I stopped at the local Walgreens (we have about two dozen), when this transient walks up to me. He compliments me on my bike, and asks for some help. He starts telling me he's living under the bridge, and is trying to become better, he's given up drugs, and want's a buck or two to buy a pack of cigs. You get used to it after a while.

This is where I get angry. He says, "I can see by your bike you live a lavished lifestyle..." WTF?! That's when I explode, "LAVISHED LIFESTYLE MY ***, I CAN AFFORD THIS BECAUSE I DON'T DO DRUGS, AND WORK INSTEAD OF BEGGING FOR CIGARETTES. YOU DON'T KNOW MY LIFESTYLE, SO F*&% OFF!!!"

Do you think I overreacted?

 

Maybe you should sell your scoot, and give all the money to him.

 

Transient? Is that what you call bums down in Florida?

 

I call them that because I'm hoping they'll leave.

tran·sient –adjective
1. not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory.
2. lasting only a short time; existing briefly; temporary: transient authority.
3. staying only a short time: the transient guests at a hotel.
4. Philosophy. transeunt.

 

Nah, that would have tripped my trigger too.

 

Nope, not at all. I've been known to buy a bum a meal, but I'll never give them cash and if they are aggressive they may find that I don't deal well with a$$holes.

 

tell him you got the bike by panhandling in front of the CVS

maybe he'll leave the Walgreens and go there

 

Your bike is probably newer than mine, so why don't you send me a few bucks for chrome...

 

he was probably an out of work realtor thats been forkin people with high commissions until the resent bust.....you should have introduced mr rectum to mr boot...

 

I would have gave him the buck.