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I have seen many of the "pan handler" posts on NextDoor. Some people have been called out on it because they are constantly posting and requesting more and more stuff for their kids, their pet's surgery, their car, etc.
There is one lady that posts quite a bit but she is looking for food donations for the colony of cats that she takes care of. She has an Amazon wish list link posted. She has never asked for money. She traps many of these cats and pays for their spay or neuter and rabies shots out of her own pocket.
I was amazed one day when she was called out for requesting food donations. The individual told her that if she can't afford to feed "her" cats, then she shouldn't have gotten them. Yep, the feral cats that live in the woods.
Having once been a panhandler myself, I'm so glad that you posted "pan handlers" in quotes.
There are "panhandler's" and "Pan Handlers." The first are those in need. The latter gives the former a bad rep. The latter aren't "panhandler's"...they're scammers. Scamming happens with the wealthy AND the poor...and unfortunately, those who are REALLY in need, are dismissed because so many figure that they're scammers.
Believe it or not, some homeless/poor pet owners would rather see their pets eat, than themselves.
Imagine seeing a woman with a dog, having a kind passer-by give her a meal from McDonald's...
...and her giving the meal to her dog.
Homeless/poor people are often VERY attached to their pets.
With all the scams going on now and the naïve overly helpful people on NextDoor, it sounds like the perfect place to scam people. I've also noticed a new scam during a long drive over the weekend. I see people who have "buy the new bride a drink" on the back of their vehicles with a link to Venmo. I saw it twice so it seems like an obvious scam to me. And who is going to give a random new bride "drink money"?
I live in two places; it is remarkable to see the difference between the two Nextdoor neighborhood posts.
In one, it is about community involvement, pictures of a mama moose & her triplets (see below), caution about traffic from road construction, looking for recommendations for nannies & housekeepers & roofers and the like.
In the other, someone will post about a missing cat and within 30 minutes there will be 200 replies discussing Bidenflation, Evil Corporations, water conservation, best Taco trucks, how everything works back home (wherever home was), that Berkshire Hathaway-owed electric utility is engaging in highway robbery, and yes, the guy playing the violin outside a grocery store seeking donations for his evicted mom that supposedly is really just miming to the playback of pre-recorded music.
From Nextdoor:
I live in two places as well, and there are moose in one place, but NextDoor isn't much of a thing there.
I got one for you. Guy the other day, who lives in my area but is hiking in the northern Cascades in Washington state, posts that he sees lots of couples with the man walking in front of the woman and his observation is that this is 'chauvanistic.' Let that sink in. He's in one of the most beautiful parts of the country, hiking, and THIS is what he comments on. For the record, my husband always walks ahead on trails, and he walks on the curb side of any sidewalk we are on 'so you won't get taken out.'
Geez, what an idiot. Everyone knows that the guy walks in front in case there's a bear up ahead on the trail so you can push him toward it before running off.
With all the scams going on now and the naïve overly helpful people on NextDoor, it sounds like the perfect place to scam people. I've also noticed a new scam during a long drive over the weekend. I see people who have "buy the new bride a drink" on the back of their vehicles with a link to Venmo. I saw it twice so it seems like an obvious scam to me. And who is going to give a random new bride "drink money"?
I've also noticed a new scam during a long drive over the weekend. I see people who have "buy the new bride a drink" on the back of their vehicles with a link to Venmo. I saw it twice so it seems like an obvious scam to me. And who is going to give a random new bride "drink money"?
I saw something similar this weekend when traveling home from out of town. They had “girls trip” on the back of their car which I thought “okay, kinda weird, but whatever” then had a Venmo account. I was super confused.
There was another car with a Venmo account but I missed what they wanted money for.
It seems very strange to me. But I guess some people are trying any and everything for a buck…
It's an online forum, separated by town, where people can post comments, ask for recommendations, post things for sale or for free, start discussions, inform people about upcoming events, etc etc etc.
There's one couple who also post preachy commentary on certain social issues. We have complaints about rude drivers, stolen stuff, etc.
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