NJ Panhandler Observations
by Todd Tannehill on 08/28/19
It has been awhile since my last post, I hope this finds you well.
This week, while traveling in NJ, a panhandler approached
with a handwritten cardboard sign. While
he was at the window of another car, I read the sign; “money for food” is all
it said. He wore dirty clothes and his
unwashed hair was a mess, but he still relentlessly went car to car at the red
light.
Picture Credit: https://globalnews.ca/
I took an informal count and about every fifth car gave him
coins. The car in front of me gave him a
dollar bill. His pitch to close ratio was
5:1. If he was in sales this would be an
awesome close ratio and I couldn’t help wondering how his stars could change if
he was putting this energy into selling a product or service. A commission guy with this tenacity and persistence
could write his own ticket in the right industry.
Before you ask, the light changed, and he never made it to
my car. That’s all this week – just observations
from my windshield.
