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Random Acts of Charity or Planned Release of Goods
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#charity #altruism #alms #almsdeeds #messianicjews #christianjews #2015
***DESIRED ALMSDEED to gladly receive: 1-WAY TRIP TO ISRAEL***
***ARE THERE ANY JEWS (Messianic-Christian) left IN THE WORLD?***
***I think all CHRISTIANS DESERVE A FREE TRIP TO THE HOLY LAND-ISRAEL :) ***
*JANUARY*
In January, the locals of Sandy, South Jordan, and Draper offered me food, liquid refreshment, monies, discount(s), rewards card(s), gift card(s), gift certificate(s), food voucher(s), Religious pamphlet(s)/booklet(s), electrical power, temporary pillow usage, Hotel room(s), temporary shelter, temporary storage, ride(s), help, Food Pantry information/suggestions, housing information/suggestions, missionary trip information, and encouragement. *End result: food, a new head scarf, another bra, another pair of pants, [shoe fume neutralizer] "Odor-Eaters" insoles, and "Walmart brand-spankin' new" tent
-SANDY, UT-
*Exxon [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Worker offered a FREE hot cocoa...I was approached, while I finished eating a bagel near the front doors; 1 Customer offered monies, after saying, "So, you're about to brave the cold again today? Here...I would like to buy you lunch."
*State Street near Mark Miller Subaru South Towne [Car Dealership]: 2 Locals (a Couple) offered monies, a ride, and local Baptist Church promotional booklet...while I walked Southward
*Shell [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Worker offered food (i.e., a frozen dinner [microwave heated])...while I finished off a cup of hot cocoa
*Taco Bell [Fast-Food Chain]: 3 Workers [on separate occasions] offered a FREE dessert...after I placed an order for a dessert; 1 Worker, encountered many times before, [on another day] offered a FREE beverage ("on the house")...after I placed an order
*KFC-A&W [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Worker offered FREE 'food & beverage' (i.e., an order of biscuits, and beverage)...after I placed an order for biscuits; 1 Worker [on another day] offered food (i.e., FREE cookies, and a breakfast meal [from another food source])...soon after I entered the Dining Room; 1 Worker [on another day] offered FREE biscuits...after I placed an order for biscuits; 1 Worker, encountered many times before, offered a discount (i.e., a special meal deal for an "individual side," and biscuits w/ beverage)
*Outside of Starbucks [Coffeehouse Chain]: 1 "Drive-Thru" Customer offered monies (to pay for food)...while I stood near my hiking gear at an Outdoor Dining table; 4 Customers [on separate occasions] offered a hot beverage; 1 Customer offered monies...while I walked away from the Coffeehouse; 1 Customer offered a beverage...while I attempted to connect to the FREE WiFi at an Outdoor Dining table; 1 "Drive-Thru" Customer (who recently offered me a laptop charger at a local Walmart) [in a vehicle w/ a companion] offered a hot beverage (i.e., 'my beverage of choice' ["Chai Tea Latte w/ Soy"]); 1 ???Local??? [in a vehicle w/ a Child] [on another day] offered coins (i.e., spare change from an ash tray), after saying, "[You got a] large bag. [So] do you like coffee?... Here [I got some extra change]. It's a lot, so you'll probably need a bag [for it]. [But] you have to promise [me that you'll use it] to get a coffee."; 1 Customer [on another day] offered monies (i.e., the change from the order), and 'to pay for a beverage'...while I leisurely paced along the Outdoor Dining Area; 1 Local (who recently offered me a laptop charger at a local Walmart) offered a hot beverage ('my beverage of choice'); 1 [in a vehicle] offered a gift card...while I leisurely stood next to an Outdoor Dining table; 1 Customer [on another day] offered monies; 1 Customer offered a hot beverage ('my beverage of choice'), after asking about my travel story...while I sat at an Outdoor Dining table; 1 "Drive-Thru" Customer [on another day] offered a hot coffee; 1 Customer (w/ a companion) offered a hot coffee...while I actively sewed a torn handle back onto a cheap "Dollar Store" tote bag
*La Frontera [Mexican Restaurant]: 1 Waitress offered a FREE beverage...while I finished off a box of nachos (purchased earlier) on a bench inside the entryway
*#UNDISCLOSED#: 1 offered "Time & Space" (temporary shelter) inside a Lobby...while I sat in an entryway (to get some heat); 1 [on another day] offered a sandwich (from Wendy's), and pillow (for the night)...while I rested on an upper-level floor; 1 (w/ a companion) [on another day] offered monies; 1 [on another day] offered a beverage (bottle of soda)
*Outside of Paradise Bakery & Cafe [Panera Bread owned Restaurant Chain]: 1 Customer (w/ an Associate) offered 'food & beverage' (i.e., a sandwich, cookie, and can of soda)...while I sat on a sidewalk curb alongside the Restaurant; 1 Worker [on 2 different days] offered FREE 'food & beverage' (i.e., a cookie, and coffee); 1 Customer [on another day] offered 'food & beverage' (i.e., a sandwich, and cup of coffee); 1 Customer [on another day] offered 'food & beverage' (i.e., a sandwich, cookie, and cup of coffee); 1 Customer offered pita bread...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my laptop on a sidewalk curb alongside the Restaurant. [NOTE: The Customer handed me the bread from one of many "Angel Bakeries" boxes in the bed of a truck. The boxes of pita bread were from the Sundance Film Festival.]
*Wendy's [Fast-Food Chain]: 2 Workers offered 'to pay for a meal'...while I waited for my laptop to connect to the FREE WiFi at a Dining Room table; 1 Worker [on another day] offered a beverage...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my laptop at a Dining Room table; 1 Customer (w/ a companion) [on another day] offered monies; 1 Worker, encountered many times before, offered a FREE beverage (drink cup)...after I placed an order; 1 Worker [on another day] offered additional food (by upsizing the items); 1 Worker [on another day] offered FREE fries ("Value Fries")...while I attempted to purchase another box of fries at the order counter. I explained that someone recently purchased food (a sandwich and fries) for me, yet I wanted another box of fries. Then, the Worker offered the additional box of fries for FREE even though I quickly pulled out money to show that I could pay for another (box of fries); 1 Customer [on another day] offered monies...while I quietly sat at a Dining Room table (after finishing off a "Frosty" dessert [purchased earlier]); 1 Worker, encountered many times before, offered more "Time & Space" inside the Dining Room...while I prepared to make a visit to the Ladies restroom; 1 Worker offered 'to pay for food'...while I attempted to place an order; 1 Customer [on another day] offered a sandwich (i.e., an extra sandwich from a meal)...soon after I entered the Restaurant; 1 Worker, encountered before, offered FREE fries ('large fries')...after I ordered a 'large fries'; 1 [ANONYMOUS] offered monies...then I found the money along the top of my luggage cart (hand truck)
*Outside of Wendy's: 1 "Drive-Thru" Customer offered 'to pay for food'...while I calmly sat on a sidewalk curb alongside the Restaurant; 1 Customer (w/ Children) [on another day] offered a combo meal; 1 Customer [on another day] offered food (i.e., a sandwich, and $$$fries [per request]$$$); 1 Customer (who is a local Dentist School Student) offered 'to pay for food'...while I leisurely stood next to my hiking gear on a sidewalk curb alongside the Restaurant; 1 Customer (w/ a companion) [on another day] offered monies, after asking, "Can I buy you dinner?"; 1 offered coins ('spare change'); 1 Customer [on another day] offered 'food & beverage' (i.e., a sandwich, and "Frosty" dessert)...while I sat on a sidewalk curb alongside the Restaurant; 1 Customer [on another day] offered 'food & beverage' (i.e., a sandwich, fries, and beverage)
*Outside of KFC-A&W: 1 Worker offered a FREE combo meal...while I leisurely stood near my hiking gear on a sidewalk curb of the Restaurant. [NOTE: Earlier, the Worker--who offered the meal--and another Worker cordially greeted me by name, and asked me about my day.]
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*Holiday Inn Express & Suites [Hotel]: 1 Manager requested my departure from the Hotel, after stating that the Hotel is only for registered Guests...while I attempted to prepare a cup of soup in the Breakfast Room
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*Outside of Taco Bell: 1 Local offered monies...while I calmly sat on a sidewalk curb alongside the Restaurant; 1 Local (who is a BYU Student, and member of LDS) offered 'to pay for food' (any desired "Dollar Cravings Menu" items), and Mormon Missionary information (i.e., information about a Mormon Missionary [a close Associate of the Local], who could possibly assist with planning a trip to Israel)...while I enjoyed a bottle of "Apple Beer" (non-alcoholic beverage) just outside of the Restaurant; 1 group [in a vehicle] offered monies...while I stood next to my hiking gear on a sidewalk curb alongside the Restaurant; 1 [on another day] offered 'to pay for food'...while I calmly sat on a sidewalk curb alongside the Restaurant; 1 Youth offered a taco...while I prepared to leave the Restaurant; 1 [in a vehicle] offered monies...while I sat on a sidewalk curb alongside the Restaurant; 1 Customer offered monies; 1 Customer [on another day] offered a newspaper; 1 "Drive-Thru" Customer [in a vehicle w/ a Child] offered tacos (soft tacos)...while I looked over my hiking gear on a sidewalk curb alongside the Restaurant; 1 [in a vehicle] offered money, after saying, "Hey! My girlfriend [wants] me to give this [money] to you."...while I stood near my hiking gear on a sidewalk curb alongside the Restaurant; 1 [in a vehicle w/ companions] offered monies, after saying, "Hey! Do you need anything?"...while I used FREE WiFi w/ my laptop on a sidewalk curb alongside the Restaurant; 2 Teenagers offered 'food & beverage' (i.e., a taco, and "Freeze" beverage)
*Outside of Shell [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Customer offered a beverage (bottle of soda)...while I sat and finished eating a box of candy on a sidewalk curb alongside the building
*Starbucks: 1 Barista, encountered many times before, [on more than 1 occasion] offered a FREE hot beverage (e.g., hot cocoa, or coffee)...after I requested hot water (to use w/ my Starbucks Reusable Cup, and a packet of instant hot cocoa mix); 1 Barista offered a FREE coffee...after I explained that someone recently offered me $$$ dollars to get a coffee; $$$2 Baristas [on separate occasions] offered FREE whipped cream (for my cup of hot cocoa)...after I requested hot water (to use w/ my Starbucks Reusable Cup, and a packet of instant hot cocoa mix)$$$; 1 Barista, encountered many times before, offered a FREE hot cocoa...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my laptop at a Dining Room table
*Outside of Sonic Drive-In [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Worker offered a FREE burrito ("Breakfast Burrito")...soon after I placed down my hiking gear on the Patio Dining Area; 1 Worker [on another day] offered FREE 'food & beverage' (i.e., a sandwich, and hot cocoa)...after I placed down my hiking gear around a Patio Dining table, and leisurely walked about the Patio Dining Area
*South Towne Center [Shopping Mall]: 1 ???Shopper??? offered a ride...while I quietly sat on a bench in an entry hallway; 1 ???Mall Shop Associate??? offered 'food & beverage' (i.e., a few candy bars, and can of soda), and a bag, after asking, "Are you homeless?"...while I leisurely walked about a hallway near an entryway; 1 ???Shopper??? offered monies, and help, after saying, "I see you here... Do you need help?... Do you have money to pay for food?" also asked about my travel situation...while I walked back towards my hiking gear, after leisurely walking about a hallway near an entryway. After the ???Shopper??? asked me about my present situation, I explained that I am a Hiker, Backpacker, and Traveler, who is in need of a new tent. So, I sometimes sit at the local Walmarts and Malls, because in the past, some Shoppers coincidentally blessed me with charity that appropriately helped me to meet my immediate needs; 1 ???Shopper??? (w/ a companion) [on another day] offered monies...while I sat on a bench in a hallway near an entryway
*Corner of State Street & 10200 South near Sonic Drive-In: 1 Sonic Drive-In Worker offered a FREE sandwich, after saying, "Hey...hey! I saw you dancing the other day [just outside of the Sonic Drive-In Restaurant]. You made me happy. [You put a smile on my face.]"...while I waited to cross a street at a traffic light. [NOTE: Before I walked to the street corner, I quickly strolled along the Sonic Drive-In Patio Dining Area, and briefly looked over a menu display.]
*Dillard's [Department Store]/South Towne Center: 1 Sales Associate offered affordable housing information/suggestions (about a low monthly rate apartment building for Homeless People)...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my laptop in a sofa chair area of the Ladies restroom
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*#UNDISCLOSED#: 1 Laundry Worker [who had tattoos galore (and was perhaps a member of a Female Gang)] asked me to leave a building at around 12 midnight...while I rested on an upper-level floor; 1 said, "We already told you that you can't stay [in the building]. If I see you again, [then] I'm going to call Dispatch."...soon after I exited an elevator
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*Outside of TOGO'S [Sandwich Chain] adjacent to The Orange Peel [Smoothie Shop]: 1 Customer offered a gift certificate (from The Orange Peel)...while I stood next to an Outdoor Dining table (after taking time to admire the surroundings, by obviously gazing towards the beautiful Utah mountain ranges). [NOTE: At this point, I do admit, that I appreciate the high peak (mountainous) view of "The Great God's Earth." I remember that "The Almighty God" is above every peak, and eternally worthy of glory, dominion, and power. (With my hands in the air.) Yea, "Lord God Omnipotent" shall reign forever. :) ]
*Holiday Inn Express & Suites: 1 Hotel Staff Member offered 'food & water' (i.e., a sandwich, fruit, and bottled water)...while I finished off a bowl of oatmeal in the Hotel Breakfast Room; 1 Hotel Staff Member, encountered before, offered 'food & water' (i.e., food, bottled water, and hot water [for a cup of oatmeal]), more "Time & Space" inside the Hotel, and temporary storage (for my hiking gear, so that a group of Hotel Guests [i.e., a Sports Team] could easily use the Hotel Breakfast Room for a scheduled meeting)...soon after I entered the Hotel Breakfast Room; 1 Hotel Staff Member [on another day] offered food (i.e., a chicken teriyaki bowl [heated], and biscuits)...while I waited for my laptop to recharge in the Hotel Breakfast Room; 1 Hotel Staff Member, encountered before, offered more "Time & Space" (until a certain time) in the Hotel Breakfast Room; 1 Hotel Staff Member, encountered before, offered 'food & beverage' (including milk)...while I sat in the Hotel Breakfast Room; 1 Hotel Staff Member, encountered many times before, offered 'food & beverage' (i.e., food, and a bottle of soda)...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my laptop in the Hotel Breakfast Room
*Best Western Plus CottonTree Inn [Hotel]: 1 Hotel Staff Member offered a FREE doughnut, and said, "No. We told you before that you can't eat here. And, the Manager is on [his/her] way [to the Breakfast Room]. (Thereby, implying that I should briskly leave the Hotel.) However, you can have a doughnut."...while I attempted to put together a plate of food in the Breakfast Room
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*#UNDISCLOSED#: 1 asked me to leave a building, after mentioning that they could not allow me in the building, because only registered Guests are allowed...while I rested on an upper-level floor
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*Best Western Plus CottonTree Inn: 1 Security Manager threatened me to stay away from the Hotel, and warned that they would call the Police if I'd return...just as I exited a Ladies restroom
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*Outside of Sweet Tomatoes [Buffet-Style Restaurant Chain]: 1 Customer (w/ a Child) offered a buffet meal, monies, and encouragement (???to have good luck in life???)...while I quietly sat alongside the Restaurant
*Outside of Exxon [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Youth (w/ an Adult) offered food (in a "To-Go" box from Panda Express [Asian Gourmet Restaurant Chain])...soon after I placed down my hiking gear on a sidewalk curb alongside the Gas Station
*Outside of Zilio's Artisan Pizza [Pizza Restaurant]: 1 Worker (who is a member of LDS) offered a FREE pizza (w/ beverage), ride, Hotel room stay (for the night), Mormon Missionary information, and regional Food Pantry suggestions, also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I walked away from the Restaurant (after I used the Ladies restroom, and purchased an "Apple Beer" [non-alcoholic beverage] in the Restaurant). [NOTE: Later that night, we met up with a close Relation of the Worker, who also offered me charity.]
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*Outside of Paradise Bakery & Cafe: 1 Worker asked me to leave the Restaurant, accused me of solicitation, and said that I was bothering their customers...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my laptop at an Outdoor Dining table
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-SOUTH JORDAN, UT-
*Sam's Club [Large Retail Wholesale Warehouse Chain]: 1 Worker offered power outlet usage (to charge my laptop)...while I used the FREE WiFi on a bench inside the entryway; 1 Club Member offered 'to pay for food' (from the in-store Cafe)...while I walked away from the in-store Cafe (after I placed an order)
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*Walmart [Large Retail Department Store Chain]: 1 Manager, and 2 Store Associates requested my departure from the Store, and the Manager called the Police on me, after saying that I could no longer sleep in the building...while I rested on a bean bag chair in an aisle. The Manager called the Police on me, because I refused to expeditiously leave the Store area in the wee hours of the morning! [NOTE: Once again, it was an extremely cold weather day! Yet, Walmart quickly moved to give me the chilly boot.]
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*#POLICESHUTTLE#Walmart: Over 2 Local Police Officers offered a ride to a local Gas Station, after temporarily arresting me and leading me out of the Store to the back seat of a Police vehicle. The Officers explained that the Walmart would not allow me to sleep in their Store. To make matters worse, the Officers mentioned that the Store Associates accused me of shoplifting (a new blanket). So, I explained to the Officers that a new blanket and tarp were recently offered to me as charity, during a visit to the nearby Sam's Club. To clear the air, I explained that I did not steal the blanket, and suggested that they check the Sam's Club camera footage, because the charity handoff occurred among surveillance cameras. Lastly, 1 of the Officers mentioned that there are a number of active arrest warrants on record in my name, and suggested that I expeditiously handle the arrest warrants.
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*Sleep Inn of South Jordan/Sandy [Hotel]: 1 Hotel Staff Member asked me to leave the Hotel, after asking, "Are you a Hotel guest?... Sorry, but I'm gonna have to kick you out."...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my laptop at a Dining Room table in the Breakfast Room
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*Walmart: 1 Store Associate offered 'to pay for my lunch,' and encouragement (???to have a blessed life???)...after scissor trimming new "Odor-Eaters" insoles for my shoes in an entryway
*Parking Lot of a Vacant Property (a recently closed Denny's Diner location): 1 Local (who is a close Relation of the aforementioned Zilio's Artisan Pizza Worker) offered food, and a blanket (from Walmart)...while I sat in a vehicle with the Zilio's Artisan Pizza Worker. Unfortunately, the Hotel room fell through, because a nearby Hotel refused the Local's cash as payment to reserve a room. To be specific, the Hotel would only accept credit cards as payment to secure room reservations, but the Local did not want to make that kind of financial commitment.
-DRAPER, UT-
*Taco Time [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Worker offered FREE dessert (i.e., samples of a sorbet dessert)...soon after I entered the Restaurant
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*FEBRUARY*
In February, the locals of Sandy, Midvale, Lehi, and Provo offered me food, liquid refreshment, monies, food voucher(s), sacks (plastic bags), candles, Hotel room(s), temporary shelter, ride(s), help, encouragement, "Food & Shelter" information/suggestions, social networking group information, travel funding website information, and travel information/suggestions.
-SANDY, UT-
*Outside of Mimi's Cafe [French Casual Dining Restaurant Chain]: 1 ???Waitress??? offered a FREE cup of hot chocolate...I was approached, while I stood next to a bench just outside of the Restaurant
*Starbucks/Target [Large Retail Department Store Chain]: 2 Customers (who are a Couple) offered a hot beverage ('my beverage of choice')...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my laptop at a Dining Room table
*Exxon [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Customer offered money...while I stood and enjoyed a hot beverage (purchased earlier)
*Outside of Sonic Drive-In: 1 Worker offered FREE food (i.e., a sandwich, and hash browns)...after I placed down my hiking gear around a Patio Dining table, and leisurely walked about the Patio Dining Area. [NOTE: The weather was very rainy and wet, yet the FREE food helped to raise spirits on such a depressing weather day.]; 1 Worker [on another day] offered FREE food (i.e., a breakfast burrito, and mozzarella sticks)...while I munched on a few wheat snack crackers near a Patio Dining table
*Outside of Pei Wei Asian Diner [Asian Restaurant Chain]: 2 Customers (each) offered food (i.e., the remaining few boxes of food from a meal)...while I rested near a bench just outside of the Restaurant; 1 ???Customer??? offered food (i.e., a bag of fruit, and cookies), and candles (i.e., a few organic candles); 1 Worker offered a FREE cookie
*Outside of Einstein Bros. Bagels [Bagel and Coffee Chain]: 1 Worker offered food (i.e., a bag of bagels [end-of-day bagels], and chips ["Sun Chips" multigrain chips])...soon after I placed down my hiking gear around an Outdoor Dining table
*La Frontera: 1 ???Customer??? offered monies...while I used FREE WiFi w/ my laptop on a bench inside the entryway
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*Holiday Inn Express & Suites: 1 Hotel Manager, encountered before, requested my departure from the Hotel, after stating, "If we see you again, we will call the Police. We've done that before. [We can do it again.]"...just as I prepared to leave the Hotel, after organizing my hiking gear in a Hotel stairway
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*Sleep Inn of South Jordan/Sandy: 1 Hotel Staff Member, encountered before, offered a beverage (can of "V8 Vegetable Juice")...just as I prepared to leave the Breakfast Room
*Outside of Shell [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Customer [who wore a University of Utah sweater] offered monies, also asked about my travel situation...soon after I walked past the front doors of the building. During the encounter, I noticed that the Customer was wearing a University of Utah sweater. So, I mentioned that I liked the "U of U" (University of Utah) colors, and the big "U" displayed on the Customer's sweater. Also, I stated that I went to "IU" (Indiana University) [so...I'm attracted to University colors that look similar to "THE GREAT CREAM & CRIMSON"...SMILING]. The Customer responded, "Oh yeah! [IU] has one too many letters!"
*Shell [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Worker offered 'food & beverage' (i.e., FREE nachos, candy, a meal [w/o beverage, from Wendy's], coffee, and cappuccino), and "Time & Space" (temporary shelter) inside the building (to stay out of the bad weather)...after I requested hot water (to use w/ my Starbucks Reusable Cup and instant coffee)
-MIDVALE, UT-
*Outside of Popeyes [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Customer offered money...while I sat on a sidewalk curb alongside the Restaurant; 1 Customer offered monies, after asking about my travel situation...while I prepared to leave the Restaurant area
-LEHI, UT-
*Outside of Popeyes: 1 Customer offered bottled water...soon after I placed down my hiking gear on a sidewalk curb alongside the Restaurant; 1 Worker offered a combo meal (w/o beverage), after explaining that the Manager said that I was not allowed to stay outside the building [on the sidewalk curbs for long periods of time]...while I sat on a sidewalk curb alongside the Restaurant; 1 Customer (w/ a companion) [on another day] offered monies; 2 Customers [on another day] offered food (i.e., spicy wings, fries, and a biscuit); 1 Customer [on another day] offered a food voucher (written on a receipt), after explaining that the "[food voucher]" was in writing, because the Restaurant did not have any available gift certificates...while I walked back towards my hiking gear on a sidewalk curb (after exiting the Restaurant with a beverage refill)
*Popeyes: 1 Worker offered a dessert, monies, FREE sacks (plastic bags), help, and encouragement (???to stay safe on my travels???), after explaining that they thought that I was as well-known as 'the celebrities (big names) who visit the area,' also inquired about my travel situation...soon after I entered the Restaurant; 1 Worker (the aforementioned) [on another day] offered a FREE dessert, local "Impact Training" group information (i.e., 'Pagan Social Networking'-Training information), and encouragement...while I finished off some food at a Dining Room table
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*Hampton Inn Lehi-Thanksgiving Point [Hotel]: 1 Hotel Staff Member implied that I should leave the Hotel, after stating, "You can't stay here. Sorry."...while I charged my laptop in a Hotel stairway; 1 Hotel Staff Member [on another day] requested my departure from the Hotel, after saying, "We've seen you here before, and asked you to leave the property. [So, you can't hang out in here, and use the Hotel amenities.] Sorry. But, we are gonna have to ask you to leave."...while I sat on a sofa in the Breakfast Room. [NOTE: Earlier that night, the Hotel Staff Member permitted me to remain in the Breakfast Room and sit next to the fireplace (for a limited period of time).]
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*Hampton Inn Lehi-Thanksgiving Point: 1 Hotel Staff Member offered food (from the Breakfast Room), but they explained that Hotel amenities (such as food) are still only for registered Guests...while I attempted to pack away some food from the Breakfast Room
*Outside of Del Taco [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Local (who is a member of LDS) offered 'to pay for my lunch,' and travel suggestions (e.g., to visit the LDS College in Israel if/when I'm ever in need, while in Israel), also asked about my travel story...while I calmly sat at an Outdoor Dining table. The Local asked about my travels, and the whereabouts of [my former] family. After I mentioned that I am a "Christian Pilgrim-Backpacker," who started traveling Westward in 2009, the Local encouraged me to read the "Book of Mormon." [NOTE: The aforementioned Restaurant is located in Lehi. Notably, Lehi is also the name of a Jewish Prophet, who was an Israelite that traveled to the Americas, according to the "Book of Mormon."] Since, I desire to travel to Israel, the Local suggested that I visit the LDS College in Israel (if/when I get to Israel); 1 Customer offered monies...while I stood next to an Outdoor Dining table; 1 "Drive-Thru" Customer [in a "cool '70s style hippie van"] [on another day] offered burritos, after asking, "Are you homeless?"...while I walked back towards the Outdoor Dining Area, after briefly speaking with a local School Bus Driver [in a large School Bus], who also asked me about my present situation; 1 Popeyes Worker (who encouraged me to consider "Impact Training") [on another day] offered monies, and encouragement (???to remain hopeful about getting to Israel, because it is a travel goal that is within reach???)...while I stood next to an Outdoor Dining table. Earlier, the Popeyes Worker stopped by the Outdoor Dining Area, and sparked up some small talk, after I finished off some breakfast food. Later, the Popeyes Worker returned to the Outdoor Dining Area, (after a lunch break) and quickly handed me money. Lastly, the Popeyes Worker sincerely encouraged me to remain hopeful about getting to Israel, and said, "I can see that you are already there. [So, remain determined, because you will get to Israel.]"
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*7-Eleven [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Store Manager demanded me to leave the building, by frankly stating, "I don't want you in here anymore! You can no longer use the restroom." after loudly knocking on the Ladies restroom door...while I finished drying my damp socks w/ a hand dryer in the Ladies restroom. [NOTE: Alas, I was booted from a 7-Eleven, while I attempted to maintain a cleaning standard high enough to re-enter 7-Eleven's without disturbing the peace. Besides, it is good Pilgrim-Backpacker practice to wash socks often, even with restroom sinks, and finish drying the socks with paper towels and dryers (the preferred and most efficient method for drying socks).]; 1 Worker [on another day] requested me to leave the building, by stating that I was no longer allowed to enter 'that specific' 7-Eleven location, after explaining that the aforementioned Store Manager's demand (i.e., the "Managerial Restroom Rejection Proclamation") for me to "leave the building" (on the previous day) was actually a [verbally implied] BAN/BAR order. [I sense RESTROOM USAGE DISCRIMINATION. :(]
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*Outside of Arby's [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Child (w/ a group) offered a sandwich, after asking, "Do you want this?"...while I calmly sat at an Outdoor Dining table; 1 Customer [on another day] offered a sandwich; 1 Customer [on another day] offered 'to pay for my lunch'; 1 Adult and 1 Child [on another day] offered money, after the Adult asked, "Do you need any help?," while the Child handed me the money; 1 Customer [on another day] offered monies, after asking, "Do you need any help?... I just feel so bad, because you look like you don't have a place to stay. [Can you take some money?]"...while I prepared to leave the area (after recharging my laptop at an Outdoor Dining table); 1 ???Customer??? [on another day] offered monies, after asking, "So, do you need some money? Isn't that why you're out here [because you need some money]?," also asked about my travel story...while I leisurely sat at an Outdoor Dining table
*Outside of Zaxby's [Fast Casual Dining Chain]: 1 Worker offered money, and help, and said, "[Here's a $$$ bill.] I would have [offered] you more, if I had more money [with me]... Just come [on in] and ask [me], if you need anything."...while I used my laptop on a sidewalk curb alongside the Restaurant
*Outside of Courtyard Lehi at Thanksgiving Point [Hotel]: 1 ???Guest??? offered monies, after asking, "Are you ok? Do you need anything?... Do you need some money, food...?"...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my laptop on a sidewalk curb alongside the Hotel
*Outside of Maverik [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Customer [who wore a Firefighter Unit Promotional t-shirt] offered 'to pay for lunch'...while I sat on a sidewalk curb of the building
*Corner of Club House Drive & Ashton Boulevard near Starbucks: 1 [in a vehicle w/ a companion] offered food (i.e., the remaining dried fruit in an old plastic bag)...after I crossed the street at a traffic light
*Parking Lot Exit of Wash Barn Car Wash near Maverik [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 [in a vehicle] offered a meal (i.e., a combo meal box [w/o beverage] from Popeyes)...while I walked down a hill on Club House Dr towards a traffic light; 1 [in a vehicle] [on another day] offered granola bars, after asking, "Are you hungry?"
*Firehouse Subs [Sandwich Chain]: 2 Workers offered FREE food (i.e., a bag of chips, and cookie)...after I attempted to place an order for a cookie; 1 Customer (w/ a companion) [on another day] offered a meal (i.e., a sub sandwich, chips, and cookie w/ beverage)...while I proceeded to exit the Restaurant (after visiting the Ladies restroom)
*Parking Garage near Property Solutions [Software Company]: 1 offered food (i.e., a bowl of salad)...while I prepared to leave the area, after camping overnight in the garage; 1 [on another day] offered food (i.e., fruit, granola bars, cheese sticks, etc. [in a bag]); 1 Property Manager (who is a former Law Enforcement Officer) [w/ an Associate] offered 'Food & Shelter' information, and help (by suggesting that I make a visit to the Police Department, because they provide a Help Line for the 'homeless and needy' at every precinct)
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*Parking Garage near Property Solutions: 1 Local Police Officer (w/ backup) requested me to leave the parking garage, after mentioning that they remembered me from two encounters last year at an "Alpine Credit Union" and another location near American Fork...while I rested in my pitched tent
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*Del Taco: 1 Worker offered an additional cookie (w/ my order), and FREE coupons
*Outside of Costa Vida [Mexican Grill Restaurant Chain]: 1 Worker offered 'to pay for a meal'...while I calmly sat on a sidewalk curb alongside the Restaurant; 1 Customer (w/ Children) offered monies, and encouragement (to be blessed by God)
*Outside of Greek Souvlaki [Greek Restaurant]: 1 ???Worker??? offered a meal (i.e., a "Yeero [Gyro]" plate)...while I calmly sat on a sidewalk curb just outside of the Restaurant
*Dickey's Barbecue Pit [Barbecue Restaurant Chain]: 1 Worker offered $$$a beverage refill (i.e., a "Big Yellow Cup" refill [per request])$$$, and FREE ice cream cone (complimentary)
*SpringHill Suites Lehi at Thanksgiving Point [Hotel]: 1 Breakfast Room Worker offered food (i.e., $$$the leftover desserts and pastries [from a display case, at the end of the breakfast period] [per request]$$$, and 'the remaining eggs and meat')...while I attempted to put together a plate of food in the Hotel Breakfast Room
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*SpringHill Suites Lehi at Thanksgiving Point: 1 ???Hotel Manager??? (w/ another Hotel Staff Member as backup) requested my departure from the Hotel, after asking, "Didn't I ask you to leave last week? Once again, Hotel amenities are only for registered Hotel guests."...while I washed my hands in the Ladies restroom, after picking up some food in the Hotel Breakfast Room (at the end of the breakfast period). [NOTE: This time, the Breakfast Room Worker actually allowed me to pack away some of the leftovers in the display cases, after I requested some of the display case food. Also, the Breakfast Room Worker offered the remaining hot food, too.]
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*Outside of Cafe Zupas [Gourmet "Soups, Salads, & Sandwiches" Restaurant] adjacent to JDawgs [Gourmet Hot Dog Restaurant]: 1 ???JDawgs Worker??? requested my departure from the area, and said, "Hey Boss! My Manager told me to tell you that you got to relocate. [Ok! Sorry.]" [*What a DAWGMATIC curb-eviction notice?! Geesh!*]
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*Courtyard Lehi at Thanksgiving Point: 1 Hotel Staff Member, encountered many times before, offered a FREE slice of cake, after saying, "Here you go, my friend!"...while I used the FREE WiFi in a TV/sofa area; 2 Guests (who are Locals) offered monies, 'to pay for food & beverage,' a Hotel room stay, and ride, after inquiring about 'the nature of my Hotel visit & travel situation'; 1 Hotel Staff Member, encountered before, offered a FREE cup of soup ("on the house"), and FREE soup refills (for the remainder of the night)...after I explained that a Guest (i.e., 1 of the 2 aforementioned Guests) offered to 'pick up the tab'
*Outside of Starbucks: 1 [ANONYMOUS] offered cookies...then a Barista informed me of the charitable cookie offering, and said, "One of our customers would like to offer you [some] cookies... She noticed you out here...and [would like] to wish you a Happy Valentine's Day."...while I finished off a cup of instant coffee (w/ my Starbucks Reusable Cup) on a sidewalk curb. [NOTE: Earlier, I requested hot water (to use with my Starbucks Reusable Cup and instant coffee).]; 1 Customer (w/ a companion) offered a beverage, after asking, "Do you like nutmeg? [And] do you like cinnamon? They added too much nutmeg and cinnamon [to this beverage]. [However] you can have it!... Also, Happy Valentine's Day!"...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my laptop on an Outdoor Dining table; 1 Customer (who is a member of a local Non-denominational Evangelical Church) [on another day] offered monies, travel funding website information (i.e., information about a website designed to help individuals attract monetary funds for causes [e.g., support for the "sick & needy," missionary trips, etc.]), and a ride (i.e., an invitation to 'ride along with' to a local Non-denominational Church meeting), after requesting to briefly interview me about "my story," also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...just as I started to walk away from the Coffeehouse (after using the FREE WiFi w/ my laptop at an Outdoor Dining table)
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*Courtyard Lehi at Thanksgiving Point: 1 Hotel Manager, encountered before, asked me to leave the Hotel, after frankly stating that I really should find someplace else to go...while I enjoyed a cup of instant coffee (w/ whipped cream) (after requesting hot water from an in-house Starbucks Bistro Worker). [NOTE: Even though, I was noticed at the Bistro front counter with my Starbucks Reusable Cup (and instant coffee), the Hotel Manager still gave me the Hotel boot notice.]
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*Home2 Suites by Hilton [Hotel]: 1 Hotel Staff Member, encountered before, asked me to leave the Hotel premises, after mentioning that the Hotel is only for registered Guests...while I attempted to open a door in an entryway
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*Alley Path Between Mo' Bettah Hawaiian Style [Hawaiian Restaurant Chain] and Mountain West Burrito [Mexican Burrito Restaurant]: 1 Local (who was from Hawaii) (w/ a group) offered 'to pay for my lunch' (from Mo' Bettah Hawaiian Style), also asked about my travel situation...while I leisurely sat on a brick retaining wall along a side path between the two Restaurants. Initially, the Local looked at my hiking gear, and asked about my travel situation. Afterwards, in the Restaurant, the Local explained that they (and their family) are from Hawaii, even though they now reside in Utah.
*Mo' Bettah Hawaiian Style: 1 Customer (w/ a group) offered monies, after asking, "Did somebody [already offer] you some food?"...while I sat at a Dining Room table
*Timpanogos Highway past I-15 towards Outlets at Traverse Mountain [Outlet Mall]: 1 Driver [in a vehicle] offered food, by asking, "Are you hungry? Do you want some food?"...while I trudged Eastward towards the Outlets at Traverse Mountain
*Outside of Cafe Zupas adjacent to JDawgs: 1 ???Cafe Zupas Worker??? offered food (i.e., a cup of soup, and dessert w/ a chocolate covered strawberry [on the side] [in a "To-Go" box]), after asking, "Did you [already] eat lunch?"...while I calmly sat on a brick retaining wall along a side path towards an entrance of the Restaurant
*Corner of North Thanksgiving Way near Smashburger [Gourmet Hamburger Restaurant]: 1 [in a pickup truck] offered food (i.e., a bag of oranges, fruit snacks, and "Pringles")...soon after I crossed the street
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*Parking Lot near Hampton Inn Lehi-Thanksgiving Point: Over 2 Local Police Officers issued me a verbal trespass from the JCW's [Hamburger Restaurant Chain]...after I left JCW's and walked through a parking lot near the Hampton Inn. [NOTE: Earlier, inside the Restaurant, I overheard a few JCW's Workers request my departure from the Ladies restroom, while I sat on a toilet in a restroom stall. Supposedly, as the Police Officers explained, the JCW's Workers were confused about whether or not 'I was in the wrong restroom,' and accused me of spending too much time in the restroom.]
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*Outside of Starbucks: Over 3 Local Police Officers arrested/jailed me (at Utah County Jail) because of old arrest warrants, after a Hotel Manager at Home2 Suites by Hilton called the Police on me, for allegedly "Trespassing" in the Patio area just outside of the Home2 Suites by Hilton Hotel...while I leisurely stood near an Outdoor Dining table just outside of the Coffeehouse. Supposedly, the Hotel Manager at Home2 Suites by Hilton called the Police on me, while I finished off a dessert (from the nearby Greek Souvlaki Restaurant), and enjoyed the warmth of the Outdoor Patio Fireplace. [NOTE: At the JAIL, the JAIL and Medical Staff violated my "Living Will," because they submitted me to a Medical Isolation Unit for refusing to speak with the Medical Nurse. Yet, my brief encounter with the Medical Nurse went shockingly well, because the Medical Nurse quickly excused me from the Medical Office (in the Intake area), after I said, "I do not use Medical/Health Care! It is against my Religious/Spiritual beliefs. So, any blood pressure checks and other tests will not matter." However, once again, THE AMERICAN JAIL SYSTEM VIOLATED MY "LIVING WILL," and PLACED ME UNDER PERIODIC SUICIDE WATCH (w/ half hour cell room checks)! *Among other unattested reasons to house me among Medical/Health Care, THE JAIL FAILED TO RELEASE ME FROM MEDICAL ISOLATION (and transfer me to a typical Administrative Segregation housing area), BECAUSE I REFUSED TO TAKE A USELESS TB TEST!* To make matters confusingly worse, the JAIL failed to provide me attire appropriate to the assigned housing area (for one assigned to a Medical Isolation Unit). Notably, after "Video Court," a few Jail Guards mindlessly directed me to a General Population housing area. So, to make the problematic situation less problematic for MY OWN SAKE, I honestly walked out of the General Population housing area, and told a JAIL Guard about the imposed housing assignment (in the Medical wing). Nevertheless, I still protested every day (and supported my views with Biblical passages) for liberation from the Medical wing of the JAIL.]
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*Crest [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Worker offered an additional sack (plastic bag), after mentioning that it could help w/ carrying all my things (i.e., my Utah County Jail release papers, and groceries)...after I made a purchase
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*MARCH-...*
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*ALMSDEEDS*
I started off the year on a "shoes forward" good note, and moved my BLESSING-METER up more notches by donating a pair of shoes to a Hut no. 8 [Used Clothing Store] in Sandy. For making a donation, Hut no. 8 offered a "5 Hut Bucks" coupon.
MORE DONATIONS:
+ I donated canned goods to a Utah Charity via a drop box at a Gas Station in American Fork.
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