Why are there so many panhandlers in San Antonio?

[GEM-Texas]

They are in Washington, DC - trying to save their car company.

Anyway, there are frauds and poor folk. Quite a mix. My favorite is a guy who at the Sun Harvest on Callahan comes over all agitated with a gas can and story how he needs money as he ran out of gas, blah, blah.

A few weeks later, there he is at the HEB on I-10 and DeZavala still looking for gas money.

[sally75]

Just to let everyone know...I had dinner at Carrabba's a few weeks ago. A person walked up and gave us a story about how his car had broken down and he was short on cash for the tow truck. He explained that him and his family were in a bind and from out of town. We gave him $20 in good faith. Then we decided to drive to the location that him and his family were "stuck" at only to find him walking out of the taco cabana en route to meet his friend. We confronted him and his lie. Well, this evening we ate at Carrabba's and agin were approached by this con artist. As soon as he opened his mouth, so did we. We told everyone in earshot not give him anything. I informed the manager at the restaurant what this person has been doing. Just to prove our point, we drove down to the spot we last confronted him and sure enough was the same friend and vehicle waiting for him. It seems this is where these guys work...park the car at Taco Cabana and walk around asking for money. They drive an old red Ford Tempo with the license plate 289JXK.

[Desdicata]

Originally Posted by sally75

Just to let everyone know...I had dinner at Carrabba's a few weeks ago. A person walked up and gave us a story about how his car had broken down and he was short on cash for the tow truck. He explained that him and his family were in a bind and from out of town. We gave him $20 in good faith. Then we decided to drive to the location that him and his family were "stuck" at only to find him walking out of the taco cabana en route to meet his friend. We confronted him and his lie. Well, this evening we ate at Carrabba's and agin were approached by this con artist. As soon as he opened his mouth, so did we. We told everyone in earshot not give him anything. I informed the manager at the restaurant what this person has been doing. Just to prove our point, we drove down to the spot we last confronted him and sure enough was the same friend and vehicle waiting for him. It seems this is where these guys work...park the car at Taco Cabana and walk around asking for money. They drive an old red Ford Tempo with the license plate 289JXK.

Sally, take a photo next time! If you really want to see a "homeless" person skeedaddle back to the Mercedes for a fast get-away, use your digital camera to shoot a snapshot of him and state it will be on the internet that evening. I have about 12 or 13 shots of the same guy flipping me off whenver he sees me...
I found out where he works (a legitimate job by the eay) by pure accident, and since I confronted him with the info, he has vanished! From my neighborhood anyway.