Happy Labor Day

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Walter Geiger

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Monday, September 6. 2010

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It's Labor Day. Do you deserve a day of rest from work? If so, how do you plan to spend the day?

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#1 Anon on 09/06/10 at 10:18 AM

ATTENTION Barnesville, There is a man going around the Holmes St, Moye St, College Dr area asking for money for gas saying he is from out of town. This is a SCAM he has been doing this for the last couple of weeks. I've seen him the last two days and reported himbut he is still out there, dont give him money, call and report him and maybe our fine police deprtment will make him leave our citizens alone.

#2 Anonymous on 09/06/10 at 11:32 AM

I don't work any more. Not because I don't need to but because I lost my job. Every day is a poor mans holiday without pay for me.

#3 pool on 09/06/10 at 12:26 PM

yea i get i tired of working who's idea was it for us to work anyways why can't we just make free money

#4 hongry man on 09/06/10 at 12:32 PM

i too have been unemployed for 18 months and enjoying funemployment. i am going to sear a thick ribeye, skewer some shrimp and celebrate for the millions of workers i have been depening on. cheers!

#5 It's Me on 09/06/10 at 12:50 PM

For my off day, I slept in as best I could ... visited someone dear to my family at the hospital ... and am going to go feed my elderly horse where she is enjoying grazing at a friend's property. There are many out of work and struggling right now so I am very greatful to be employed. Spending time with loved ones and friends is a great way to try to enjoy what you have without dwelling on the negatives in life even if only briefly.

#6 Mrs. G. on 09/06/10 at 12:59 PM

I have a job, Praise God, and I love it! But I did need a day so I could get my house clean and my laundry done. And I slept till almost 8:00 this morning! Ahhh!

#7 Yep on 09/06/10 at 03:05 PM

That man you're talking about drives an old reddish Dodge truck. The old, old style. He needs to be run off. He blocked my car in at Gordon one day so that I couldn't back out and then asked me for money for gas so he could get back to Forsyth. When he saw me get my gun out of my glove box, he said nevermind and drove off. I guess he didn't need gas that bad after all.

#8 GM on 09/06/10 at 05:57 PM

MILWAUKEE — A combative President Barack Obama rolled out a long-term jobs program Monday that would exceed $50 billion to rebuild roads, railways and runways, and coupled it with a blunt campaign-season assault on Republicans for causing Americans' hard economic times. (MSNBC.COM)

Obama has got to be the biggest idiot in the USA next to those people that suck up all his manure. All he ever does is; I’m going to do this or I'm going to do that and blame somebody else when it turns into a disaster. He took left over stimulus money and spent it a jobs program - money that was suppose to be repaid back to the tax payer. No results! He doesn’t do anything but spend money and blame someone else for the problems. If he wants to do something to start fixing the economy, he should resign. America makes mistakes but he is the biggest mistake ever made. I’ll take Bush any day over this moron. Heck, I’d even vote to bring back Carter.

#9 Anonymous on 09/06/10 at 06:39 PM

cant yall report on something important besides a beggar

#10 Anonymous on 09/06/10 at 07:40 PM

I ran out of gas this weekend in your town and I would like to THANK the many generous people who helped me in my time of need. Thanks to you, I was able to raise enough money to get gas, a thirty pack of busch light, two packs of newports and eight scratch offs. One of which I hit for $500. I will come back to Barnesville next weekend and pay everyone back....with interest!

#11 abc on 09/06/10 at 08:50 PM

He approached my wife at ingles last week she did not give him any money.This is very scary.I will talk to police tomorrow.

#12 Sheila Tolley on 09/07/10 at 12:39 AM

Another crazy with a gun. What caused you to pull out a gun just because someone was asking for money? You're the perfect example on why we need stricter gun control.

#13 cats on 09/07/10 at 04:59 AM

I got to watch some Judge shows, which I don't get to see because I'm employed full time.
Is it pitiful that I enjoy watching Judge Judy rip somebody a new one on a day of rest?

#14 Anonymous on 09/07/10 at 05:14 AM

This guy approached me when I was at the car wash. I gave him a couple of gallons of gas which I had in my van. I didn’t do it for him, I did it for me. Sometimes you never know when the need is legitimate and I do my best to help folks when I can. I know times are hard and compassion for others is where I prefer to be because I don’t like how I feel about myself when I am not. Call me naïve if you chose but it’s where I must be to stay close to my creator. Unfortunately, there are those who lack the integrity where as they exploit the goodness of others for their own gain. To those, they already live in their own little hell because to be able to continually do something like this they lack that which I know which makes life worth living. Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me. Thanks for the heads up on this guy. Where is Barnesville police when you need them?

#15 A.S. on 09/07/10 at 06:36 AM

I guess ur the guy everybody is talking about around town begging for gas and money. Why don't u get a real job and stop scamming everyone else u bum!!!

#16 Yep on 09/07/10 at 06:39 AM

Yeah, Sheila. I guess I am a crazy b/c this creep watched me, (a lone female) walk to my car and then proceeded to block me in with his truck. Yeah, I introduced him to my little friend. I guess I should have given him directions to your house for handouts?

#17 Anonymous on 09/07/10 at 07:44 AM

Yes, the guy gave the same story to me about needing gas to get back to Forsyth. He followed me into the Walgreen's parking lot. Sounds like he was very busy to have gone to so many places in Barnesville this weekend. Right description of the truck; the black male looked to be in his late 30s.

#18 Anon on 09/07/10 at 08:46 AM

He is not a beggar, he is a theif taking money from good people. He is also very invasive, and it seems dangerous to women, I dont feel safe with him walking our streets. If he is willing to steal from a person face to face I'm sure he would be willing to do much worse when he thinks no one is looking. If the police arent going to do something about this man i will.

#19 Anon on 09/07/10 at 08:55 AM

He blocked me in at the corner of Holmes and College, the police need to actually do something about this guy. And why is it that you cant report incidents to the police department? If you call the police department, you get a recording telling you to call 911 if its an emergency, and they give you another number to call if it is not. The other number is to the fire department. I've reported this man twice, he has tried to flag me down three times in the las two weeks, and each time I speak to someone who says yeah okay, doesnt ask for any more info, my name, and better description of the perp or anything. Walter maybe you can get a report on this issue - as a citizen of Barnesville I dont feel very safe when I report an incident and see the same thing going on the next morning. A neighborhood watch is useless if the police arent there to back up the people who see this crime everyday!

#20 NOT Shelia Tolley on 09/07/10 at 11:13 AM

If the police don't help, call Walter.

That should be the new slogan around here.

#21 NOT Shelia Tolley on 09/07/10 at 11:15 AM

Is he approaching women only?

#22 Anon on 09/07/10 at 11:25 AM

Yeah, Seems to reflect poorly on the police department...
I've had good experiences with the police department, not trying to stir up anything, I really appreciate what they do everyday.

#23 Sheila Tolley on 09/07/10 at 11:40 AM

1.1.2 is not my comment. I cannot catch all the impostor blogs.

#24 Sheila Tolley on 09/07/10 at 11:42 AM

Those that know me would know that was not my comment. My opinion is screw gun control and hand out bullets.

#25 NOT Shelia Tolley on 09/07/10 at 12:39 PM

I hear that!

#26 NOT Shelia Tolley on 09/07/10 at 01:20 PM

There are great lawmen and power hungry lawmen. You either join the profession to help or you join for the authority it gives you.

The issue we have is the ones who use the office and do not do the right thing or choose to use their discretion to help those who shouldn't he helped out of certain situations.

I have reported a crime before and I have been met with resistance based on who the offender was. People do not return your calls. They blow you off and never follow up. They pretend as if they never heard what you said. The person will resign or retire and still get a going away picture on the front page of the paper. IT HAPPENS. It happens with murders, rapes, domestic assault, molestation. And you open the paper and you see huge headlines about drug busts and the money seized. But what about the problems that are making everybody run to drugs in the first place!!!!

You have got to fix the problem and not bandage the issue. Most people live their life trying to get over the things that they experience in their childhoods. These kids are raised seeing domestic violence, experiencing molestation. Then the same people who do this go to church on Sunday and raise their hands to God and praise his name. And we have those kids growing up to not believe in God because of the examples of these people.

We are supposed to live righteously!

Everyone needs to see the movie "Crash." I am sad to say it hit the rail on the head. America is like this today. We are scared and we all take it out on each other instead of coming together to make a difference in our communities.

I am tired of the "Edgar Fryes" and Judges that break judicial cannons.

The pursuit of money, power and sex is bringing this world down.

It's not republicans or democrats, poor or rich, white or black. IT'S PEOPLE WITH NO CONSCIOUS. They come in every size and shape and they don't feel bad when they beat their wife or have sex with our children. They don't care about who is effected when they let an authority figure walk away from a trail of destruction with consequence. It's from seeing people arrested on child molestation and aggravated assault and getting $30000 bonds and seeing a corner drug pusher get thrown in jail with a $200,000 bond in an effort to push him to talk so the law can get to the big money fish.

Just this week their was a press release in the Griffin Daily news (They seem to get a majority of the press releases and they censor like crazy.) about a huge marijuana bust. They found 2000-3000 lbs and money hidden in a car dashboard. They said it was 12-20 thousand dollars. What the hell. They didn't count it at the scene and bag it for evidence? Hell, it couldn't have taken long to count that much money. Especially if it fit inside the car.

You are telling me they issued the press release before documenting and securing the evidence???

Society is screwed up. What side are you on?

#27 cats on 09/07/10 at 02:20 PM

You know what? I like the way you think. You can rest easy with your conscience. I admire that in you.

#28 NOT THE NOT SHELIA TOLLEY OR SHELIA TOLLEY on 09/07/10 at 02:23 PM

I wish someone would pull a damn gun on you....sick of you!

#29 DEATH STALK3R on 09/07/10 at 02:27 PM

I have had many ask me for rides and stuff....it's usually their last! *evil laugh*

#30 Woody on 09/07/10 at 05:42 PM

I'll wager that all the gas the Beggar Man burns riding aound town to ask people for gas money, would probably get him to Macon.

#31 Anonymous on 09/07/10 at 07:53 PM

The stock market is unstable, I suggest investing in precious metals...gold,silver,lead and brass.

#32 g.t on 09/07/10 at 07:56 PM

nice post.

#33 NOT Shelia Tolley on 09/07/10 at 08:24 PM

I agree. But the market on metals is high priced now. Most people waited too late.

#34 NOT Shelia Tolley on 09/07/10 at 08:34 PM

The beggar is showing predator behavior by following women and "boxing" them in. It shows he may be getting a thrill from making the women feel uncomfortable. This might not be just a nuisance crime and the behavior could escalate into more dangerous behavior at a later point. Grab his license plate if you see him again.

#35 HAG on 09/07/10 at 08:59 PM

I agree. Most people begging for gas money do it while walking; not driving around town. In his truck it's easier for him if he wants to grab someone. We need to be looking for his truck. He may taking up residence somewhere local.

#36 Jim Bowman on 09/08/10 at 03:46 AM

Apparently you do not read the news. The Supreme Court has ruled (more than once) that gun ownership is a constitutional right. The only control we need is to keep them our of the hands of criminals. Law abiding citizens have the right to have them and at times need them for protection from nut cases.

#37 Anonymous on 09/08/10 at 07:51 AM

He stopped us on a Sunday morning with the same story. We gave him a couple of dollars, then watched him as he drove across the tracks. How much does a rock go for these days?

#38 Brenda Gassett on 09/08/10 at 04:59 PM

Can you catch one?

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