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Posted by bob <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/GraniteGossip/info/user=bob' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on November 12, 2025, 12:07 am

I wonder how you all feel about the panhandlers that are a common sight at corners and highway exits. When I first noticed them, their signs said "will work for food" or something like that. People must have been offering them jobs or something, because now the signs I see don't mention work. I feel bad about complaining, but I just can't help thinking that most of them are just beggars. I wish I could tell the ones who are actually needy.

If you don't read the papers, you're uninformed. If you read the papers, you're misinformed. - Mark Twain

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Posted by workoutgirl1 <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/GraniteGossip/info/user=workoutgirl1' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on November 12, 2025, 9:04 am, in reply to "panhandlers"

Not going to say all, but some of them make much more money in a day than you do. They drive home in their fancy car that is parked down the road.

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Posted by Joe Smith <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/GraniteGossip/info/user=Joe+Smith' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on November 12, 2025, 9:41 am, in reply to "Re: panhandlers"

That's funny and perhaps even true but not what I expected from one of the resident leftists. I don't think many of these people are driving fancy cars, maybe some, but they work just as hard as many of the Covid era holdovers supposedly working at home. Some of those people are the biggest scammers of all time.

No Kings but the lefties love them some Venezuelan dictators

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Posted by Millgirl <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/GraniteGossip/info/user=Millgirl' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on November 12, 2025, 11:33 am, in reply to "Re: panhandlers"

A lot of them are drug users trying to get enough money to get their next fix.

I do not give to any of them. There are places for them to go if they are truly hungry.

I would rather make my donations to church food banks or community food banks...

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Just because I dont kiss trumps ass and believe all of the lies he tells does not mean I am a full on democrat. I vote for a person not a party.

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Posted by bob <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/GraniteGossip/info/user=bob' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on November 12, 2025, 11:52 pm, in reply to "Re: panhandlers"

I don't believe politics have anything to do do with these panhandlers. You might try to blame it on the economy or something, but I don't think that has anything to do with it either. It's just their way of life.

If you don't read the papers, you're uninformed. If you read the papers, you're misinformed. - Mark Twain

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Panhandlers are always around, I just think its funny that lefties are not quite as quick to give away money when it is their money. They are more than happy to piss away other peoples money on every stupid project they may support though.

Oh, those aren't poor people, those are drug addicts, its hilarious.

Most of these people are legit, and of course like everything else some are not. Heaven forbid that you might give a fraud two dollars though right?

No Kings but the lefties love them some Venezuelan dictators

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Bob

Everything in Joe;s world is political...now even those who donate to panhandlers are not leftist...That is in Joe's world...

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Posted by Soccer <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/GraniteGossip/info/user=Soccer' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on November 13, 2025, 10:55 am, in reply to "Re: panhandlers"

Joe has a dubious talent for turning any topic into an anti-left dig of some type. It's just expected, but it's a little obsessive. He is under the false impression that he KNOWS how everyone on the left thinks and acts.

I almost never carry cash so I don't give to panhandlers. Everyone has to make a judgement call about whether someone is legit in need or supporting a way to get high and enabling an addiction. I can think of a number of times that I've offered to buy a meal for someone if we're hitting a fast food drive thru and most times the offer is accepted and appreciated.

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Since Trump everything is political, every damn thing. Last week a friend said he couldn't go to the Blues game because of Trump. Yes, Trump kept him from going to the game. So you all can pretend that Trump isn't in your head 24/7 but he is. This Thanksgiving many family gatherings will be turned into family battles because, yes everything is political, one way or another. I think its cute.

No Kings but the lefties love them some Venezuelan dictators

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Posted by MyPillowGuy <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/GraniteGossip/info/user=MyPillowGuy' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on November 13, 2025, 1:16 pm, in reply to "Re: panhandlers"

Joe -

This might be difficult to fathom - you and your spazz friend might not exactly be representative of the overall populace.

Thank god for that.

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-fElon Musk

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Yes, it is difficult to fathom. The thing that made me mad is that Trump caused the Blues to lose.

No Kings but the lefties love them some Venezuelan dictators

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Sure you do.

No Kings but the lefties love them some Venezuelan dictators

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Posted by bob <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/GraniteGossip/info/user=bob' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on November 13, 2025, 10:52 pm, in reply to "panhandlers"

Whelp - so much for trying to steer away from politics for a bit.

If you don't read the papers, you're uninformed. If you read the papers, you're misinformed. - Mark Twain

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Posted by GCAI <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/GraniteGossip/info/user=GCAI' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on November 16, 2025, 11:21 am, in reply to "Re: panhandlers"

There is no such thing as voting for the person. Democrats today are nothing but, socialist want to ruin our nation. If I had my way I will put Blue back in good by making a lot of changes. I will not listen to the liberal left & I will not listen to the socialist.

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Trump has nothing to with ticket prices. Ticketmaster & the leagues set the prices. What Trump needs to is stop Ticketmaster monopoly & stop this digital tickets.

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The I vote for the person nonsense is just that, its drivel. People that say that are mostly liars, they vote one side every damn time but just don't want to admit it. On one side we have the kook leftists and the kookier leftists and on the other side we have the don't rock the boat ass kissers and the really really don't rock the boat bigger ass kissers. Then we have the electorate who are even kookier and bigger ass kissers.

No Kings but the lefties love them some Venezuelan dictators

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Posted by Bluangel <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/GraniteGossip/info/user=Bluangel' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on November 18, 2025, 8:35 am, in reply to "Re: panhandlers"

Ha ha ha ha

Hee hee hee

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You are awful uppity. Btw, do you write romance novels on the side?

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