I remember years ago seeing people with signs "will work for food" and I always felt so bad. A couple times my husband and I stopped and gave people money and they grabbed it with no thank you and moved on to the next car and I felt it was a scam. Later on, our pastor told a story where he stopped and offered to buy the guy with a sign some food and the guy refused. So, I guess it can make you cynical after awhile. I usually won't give money anymore. We have bought food for people in fast food restaurants before and they seemed to appreciate it. You can tell when you see someone in there huddled over nothing but coffee that they are just in there to keep warm and could probably use a sandwich - but we don't give cash any more, except to well known charities. I hate to be that way - but hate to feel used also. I bend sometimes on certain occasions.