tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899977486910720199.post3295719056407606024..comments2023-03-27T05:38:27.963-04:00Comments on Stuck Inside of Knoxville w/ the Urban Blues Ag'n: "Once upon a time . . .Knoxville Urban Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14539393470673457465noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899977486910720199.post-8942251446579240572010-11-09T16:42:11.322-05:002010-11-09T16:42:11.322-05:00I've met the lady with the missing teeth and s...I've met the lady with the missing teeth and she told me the exact same story as she told you. I've also been approached by a few people on consecutive mornings that tell me the same story they had just told me the day before, obviously not remembering me from the previous day. It's difficult to say no but it's also hard to say yes when you've faced people that rehearse a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899977486910720199.post-53955752505193821752010-11-08T08:39:08.088-05:002010-11-08T08:39:08.088-05:00Having worked with the homeless for 5 years I have...Having worked with the homeless for 5 years I have found that money is the least helpful thing you could possibly give a homeless person. While not all of them would use it for something illegal, most homeless people do not know how to budget at all (obviously) and often waste their resources for temporary help. <br />When I am approached I tell them I do not give money out but I always attempt Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899977486910720199.post-31852485556936882992010-11-07T21:29:01.307-05:002010-11-07T21:29:01.307-05:00I don't carry cash on me so it's always ea...I don't carry cash on me so it's always easy for me to say as much to someone asking for monetary help, and so far that's been enough to deter most of the folks who've asked me.<br /><br />I worked for two years with someone who was very involved in a local soup kitchen type of place for the homeless and he said he (and the group as a whole) advise against giving people cash and Yvettenoreply@blogger.com