On the other side of the coin...
I normally save all my soda cans for those guys that come around looking in the trash cans etc - well the other day I had a bag of cans saved up for him, a portable TV, a telephone and a router.
It must have been on of his better collection days
I would love to spend a day with them though - what they do, where they go, listening to what people say to them etc. I actually made friends with a begger once - at first I thought she was the typical street bum but after a few weeks of seeing her is the same spot I started to speak with her, buying her a meal, cup of coffee and often sitting with her(in the street) having a chat. She was such a lovely and honest person, life had simply dealt her a rough deal and she was doing the best she could considering.
She made me realise that not everyone on the street was a junkie, liar, alcoholic or had mental problems etc !