I headed over to Copley Square area to meet up with someone from FHLB for lunch. On my way there I passed an old veteran of panhandling. She had definitely been around the block a few times. She was rattling her cup and what struck me was the way she phrased her request: "Financially embarrassed". It reminded me of the first time I saw someone literally "fishing for money" - the sign on the end of stick on Telegraph Ave in Berkeley. Funny.
And then on my way back, I passed another person sitting in one of the corridors in the T at Park Street asking for money. Except it was his sign that was doing the asking while he was chatting away on a cell phone. Not what you'd expect.
I originally titled the post bums, but realized that's not a very PC term. Who knew it's "Urban Outdoorsman" or I guess "Urban Outdoorswoman" depending.
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