Lonely, lonely, lonely. That is what it is later in life. I am sitting with a small nest egg and trying to save the bulk for xmas when PM comes home, and I have two trying to suck me dry.

One wants a loan up front to do work for the house. I am sure he is qualified, but do it and bill me...he accused me the other night of not trusting him because I wouldn't pay him up front...hey do the work you get the pay...the billing process, have you heard of it?
The other owes me over a hundred already and wants me to take him out each day as I pay for the gas, a 3 dollar pack of smokes and a 6 dollar bottle of whiskey...that ends as of today--I can't support him. I have enough problems supporting myself with the bills and daily expenses...
The reason I bring this to the blog is the fact that a good percentage of the human motive is the panhandler with the coffee can in front of Wal-mart. Of course, thats not allowed anymore, but the ethic seems to remain relatively visible.
Even in lean times I have never resorted to the "con-act" to get by. That poor in the wallet pitch with the promise to pay it back soon..."just as soon as I get it". Unfortunately, there is an alarmingly large percentage that swears by that philosophy.