Just wanted to tell you all that I came upon a panhandler at the TARC shelter at the corner of Shelbyville and Breckenridge. This morning I had missed my normal bus and had a transfer there. This guy came up to the bus stop (I was the only one there). He was short, gray haired, about 50ish, rough whiskered, and looked homeless.
Him: "Do you have a quarter to spare?"
Me: "No, I don't."
He sits down on the bench, several minutes pass. By this time, the clouds are getting dark and it starts to rain and lightning.
Me: "Where are you going?"
Him: "Fourth and Magnolia"
Bus 25 was about to arrive any minute, and it went several blocks from there.
Me: "Well, if you need the quarter, get on the bus and pay your 75 cents and I will pay 25 cents. It's not that I don't want to help someone, it is that I wish to be wise."
Him: "Well, I actually like it here in St. Matthews. I've enjoyed my time here. Bye."
And he jaywalks across Shelbyville Road