Reply #138: You did the right thing.

[Spock_is_Skeptical]

Sure, there are homeless folks who will take the cash to buy alcohol. But then again so what? These people need to eat as well, and shouldn't all be judged on the basis of the ones who are addicts.

There's nothing wrong with helping out our fellow human beings.
I refuse to become that jaded.
It just chaps my ass to witness the hateful attitude reflected by that store clerk, who is literally a paycheck away from homelessness herself.

Our local foodshelf is patronized by the homeless in the area, along with thousands of others who are probably not far from being homeless. Every month, it seems, there are more and more new faces, people who are down on their luck.

I would urge anyone who is concerned to volunteer at your own local foodshelf, or at least donate food, clothing or whatever you can. The foodshelves here have been facing a shortage, and from what I hear, it is the same across the country.

We never know when we may be down on our luck, and have to rely on the 'kindness of strangers.'