Comments on: Lifestyles of the Rich and the Homeless

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:13:16 +0000

lol, HostGator is awesome!

By: joe

joe — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:32:16 +0000

while it’s true that there are many people who are just scamming others when they panhandle .But there really are people who are in need and some are crazy not simply because of drug abuse but behind the drug habit there is usually a cause, sometimes too many bad things happen to a person and it can lead to substance abuse .

There’s plenty of people in the world who have mental issues without having done drugs.Try not to impose unfair stereotypes on people .there are enough stigma associated with mental illness already.

By: hardworker

hardworker — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:33:35 +0000

This article was very amusing – your different approaches to trying to panhandle. Even though I’m a wife AND and ex-wife, the ex-wife one made me smile.
I know one homeless person. From his circumstances I have formed an opinion about why people are homeless. I know my sample size is small (one) and statistically invalid, but I tend to form opinions based on personal experience and now what I hear from others.
So here goes. My 25 year old son has been homeless for 5 months. He doesn’t want to work and he will admit that straight out. He says that he would rather sit around all day and do nothing, even if it means sleeping in the street, than work at a job. He is the laziest person I know. He gets free meals that various homeless service places and says “it would be impossible to be hungry in San Diego”. He is not ashamed or embarrassed at all to be taking handouts instead of supporting himself like a man, like a productive member of society. I have lost all respect I ever had for him. He’s a bum. I will not let him live with me because it makes me too angry to work hard all day, then come home to him sitting on his butt watching TV. (Also he is not above pawning my things for money and lying about it.)

By: Lois

Lois — Sat, 02 May 2009 07:00:45 +0000

I will say one thing, you certainly have a way with words :)

By: Evita Dupoux

Evita Dupoux — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:37:56 +0000

You made some good points there. I did a search on the topic and found most people will agree with your blog.

By: Antique Ring

Antique Ring — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:14:32 +0000

I usually do not comment on blog posts but I found this quite interesting, so here goes. Thanks! Regards, P.

By: Hollaway

Hollaway — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:25:31 +0000

There is evidently a great deal to experience about this. I think you made some serious points in Features also.

By: I want to give being homeless a go!

I want to give being homeless a go! — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 08:51:38 +0000

[...] do you want to achieve by this? btw, here is a funny post descibing a CEO’s experience being a bum HostGator Blog | Gator Crossing � Blog Archive � Lifestyles of the Rich and the Homeless – might pick up some tips there [...]

By: Red Riding Hood

Red Riding Hood — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 01:02:34 +0000

A fun experiment! I am a former bum from Portland, OR
Some things people fail to take into consideration…
-The cost of a hotel for the night and/or transit. Some states are cold, and winter nights can be unbearable
-Weather: you’d think people would feel sorry for a bum in the rain; not so. No one is willing to roll their windows down
-News/Economy: the less money people feel like they have, the less they share
-Attire: many bums can stay clean or shave in bathrooms, but make less money that way
-Cost of instant or fast food since bums have nowhere to cook. it adds up fast!
-Cost of new clothes (with no place to wash the old ones)
-Portable toiletries, the occasional sleeping bag or backpack (the homeless are constantly being robbed. Often by teens or drunks or other bums and these things need to be replaced).
-Amount of bums in the area: Portland is so full of bums no one makes very much except the crippled. Its hard to make a funny sign that stands out and they all have pets so people are indifferent.
-Vulnerability. How much should a job that risks your life pay? I personally am afraid of being abducted because people see a girl on the streets and assume she’s a whore. I get all sorts of creeps and offers. Lots of people like beating up the homeless, or even setting them on fire while they sleep for fun.

I myself put on a dress and a red cloak (the dress hand sewn from scraps, the cloak was a gift) and hold a “Trying to get to Grandma’s House” sign and make about 7.00 during rush hour. Other times of the day its not even worth it to stand out there.
Congratulations on your findings

By: David

David — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:36:46 +0000

YOU GUYS HAVE TOO MUCH FREE TIME ON YOUR HANDS.