself there, without a bus to catch!Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-54976508303681239722023-03-08T22:25:25.239-06:002023-03-08T22:25:25.239-06:00He was quite happy to get my coins. I figure my pe...He was quite happy to get my coins. I figure my permanent record has more pluses than minuses, so I'm good.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-63812042704924147992023-03-08T18:53:52.003-06:002023-03-08T18:53:52.003-06:00So nice of you! When we lived in Tampa, back when ...So nice of you! When we lived in Tampa, back when one would get samples in the mail. small boxes of cereal, breakfast bars, body wash and all manner of freebies, I kept them in my car to give to people you see begging at stop signs. One day, I turned on the news to see a story about a woman doing the same, except hat she had dollar bills she would attach. As she was handing some stuff to a beggar, he stabbed her with a hypodermic needle. A cautionary tale to do-gooders. The news went on to explain that the woman had to be tested for AIDS and put on prevetative antbiotics .... proving that old adage 'no good deed goes unpunished'.Kathy's Klotheslinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17881966393157941515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-74073721904060960992023-03-08T17:46:00.145-06:002023-03-08T17:46:00.145-06:00I give when I have change in my pocket but that ha...I give when I have change in my pocket but that hasn't happened in a while. I can't afford to be handing out notes. I used to give to a blind lady and put the money into her hand and tell her how much it was, instead of just dropping it into her guitar case where others could see and steal it because she can't see them. she must be in a section of town where I don't go because I haven't seen her lately.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-48633239203054052922023-03-08T08:42:52.421-06:002023-03-08T08:42:52.421-06:00You making points in heaven? I am the same way. I ...You making points in heaven? I am the same way. I have my vices: dark chocolate, Goodwill shopping. Who am I to say what the person asking for a handout does with it? Give without strings attached. You made that guy's day.Linda O'Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15982895073903619018noreply@blogger.com