Bum Bum Bum

No, the title is not some symphony written by Beethoven. I really wanted to blog about bums, well a nicer form would be homeless people. You see them everywhere in San Francisco specifically in Downtown and the Embacadero. In my opinion there are 2 types of homeless people. 1) people who are homeless who put in the effort to try to get money (street entertainers, musicians, magicians, etc..) and 2) beggars (you know what I mean people sitting there with signs saying "my wife has been held ransom and I need money" and they don't even greet you or just people walking around asking for spare change). Sometimes theirs a guy with one leg on crutches asking for money. But still we see it ALL the time.

I was in downtown a month ago with a friend. And me and her were minding our own business and just walking and this homeless guy (I think he was) asked us for money. I POLITELY said I'm sorry and I don't have any spare change. VERY POLITELY. He goes around and says something like "I know you got change blah blah" I'm like WTF?

I respect those street entertainers who perform on the streets to get money. You see a lot of them at Pier 39. Like the silver and gold man, Bush man, I even saw a white dancing dude. Even sometimes I see families performing together and Ill drop a dollar or two. I mean they totally deserve it more than these worthless beggars. They can AT LEAST greet you with a "Hello" or "God Bless" instead of just have a sign around their neck.

Also, I believe some of these dudes are faking it too. I was near the Ferry Building and I was buying lunch at this Gerek place. And I walked to the corner to go back to BART and this guy was like "Oh wait hold on...*pulls out his sign from under his neck* do you have any spare change?" WOW. I didn't give him a dime. I bet you half these people asking for money aren't even homeless