I stopped at the Marathon/Chevron gas station on 1900 Newtown Pike just before the I-75 exchange on October 15 around 8:30 PM. It must be a hot spot for panhandlers since there were actually TWO of them vying for my attention. I told the 30ish guy who asked for gas money no several times. He drove off in his mini van after a frizzy-haired old lady in a wool cap and sweat pants yelled at him (and looked like she was taking his license down on her cell phone) I initially thought she had fallen for it and had given him money and was upset about it. After stupidly asking her if everything was OK I ended up giving her a couple bucks because GOOD GRIEF SHE HAD NO FRONT TEETH (well she did LOOK more "deserving" as she put it) and her lies were way more believable.
When I called the gas station owner the next day that there might be a problem when there's TWO of them panhandling on his property and could even possibly be WORKING TOGETHER he was COMPLETELY uninterested. He said HE"S never had any issues, that it's not his property (still trying to figure out if his Marathon pumps are installed on hoverboards or something), it can happen anywhere, that there's nothing he can do about it, and if I'm that concerned I should get a concealed carry permit (how did he know I didn't already have one? Maybe next time I should just shoot these pesky high pressure saleshobos on the "public" property his building and pumps sit on and we'll see if THAT gets his interest). Bottom line: avoid area and his gas station. Pass it on. read more