My nose meets other people's business

The freeway exit that leads to our neighborhood has seen increasing homeless traffic. One corner in particular now has people who work in shifts holding up the same sign. I thought it was merely my cynicism kicking in when I thought it was the same sign but different people holding it and then about ten days ago I actually watched the exchange take place. A man handed a woman over the piece of cardboard, he showed her his take, she shoved her newish looking duffle bag into the weeds so it was out of sight and turned around with her "Homeless - please help" sign as if none of us were there at the stop light watching the whole transaction.

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