I hired a homeless guy.

Long story. Late October I was at O'hare waiting on a bus. I had flown all night and needed a cup of coffee. Since the rona the coffee shop at the bus shuttle area of O'hare has disappeared. There were a couple of doped up homeless people hitting up people inside for money. I went outside to avoid one of them. A clean normally dressed guy pushing one of those luggage carts approached and asked me to buy him a cup of coffee. Well, I was in desperate need of coffee myself, and responded " I could really use a cup myself" He told me that there was a coffee shop in the Hilton down a ways and across the street. I asked him how much for a cup? He said $4. I figured he might be lying, but what the heck? I gave him $10 and told him to go and get us each a cup of coffee. So off he goes over to the Hilton with his cart and about 10 minutes later he comes walking back with two cups in his hand. One for him and one for me. I thank him and let him keep the change, and he heads back to the Hilton to get his cart.

I felt very good about what happened. Two guys needed a cup of coffee. One guy had the know how and did the work. The other guy had the money. Nobody got anything for free.

Except coffee is only $2 a cup. Lol

Ol dad

And he spit in yours

WTG Dirt, that was a win win.

Good job Dirt.

"Im gonna hire a wino,,to decorate my home" Wish I could post a link.

When I lived in the city way back when I used to get dope addicts to get stuff for me all the time.
Except they had to get it first then I would buy it.
Cant beat good old capitalism eh?

That’s a good song upstate, David Frizzell

Good deal, I'm sure he appreciated it as much as you did.

It's nice to read a feel good story, thanks for sharing

Amazing what we can learn about our fellow man for a couple bucks. thank you for sharing not only with us but with the person you hired.

Bryce

I would have switched him cups.......

Great job! I was doing a job in the city in a dead-end alley. Had the sidewalk coned off and orange snow fence barricade for cars. A guy walks up and said, "you need help", I thought for a second and said "yes, hears $20, don't let anyone come down the alley" I felt better because my back was to the street, and he was happy to keep anyone away.

My brother in law runs quite a few crews for a big construction company here near Syracuse.Guy holding sign at an off ramp,,," Will work for food" .Brother in law stops and says hop in.Guys like what you talking about.He says,Im doing siding all day today,,Ill buy you breakfast first,,then lunch on lunch break,,then Ill take you for a real nice steak supper. Sign holding guy told him to &^*()$$### off. Hahahaaa Most of them just want drug money.

As long as you didn't wake up after the coffee with a fuzzy brain and craving pudding pops I reckon you did good.

Good on you Dirt, Dont you just wonder what his back story was though?

No. We made a deal and both came out better for it that morning. We both got what we wanted. I didn't want his life story, I wanted a cup of coffee.

Good job, Dirt.

Well done dirt-from each according to his ability to each according to his need.

Your encounter with Christ .weather you recognized it or not (you probably did )

Truth

Really this is how you see what happened? Nothing went from one person to another. Nobody was forced to give anybody anything because of his ability and nobody was given it based on need.

Both wanted something and both worked together to get it. Both had ability. Both were rewarded for their ability.

Best panhandling sign I ever saw said, "Have house and job. Need beer and Harley parts."

I hope the dude made a fortune.

Mike

I'm proud of you.

I help the homeless too.

I've been there ...years and years ago and I know how it feels. To basically have nothing and no where to go.


It's a sad reality but there are good folks on the streets who just need a hand up..not necessarily a hand up.

And I don't care what a person might think... any of us could be in his spot..especially in todays economy

It would make me wonder. everybody has a mom and dad, a home at one time. The circumstances that led him to be homeless would be enlightning.

I did not help the homeless. I helped myself. If i didn't need a cup of coffee, I would have sent him packing. Capitalism helped us both.

Capitalism....Dirt , I'd say that's a step in the right direction.

So you’ll feel more at home here and you wont have to roam

Maybe he rinsed his needle in Dirts coffee.