MASON CITY – An apparent homeless man was given an earful early Saturday afternoon by a woman.
NIT was alerted that a man who claimed to be homeless was camped out on 4th Street SW near Hy-Vee and KMart, on the south side of the busy intersection at Briarstone Drive. A woman was there “really giving him a lecture” a caller stated.
It’s been a cold day, with temps near 20 degrees. The man was sitting in the grass with windbreaker pants and jacket, with his hood up, holding a sign that says “HOMELESS ANYTHING HELPS”. A woman was there, too, probably mid-60’s in age, interrupting the man’s business.
At the scene, the man sat patiently, looking at the elderly woman’s face, as she bent over him with animation and hand gestures, pointing at him and then pointing east and to the ground, repeatedly. The man slowly nodded as she continued for at least 5 minutes.
At the end of her lecture, she and the homeless man shook hands, and he stood up as she watched. He towered over her; a large, hulking male, but seemed slow and harmless.
He began to pack up his sign and a few other small items as she drove away in her van, both waving at each other.
As the sagacious do-gooder drove from sight, he then slowly sat back down, leaned against a stop sign, crossed his legs and nestled his sign right back on top of his belly, watching the traffic whiz by.
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I know this woman (neighbor) and I am sure she wasn’t lecturing him. She was probably telling him where he could find a job or a shelter. She has a great heart and I am sure she was only concerned with his well-being. I know she is at least 90 years old.
HA 90? I bet she would love to hear that!
I think she’s a little bit younger
Get used to seeing this people because the real trash is who runs this city!
That was his mother and she was telling him to get and find a job. Your an embarrassment sitting on the corner. Now come home.
Must have been Philly then.
I dressed up as a bum and did the “homeless help me with whatever you can” bit. In 6 hours on a busy intersection by the highway I made $543.65. Panhandling is a lucrative occupation. Tax free too!
@watchdog-Don’t tell Philosophus that. He will be on the streets right away. It is something he would do real well. Sit on his butt and beg off working people.
WOW! Don’t let that word get out. In this town, that’s more than most people take home in two weeks slaving behind a counter or stocking shelves. Would be a great study to send someone out to try it. I hope this guy made $1k.
That is one massive hobo.
He’s a brain injured ex-NFL football player. Give him a break.
LOOK LADY…. If he wants to hear you bitch, he would be married to you.
This is news?
Of course it is. Anything that happens in North Iowa, has an affect on North Iowa, or that North Iowans might find interesting could be a news story. Glad you like it.
I enjoyed the narrative of this story. I was intrigued.