Great Work, Well Worth the Commute

Yesterday as I was driving down Rte 5, I passed this truck parked near the exit ramp off of Interstate 91.

I noticed that it had Connecticut plates, and I saw that this guy had parked it there. Here you see his hardworking efforts, he is drawing a sign that he will use later when he stands for hours right at the bottom of the hill, asking drivers for spare change. Who knows what he wrote on the sign? Homeless? Help me Get Home? Please Help Me? Whatever he scribbled must have worked since he drove all of the way up from CT to stand here and beg money from Northampton-bound motorists.

If he makes $10 an hour with this scam, he can pay for this Toyota Pathfinder and maybe have enough to pay the gas all the way back to CT. We passed him today, the truck parked in the same spot and he was out there with a raincoat holding that sign asking for a handout.