I can't stand Torchy's. If there's no table service, then you're not getting my business. I'm willing to wait in line at a Whataburger, but I'm not gonna do it for my fix of Messican food. There are perfectly wonderful taquerias all over Houston, so PhuckTorchy'sTacos.I love the "DONT FEED THE ANIMALS" response. Someone needs to make a bumper/window sticker of this with a stick figure beggar with the red circle & slant line. The group that really gets to me are the young Hipsters that are too cool to work. I see them later at a hip coffee shop or Torchys while I'm working. If I saw one my kids doing this I think I would beat them to death with their cardboard sign, Torchy taco...……..
Im the same way. Just say no.Why in the heck would I allow some mentally unstable person to just walk up to me? Some may find my actions rude.....don't care...my safety trumps their feelings..
We spent 5 years in Santa Cruz. That bastion of Liberal success has a massive homeless population. There wasn't anywhere in that beach "paradise" we didn't have to deal with aggressive panhandlers, bums and Greenpeace (actually, the GreenPeacers were some of the worst).
https://patch.com/california/santacruz/2017-homeless-census-shows-increase
The rule is simple: Don't feed the animals.
The more free stuff you provide, the more they will arrive and the worse it will get. I work in Austin, and the crap I see all over the place reminds me of why I don't live in a Liberal City. It's disgusting.
I avoid places with bums; but when I have to deal with one I try to stay polite, keep a safe distance, and just say "Sorry" and keep moving along. I am sorry that I can't help them.. but I simply can't.... I've seen what being "kind" does to a city.
One of the fun things you get to deal with when you support homelessness and drug addiction:
http://takebacksantacruz.org/needles-in-public-spaces/
Now, I think there should be help and facilities for people that want to get OFF the streets, get clean and get help for any mental issues they may have.. I have no sympathy for those that just want to live on the street and beg; that is their choice, and I won't support it.
Where I love (not on Austin) when I see beggars, I call the Police, an so far they've taken care of the problem in pretty short order.
Thought I was the only one who kept that type of stuff on hand for pesky pan handlers. lol. I have bling sting. Got it for Christmas a few years ago. Prob need a new batch.