OT: Fund your sim racing and Hardware Habbit....

OK - this is a bit dodgy really but hey. My g/f and I went to jongleurs last night ( a uk comedy club chain) - and while waiting - nipped into the next door burger king (as you do) Bacon thing with coke for me, Chicken Royale for the lady. We take a seat up the front - and there's a homeless guy sat up against the wall outside just to one side of the window - we can see him perfectly. We were there for 20 minutes, at about 7.30pm - so town was much quieter than it is during the day. In that 20 minutes - he was given over �4 That's �12 an hour Couple of hours in the morning - couple in the evening - you're on �48 a day, with much of the day to do what you want. Taking a relaxing 5 day week - Thats �240 a week, or around �1000 a month. So - if you're worried about paying for your next graphics card ( or even for RL) - then go take a seat outside Burger King - it's very profitable! OK - I know that it's all out of perspective - and I do feel sorry for the homeless guys - many don't choose to be there, but this guy was one of the loud, nasty ones who shouts at people, at a quiet time of day!! And stil he raked it in! If 10 homeless guys worked full time around leicester, 8 hr days, 5 days a week, between them they get over a quarter of a million pounds a year, from the 300,000 leicester inhabitants!!!! What a strange and bizarre world we live in. Just thought I'd share it with you! Doug

LOL, thanks for that Doug :-) Always open to new career suggestions... "Doug Ellison" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:ala4to$1na810$[email hidden]...

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> OK - this is a bit dodgy really but hey. > > My g/f and I went to jongleurs last night ( a uk comedy club chain) - and > while waiting - nipped into the next door burger king (as you do) > > Bacon thing with coke for me, Chicken Royale for the lady. > > We take a seat up the front - and there's a homeless guy sat up against

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> wall outside just to one side of the window - we can see him perfectly. > > We were there for 20 minutes, at about 7.30pm - so town was much quieter > than it is during the day. > > In that 20 minutes - he was given over �4 > > That's �12 an hour > > Couple of hours in the morning - couple in the evening - you're on �48 a > day, with much of the day to do what you want. > > Taking a relaxing 5 day week - Thats �240 a week, or around �1000 a month. > > So - if you're worried about paying for your next graphics card ( or even > for RL) - then go take a seat outside Burger King - it's very profitable! > > OK - I know that it's all out of perspective - and I do feel sorry for the > homeless guys - many don't choose to be there, but this guy was one of the > loud, nasty ones who shouts at people, at a quiet time of day!! And stil

he > raked it in! > > If 10 homeless guys worked full time around leicester, 8 hr days, 5 days a > week, between them they get over a quarter of a million pounds a year,from > the 300,000 leicester inhabitants!!!! > > What a strange and bizarre world we live in. Just thought I'd share itwith > you! > > Doug > >

I saw a programme about some guy who drove into London in his brand new Mercedes to beg, he made about �50,000 a year just sat on his arse doing nothing. __________ Steve "Doug Ellison" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:ala4to$1na810$[email hidden]...

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> OK - this is a bit dodgy really but hey. > > My g/f and I went to jongleurs last night ( a uk comedy club chain) - and > while waiting - nipped into the next door burger king (as you do) > > Bacon thing with coke for me, Chicken Royale for the lady. > > We take a seat up the front - and there's a homeless guy sat up against the > wall outside just to one side of the window - we can see him perfectly. > > We were there for 20 minutes, at about 7.30pm - so town was much quieter > than it is during the day. > > In that 20 minutes - he was given over �4 > > That's �12 an hour > > Couple of hours in the morning - couple in the evening - you're on �48 a > day, with much of the day to do what you want. > > Taking a relaxing 5 day week - Thats �240 a week, or around �1000 a month. > > So - if you're worried about paying for your next graphics card ( or even > for RL) - then go take a seat outside Burger King - it's very profitable! > > OK - I know that it's all out of perspective - and I do feel sorry for the > homeless guys - many don't choose to be there, but this guy was one of the > loud, nasty ones who shouts at people, at a quiet time of day!! And stil he > raked it in! > > If 10 homeless guys worked full time around leicester, 8 hr days, 5 days a > week, between them they get over a quarter of a million pounds a year, from > the 300,000 leicester inhabitants!!!! > > What a strange and bizarre world we live in. Just thought I'd share it with > you! > > Doug > >

People make heaps from begging....if they dont look like crackheads, don't give em anything, there prolly pros :) and if you do give the crackheads money atleast you know where your moneys going..... Steve <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:alabii$1o3fri$[email hidden]... > I saw a programme about some guy who drove into London in his brand newMercedes to beg, he made about �50,000 a year just sat on

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> his arse doing nothing. > > > __________ > > Steve > > > "Doug Ellison" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

news:ala4to$1na810$[email hidden]... > > OK - this is a bit dodgy really but hey. > > > > My g/f and I went to jongleurs last night ( a uk comedy club chain) -and > > while waiting - nipped into the next door burger king (as you do) > > > > Bacon thing with coke for me, Chicken Royale for the lady. > > > > We take a seat up the front - and there's a homeless guy sat up againstthe

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> > wall outside just to one side of the window - we can see him perfectly. > > > > We were there for 20 minutes, at about 7.30pm - so town was much quieter > > than it is during the day. > > > > In that 20 minutes - he was given over �4 > > > > That's �12 an hour > > > > Couple of hours in the morning - couple in the evening - you're on �48 a > > day, with much of the day to do what you want. > > > > Taking a relaxing 5 day week - Thats �240 a week, or around �1000 a

month. > > > > So - if you're worried about paying for your next graphics card ( oreven > > for RL) - then go take a seat outside Burger King - it's veryprofitable! > > > > OK - I know that it's all out of perspective - and I do feel sorry forthe > > homeless guys - many don't choose to be there, but this guy was one ofthe > > loud, nasty ones who shouts at people, at a quiet time of day!! And stilhe > > raked it in! > > > > If 10 homeless guys worked full time around leicester, 8 hr days, 5 daysa > > week, between them they get over a quarter of a million pounds a year,from > > the 300,000 leicester inhabitants!!!! > > > > What a strange and bizarre world we live in. Just thought I'd share itwith

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> > you! > > > > Doug > > > > > >

One of the Sherlock Holmes stories is precisely about this subject. The Man With the Twisted Lip, I believe. rms [email hidden]

Roger Squires wrote: > > One of the Sherlock Holmes stories is precisely about this subject. The Man > With the Twisted Lip, I believe. I only give to beggars with an obvious trade i.e. Leprosy, any money. No crippling ailment, no dosh! Having said that, one night while getting cash out of the whole in the wall, a little old Irish chap asked me if i had any change. I felt in my pocket and found a crumpled fiver I didn't know I had. I'd had a few myself by this time so I gave him the fiver. He was overjoyed, and showed his gratitude by flapping me on the back and saying, "Jim's Little Darling, 2:30, Newbury." before wobbling off the the nearest offie. Well, I put a fiver on the nose and the bugger only came in at 8to1, which was nice. Gerry

On Fri, 06 Sep 2002 15:20:01 GMT, "Roger Squires" <[email hidden]> wrote: >One of the Sherlock Holmes stories is precisely about this subject. The Man >With the Twisted Lip, I believe. >Yes, that's the one. You beat me to mentioning it... -- __________ ____---____ Marco Antonio Checa Funcke \_________D /-/---_----' Santiago de Surco, Lima, Peru _H__/_/ http://machf.tripod.com '-_____|( remove the "no_me_j." and "sons.of." parts before replying

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> If 10 homeless guys worked full time around leicester, 8 hr days, 5 days a > week, between them they get over a quarter of a million pounds a year, from > the 300,000 leicester inhabitants!!!! > > What a strange and bizarre world we live in. Just thought I'd share it with > you! >

Maybe you should recommend this profitable new avenue to your mates, the West brothers. I'm sure they could do with some extra income to speed up the old RL project.