The panhandler’s sign reads “Why Lie? Need Beer.” Apparently it works pretty well:
He first panhandled with the beer sign at this very corner 18 months ago…
His best haul: $120 in four hours. He’s gotten 12-packs, wine, champagne and - he swears - Xanax.
Wow. For $30/hour, I can see why you would stick with the “job” for over 18 months.
Overheard, a response to a woman’s comment about being from Pasco County:
But I ain’t from no Wesley Chapel - I’m from New Port Richey!
The comment is not in the context of the original conversation, but I assure you it makes as much sense now.
I do spend most Sunday afternoons in Wesley Chapel, but I rarely leave my in-laws’ home; I don’t think I’ve been to New Port Richey in five years. For those reasons I don’t feel qualified to decipher exactly what was meant by the comment.
Sticks of Fire is a firm believer in the One Bay, One Love concept, an idea that should extend beyond the traditional, traditionally silly Tampa/St. Pete rivalry.
That being said, can anyone shed any light on this apparent tension? Is this a sign of a brewing Battle for Pasco, or shall I chalk it up to Things People Say?
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