Songs that are on your mind

Hiawassee88

https://youtu.be/vpfXdWKb73w?t=6

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https://youtu.be/k6IskaYerjM?t=4

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https://youtu.be/Lb9q1ScC4cg?t=5

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https://youtu.be/gCxbgqyC2Wg?t=2

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https://youtu.be/Gz2oHRD2pF4?t=5

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https://youtu.be/Q9LelVF9BqQ?t=4

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https://youtu.be/ALV-QtDFpSw?t=97

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https://youtu.be/HpFaI0dKAHc?t=82

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https://youtu.be/AxVKTwAkv1k?t=4

Whatever you do, don't ever fall off a rollercoaster ride.

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https://youtu.be/w8MRQRMbm_M?t=42

This is a cute movie.

The Map of Tiny Perfect Things

snowflake954

Washboard12 wrote: »

@snowflake954 When I was in Rome, it was the first time I've experienced panhandling, urban camping/homeless. I didn't know what to do and everyone said not to give them money. That's difficult. Yesterday, I was downtown and I saw a single mother coming down the street with her toddler. She was pulling him along and he didn't have a winter coat on. He'd wet his pants and I knew it was because he was soooo cold. I tried to pull over but I couldn't find a place. I wanted to give her everything I had in my purse. Couldn't find her. Still makes me sick as a dog and I want to howl.

I ain't one for pomp and circumstance. An ounce of pretension is worth a pound of horsesheet. I am deeply imprinted by my family. My father used to say, if we go to so and so's house and they have nothing but apple crates for furniture...you will treat it
like gold or I won't take you anywhere ever again. If I ever catch any of you ever turning your noses up at someone else, you will be in big trouble.

My grandpaw used to help those who were down to their last dime. We have many coming through here from all over the world. There used to be hitchhikers everywhere and you still see them. Grandpaw was robbed once after helping someone and had his head busted open with a bottle of whiskey but it didn't stop him. My father was robbed and hit over the head with a bottle of whiskey, too. He gave someone a ride and they took his car. They threw him into a ditch out here in the middle of nowhere. He laid there for a day or more. This is still the wild, wild west.

I will be watching for that young woman.

https://youtu.be/GdDyEqnhvNI?t=3

OK--I've learned a lot on the subject in 37 years here.

1st-- when I first came over my husband told me a story of an old woman that sat and asked for money in front of the church down the block for many years. When she died it was discovered that she had two apartments. There are some people that have housing and money, but are mentally unstable and live on the streets asking for money.

2nd--25 yrs ago there was an old guy (gypsy) with a long gray beard, dusty old suit and shoes and hat, asking for money in the middle of a busy crossroads near the Basilica of San Giovanni where there's an obelisk. Every time the light changed and the cars stopped he shuffled from one to another asking for money at the car windows. One day I had to go to the hospital near there for a blood test (I was pregnant w my youngest son). I had to go fasted and was faint after so stopped in a bar on that crossroads for a cappucino and roll. He was there and when paying for his cafe' pulled out a huge wad of 50's. He had more money in his pocket than my husband (my husband always had a lot of cash in his pockets). Then another time I saw him walking down the street in our area all dressed up in a spanking new suit and all cleaned up. Most of these people are able actors.

3rd--several years ago we were walking in Central Rome and decided to enter a church behind the Pantheon. There was a fat gypsy woman asking for money near the door. An older gypsy man hurried up and was telling her her time was up as he gestured at his watch. They work in shifts, and are very jealous of "their" place. They will throw out anyone who tries to move in on their territory. The city is all divided up.

4th--A young gypsy youth was always hobbling around another local church, with an arm crutch, and listing to one side all crippled up, and bent over. My husband saw him in a local park jumping around and throwing his brace in the air--he walked perfectly normal. I also saw him walking normally on a side street. Actor.

5th--And this one really bugs me. In front of the local supermarket where I take my cart and do my shopping, there is a young African immigrant asking for money as you leave. He's dressed in the latest style--expensive jeans, jacket, t-shirt, and tennies (they cost more than mine) plus backpack , baseball cap, and the latest cell phone. He insists that you give him money, and has been there for 6 years. This is his job. Most of our supermarkets have Africans asking for money outside. Even when we go to the beach.

I could tell you of many more. What do I think? I don't give anyone money on the street--it can be dangerous to open your purse, and these people are in the same place for years. Once you give them money it's expected that you'll continue. I pass 4 to 5 people easily asking for money on my daily rounds. If you start to add up all that money it's a lot in a year. Anyone who needs money can ask at the many churches, and there is a big soup kitchen near the Colloseum in our area--no one goes hungry in Italy.

I'm not capable of weeding out the truely needy. Someone else will have to do it. You have a big heart and come from a generous family. Keep doing what you're doing.

Hiawassee88

Thanks a million, Snow. You've just made my day. Again. The little mama is legit. I knew which direction she was coming from and it didn't require a compass.

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Not you but me.
You're nuttier than a daim fruitcake. One of our family's faves.

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Rolling ROFL's. It really is a nutty bar.


Tomorrow is April Fuel's Day.

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https://youtu.be/vgSznl_UWxw?t=5

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https://youtu.be/tLbTL9-kkJQ?t=21

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https://youtu.be/PXF0j1vNX0I?t=44