if someone knocked on your door and asked for food?

You're sitting at home minding your own business when there's a knock on the door. You open it and there's a homeless man standing at the doorway asking for food and a place to stay for the night. What would you do?

Oh, and he hasn't bathed in a month and smells like death.

There's no way this would happen, as I live at least 15 min drive away from any city. And if so, no way would he stay for the night. As for the food...not sure. Probably not, I wouldn't want him coming back.

I'd tell him to wait outside, make him a sandwich, and then tell him to get the hell out.guynamedbilly

I'd tell him my neighbor just bought groceries.

Ugh. We had a guy come around door to door asking for money to go traveling one time. This wasn't even for a donation to any charity or whatnot, the dude just wanted to go to Australia with his friends and was begging for money. Don't get me wrong, the guy looked pretty well off as well.

I don't know what makes me more pissed, him having the balls to ask for hand outs, or my mother for giving him some cash and sending him on his way.

Seeing a homeless person on the street is one thing, but this is just me, I wouldn't even open the door.

I'd would give him some of my progresso canned soup that I keep for emergency. I would let him crash at my place if I didn't live in a house with children and women, so I'd tell him to GTFO after giving him the soup.

I always keep a baseball bat by my door for this very situation.

[spoiler] In all seriousness, I'd go fetch him something. [/spoiler]

I don't imagine I'd let him into the house (that's a good way to get stolen from...), but I wouldn't have any problem with giving him something to eat. Not sure if there'd be much he'd like at my house, though. It's all pretty healthy. :P

I don't imagine I'd let him into the house (that's a good way to get stolen from...), but I wouldn't have any problem with giving him something to eat. Not sure if there'd be much he'd like at my house, though. It's all pretty healthy. :P

GabuEx

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I don't imagine I'd let him into the house (that's a good way to get stolen from...), but I wouldn't have any problem with giving him something to eat. Not sure if there'd be much he'd like at my house, though. It's all pretty healthy. :P

Baconbits2004

No, although meat I imagine makes up less of my diet than the average person.

I'd tell him to wait outside, make him a sandwich, and then tell him to get the hell out.guynamedbilly

This has actually happened to me before. A woman knocked on our door once asking for food to eat. I made a basket of food for her and have it to her. She never came back. Tauruslink

Were you expecting to get the basket back? :P

I certainly wouldn't let him in my dorm room, and all I have are ritz crackers, coke, and Sprite.

He'd probably be better off somewhere else.

[QUOTE="Baconbits2004"][QUOTE="GabuEx"]

I don't imagine I'd let him into the house (that's a good way to get stolen from...), but I wouldn't have any problem with giving him something to eat. Not sure if there'd be much he'd like at my house, though. It's all pretty healthy. :P

GabuEx

No, although meat I imagine makes up less of my diet than the average person.

I'd probaly give him some food and then i'd tell him to get off my property.

I'll give the person some food but I wouldn't let them in.

It happens every year, well not homeless people. Bloomin' Halloween trick or treat'ers knocking on my door demanding sweets, BUGGER OFF!! Its not even a British Holiday, its just another stupid custom thats found its way across the pond. Now, if it was a genuine homeless person I'd be more inclined to help him/her, but the danger is he/she will keep coming back.

[QUOTE="Tauruslink"]This has actually happened to me before. A woman knocked on our door once asking for food to eat. I made a basket of food for her and have it to her. She never came back. GabuEx

Were you expecting to get the basket back? :P

You're sitting at home minding your own business when there's a knock on the door. You open it and there's a homeless man standing at the doorway asking for food and a place to stay for the night. What would you do?

Oh, and he hasn't bathed in a month and smells like death.

buldog300

although i would like too, i would not feed him. if i fed him once he'd be back everyday for more. so i would just slam the door in his face and go back to my nice warm flat.

I'd probably give him some food but there's no way I'd give him money or let him inside.

I'd send him on his way.

Maybe I'd give him an apple or something, but there's no way I'm letting him through the door.

I would invite him in. Let him shower himself clean, shave, eat some delicious dinner with me and my wife. It's the right thing to do.

I would tell him to use the garden hose to shower with, make him something to eat, and then tell him to leave.

hmm...I'd assess the actual need for food by weighing and examining them.

You'd be suprised how many times gypsies come knocking on my door at easter.

I chase them off, but my neighbour give them something to eat.

i would get him food and then tell him to never come back.

One of the good things about taxes is that you don't have to personally feed or house the homeless - your taxes do that.

I'd tell him to go to a shelter. I'd even call a taxi for him and pay his fare.

There's a food bank/charity place just two blocks down the street from my door. I'd show him to that place, they could help him a lot more than I could.

I would give him/her food.. I would also call the police and tell them about a person that needs to be helped.. Either brought to a mental institution or a homeless shelter for care.

I'd give him some food, but I wouldn't have some strange guy staying in my house. I'd call my Bishop to help find him a place to stay. I give money to my church every month to help in this situation.

There's a local food bank nearby-I'd tell him to go there. The most is I'd give him a bus ticket for him to get there, but no, not letting him stay or giving him any cash.

It's happened before, years ago. There was this man with his daughter and they would go to door to door asking for money. But then they weren't poorly dressed, unclean or look like they're in poverty. They chose to do it on a rainy day and my first thought was that this man is just sad, making your daughter beg people for money.

My parents wanted to give them the money because they felt sorry for her. I for one didn't feel an ounce of pity because that has got to be the worst scam ever. I literally shook my head in disgust at my parents...