I work in social services in Melrose Park, and "SkewzmeSir" is the local call of the pan handler around here.

I heard it again today, trying to get lunch at Subway, I man sees me coming out of my van and beelines for me, "SkewzmeSir" then starts to mumble some reasone for asking for money. Sometimes they ask for food, but are dissapointed when I pull out a McDonanld's gift certificate, because they really only wanted money.

I get SkezmeSired a lot at the Wallgreens in town. By now I can totally see it coming. I get the "I'm $1.70 from getting the bus ticket I need" and I'm like, how did you get here?

Once I was approached at my table at a Church's Chicken by a man pushing a todler in front of him and he says, "will you help me feed my babies" WTF???? Sure, Ill call children's services and I am sure they will feed them for you.

Once, we had a group of patients out at a local McDonalds and this woman would SkewsmeSir me weekly for bus fair. One day an elderly couple heard her plight ad bought a meal for her. SHe was like "WTF!!! I dont need this!!! and yelled and freaked out till a cop came. Our patients on the outing - people with mental disabilities - comforted the shaken elderly couple saying how nice they were to do that and how much they would have appreciated that someone cared.

I know this rant sounds harsh, especially from someone in my field, but I know that someone with disabilities or who is homeless or otherwise poor can get help AT OUR OFFICES! But do get it together, they must get sober and seek employment and I guess that is too much to ask. I can't wait to get back into my own business.

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do like i do just yell and say get a job! or stand there wide eyed and dumb founded with a slight smirk staring at them. When they ask for money I stand there picking my nose while they ask and then be like, sure! pull my finger out and dig some change out of my pocket and place the change along with my freshly picked booger in there hand! Man, im going to hell...... i hear ya on the food thing though. i once had a guy as for money to get food so i went in a small food shop and baught him a gyro. He didnt look to happy. oh well

My moms friend would do the same for some homeless person with a dog that hung out front of wal mart, she'd go in, get a jar of peanut butter and some dog food...I'm sure that the guy wasn't too happy...

i bet he'd be happy if he was creative with the peanut butter....

LMFAO!!!! HOLY COW!!!

I rant because this is the kind of thing that makes people think we live in a welfare state. Its not true. I bust my but every day with the very best people in the state to help the "worthy" poor and disabled. And we succeed! But man I wish people would do half as much to help themselves.

On a lighter note. I have great stories. "Mary" is a schizophrenic who the nursing home decided to help by allowing her to answer the phones because she has a really nice voice and seems to be stable. But she uses the phones to call the America's most wanted number to report that the voices she hears tell her that the president is in danger and she definateny knows of a plot to kill the first daughter! So the secret service actually shows up.....

LMFAO! thats funny as hell

No shit?!!??! They actually came!?

Great minds bro! 1st thing i thought too when i read that

yeah, i get one of those everyday...

the same guy is always standing at the exit ramp of 290 and golf rd in schaumburg. i got tired of givin him my change so one day i brought him mcdonalds breakfast....THE SOB TURNED IT DOWN!!

i was i lil offended that he snuffed his nose up to it, so the next day when he came up to my car i gave him the trash that i had lying on my floor boards.

he looked really pissed off bout it but ever since then, he doesnt bother comin over to my car...WHICH IS FINE WITH ME!!

i understand that really chitty times fall apon people....but damn, beggers cant be choosers!!

Oh yes, they take everything seriously!
They interviewed the staff at the nursing home and interviewed "Mary" and then she was admitted into the hospital for some medication adjustment.

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr (this makes me mad)

Really old joke comes to mind about "puppy style"......

Hey some of them pan handler are honest. One I saw sign read. I have no money and I need a beer. Please help