"Hey, dummy -- you're not as good as me on a Sunday afternoon, and my dog is prettier than yours -- but I need for you to give me a buck so that I can buy myself a soda........now, GIVE!......the next time that this happens, you're to smile politely and answer: Why certainly, Sir! And I'm sorry that I didn't realize that you needed a buck in advance of your wonderful request! Here it is! Have a nice day, Sir!" Actually, when something similar happened to me, I went into the gas station convenience store and bought a premade sandwich and a drink and gave them to the guy. I figure if I just gave him money he might use it for alcohol or drugs, but he could do little to harm himself with the food. He was pretty happy about it. You'd be surprised how his attitude switched when someone was nice to him for a change. True story. Unzipped