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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-FEBRUARY*
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*MARCH*
In March, the locals of Sandy, South Jordan, American Fork, and Lehi offered me food, medication(s) (over-the-counter remedies), liquid refreshment, monies, gift card(s), coupon(s), discount(s), care package(s) (toiletries, socks, bottled water, etc.), sunscreen, shoes, poncho[s], Religious leaflet(s), temporary shelter, temporary camping space, ride(s), help, Religious Church service information/suggestions, temporary shelter information/suggestions, and encouragement. *End result: food, another shirt, a few more pairs of pants, jacket, another purse, new pair of shoes, ["my very own"] full-length chair cushion (to use as a comfy camping pad), and new fabric bags (to use as dry sacks)
-SANDY, UT-
*Shell [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 2 Workers, encountered before, offered 'food & beverage' (i.e., breakfast food from [an international Fast-Food Chain], FREE soda, and milk), medication ("DayQuil" to get over a cold), more "Time & Space" (temporary shelter) inside the building (to stay out of the cold weather), and help (if needed)
*Outside of Shell [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Customer offered monies...I was approached, while I finished off a soda (from Firehouse Subs [Sandwich Chain]) alongside the building
*Outside of Starbucks [Coffeehouse Chain]: 1 Customer offered a coupon (for a FREE beverage)...while I leisurely stood next to an Outdoor Dining table; 1 Customer [on another day] offered a beverage ('my beverage of choice'); 1 [in a vehicle] offered monies; 1 Customer [on another day] offered 'food & beverage' (i.e., a bagel, and hot beverage)...while I sat at an Outdoor Dining table
*Outside of Wendy's [Fast-Food Chain] next to Best Western Plus CottonTree Inn [Hotel]: 2 ???Hotel Guests??? offered 'food & water/beverage' (i.e., a slice of pizza [in a "Ziploc" bag], bottled water, and can of soda), and shoes (i.e., a pair of Men's shoes [*LAUGHABLE*])...while I sat (and dozed off) on a sidewalk curb alongside the Restaurant; 1 Customer [on another day] offered money, after asking, "Do you need some help?"...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my laptop on a sidewalk curb alongside the Restaurant
*Outside of Exxon [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Customer offered monies, after saying, "Here you go, darling! Go get yourself some hot chocolate or something [else]."...while I calmly sat on a sidewalk curb just outside of the building; 1 ???Customer??? [on another day] offered monies, after asking, "Can you take $$$ bucks?"...while I sat (and dozed off); 2 Customers [on another day] offered food (beef jerky)...while I finished off a bag of tortilla chips; 1 [in a vehicle] offered monies; 1 ???Customer??? [on another day] offered a candy bar...while I finished off a cup of coffee (from Starbucks)
*Starbucks: 3 Baristas [on separate occasions] offered a FREE coffee refill ('my ordered coffee refill' [w/ my Starbucks Reusable Cup])
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*Outside of Dillard's [Department Store]/South Towne Center [Shopping Mall]: 1 Security Guard, encountered many times before, requested my departure from the Mall, after saying, "The Mall Management said that you can't stay here... [Now, I don't mind you. I like you.] If it was up to me, I would let you get rest on the benches [out] here."...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my laptop on a bench just outside of an entryway of the Department Store. [NOTE: The Mall Management seems very determined to carry on business (ordinarily) without a "Pilgrim-Backpacker-Traveler Like Me," because I was booted from the Mall on one of the worst snowy (flash storm) weather days of the year.]
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*Starbucks/Target [Large Retail Department Store Chain]: 1 Store Associate offered a FREE coffee refill ('my ordered coffee refill' [w/ my Starbucks Reusable Cup])
*Taco Bell [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Customer (w/ a companion) offered money...while I attempted to get some soda from the Self-Service Soda Fountain Machine; 1 Worker offered FREE beverage (large drink cup)...after I placed an order
*Outside of Taco Bell: 1 [in a vehicle] offered monies, and encouragement, after asking, "Do you need anything?" also inquired about my travel story...while I sat on a sidewalk curb just outside of the Restaurant
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*#UNDISCLOSED# [Hotel]: 1 Hotel Staff Member (w/ another as backup) asked me to leave a Hotel at around 11 at night...while I rested on an upper-level floor
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*#UNDISCLOSED# [Hotel]: 1 Hotel Guest offered 'food & beverage' (from a Breakfast Room)...just then I awakened from sleep, after resting overnight in a certain upper-level area of a Hotel
*Outside of Firehouse Subs: 1 ???Local??? (who is a Mormon) offered a care package tote bag (i.e., toiletries, toilet paper, socks, bottled water, granola bars, candies, etc.), and Religious leaflet (for the "Book of Mormon")...while I used FREE WiFi w/ my laptop at an Outdoor Dining table. [NOTE: It was a providential almsdeed, because my cheap "Dollar Store" tote bag was "at its holey ripped handles end."]
*Outside of Paradise Bakery & Cafe [Panera Bread owned Restaurant Chain]: 1 (w/ a companion) offered monies...while I leisurely sat on a sidewalk curb alongside the Restaurant; 1 Customer offered food (i.e., a sandwich, and bag of chips)
*State Street & 10200 South near Sonic Drive-In [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 ???Local??? [in a vehicle] offered monies, and encouragement (to be blessed by God)...while I trudged across the street at a traffic light
*Los Cucos [Mexican Cafe Restaurant]: 1 Waitress offered additional food (w/ my order)
*Exxon [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Worker offered a FREE beverage refill ("on the house")
*Outside of Beans & Brews [Coffeehouse Chain]: 1 Hobo (who is a local U.S. Military Veteran) [w/ a portable oxygen machine] offered 'food & beverage' (i.e., energy bars, and a cup of coffee), and a poncho (emergency poncho), before mentioning that they remembered me from an encounter last year on another side of town, also asked about my travel situation (e.g., how I was doing)...while I finished off "cookies and a cup of coffee" (purchased earlier) alongside the Coffeehouse. The Hobo explained that they now use an oxygen machine, because they recently underwent Medical treatment for cancer. Yet, they still admittedly smoke Marijuana, and expounded about the legalization of Marijuana in certain states. On that note, they repeated a memorable statement about their stance, by saying, "I don't know what I'm goin' do without my weed." [*SMILING*] After some small talk, the Hobo (who eventually pulled out a cigarette [*SMILING, WHILE EXPERIENCING AN UNBANNED AIR OF CLARITY*]) recounted a valiant survival experience during a 20th century American War, in which the Hobo used morphine to survive (by stabbing one leg with a shot of morphine).
*Beans & Brews: 1 Barista offered a FREE coffee refill ('my ordered coffee refill')
*KFC-A&W [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Worker offered discounts (w/ my order)
*La Frontera [Mexican Restaurant]: 2 Customers (who are a Couple) offered 'to pay for food'...while I used FREE WiFi w/ my laptop on a bench inside the entryway
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*Behind a Strip Mall of The Commons at Southtowne [Shopping Center]: 2 Local Police Officers issued me a verbal "Trespass Warning," and arrested/held me (at Salt Lake County Jail) on old arrest warrants...while I slept in my pitched tent inside a trash dumpster enclosure (w/ a missing dumpster) behind the Strip Mall Property. [NOTE: Once again, I was sent to the Salt Lake County Jail, and released because of JAIL overcrowding.]
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*Outside of Sonic Drive-In: 1 Worker offered a FREE sandwich (w/ my order)...while I waited for my order (i.e., a "Daily Special" half price milkshake) near a Patio Dining table; 1 ???Customer??? offered monies, after saying, "Tonight's meal is on me."...while I counted the money that I prepared to use as payment for an order
*Outside of Village Baker [Bakery Restaurant]: 1 Customer [w/ a group in a vehicle] offered a cinnamon roll (in a "To-Go" box), after saying, "Here! We have extra[ dessert]."...while I leisurely sat at an Outdoor Dining table just outside of the Restaurant
*BA Texas BBQ [Barbecue Restaurant]: $$$1 Waitress offered a bread roll, after I asked, "What do the rolls look like?... Ok. [I'll take one.]"...while I waited for an order of fries$$$
-SOUTH JORDAN, UT-
*South Jordan Parkway/10600 South past Frontage Road: 2 Locals [in a pickup truck] offered monies, and a ride...while I trudged Eastward (through snow) over the I-15 Interstate bridge towards Sandy
-AMERICAN FORK, UT-
*300 West & 100 South near Lion's Park: 1 [in a vehicle] offered monies, and a ride...while I walked Northward towards the nearby Shopping Area; 1 Local (???a local Resident???) offered 'food & beverage' (i.e., a box of crackers, and beverage)
*Walmart [Large Retail Department Store Chain]: 1 Shopper (who is a member of LDS) offered 'to pay for any needed in-store items' (e.g., another pair of shoes, and groceries), and Religious Church service information/suggestions (i.e., an invitation to the next LDS Sunday Church service)...while I rested on a bean bag chair in an aisle; 3 Teenagers [on another day] offered tacos (???from Del Taco's "Tuesday Taco Night"???)
*Outside of Arby's [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 "Drive-Thru" Customer offered 'to pay for food'...while I leisurely sat on a sidewalk curb alongside the Restaurant; 1 "Drive-Thru" Customer offered a meal, after saying, "We have an extra [meal]."; 1 [w/ a companion in a vehicle] offered monies, and encouragement (to be blessed by God); 1 Customer [on another day] offered monies; 1 Customer [in a vehicle] offered a sandwich; 1 Customer [in a vehicle] [on another day] offered fries, monies, and encouragement (to stay safe on my travels), also asked about my travel situation; 1 ???Customer??? offered coins ('spare change')...while I stood alongside the Restaurant
*Behind The Home Depot [Home Improvement Store]: 1 [in a vehicle] offered monies...while I sat (and dozed off) on an energy box platform behind the Store; 1 Local (who is a former Homeless Person) [in a vehicle] offered monies, and temporary shelter information/suggestions (e.g., ways to sleep under bridges), and said, "I've been there. [Here's some money.] When you get back on your feet, [just be sure to] pass it on... [Better yet!] Give me back the $$$ [dollars]. [Here's more money.] So, you can go get yourself a full meal at Chuck-A-Rama [Buffet Restaurant Chain]."...just as I got up to leave the Store area. The Local mentioned that they used to sleep under bridges in Reno, Nevada. So, they were moved with compassion towards me, and offered temporary shelter suggestions. Specifically, the Local explained ways to survive under certain bridges in the local area.
*Outside of IHOP Restaurant: 1 ???Manager??? (w/ a Waiter) offered a FREE meal, and "Time & Space" inside the Dining Room...while I calmly sat on a sidewalk curb behind the Restaurant
*Parking Lot of Walmart: 2 [in a vehicle] offered a beverage...while I temporarily stopped to straighten out my hiking gear on my hand truck (luggage cart)
*Corner of 900 West & State Street/US-89 (U.S. Highway 89) near Mountain America Credit Union: 1 [who wore a safety vest and military style backpack] [on a bicycle] offered monies...after I crossed the street at a traffic light
*Outside of Dickey's Barbecue Pit [Barbecue Restaurant Chain]: 1 Manager (who is a former Itinerant, used to live out of a vehicle, and traveled all around the country) offered a FREE meal, "Time & Space" (temporary shelter) inside the Restaurant, and encouragement (to continue on my journey), also asked about my travel situation...just as I got up to leave the area, after getting some brief rest at an Outdoor Picnic table alongside the Restaurant. Also, the Manager now permanently resides in a state on the East Coast, even though they are currently in Utah on family leave. So, the Manager works part-time for Dickey's as a way to make ends meet, while away from their place of residence. Lastly, the Manager said that if I'm still in the area, to feel free to stop by and get a FREE meal on a certain day every week.
*Dickey's Barbecue Pit: 1 Worker offered a ride (in the Restaurant's promotional van)
*Tesoro/Fast Gas [Gas Station/Convenience Store]/[a certain Sandwich Chain]: 1 Worker (who is a member of LDS from Spain) offered 'food & beverage,' temporary camping space (in a nearby park [Hindley Park]), and encouragement, also asked about my travel situation...after I explained my travel story, and that I desire to backpack in Israel (the Holy Land) for the remainder of my days. The Worker appreciated my story, yet encouraged me to reconnect to my former [Legal Guardians]. So, I explained that I no longer have contact with my former Legal Guardians, because of Religious way differences (e.g., denominational differences, Religious/Spiritual practice differences, political differences, and lifestyle differences). Nevertheless, the gracious Worker said that I could have more food and beverage upon future visits to the Gas Station; 1 Worker (who is a member of LDS from Spain), encountered before, offered a dessert (to go w/ my cup of coffee)...while I finished off a cup of coffee at an in-store Dining Room table; 1 Worker (who also works at a local Dollar Store) [on another day] offered FREE coffee (since the Worker was already in the process of dumping the old coffee)...after I requested hot water (to use with an old Gas Station coffee cup and instant coffee); 1 Worker [on another day] offered FREE pizza (i.e., small pizza slices from the hot food case)...after I requested hot water (to use with an old Gas Station coffee cup and instant coffee)
*Behind a Strip Mall Retail Space that shares a Strip Mall Property with Affordable Dentures [Dentistry] in The Meadows [Shopping Area]: 1 Affordable Dentures Dentist [in a work uniform] offered 'food & water' (i.e., crackers, and bottled water)...while I recharged my laptop (w/ an outdoor power outlet) behind a Strip Mall Property
*Beans & Brews: 1 Barista offered a FREE coffee refill ('my ordered coffee refill')
*Corner of Nicoles Lane/130 North & Kawakami Drive/600 West near Office Depot [Office Supply Retail Company]: 1 ???Local??? (who is a member of LDS) offered monies...while I walked Eastward
*Paradise Bakery & Cafe [Panera Bread owned Restaurant Chain]: 1 ???Manager??? offered a FREE coffee refill ('my ordered coffee refill'); 1 Worker offered a FREE coffee refill ('my ordered coffee refill') (w/ my order to redeem a "FREE Dessert Birthday Offer" [from my Panera Bread Rewards Program account]); 1 Customer [on another day] offered cookies (in a box), after asking about my travel story...soon after I entered the Restaurant to dispose of a Dining Room plate (used for a sandwich)
*Temptasian [Authentic Asian Cuisine Restaurant]: 1 ???Restaurant Manager??? offered FREE 'food & beverage' (i.e., a meal, chef specialty dessert, and beverage [bottle of juice "for the road"]), also inquired about my travel story...after I placed an order
*Sonic Drive-In: 1 Customer (w/ a Daughter) offered 'to pay for my food & beverage,' also asked about my travel situation...while I counted the money that I prepared to use as payment for an order; 1 Worker, encountered before, offered a FREE milkshake, and help, after explaining that I should feel free to ask them for anything (such as food and beverage)...while I finished off food (from another Restaurant) at a Dining Room table
*Outside of Wienerschnitzel [Fast-Food Chain] across from Jimmy John's [Gourmet Sandwich Restaurant Chain]: 1 ???Jimmy John's Customer??? [w/ a companion in a vehicle] offered food (i.e., a few "To-Go" boxes of food from Hibachi House [Japanese Grill Restaurant]), after explaining that they left the Hibachi House a half hour earlier with boxes of food, and wanted to offer me the food...while I walked towards a side entry door of the Restaurant
*Outside of Paradise Bakery & Cafe near Olive Garden [Italian Restaurant]: 1 [ANONYMOUS] offered a gift card (for 4 Restaurants)...then I found the gift card on my hand truck (luggage cart) (after I prepared a cup of coffee inside the Restaurant); 1 Customer (w/ a companion) offered a cookie...while I waited for my laptop (an ACER Aspire 4810TZ-4696) to switch into hibernation mode (which is a process that could take around 10 minutes to complete); 1 ???Olive Garden Customer??? [on another day] offered food (i.e., the leftovers from a meal [in a "To-Go" box] from Olive Garden)...just as I got up to leave the Outdoor Dining Area; 1 Customer (w/ 2 Youths) offered 'to pay for food'...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my laptop at an Outdoor Dining table
*Outside of Verizon Wireless [Premium Wireless Retailer]: 1 ???Customer??? offered monies, after asking about my travel situation...while I walked towards El Pollo Loco [Mexican Fast-Food Chain]
*Grasslands Drive near Melty Way [Gourmet Grilled Cheese Sandwich Restaurant]: 1 [w/ a vehicle] offered a care package (e.g., granola bars, hand sanitizer, hand wipes, etc.)...while I walked Eastward
*Outside of Tesoro/Fast Gas [Gas Station/Convenience Store]/[a certain Sandwich Chain]: 2 Customers (each) offered monies...while I sat on a sidewalk curb alongside the building; 2 Customers (who are a Couple) offered 'to pay for a beverage,' also asked about my travel story; 1 Youth offered monies; 1 [who wore a back support brace] [w/ a pickup truck] offered granola bars, after saying, "Here's a couple of candy bars! You'll need a little something later."; 1 Customer (in a work uniform for Discount Tire Co. [Discount Tire & Wheel Retailer]) offered a sandwich (from [a certain Sandwich Chain]), after mentioning that they used to work at [a certain Sandwich Chain] as a Sandwich Maker; 2 Youths (each) offered money...while I stood on a sidewalk curb near the main entrance; 1 [in a vehicle] [on another day] offered money...while I calmly sat on a sidewalk curb alongside the building; 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered a ride...while I stood near my hiking gear; 1 Customer [on another day] offered monies, after asking, "Do you have enough to eat?... You need some dough [i.e., money]."...while I stood on a sidewalk alongside the building; 1 Customer [w/ a companion in a vehicle] offered candies, and monies, after saying, "Here! This [money] here is so you can go buy yourself a drink. And, [these candies] here [are offered to you, because] everybody needs a little candy. [Besides] it's the end of the week!"...while I calmly sat on a sidewalk curb alongside the building; 1 Customer [w/ a group in a vehicle] [on another day] offered a corn dog
*Outside of Starbucks: 1 Customer (w/ a companion) offered a hot beverage...while I stood next to an Outdoor Dining table; 1 Customer [on another day] offered a gift card, and 'to pay for food,' also asked about my travel story; 1 Customer [on another day] offered monies (to pay for my breakfast)
*Parking Lot of a Shopping Area near DownEast Outfitters [Women's Clothing Store]: 1 Rubio's [Mexican Food Restaurant Chain] Worker offered 'to pay for food,' after asking, "Do you need some money?... [Well] I work at Rubio's! What do you want [to eat]?"...while I briskly walked across the parking lot towards Paradise Bakery & Cafe
*Parking Lot of The Meadows [Shopping Area] near H&R Block [Tax Preparation Service]: 2 (a Couple) [in a vehicle] offered sunscreen, after 1 of the 2 said, "[Hey!] My wife is an esthetician. So, here's sunscreen to protect your skin, [and use when] your out and about traveling."...while I walked across the parking lot towards Wienerschnitzel
*Corner of State Street/US-89 near Mister Hot Shine [Car Wash]: 1 [in a vehicle] offered monies...while I crossed a side street towards the Olive Garden
*Outside of Walmart next to The Home Depot: 1 ???The Home Depot Store Associate??? [who wore a The Home Depot badge] offered monies...while I looked over some recently purchased fabric bags (to use as dry sacks for my hiking gear) just outside of the Walmart Garden Center
*#UNDISCLOSED#: 1 Local Police Officer (w/ another Officer as backup) offered temporary camping space, by excusing my overnight camping outside of a building in a Shopping Area lot, and said that it was OK for me to remain overnight just outside of the building, "as long as I didn't have a problem with it."...while I rested inside my pitched tent on one side of the building. Supposedly, a local group (???a Family???) called the Police on me, after witnessing my pitched tent just outside the building. Yet, the Police Officer made it clear that they really just wanted to know if the Business Owner had a problem with me camping out on the Property. So, the Police Officer attempted to contact (by phone) the Business Owner about the situation. Lastly, since the Business Owner did not answer the phone call, the Police Officer said that they did not have a problem with me camping outside of the building. [NOTE: Earlier that night, I noticed a group staring in my direction, while they walked about the Shopping Area lot. Later, after the Police encounter, I noticed the same group slowly walking away from the lot--*in the dark*--towards a nearby residential area.]
*State Street/US-89 near Discount Tire Co.: 1 group [in a vehicle] offered monies...just as I walked past a parking lot exit of the Discount Tire Co. [NOTE: Earlier, I noticed the group leave (walk away from) the nearby Chili's Grill & Bar (Restaurant).]
*Outside of Cafe Rio [Mexican Grill Restaurant]: 1 Worker offered dessert (pastry dessert)...after I quickly glanced inside the Restaurant, while leisurely walking about the Outdoor Dining Area
*Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar [Restaurant]: 1 [ANONYMOUS] offered 'to pay for my meal'...then the Manager informed me of the charitable donation, after I placed a "To-Go" order with a Birthday coupon; 1 Manager (the aforementioned) offered a FREE beverage...while I waited for my Birthday coupon meal
*Alley Path between Pier 49 Pizza [Pizza Restaurant Chain] and Cinemark [Movie Theater]: 1 Pier 49 Pizza Customer (w/ a companion) offered monies...while I finished off a package of cupcakes, on a side path between the two buildings. [NOTE: Earlier, I noticed the Customer (w/ their companion) sitting at a Dining Room table inside the Restaurant near a window with a view of the alley.]
-LEHI, UT-
*Outside of Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar [Sports Bar Restaurant Chain]: 1 Waitress offered a FREE beverage...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my laptop at a Patio Dining table; 1 [ANONYMOUS] offered 'to pay for my food'...then the Waitress informed me of the charitable donation, and said, "While at the bar, someone said, '[You know] that young lady out there looks lonely, so I want to pay for her meal.' So, you can stay out here [for as long as you want]. We don't mind [you here]."
*Hibachi House [Japanese Grill Restaurant]: $$$1 ???Restaurant Manager??? offered teriyaki sauce...after I requested teriyaki sauce for a few "To-Go" boxes of food (that a Customer offered to me as charity)$$$
*Chuck-A-Rama [Buffet Restaurant Chain]: 1 Customer (w/ a companion) offered monies, and encouragement (to be blessed by God)...while I actively finished off a few plates of food
*Outside of Chuck-A-Rama: 2 Customers offered monies, and encouragement (to be blessed by God)...after the Customers held open the exit doors for me when I exited the Restaurant
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*APRIL*
In April, the locals of American Fork, Sandy, and Lehi offered me food, liquid refreshment, monies, gift card(s), care package(s) (granola bars, toiletries, bottled water, etc.), hiking gear (hiking backpack[s], and socks), Religious book(s), Religious magazine(s), Religious leaflet(s), Hotel room(s), temporary shelter, temporary camping space, ride(s), help, Religious Group information/suggestions, Shelter suggestion(s), overseas travel tips (information/suggestions), and encouragement. *End result: food, [denim repair] fabric patches, [denim repair glue] fabric glue, more [shoe fume neutralizer] "Odor-Eaters" insoles, [tent pole repair] elastic cord [NOTE: I returned the tent repair kit, because the cord (in the kit) was only long enough for 2 tent pole sticks (and typically each tent pole has around 9 sticks). *CAN I GET MORE THAN THE SHORT END OF THE STICK?!*], and sleep shorts
-AMERICAN FORK, UT-
*IHOP Restaurant: 1 Waitress (who is a member of LDS) offered 'to pay for my meal,' Religious Group information/suggestions, and encouragement, also inquired about my travel situation...while I sat at a Dining Room table. Notably, the Waitress asked, "Do you believe that God is a man? And, that we are made in the image of God?" Since, I suspected that the Waitress' questions were pro-Creationism and anti-Evolution, I responded, "I believe that we are made in the image and after the likeness of God. Yes." On the other hand, I mentioned that I do not support the Medical/Health Care Industry/System, which supports the Evolutionary Biology claim that we (i.e., those made in the image and after the likeness of God) could possibly be descendants of Apes. Similarly, the Waitress detested the Evolution claim, and explained further the first presented view by describing the "Holy Trinity" of God. During the visit, the Waitress promoted LDS, suggested that I should speak with an LDS missionary, sketched out an illustration of the afterlife (e.g., heaven, and hell) with a piece of paper, and explained parts of the "Book of Mormon." Lastly, the Waitress encouraged me to attend an upcoming LDS conference. [NOTE: Although, the Waitress really supported her Christian views with examples from the "Book of Mormon," I supported my Christian views with scriptural passages from the "Holy Bible." Ironically, the "Holy Bible" that I quickly pulled out of my bag was published by "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints." Hmm...isn't it ironic...don't you think...a little too ironic...yeah, I really do think!]; 1 [ANONYMOUS] offered a gift card...then a Manager, encountered many times before, informed me of the charitable donation, while I calmly sat inside the entryway (to get shelter from a rainstorm)
*Olive Garden: 1 Customer offered monies, and 'to pay for food'...I was approached, while I calmly sat on a bench inside the entryway, after looking at a "To Go" menu; 1 [ANONYMOUS] [on another day] offered a gift card...then the Waiter informed me of the charitable donation. [NOTE: I visited the Restaurant to redeem a "$5 Unlimited Soup, Salad & Breadsticks Lunch Combo" email offer.]
*Outside of Paradise Bakery & Cafe: 1 Customer offered monies, after asking, "Do you want something to eat?"...while I walked towards the Outdoor Dining Area (w/ a bag of food from the nearby Olive Garden); 1 Customer (w/ a group) [on another day] offered 'to pay for food,' and asked, "Can I pay for your dinner?... Are you homeless?" also inquired about my travel situation...while I prepared to leave the area (after using the FREE WiFi w/ my laptop at an Outdoor Dining table); 1 Customer [on another day] offered 'to pay for food'...while I walked towards the Outdoor Dining Area; 1 Customer offered a cookie...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my laptop at an Outdoor Dining table; 1 Customer [on another day] offered a dessert; 2 Customers (each) offered monies...while I looked over my new hiking backpack (that was purchased less than 30 minutes earlier at the local Big 5 Sporting Goods Store), near an Outdoor Dining table
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*Paradise Bakery & Cafe: 1 ???Manager??? stated that I was not allowed to eat food from another business (i.e., the neighboring Olive Garden) inside the Restaurant...while I attempted to enjoy a nice meal (from the Olive Garden) and surf the Web (FREE WiFi), after I set my table (w/ food and laptop). [NOTE: I was booted, even though I made a purchase inside the Restaurant. And, the one who took my order was the aforementioned ???Manager???. Besides, it's not like a salad and fettuccine could really STINK UP THE PLACE!]; 1 ???Manager??? (the aforementioned) asked me to leave the Restaurant...while I comfortably used the FREE WiFi at a Dining Room table. [NOTE: I was booted a 2nd time (in less than 1 hour) for sitting in the Restaurant at a Dining Room table with my hiking gear (on my hand truck) in an aisle.]; 1 ???Day Manager??? [on another day] requested my departure from the Restaurant area, and said, "You can't stay out here, [and hang out] outside of my Restaurant... [I can't allow] you to stay out here, and ask for money [and bother my customers]. But, you can go somewhere else...like over there [to another business]!"
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*Sara Lee Old Home Bakery Outlet [Bakery]: 1 Customer offered food (i.e., any in-store item from the "Get 1 FREE ITEM with a $10 Purchase" cart)...after I walked towards the front counter with a few items
*Parking Lot of In-N-Out Burger [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Customer offered fries (i.e., the leftover fries from a meal)...while I calmly sat on a sidewalk island in the parking lot
*Asian Buffet [Asian Buffet-Style Restaurant]: 1 Cashier offered 'to pay the difference' (i.e., the remaining unpaid cents on my order)
*State Street/US-89 (U.S. Highway 89) & Pacific Drive near Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar: 1 [in a vehicle] offered monies...while I crossed the street at a traffic light
*Outside of Tesoro/Fast Gas [Gas Station/Convenience Store]/[a certain Sandwich Chain]: Over 4 Customers [on separate occasions] offered monies...while I leisurely stood on a sidewalk curb alongside the building; 1 Customer offered 'food & water' (i.e., a cookie, and cup of water from [a certain Sandwich Chain]), and monies...while I leisurely walked alongside the building; 1 Customer (w/ a companion) offered a beverage, and monies (to use as payment for food at [a certain Sandwich Chain]), also asked about my travel situation...while I sat on a sidewalk curb alongside the building; 1 Customer offered a beverage (bottle of soda); 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] [on another day] offered money; 1 [in a vehicle] [on another day] offered money...while I leisurely walked alongside the building; 1 Teenager offered money, and said, "Have a nice day. I know how it is [because] my brother was like this (while looking towards my hiking gear), once."; 1 T3 (Certified Tire Center - Certified Tire & Service) Manager [on another day] offered a gift card, and help (if needed), also asked about my travel situation...while I stood on a sidewalk curb alongside the building; 1 Customer (w/ a companion) offered monies (to pay for a soda); 2 offered monies [on separate occasions]; 1 Customer offered peanuts (i.e., many bags of peanuts), after asking, "Do you want anything to eat?... Here's some nuts, to keep you going!"; 2 Youths offered food (i.e., a bag of "Fritos," and crackers), after asking, "Do you want this [food]?"; 1 Customer offered a gift card (from [a certain Sandwich Chain]); 1 Youth (w/ an Adult) [on another day] offered bottled water, and money, after the aforementioned Adult said, "He just wanted to offer something. We see you around here, a lot. So, he just wanted to offer you something."; 1 Jehovah's Witness [in a vehicle w/ a group] [on another day] offered FREE Religious magazines, and said, "I hope those can offer you some hope."...while I sat on a sidewalk curb alongside the building; 2 Customers (each) offered monies; 1 Mister Hot Shine [Car Wash] Worker [who wore a Mister Hot Shine shirt] (who grew up Mormon) offered monies, also inquired about my travel situation. Also, the Mister Hot Shine Worker, who supports agency (i.e., a more liberated citizenry), talked about their societal vision for "Sons and Daughters of the [Great] Deity," and described a financial and building development scheme (i.e., a High-Rise and Flying Vehicle scheme) for the future Universe; 1 Customer (w/ a Youth) [on another day] offered a soda...while I stood alongside the building
*Parking Lot of Tesoro/Fast Gas [Gas Station/Convenience Store]/[a certain Sandwich Chain]: 1 [in a vehicle w/ a group] offered a sandwich (i.e., the remaining half of a sandwich from [a certain Sandwich Chain])...while I crossed the parking lot towards the entrance
*Tesoro/Fast Gas [Gas Station/Convenience Store]/[a certain Sandwich Chain]: 1 Worker (who also works at a local Dollar Store), encountered before, offered FREE coffee (while the Worker was in the process of dumping the old coffee)...while I stood near an in-store Dining Room table; 1 Vagabond (who is an ex-Con) [w/ a skateboard] offered a Hotel room stay (i.e., a shared Hotel room stay, including a FREE shower, food, and "cuddle-buddy time"), also asked about my travel story...while I finished off a bottle of soda at an in-store Dining Room table. The Vagabond talked about bad experiences at Prisons, and Shelters (in Salt Lake City). In spite of their ongoing struggles with Law Enforcement, they remain actively involved in "The War Against Poverty" movements. They also mentioned that they are a Polygamist Mormon, a member of the Illuminati, and a Muslim (who is in submission to Allah). [NOTE: The Vagabond expressed their submission to Allah by standing, turning in a certain direction, and bowing, while chanting. Hmm...yet they are Mormon and Illuminati oriented...hmm.]; 1 Customer (w/ Children) [on another day] offered monies (to pay for my dinner)...while I sat at an in-store Dining Room table
*Chick-fil-A [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Worker offered FREE sandwiches (i.e., a few "Chicken Biscuit" breakfast sandwiches [if wanted]) (w/ my order)
*Outside of Chick-fil-A: 1 Customer offered monies...soon after I exited the Restaurant towards the Outdoor Dining Area
*Parking Lot of a Shopping Area near Paradise Bakery & Cafe: 1 Local (who would soon leave town on a road/hiking trip) [in a vehicle] offered monies, 'to pay for hiking gear' (i.e., to buy me a new hiking backpack and socks from the Big 5 Sporting Goods [Sporting Goods Retail Chain]), and a ride (to and from the Big 5 Sporting Goods Store), after asking about my travel situation...while I walked across the parking lot towards the Paradise Bakery & Cafe. The Local said that they planned to stop by the Big 5, before leaving town w/ others for a road/hiking trip to an area in Southern Utah.
*Outside of Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard adjacent to Rubio's [Mexican Food Restaurant Chain]: 1 offered food (in a "To-Go" box from Rubio's), by saying, "Here you can have [this]. We had extra!"...while I transferred gear from my old "Stansport" hiking backpack to my new hiking backpack, near an Outdoor Dining table
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*Arby's: 2 Local Police Officers issued me a verbal trespass from the Arby's, after escorting me out of the Ladies restroom...while I sat on a toilet inside a stall in the Ladies restroom. Initially, the Police Officers entered the Ladies restroom, and demanded me to "come on out" of a stall, and speak with them, after knocking on the stall door. Next, 1 of the 2 Officers mentioned that the Restaurant asked me to leave the building hours earlier. However, no one spoke with me, while I was in the restroom, before the Officers arrived. In spite of my honest response, 1 of the Workers explained that earlier that evening, the Manager and a few Workers asked me to leave, and that on other days they've asked me to not sit outside the building. Since, the Worker's statements were unattested, I waited for "THE RESTROOM WALLS TO CRY OUT THE TRUTH." Finally, I was just issued a verbal trespass, and told to never visit the Arby's again.
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*Outside of Palm Beach Tan [Tanning Salon]: 1 Local Police Officer requested me to leave the business area of the Palm Beach Tan (in response to complaints from the Workers at Palm Beach Tan)...while I walked (to get some quick exercise) along a side path near Main St
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*Outside of DP Cheesesteaks [Steak House Restaurant]: 1 General Manager offered 'food & beverage' (i.e., a sandwich, and beverage), after saying, "We had [an] extra [sandwich]."...while I leisurely stood on a sidewalk curb alongside the Restaurant
*Outside of Cafe Rio: 2 Customers offered 'to pay for food,' after 1 of the 2 Customers (who works at Thanksgiving Point [Farm, Garden & Museum Complex] in Lehi, UT) asked about my travel situation...after I leisurely walked about the Outdoor Dining Area
*Outside of Beyond Glaze Fresh Gourmet Doughnuts [Doughnut Shop] adjacent to Pop'nSweets [Candy and Soda Parlor] near Bed Bath & Beyond [Home Goods Retail Store Chain]: 1 Customer offered a doughnut...while I sat on a sidewalk just outside of the Doughnut Shop; 1 Customer (who is a member of LDS) [w/ an American flag promotional vehicle] [on another day] offered doughnuts (i.e., a half dozen box of doughnuts), and overseas travel tips (e.g., discount foreign airline suggestions, and Jerusalem, Israel tourist site information/suggestions), also asked about my travel story...while I leisurely walked about near the Doughnut Shop. Notably, the Customer described their experiences overseas, when they traveled to Jerusalem, Israel; 1 [on another day] offered soda (i.e., my soda flavor of choice from Pop'nSweets), and monies (to pay for my dinner)...while I leisurely sat on a sidewalk just outside of the Doughnut Shop; 1 [on another day] offered 'food & beverage' (i.e., doughnuts, and a glass bottle of soda), and monies (i.e., the change from an order), after asking about my travel situation; 1 ???Local??? [on another day] offered 'food & beverage' (in a bag from the nearby Bed Bath & Beyond)
*Parking Lot of Walmart: 1 [in a vehicle w/ a group] offered a care package (e.g., crackers, candies, bottled water, etc.)...while I crossed the parking lot towards Starbucks
*Outside of Starbucks adjacent to Cafe Rio: 1 Customer offered monies...while I stood next to an Outdoor Dining table just outside of the Coffeehouse; 1 Customer (w/ a companion) offered money; 1 Cafe Rio Worker, encountered many times before, offered FREE 'food & beverage' (i.e., a banana, and beverage), monies, and "Time & Space" (temporary shelter) inside the Cafe Rio Restaurant...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my laptop at an Outdoor Dining table; 1 Customer [on another day] offered a breakfast sandwich...soon after I placed down my hiking gear around an Outdoor Dining table
*Starbucks: 1 Customer offered a beverage ('my beverage of choice')...after I requested hot water (to use with my Starbucks Reusable Cup, and a package of instant hot cocoa mix)
*#UNDISCLOSED#: 1 Construction Worker [w/ a tractor] offered granola bars (for breakfast)...after I took down my tent (that was pitched overnight) on one side of a building; $$$1 Store Manager offered camping space (outside of a building w/ overhead awning protection). [NOTE: I asked the Store Manager for an official "go ahead" to continue camping on one side of a building, because a Local Police Officer visited my tent on a previous night, and insisted that I get official permission from the Store to camp on their Property. Supposedly, certain Locals frequently called the Police on me, after noticing my pitched tent just outside a building.]$$$
*Walmart: 1 group (4 Youths) offered a meal (from the in-store Burger King [Fast-Food Chain])...while I sat on a lawn chair in an entryway, and waited for a new fabric patch to set on a month old pair of pants (i.e., cheap Walmart pants); [*FUNNY*]1 Soda Vending Machine [on another day] offered an additional can of soda (w/ a purchase)[*FUNNY*]; 1 ???Shopper??? offered monies, after asking, "Can you take this [money] off my hands? You need a car...a bicycle!"...while I prepared to leave the Store, after using the FREE WiFi w/ my laptop in an entryway
*Outside of Asian Buffet: 1 [in a vehicle] offered food (baked potato)...while I stood on a sidewalk curb alongside the Restaurant; 1 Customer (w/ a companion) [on another day] offered 'to pay for a meal' (i.e., a "To-Go" buffet meal), after asking about my travel situation...while I stood under an awning alongside the Restaurant (to stay out of a rain shower)
*Outside of Sara Lee Old Home Bakery Outlet: 1 Customer offered bread (bag of bread)...while I stood alongside the Store
*Outside of Walmart: 1 Shopper [w/ a shopping cart] offered monies...while I walked alongside the building towards an entrance
*Beyond Glaze Fresh Gourmet Doughnuts [Doughnut Shop]: 1 Customer (w/ a Youth) offered monies (to pay for a cup of coffee or doughnut), after saying, "It's my birthday! [And] I would like to offer you money to get another coffee or doughnut."...while I calmly sat at a Dining Room table, after finishing off 'a doughnut and cup of coffee' (purchased earlier)
*Corner of Nicoles Lane/130 North near Old Navy [Clothing & Accessories Retailer Chain]: 2 [in a vehicle] offered a gift card (from Chick-fil-A)...while I waited to cross the street
*750 West Meadow Lane across from Chili's Grill & Bar near Beyond Glaze Fresh Gourmet Doughnuts [Doughnut Shop]: 1 [who wore a University of Utah shirt] offered a doughnut (from Beyond Glaze)...soon after I left the area outside of the Doughnut Shop
*Outside of The Home Depot: 1 Store Associate [in a forklift truck] offered bottled water...while I exited the Store
*In-N-Out Burger: 1 Customer offered coins ('spare change')...while I drank a cup of coffee at a Dining Room table
*Outside of Dollar Tree [Discount Retail Store Chain]: 1 Youth (w/ a group) offered a Religious leaflet (from a local Baptist Church)...while I stood just outside of the Store
*Outside of Cafe Zupas [Gourmet "Soups, Salads, & Sandwiches" Restaurant]: 1 Vacationer (who is a Mormon from another State) offered food (i.e., crackers, and granola bars), monies, a gift card (from Burger King), Religious book (the "Book of Mormon"), and encouragement, after asking about my travel story...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my laptop at an Outdoor Dining table. The Vacationer showed me passages from the "Book of Mormon," and encouraged me to read the book.
*Burger King/Walmart: 1 Customer offered 'to pay for my breakfast meal,' encouragement (???to remain hopeful??? because God told them that I was not forgotten), and a Shelter suggestion (to check-in at the Salt Lake City Shelter)...soon after I placed down my hiking gear at a Dining Room table
*Smart Cookie Company [Cookie Shop]: 1 Worker offered cookies (i.e., a few bags of warm cookies)...while I finished off some ice cream (purchased earlier)
*Kohl's [Department Store Chain]: 1 Shopper offered a ride...while I used the FREE WiFi on a bench in an entryway; 1 Shopper [on another day] offered monies...after I put on my poncho (because it was raining outside)
*Outside of Del Taco [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Customer (w/ a group) offered monies, and encouragement, after saying, "I've seen you around [the area]. So, do you have a place to stay?"...while I prepared to leave the Outdoor Dining Area, after finishing off a box of fries
-SANDY, UT-
*Starbucks: 1 Barista offered a FREE coffee refill ('my ordered coffee refill')
-LEHI, UT-
*Outside of Phillips 66/7-Eleven [Gas Station/Convenience Store]/Wendy's: 1 [w/ a vehicle] offered monies, and a care package (e.g., granola bars, instant hot cocoa mix packets, bottled water, toothbrush, etc.)...while I sat on a sidewalk curb alongside the building
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*ALMSDEEDS*
I decided to keep the forward movement of charity flowing, and again donate some perishable goods to a Utah Charity via a drop box at a Gas Station in American Fork. In other words, I took the time to "lighten the load," which fits right in with my 'Religious Resolution' (since 2009) "to REDUCE dependence on Worldly Goods."
MORE DONATIONS:
+ I donated more toiletries (including toothbrushes from care packages) to a Utah Charity via a drop box at a Gas Station in American Fork.
+ I donated a book to a Utah Charity via a drop box in a Strip Mall parking lot in American Fork.
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*[*FUNNY*]...[*FUNNY*]: Laughable Charitable Occurrence (such as favorable machine error happenstance)
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