Forward Glare + Headphones = No

The simple mathematical formula above is something that I post for the benefit of the "political panhandlers" of our fair city.

Now, don't get me wrong, I actually support, and in fact donate a small amount to some of these organizations (ACLU, Greenpeace, etc) , but the standing on the corner with a clipboard and a windbreaker method of drumming up donations has got to stop.

They often stand in front of BLB01 (they've been banned them from the porch), pull guilt trips about pandas, and basically get in the way. There has got to be a better way to reach the common man than hiring pushy kids with boundary issues to harass people on the street.

So remember canvassers, when I'm walking to work with my head phones and a distant forward glare: I don't want to stop and talk about pandas, I don't want to give you my credit card number, and I don't want to listen to your guilt trip. When you have to lean over and wave frantically in front of me to get my attention, I have probably seen you, and am ignoring you on purpose.

Shouting at me and sticking your hand in front of my chest as I attempt to walk by is a good damn way to get yelled at, and if you have a problem with that, you need to get tough, or get a different job.