[CaliNative]

Out here in Cali many (most?) of the busy freeway offramps (and some onramps) have people with signs asking for money. Usually the hand printed sign says they are a homeless vet, disabled, or will work for food, or something. I wonder how they decide on who gets the choicest onramp/offramp? There must be a competition. Sometimes people in cars digging for change slows up the traffic. The panhandlers often make their way down the line of cars waiting to turn. At least the squeegy scam is no longer common, where they squeegy your windows and then ask for money. Often the window ends up more dirty and streaked.

I usually give money if the person is polite, or non-aggressive but looks very needy. Homeless old ladies almost always get some change and a kind word from me. Rarely give to a young healthy man with an aggressive attitude unless it seems to almost be a robbery. Then I might give something just to get out of there.