Last week, while sitting at the traffic light at McGaw Road and Snowden River Parkway, I spotted this guy holding a sign for some big sale at Sofas Ect. As I waited for the light to turn green I thought to myself that this has to be a horrible job. I could only imagine how slowly the hours must pass as you stand there, alone, in the hot sun, just holding a sign. I’d be bored right out of my mind.
I wondered how much they pay these guys.
Today, I was driving though the same intersection and there was yet another fellow standing there holding a sign. I parked the car and walked back to talk to him.
I wondered how much they pay these guys.
Today, I was driving though the same intersection and there was yet another fellow standing there holding a sign. I parked the car and walked back to talk to him.
He told me his name is Clarence and he volunteered that he’s homeless. He said it was pretty tough to stand there all day in the sun. He told me that they pay him forty bucks for seven hours.
That’s pretty hard time for forty bucks but I guess its better than nothing...
That’s pretty hard time for forty bucks but I guess its better than nothing...
