Crudos, thanks to you I just sprayed my new laptop with Chardonnay laughing. "Mental note: Don't ask JM for a dollar."
Sorry guys...I do not like pan handlers one damn bit.
Another funny pan handler story...
I was standing in line at a Starbucks in Edinburgh. Our father had just given me, my brother, his son and my wife a personal tour of Edinburgh castle. We were resting outside the castle and I spotted a Starbucks across the street. I was getting a little tired of tea so I took a quick coffee order from the family; walked across the street and entered the shop.
There was about six or so folks "qued up" in front of me and a pan handler was vying his trade by asking everybody in line for money. Most folks just ignored him but a few gave him a bob or two.
When he got to me in a rather stern but not loud voice I said, "If you touch me I will kill you." He took a step back and I then said, "and if you don't leave NOW I will kick your ass."
He turned on his heels and left the Starbucks without saying a word.
I turned to resume my position in line and everybody was staring at me with open mouths. When it was my turn to order my fru fru coffee drinks I was treated with an unusual degree of politeness and quickness. LOL.
I guess those folks got a taste of a pissed off yank.