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How panhandlers are different

I’m just guessing.

I have not done any polling.

But, assuming we were in freelance pursuit of the ever-elusive “spare change,” I’d bet that it would not occur to most of us to hail a cyclist riding through downtown shortly after sunrise and solicit a cash donation.

And yet, that has happened to me twice this week.

Maybe these guys think it’s all part of Bike to Work Week.

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "The Slice." Read all stories from this blog