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From: cffres@uvaee.UUCP (Chuck Ferrara)
Newsgroups: net.flame,net.consumers
Subject: Re: BEGGARS AT THE DOOR
Message-ID: <395@uvaee.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 4-Aug-85 12:06:22 EDT
Article-I.D.: uvaee.395
Posted: Sun Aug  4 12:06:22 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 7-Aug-85 01:26:09 EDT
References: <531@hoxna.UUCP> <551@bentley.UUCP>
Reply-To: cffres@uvaee.UUCP (Chuck Ferrara)
Organization: EE Dept., U of Virginia, Charlottesville
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Summary: 

In article <551@bentley.UUCP> ran@bentley.UUCP (RA Novo) writes:
>
>I have to agree with this. In New York City, about four or five years
>back, there started the existence? of a special kind of pan-handlers. 
>When one stopped at any light in the Bowery area, one was approached
>by several misfortunates with squuegees in hand, who proceeded to wash
>your windshield. Not to mention that they never asked whether you wanted
>it cleaned or not, they just proceeded to clean it, and then if you 
>refused to give them a handout, you would have to sit through the rest of
>the red light listening to their abuse. 

Not only that, the car was usually cleaner before they attacked it with
the slimey rag. I think they should owe ME money :-)