Beer For Homeless
January 4, 2012 by
Filed under Home Brewing
How to Lose Your Beer Belly Before This Bum Gets Another Beer..
Author: Matt Shuebrook
How A Drunk Homeless Man Gets More Results Than You!
Of all the articles I ever wrote about getting fitness results, this one by far will be one of the weirdest, yet most influential. I believe that if we look hard enough there are thousands of life lessons all around us. Just the other day I was fortunate enough to see one. At first I laughed and then I had an "ahh haa" moment. I am willing to bet that after you read this short article you will also see a life lesson unfold.
The other day my beautiful girlfriend and I went for a walk around Union Square park in Manhattan. End of story...yup that's the life story, isn't wonderful? Just kidding... here is what was different with this walk. As we were passing Barns and Noble I noticed a homeless man with a sign. I'm sure you have seen this a thousand times over. But this one was unique. Normally the signs read "I need money for food" "I need money for clothes" "I need money for shelter" etc. However this guy?s sign read "Why Lie, I Need Money For A Beer!"
If you don't see the value in that sign then I better spell it out for you. While 79% of the homeless people asking for money probably intend to spend that money on alcohol, drugs or cigarettes; they are not upfront with their motives. Now this one particular guy was upfront with his goal. He knew what he wanted and wasn't ashamed to say it. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not telling you to make a sign asking for beer money. But what I am doing is asking you to write down your actual fitness goals. Be as specific as possible. Don't be ashamed to say that you want to lose stomach fat and tone your lower back and tighten your thigh muscles. It is perfectly fine with me if your goal is to lose 100 pounds of fat or if it's just to lose 10 pounds of fat. I want you to succeed, no matter how big or small of a goal it is. Did you know that over 96% of all weight loss plans FAIL? That is horrible.
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Hi Brak! Drinking in public is not illegal in some areas if the beverage is covered so that its contents are not on display. Usually, a brown paper bag covers the label of the bottle. Also, it’s a known connection that many homeless drink; so long as they behave I’m sure the police will leave them alone.
Brak wants to know, “If drinking in public is illegal, then how do homeless people drink beer”?
Since they are always outside and in the public.
And the Homeless or those who don’t live anywhere gotta have their beers. How do they not get busted for public intoxications?
If they are always outside and drinking out in public is illegal in many places.
When do you help a homeless person out and they buy beer?
I was doing my laundry today in a small town and a woman asked me for a ride. I gave her a ride because she was apparently down on her luck. She was leaving an abusive relationship and had black and blue marks on her face. Did I do the right thing by giving her a ride and money. She went inside a liqour store and bought herself a six pack of beer. Was I wrong for giving her money? I thought she was going to buy food. Also could I get in trouble for taking her to a destination if I don’t drink alcohol myself?
Naughty,
you were doing something nice for somebody who appeared to be down on their luck. Some will take advantage of you and others will be sincere and hopefully they will appreciate the fact you were a caring person. If you were ever to be homeless and down on your luck it helps if people don’t always judge somebody. Next time I would be careful not to give the woman a ride, because if she were a drug user hiding drugs and you were ever to be pulled over you could wind up in jail because the cops will think you are one of them.
i would punch him in his left eye bal and eat his right eye ball
POLL:if you saw a homeless buy beer…………………………………………………………………?
after a man had just given him the money for food because the homeless said he was hungry would you tell the homeless something? if so what?
I have seen a few that were funny. One woman was holding a sign that said, “Will work for food/ Will dance for wine.”
Another man I saw the other day held a sign that said, “I NEED a COLD BEER!” It was a very hot day, and you could look at the guy and tell he had been standing in the heat for a long time! I went to the convenience store down the block and bought him a 6 pack of very cold beer, he was really nice and thanked me. He took his 6 pack and sign and went on his way.
I don’t usually give anything but food and sodas or water to these people, I hate to think that they may spend some of my money on Meth, it’s such a big problem out here.
I just love truth in advertising! I thought the honesty of the man who was panhandling for the cold beer was really refreshing, and the fact that after he got what he was asking for he moved on to a secluded shady place to enjoy it made me feel like he was not just out there trying to get $10 for a hit of dope!
What is the funniest/effective sign used by homeless people to solicit for beer/work/money/food?
I’m giving beer,smokes & food to random homeless person?
This year I thought I would do something different in donating to less fortunate.
Im making a hamper with 12 boutique beers, 2 packets of cigarettes, 1 lighter, 4 meal containers with assortment of turkey, ham and veggies along with napkins forks etc, and finally $50 This will go to the first truly down an out homeless person I see on xmas day in the city I live. I believe it will make this one xmas a happy day for them and they will remember it.
I just think what the heck if I were homeless this would make me far more happy than food hampers of canned spam and baked beans or second hand clothing etc do you think this is ok ???
I know there may be the issue of alcoholism but if they are homeless, well… odds are they are still drinking so not like its going to lead them to relapse
you RULE….only thing I could think to add is warm socks. Merry solstice, friend.