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Random Acts of Charity or Planned Release of Goods
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#charity #altruism #alms #almsdeeds #messianicjews #christianjews #2014
***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 :) ***
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*JANUARY-APRIL*
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*MAY-JUNE*
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*JULY*
In July, the locals of Ogden, Salt Lake City, Provo, West Valley City, and South Salt Lake offered me food, liquid refreshment, monies, gift card(s), collector's coin(s), magazine(s), shelter, Hotel amenities usage, Shelter information/suggestions, Food Pantry information, travel information, protest/demonstration suggestions, and encouragement.
-OGDEN, UT-
*Outside of District Court: 2 (???from a local Church group???) offered 'food & water' (i.e., a sandwich, and bottled water)...I was approached, while I protested/demonstrated w/ notepad (for 2 hours straight) on the Courthouse steps
-SALT LAKE CITY, UT-
*Corner of State Street & University Boulevard near the Utah Supreme Court (Matheson Courthouse): 1 offered money...while I protested/demonstrated w/ notepad (for 2 hours straight). [NOTE: Initially, I attempted to protest just outside the Courthouse front doors, yet over 2 Local Police Officers suggested a relocation of the protest to the street. Also, 1 of the Officers mentioned that a PERMIT WAS REQUIRED to legally PROTEST on Federal/State Property.]
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*#POLICESHUTTLE#International Terminal/Salt Lake City International Airport: 3 Airport Police Officers offered a ride (to the TRAX Light Rail Airport Station), and travel information (w/ directions to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Office [USCIS]), after suggesting that I take the protest/demonstration back into town (e.g., to the City County building), also inquired about my travel situation (esp. future activities)...while I used my laptop, and casually displayed my protest statement (propped up on my hiking backpack), on the 2nd level of the International Terminal. As the Officers escorted me out of the Terminal, 1 of the 3 Officers said, "What you're doing now is not going to work. So, [to get more visibility for your cause] you should protest at the City County building." I responded, "Oh, yeah. Well, I already protested at the Utah Supreme Court... [On the other hand] a few days ago, another Officer suggested that I [just] visit the Immigration Office. The Officer said it was located on '4th and 4th' near the Hilton Hotel, yet I couldn't find it." Lastly, while en route to the Light Rail Station, 1 of the 3 Officers offered directions to the USCIS.
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*Wienerschnitzel [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Customer offered a chili dog...while I quietly sat at a Dining Room table; 2 Customers (???a Couple???) offered 'to pay for food'...while I enjoyed a beverage at a Dining Room table (after finishing off a chili dog)
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*U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS): 3 USCIS Security Officers DENIED ME ENTRY and CANCELLED MY INFOPASS APPOINTMENT at the Security Checkpoint, because 1 of the 3 USCIS Officers FEARED MY "PROTEST/DEMONSTRATION" NOTEPAD STATEMENT (i.e., my "Renunciation & Treason" statement). The 1st Officer mentioned that they thought my statement was a dangerous security threat, after stating, "It says here that you curse the U.S. and agree to decapitate [others]. This is the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services office, so that can be a problem." I responded, "That's my protest statement. I usually keep it strapped to my backpack... I'm a political protester. I 'Anti-War' protest, and have done so for many years... I don't support the 'War on Terrorism,' which is supposedly still an active U.S. Military campaign." Another USCIS Officer seemed to take a photo snapshot of the statement, and read aloud the specific areas that caused concern. Specifically, the 2nd Officer said, "You commit treason...you cursed the U.S. ...you agree with opposing forces to use decapitation and incineration to guarantee physical body death. See, those are [controversial] statements that cause concern and pose a threat here at the USCIS office. So, you can't enter the office today with that notepad." Then, a 3rd Officer, encountered earlier in another area of the Office building, escorted me out of the Office. The 3rd Officer suggested that I revisit the Office on another day, and NEXT TIME MAKE SURE TO HIDE THE PROTEST STATEMENT in my hiking backpack. Lastly, the Officer said to just bring back the old INFOPASS (appointment sheet) on another day, and then they would take me to a Higher Ranking USCIS Officer, who could supposedly expedite the appointment process. [NOTE: Since, I arrived at the Office over 2 hours ahead of my scheduled appointment, I decided to wait in a large empty Office space on the same floor as the Immigration Office. Well, the 3rd Officer noticed me, while patrolling the floor, during a security round. The Officer mentioned that the empty Office space was actually an unauthorized area. Next, the Officer asked if I was there for an appointment. After I explained that I was early for an appointment, the Officer offered to move my appointment time up, and get me into the Office immediately.]
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*Outside of Apollo Burger [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Customer offered monies...while I sat at an Outdoor Dining table; 1 Customer [on another day] offered a sandwich (i.e., the remaining half sandwich from a meal)...while I sat at an Outdoor Dining table
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*Salt Lake City International Airport: #CLEANSLATEUTAH#; #CLEANSLATEUTAH#; 1 Delta Air Lines Ticket Agent asked me to leave the International Terminal, and called the Police on me, after finding me behind a Ground level Baggage Check counter...while I used the WiFi with a Terminal computer in the Baggage Check area; #CLEANSLATEUTAH#; 1 Airport Police Officer (Bicycle Patrol) [w/ a bicycle] asked me to leave the area, walk to the TRAX Light Rail Airport Station, and take a train back into town...while I used the FREE Airport WiFi at an Outdoor Picnic table just outside of the International Terminal
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*Outside of Comfort Suites [Hotel]: 1 Hotel Staff Member asked me to leave the Property...while I rested (on an outdoor bench) near the front doors of the Hotel
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*Outside of Wienerschnitzel: 1 Customer [in a vehicle] offered a collector's coin (i.e., a "READER'S DIGEST $150,000.00 LUCKY SWEEPSTAKES COIN")...while I sat (on a sidewalk curb) near the "Drive-Thru" lane
*Outside of Burger King [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Customer (w/ a group) offered 'food & water/beverage' (i.e., a meal, bottled water, and soda)...while I quietly sat on a curb behind the Restaurant
*Outside of Carl's Jr. [Hardee's affiliated Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Window Washer (who is a Jehovah's Witness) offered a FREE Religious magazine (and suggested that I visit the website displayed on the magazine)...while I calmly sat at an Outdoor Dining table
*Holiday Inn Express & Suites [Hotel]: 1 Manager, encountered many times before, offered pizza (i.e., the remaining few slices of pizza in a box), but implied that I was not allowed to remain in the Hotel, by saying, "Naw" every time I tried to walk further into the Hotel
*Food Market [Convenience Store]/Dream Inn [Motel]: 1 Worker offered Shelter information/suggestions (w/ directions to the local Mission for boxes of food)...after I asked if they had any old/expired food left in the Store
*Shell [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: $$$1 Worker offered a doughnut...after I 'asked if the old doughnuts had already been trashed,' and mentioned that another Worker told me about a certain time to return to pick up old bakery case items, earlier that day$$$
*7-Eleven [Convenience Store]: $$$1 Worker offered food (i.e., doughnuts, and cookies)...after I asked if/when old bakery case items would be tossed away$$$
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*Comfort Inn [Hotel]: 1 Hotel Staff Member asked me to leave the Hotel, after finding my hiking backpack hidden under a staircase in a stairway...while I attempted to put together a plate of food in the Breakfast Room
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-PROVO, UT-
*Corner of University Avenue & 300 South: 1 (a presumed drunk Panhandler) [w/ a "request for help" cardboard sign] offered coins (change), after saying, "Hey! Can you take some change...? Because, you look like you need some change...!"...while I attempted to cross the street, towards the next Bus Stop
*Outside of Historic Utah County Courthouse: 1 [on a bicycle] offered bread (i.e., a bag of bread ???from a local Grocery Store???)...while I protested/demonstrated w/ notepad on the Courthouse sidewalk along University Ave; 2 ???Locals??? (a Couple) offered money, 'to pay for food,' and encouragement (???to have good luck on my travels???), also asked about my travel story...while I prepared to leave the area (after protesting/demonstrating w/ notepad for 2 hours straight). Initially, the ???Locals??? offered 'to pay for a meal' from a nearby Restaurant, but it was closed for the night. Lastly, 1 of the 2 ???Locals??? said, "I hope you make it to Israel!" then the 2nd ???Local??? offered money. [NOTE: Earlier that evening, I noticed the 2 ???Locals??? scoping me out from the top stairs of the Courthouse.]
*Taco Time [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Worker offered additional food (w/ my order)
*Panda Express [Asian Gourmet Restaurant Chain]/Provo Towne Centre [Shopping Mall]: $$$1 Worker offered a FREE fortune cookie...after I asked for the price of a single fortune cookie at an order counter in the Mall Food Court$$$
*Maverik [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Customer offered FREE doughnuts (from a Krispy Kreme [Doughnut Shop] box)...while I finished off a bowl of soup, and cup of coffee (i.e., cheap instant coffee from my very own stash) near the bakery case/hot beverage area
*Outside of Burger King: 1 Customer (w/ a group) offered a sandwich ("WHOPPER")...while I protested/demonstrated w/ notepad near the front doors of the Restaurant
*University Avenue near Burger King: 1 (w/ a group) [in a vehicle] offered monies...while I protested/demonstrated w/ notepad (on a sidewalk curb)
*Arby's [Fast-Food Chain]: 2 Customers (???a Couple???) offered a sandwich ("Beef 'n Cheddar"), and monies...while I walked towards a Dining Room table (after placing an order)
*Burger King: 1 ???Manager??? offered FREE hash browns...after I placed an order
-WEST VALLEY CITY, UT-
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*Staybridge Suites/Holiday Inn Express & Suites [Dual-Brand Hotel]: 1 Hotel General Manager, encountered before, asked me to leave the Hotel, during the evening "Social Reception." The Manager said, "We asked you to leave before, so place [the plate of food] down and leave!... We will call the Police."...while I started to walk away from the Breakfast Room (after putting together a plate of food); #CLEANSLATEUTAH#
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*Holiday Inn Express & Suites/Staybridge Suites [Dual-Brand Hotel]: 2 Local Police Officers asked me to stay away from the Hotel, and escorted me out of the building...while I finished off a cup of tea; #CLEANSLATEUTAH#
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*Baymont Inn & Suites [Hotel]: 1 Hotel Staff Member offered more "Time & Space" (temporary shelter) in the Hotel Fitness Room...while I prepared to roll out a blanket, and get some rest in the Fitness Room
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*Baymont Inn & Suites: 1 Hotel Staff Member, encountered before, asked me to leave the Fitness Room; 1 Hotel Manager (Day Manager) [on another day] asked me to leave the Hotel, after finding me in the Breakfast Room, during a Hotel "Fire Drill." The Manager reiterated that they told me to leave the Hotel before, and frankly stated, "We told you this before. We do not want you here. If you return, we will call the Police."; 1 Hotel Staff Member, encountered many times before, asked me again to leave the Fitness Room
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*Outside of Arby's: 1 Local [w/ a bicycle] offered monies...while I prepared to leave the area (after enjoying a beverage and cool air [air conditioning] inside the Restaurant)
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*La Quinta Inn [Hotel] (listed in Salt Lake City, UT): 1 ???Manager??? demanded my departure from the Hotel, after asking, "Are you staying here?... No! Then, get the hell out of here!"...while I attempted to get a cup of coffee in the Breakfast Room
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*Outside of Cracker Barrel [Restaurant]: 1 Customer offered a gift card, after saying, "It's hot out here. Go get yourself something cold to drink."...while I sat in a wooden rocking chair on the entryway porch
*Country Inn & Suites [Hotel]: 1 Hotel Staff Member, encountered before, offered 'usage of Hotel amenities' (per request, as needed)...while I attempted to leave the Breakfast Room
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*Crystal Inn [Hotel]: 1 Hotel Staff Member, encountered before, asked me to leave the Hotel, after warning me that they would definitely call the Police if I'd return...while I rested in a stairway
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*Decker Lake Drive near Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar [Restaurant]: 1 Local Police Officer asked me to stay away from the Crystal Inn, because the Hotel Staff (from Crystal Inn) complained about my unapproved use of the Hotel's amenities, and informed the Police of my whereabouts throughout the area...while I walked Northward (on the Southbound side of the road)
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-SOUTH SALT LAKE, UT-
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*Carl's Jr.: 1 Local [who wore a ???Community Action Network??? volunteer t-shirt] heckled, hassled, harassed, assaulted, and stalked me in the Restaurant, at the TRAX Light Rail Central Pointe Station, and throughout the surrounding area...I was attacked, soon after I entered the Restaurant. Initially, the Local was overheard at a nearby Dining Room table muttering that it was illegal to loiter and pick up free napkins in the Restaurant. In spite of the strange environmental intrusion, I proceeded to the Self-Service Soda Fountain Machine to get some liquid refreshment (beverage). Then, the Local loudly exclaimed that it was illegal to get free soda. Next, the Local marched towards the front counter, and complained to the Restaurant Workers about my actions. Shockingly, I also overheard the Local accuse me of stealing from Hotels and other businesses around town, and loudly reiterate those accusations ???to the Police??? w/ a cellphone. However, before I left the Restaurant, in an attempt to assuage the disturbing situation, I pulled out an old JAIL money envelope, and placed my last nickel on the front counter. Further, as I walked away from the Restaurant, the Local heckled and stalked me towards the Light Rail Station. The Local said, "You can't catch a train for free, too... The cops are gonna get you. You will not get away with stealing from the train [system] and other businesses." I responded, "You are not the Police." Next, the Local physically (w/ their chest) attempted to prevent me from walking along the railway platform, while moving their arms to flag down a TRAX Light Rail Station Worker. I looked towards the Worker, and said, "[This Local] continues to assault and harass me. Can you please get this LOONEY TUNE away from me?" While the Local continued to accuse me of stealing to the Worker, I walked away from the Light Rail Station. The Local quickly noticed my departure, chased me down, and closely followed me Eastward on 2100 S. Nevertheless, I continued walking towards a Gas Station, while the Local pursued and loudly told ???the Police??? my street-by-street location with a cellphone. Eventually, I stopped at a Shell Gas Station to discard the lid and straw from an old Restaurant cup. Then, the Local threatened me and said, "The Police are gonna get you. And, don't throw away that cup. It can be used as evidence... We are gonna get you. You can't get away." In spite of the threats, I continued Eastward on 2100 S towards a Burger King, while the Local remained near the Gas Station. Next, I entered the Burger King and used the Ladies restroom. After about 15 minutes, I exited the Restaurant through a side door, yet noticed the Local and a Police Officer arguing near a door facing 2100 S. So, lastly, I undauntedly walked away from the Restaurant, and proceeded Northward on State St. *WHILE SIGHING, CAN I GET A MOMENT OF UNFALTERING SILENCE* [NOTE: Regardless of the strange "WORLDLY INQUISITION" style encounter, I caught a train at another Light Rail Station, and observed another trouble-free day with a certain FAITHFUL OUTLOOK.]
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*AUGUST*
In August, the locals of Provo, Salt Lake City, West Valley City, South Jordan, Sandy, North Salt Lake, and Midvale offered me food, food coupon(s), coupon card(s), liquid refreshment, monies, gift card(s), ticket(s) (train), ride(s), property rescue service, shower(s), help, and encouragement.
-PROVO, UT-
*Burger King: 1 Worker offered a FREE cookie...while I placed an order for an ice cream cone
*Outside of Burger King: 1 Customer offered 'food & water' (i.e., a sandwich, and water cup), and encouragement (wished me luck)...I was approached, while I stood in a shaded area behind the Restaurant
-SALT LAKE CITY, UT-
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*Ramada (a former location of Salt Lake Inn) [Hotel]: 1 Hotel Staff Member, encountered before, asked me to leave the Hotel...while I attempted to use a toilet in the Ladies restroom; 2 Hotel Staff Members and 1 Manager asked me to leave the Hotel premises...while I finished off a bowl of oatmeal in a Hotel Conference Room hallway. [NOTE: I visited the Hotel to escape a rainstorm. In spite of the rain, the Manager and Staff still requested my full departure from the Property. Also, 1 of the 2 Hotel Staff Members followed me outside, while I walked around the Property, and reiterated that I should fully leave the Hotel grounds.]
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*Outside of Carl's Jr.: 1 [ANONYMOUS] stole my hiking backpack off of an Outdoor Dining table, near an entrance of the Restaurant...I WAS ROBBED, while I prepared a beverage at one of the Self-Service Soda Fountain Machines inside the Restaurant. [NOTE: Earlier, before I entered the Restaurant, I placed my hiking backpack on an Outdoor Dining table, and cooler/lunch bag on a seat. After I noticed that my backpack was missing, I called 911 about the incident. So, it was shocking, because I frequently visit the Restaurant, and never before witnessed any suspicious activity near my hiking gear.]
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*Outside of Carl's Jr.: 2 Local Police Department Gang Unit Detectives returned my hiking backpack to my possession, after chasing down the suspect (who stole my hiking backpack) Westward on North Temple...while I stood just outside of the Restaurant. [NOTE: The suspect supposedly shoplifted at the nearby 7-Eleven, too. Later, I found a pair of teal sunglasses in the top compartment of my hiking backpack. So, I called the Police about the unknown pair of sunglasses. Afterwards, I gave the sunglasses to the same Detectives, who rescued my hiking backpack.]
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*Comfort Suites: 1 Hotel Staff Member, encountered before, asked me to leave the Hotel...while I attempted to finish off a plate of food in the Hotel Breakfast Room; 1 Hotel Staff Member asked me to leave the Hotel...while I rested in a stairway
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*Outside of Burger King: 1 Customer (who is a presumed Drifter) offered monies (to pay for a suggested cup of coffee), and help (if needed)...while I attempted to sit down (on a sidewalk curb) alongside the Restaurant. [NOTE: Ironically, the Customer mentioned that they were recently a victim of hiking gear thieves in the area, too.]; 1 Youth [w/ an Adult in a semi-truck] [on another day] offered monies...while I calmly sat (on a sidewalk curb) behind the Restaurant
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*#POLICESHUTTLE#Salt Lake City International Airport: 2 Airport Police Officers offered a ride (to a local Denny's Diner)...while I rested near a Conference Room on the 3rd level of the Terminal 1 Parking Garage. [NOTE: Surprisingly, the Officers mentioned that they were aware of the active warrants out for my arrest, however they did not want to send me to JAIL again, because they preferred to just drive me back into town that morning. The Officer, who transported me to the Restaurant, sincerely suggested that I soon make a visit to Court to handle the citations and fines on my record.]; 1 Airport Police Officer, encountered many times before, offered a ride (to the TRAX Light Rail Airport Station)...while I packed away my gear near a Conference Room on the 3rd level of the Terminal 1 Parking Garage (after resting overnight). Once again, the Officer attempted to give me a "Patriotic Common Sense Talk." The Officer said, "Ok, Keira! This is still not going to work. So, pack your stuff up, and go on to the TRAX Station... Did you even get a ticket, yet? ...a ticket to Israel? See, your protest can't get attention right here. So, you're still protesting where no one can see you." I responded, "I am exercising my 1st Amendment right of free speech [and Religious expression]...and, my 4th Amendment rights, too. Also, I still protest around town, and even at the Courthouses." Then, the Officer continued to comment, "Also, why don't you just get a job, and earn some good wholesome American money?... I see with the protest, you're against my country. In this great nation, you can get a job, and stop trying to get a hand-out. [Besides] how are you even going to pay to get over to Israel, without making the money?" So, I responded, "This is a secular nation. And, I'm a Christian. So, I want to get to Israel. Hopefully, someone will offer a ticket. I'm also charitable, too." [*I SEE, as a de facto STATELESS EXPATRIATE, I SEE*]; 1 Airport Police Officer (Scooter Patrol) and 1 Police Officer (who was on-call as backup) [w/ a vehicle], encountered many times before, offered a ride (to a local Denny's Diner or Truck Stop)...while I rested overnight near a Conference Room on the 3rd level of the Terminal 1 Parking Garage. Initially, the 1st Officer did not have their vehicle nearby, so they called another Officer to the scene, who assisted with transport to a Denny's Diner. Once again, the 1st Officer encouraged me to contact the Courts about the charges on my record, and mentioned that they noticed an active arrest warrant too, yet still preferred to take me to Denny's Diner or a Truck Stop in town. Furthermore, the 1st Officer continued to pry for information about my daily activities and plans, while repeatedly suggesting that I visit the Courts and handle the charges on my record, especially before one warrant turns into many arrest warrants. The 1st Officer said, "You don't want to go to Jail, right? Because, I heard that YOU HAD A HARD TIME AT THE JAIL, last time. THEY SAID THAT YOU CALLED YOURSELF SUICIDAL." I quickly replied, "No. I never called myself that." Then, the 1st Officer asked, "So, what's this about? [The rumor about] YOU NOT WANTING TO SHARE A ROOM WITH OTHER INMATES." I replied, "There's a GANG THREAT." Also, the 1st Officer confiscated my cheap Walmart fleece sleeping bag. Then, the 1st Officer said, "Why don't you go to the Courts, and work something out so that you can get all your things back? [To stay away from the Courts,] that's not smart. We thought you were smart." Afterwards, the 2nd Officer (the on-call backup) arrived with a Police vehicle. While I sat in the Police vehicle, the 2nd Officer said, "Do you remember that [the 1st Officer] told you about the active warrant out for your arrest?... Oh, so you're going to give me the silent treatment. See, I was going to give you a WORD OF ADVICE." Lastly, while I stood in the parking lot of the Denny's Diner, I asked for my old Nebraska State ID back. Embarrassingly, the 1st Officer still had my ID, so the 2nd Officer said that they would go back to the Airport to get my ID from the 1st Officer. Yet after a few minutes, they walked back over to me and said that I could go pick up my ID at 'Property & Evidence.' [*Ok, I know that I'm not the only one who notices the PARANORMAL COP COMMENTARY THESE DAYS...so...it seems like the Airport Police are turning into a 'TWILIGHT ZONE' w/ many 'OUTER LIMITS' of advice*]; 1 Airport Police Officer offered a ride (to a local Denny's Diner), after stating that I had the option to go to Jail, or the option to be transported to another place (e.g., Denny's Diner, Truck Stop, etc.)...while I rested in a balcony area, under the circular glass atrium, on the 2nd level of the International Terminal; 1 Airport Police Officer offered a ride (to a local Denny's Diner)...while I rested in a balcony area, inside the International Terminal (2nd level). Once again, just like the other AUTHORITARIAN Airport Police Officers, the aforementioned Officer inquired about my rationale for returning to the Airport, painfully said that my efforts were for nought, and insisted that I give up the protesting and do something else. Also, the Officer threatened, "The next time you return we will just take you to a Shelter...every time!" So, I responded, "No. I don't go to Shelters... I will just walk away." Then, the Officer said, "It doesn't matter what you do after we drop you off at the Shelter. But, every time you return, you will be taken to a Shelter." Even though, I disagreed with the Shelter threats and additional demands (to stay away from the Airport, to protest in town, etc.), the Officer continued to try to reprimand me about my daily activities and plans. Furthermore, to 'add insult to injury,' the Officer mentioned, "We already know what you do every day. We know your favorite hangout spots, and plans to go to Israel... So, you need to do something else, and go somewhere else. Because, the Airport just isn't gonna work. The people at the Airport are not going to offer you a ticket. [Airport Travelers] have other things to do with their money, and to see family and friends... So, do you have family here in Utah? Where do your parents live? Where are you from?" I replied, "I'm from Michigan. So, my former Legal Guardians are probably still in Michigan." Then, the Officer asked, "Why don't you just call your parents? How old are you?" I replied, "I'm 32. And, I no longer speak with my former Legal Guardians, because of Religious Denomination[al] differences...and Religious expression differences." [*I MOVE AWAY FROM MY KEYBOARD KEYS...with a SIGH OF DIGRESSION*]
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*UTA TRAX [Light Rail Train] North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe Station: 1 Rider [in a train] offered monies, after they noticed a few UTA Transit Police Officers (who checked for tickets [fare payment]) interrogate me on a train...while I waited for a Transit Police Officer to hand back my ID (identification)
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*Outside of Crystal Inn Hotel & Suites: 1 Local Police Officer requested my departure from the Hotel area, after asking if I was staying at the Hotel...while I walked towards a side entry door
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*SpringHill Suites Salt Lake City Downtown [Hotel]: 1 Hotel Staff Member requested me to leave the Hotel, after asking if I was a Hotel Guest...while I prepared a bowl of food in the Breakfast Room
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*North Temple near UTA TRAX [Light Rail Train] 1940 West North Temple Stop: 1 UTA TRAX Rider (in a work uniform for Burger King) offered a train ticket, after exiting a train...while I walked Westward towards the nearest TRAX Light Rail Stop
*Outside of Wienerschnitzel: 1 Worker offered 'to pay for food & beverage' (i.e., a meal [w/ beverage], and "Daily Special" ice cream Sundae)...while I prepared to leave the area, after a few hours of sitting (on a sidewalk curb) near the "Drive-Thru" lane
*Outside of Love's Travel Stop [Truck Stop]: 1 Customer (???a Truck Driver???) offered 'to pay for a shower'...while I sat on a curb alongside the Truck Stop
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*Salt Lake City International Airport: #CLEANSLATEUTAH#; #CLEANSLATEUTAH#; #CLEANSLATEUTAH#
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*Gallivan Plaza near Salt Lake City Marriott City Center [Hotel]: 1 (a Passerby) offered monies...while I rested on a wooden park bench
-WEST VALLEY CITY, UT-
*Outside of Arby's: 1 "Drive-Thru" Customer [in a vehicle w/ a companion] offered a sandwich...while I sat on a parking lot curb near a side entrance of the Restaurant; 1 "Drive-Thru" Customer offered a meal, and gift card...while I calmly sat on a parking lot curb near a side entrance
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*Country Inn & Suites: 1 Hotel Manager (Day Manager) and 1 Hotel Staff Member (who is a Breakfast Room Worker), encountered before, asked me to leave the Hotel, before reiterating that Hotel amenities were only for registered Guests...while I attempted to get some cookies from a Front Desk bakery case in the Hotel Lobby
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*Crystal Inn: 2 Hotel Staff Members called the Police on me, after 1 of the 2 mentioned that they told me before to stay away from the Hotel, before escorting me to a bench just outside of the Hotel to wait for the Police...while I rested in a stairway
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*Outside of Crystal Inn: #CLEANSLATEUTAH#
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*IHOP Restaurant: 1 Waitress offered a FREE cup of coffee (w/ my order to redeem a receipt coupon for a "FREE Short Stack of Pancakes")
-SOUTH JORDAN, UT-
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*Sleep Inn of South Jordan/Sandy [Hotel]: 1 Hotel Staff Member asked me to leave the Hotel, after mentioning that Hotel amenities were only for registered Guests...while I finished off a bowl of oatmeal in the Breakfast Room
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*Country Inn & Suites: 1 Maintenance Employee (???a Groundskeeper???) requested me to stay away from the Hotel, after asking, "Are you staying here? ...because, I've seen you for a week...every day... No. You can't come in and get the food. However, you can get a 'To-Go' plate, and don't return."...while I attempted to get a plate of food in the Breakfast Room; 1 Hotel Staff Member (who is a Breakfast Room Worker) requested my departure from the Hotel, after sincerely saying, "We told you this before. We don't want you here. [Yet] you can finish off your plate. [However] please do not come back to this Hotel. I see that you're nodding, but please do not come back to this Hotel."...while I attempted to finish off a plate of food in the Breakfast Room
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*Walmart [Large Retail Department Store Chain]: 1 Shopper offered monies...while I quietly sat (on a bench) in an entryway. [NOTE: Embarrassingly, a few minutes after the Shopper handed me money, 2 Store Associates walked towards me, and said that I could not ask people for money and solicit at Walmart. Also, they said that someone told them that I was asking people for money. I responded, "No. I didn't ask anyone for money. I don't ask [people] for money. I'm just resting here on this bench. Also, a gentleman recently offered me monies [as they exited the store]. Even though, I didn't ask for the money, I still can accept money." Lastly, the Store Associates implied that it was OK to continue sitting on the bench, by nodding and briskly leaving the Store entryway.]
*Outside of Sam's Club Fuel Center [Gas Station]/Sam's Club [Large Retail Wholesale Warehouse Chain]: 1 Car Wash Employee offered bottled water, help (w/ verbal directions, to find food and beverage inside the Warehouse), and encouragement (???to have good luck on my travels???), after greatly commenting about my travel gear, also asked about my travel story...while I stood outside of the closed Gas Station office
-SANDY, UT-
*Best Western Plus CottonTree Inn [Hotel]: 1 Hotel Staff Member offered a FREE doughnut, by saying, "The Manager told you before that we don't want you here. However, you can have a doughnut."...while I attempted to put together a plate of food in the Breakfast Room
*Outside of Subway [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Customer offered beverage (i.e., a few bottles of soda)...while I calmly sat at an Outdoor Dining table; 1 Worker offered a FREE beverage (bottle of Powerade)...while I stood (and attempted to connect to a WiFi network in the area w/ my laptop) at an Outdoor Dining table
*Subway: 1 Worker offered an additional cookie (w/ my order to redeem a few "FREE COOKIE" receipt coupons); $$$1 Worker [on another day] offered a FREE bag of chips...after I asked if I could have at least one of the bags of chips displayed against a Restaurant window. [NOTE: Every hour, the tiny bags of potato chips seemed TOO EXPOSED to SUN RAYS and HEAT near the windows. So, I assumed that the chips would continue to greatly reduce in freshness and quality. However, the Worker explained that the bags (of potato chips) actually did not reduce in quality, because only the newest bags were placed closest to the windows, on the display shelves. *AHA!*]$$$
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*Residence Inn Salt Lake City Sandy [Hotel]: 1 Manager (???a Night Manager???) demanded my departure from the Hotel, by insisting that I exit through the front doors, before escorting me out of the building...while I walked towards the Breakfast Room, during the "Evening Social"
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*Taco Bell [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Worker offered a FREE beverage...while I prepared to leave the Restaurant (after quietly spending over 10 minutes in the Dining Room)
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*Outside of Macy's [Department Store]/South Towne Center [Shopping Mall]: 1 Security Guard asked me to leave the area, after mentioning that the Store Personnel noticed me outside the Store
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*Corner of State Street & 10400 South near Chili's Grill & Bar [Restaurant]: 1 Panhandler [w/ a cardboard sign] offered food (in a carryout box), after jokingly saying, "I thought I was the only one out here with a sign." I responded, "Oh yeah. There's another [who panhandles] (the 'other Panhandler') near the gas stations [around the corner on '10600 S & Auto Mall Dr']."...while I attempted to cross the street. [NOTE: I easily remembered the "other Panhandler," who begged for money near the gas stations, because I encountered them earlier that morning. Notably, the "other Panhandler" had litigation (lawsuits) against certain towns and Law Enforcement in Utah, because they allegedly harassed and 'discriminated against' them for panhandling.]; 1 group [in a vehicle] offered money...the aforementioned Panhandler (w/ a cardboard sign)--who also received money from the group--handed me the money (from the group). [NOTE: I encountered the Panhandler, after protesting/demonstrating (w/ notepad) just outside of Macy's in the South Towne Center Mall area.]
*Holiday Inn Express & Suites: 1 Hotel Staff Member offered 'food & beverage' (i.e., a FREE snack, and $$$soda [per request]$$$ from the Hotel Food Pantry)...while I walked away from the Breakfast Room towards the Ladies restroom
-NORTH SALT LAKE, UT-
*UTA FrontRunner [Commuter Rail Train] near Center Street: 2 Train Hosts [in a train] offered 'food & water' (i.e., a granola bar, and bottled water), after the train hit a tanker truck that failed to exit the railroad tracks before the crossing gates (level crossing) came down...while I sat in a mid-level seating booth on a rail car (the 2nd or 3rd rail car in line). [NOTE: The accident occurred around 1 o'clock, while the train moved Southbound from the "Woods Cross Station" (in Woods Cross, UT) towards the "North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe Station" (in Salt Lake City). It was by far shocking, because I was sitting in a window seat when I heard a loud crash, witnessed smoke and debris fly past the window, and smelled profuse smoke (gas). Also, odd and somewhat disturbing, I was the only HOBO-STYLE Traveler (so it seemed), who smartly and wisely hopped up and proceeded towards the opposite end of the rail car, away from the smoke and debris. The other passengers, who didn't even scream or shout, sat like robot toys firmly planted to their seats. The other train Riders, at that point, reminded me of characters from a spooky "Twilight Zone" episode. Furthermore, a Train Host frequently walked through the rail cars flustered and in tears, because coincidentally that was the second time they survived an accident on a FrontRunner train.]
-MIDVALE, UT-
*Outside of Chevron [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 2 Customers (???a Couple???) [in a vehicle] offered monies...while I sat (on a sidewalk curb) alongside the Gas Station (near the air compressor machine). [NOTE: Earlier, I noticed 1 of the 2 Customers refill their vehicle tires with air from the air compressor machine.]; 1 Customer (who is a presumed Hobo) [on a bicycle] offered a cup of coffee (from [an international Fast-Food Chain])
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*Days Inn [Hotel]: 1 Hotel Staff Member asked me to leave the Hotel, before saying, "If you return, I will call the Police!"...while I rested in a stairway
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*Best Western Plus Midvale Inn [Hotel]: 1 Hotel Staff Member, and 1 Manager (???a Day Manager???) asked me to leave the Hotel...while I walked towards the Breakfast Room
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*Dairy Queen [Ice Cream & Fast-Food Chain] (a.k.a. DQ): 1 Worker offered $$$a FREE sweet treat ('my desired doughnut menu item' ["Munchkins Donut Holes" cup]) [per request]$$$, and coupon cards ("FREE doughnut" coupons)...after I asked if/when old doughnuts would be tossed away, and if they still offered free sample doughnut hole treats
*Outside of Staybridge Suites: 1 Hotel Guest offered 'food & beverage'...while I rested on a Patio chair
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*Staybridge Suites: 1 Hotel Staff Member requested my departure from the Hotel, after asking, "Are you a guest here? Can I have your room number?... No. See, Hotel amenities are only for registered guests. Also, did you print those [sheets of paper in hand] off with the printer?... The printer is for Hotel guests. Yet for you, each print-out costs 10 cents. Do you have 10 cents for each copy?"...while I prepared to leave the Hotel (after eating breakfast, and using the Computer Room to print off copies of my "Living Will"); 1 Hotel Staff Member (encountered before) and 1 General Manager requested my departure from the Hotel, and warned that they would call the Police if I'd return...soon after I entered the Hotel. Once again, the Hotel Staff Member asked me to leave the Property. So, I decided to exit the building, and finish off a doughnut in the Outdoor Patio Area behind the Hotel. Afterwards, the General Manager walked towards and reiterated that Hotel amenities were for registered Guests. Lastly, the General Manager offered me a few additional minutes to sit down at a Patio table, finish off the doughnut, and leave the area.
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*SEPTEMBER*
In September, the locals of Sandy, South Salt Lake, North Salt Lake, West Valley City, Ogden, Midvale, and Salt Lake City offered me food, liquid refreshment, monies, toiletries, newspaper(s), ride(s), shelter, help, and Religious service information/suggestions. *End result: food, more duct tape, another pair of scissors, another sewing kit, another camping pad (NOTE: the Police seized my other camping pad), a brand-new Walmart hiking t-shirt (so-called "Hunting Clothing"), and a new pair of jeans (*THUMBS UP* to Macy's for giving an 87% OFF SALE a try)
-SANDY, UT-
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*Holiday Inn Express & Suites: 2 Local Police Officers asked me to leave the Hotel, before suggesting that I only revisit businesses that don't mind me on their properties (e.g., local Fast-Food Restaurants)...I was approached, while I used WiFi w/ my laptop in the Hotel Breakfast Room. Also, 1 of the 2 Officers said, "2 months ago, the Hotel asked you to stay away... This is a private residence. So, they want you to stay away [from this Hotel]."
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*Hampton Inn Salt Lake City/Sandy [Hotel]: 1 Hotel Staff Member offered food ("On the Run" breakfast bag), FREE toiletries (e.g., soap, shampoo, and lotion), and newspaper, after they mentioned that I could not stay at the Hotel, also inquired about my travel situation...while I rested in a stairwell on an upper-level floor
*Outside of Exxon [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Customer offered 'food & water' (i.e., a few fruit pies [in a bag], and bottled water)...while I finished off a bagel (on a sidewalk curb) alongside the building
*Outside of Taco Bell: 1 Customer [in a vehicle w/ a companion] offered food (i.e., a few bags of Doritos)...while I sat (on a sidewalk curb) alongside the Restaurant; 1 Customer offered a burrito; 1 Customer offered monies
*Outside of Sweet Tomatoes [Buffet-Style Restaurant Chain]: 1 Customer offered monies, after saying, "Go on in, and get some dinner."...while I looked leisurely through the windows just outside of the Restaurant; 1 Worker [on another day] offered a FREE meal (i.e., a buffet meal [including soup] w/ beverage), after they exited the Restaurant and commented about the rainy (bad) weather...while I sat under the front awning of the Restaurant, during a heavy rain shower
*Sweet Tomatoes [Buffet-Style Restaurant Chain]: 1 Worker offered FREE cookies (bag of cookies) w/ a buffet meal (that another Worker offered for FREE as charity)
*Dillard's [Department Store]/South Towne Center: 1 Store Associate offered food (i.e., soup, a candy bar, and bag of M&M's)...while I shopped for a new pair of jeans
*Taco Bell: 2 Customers offered burritos...while I enjoyed a beverage at a Dining Room table. [NOTE: Ironically, I visited the Restaurant to order a burrito from the new "Dollar Cravings Menu."]
*Burger King: 1 Customer (who is a former unemployed Homeless Person, and Christian) offered 'to pay for food & beverage,' and shelter (i.e., a place to sleep at their Shop [business] for the night)...before I finished off some 'food and beverage' (from Taco Bell) at a Dining Room table. The Customer described their recent on the job pressures; 1 ???Manager??? offered a FREE dessert
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*Residence Inn Salt Lake City Sandy: 1 Hotel Staff Member, encountered before, requested my departure from the Hotel, after mentioning that the Hotel Manager already told me to stay away from the Hotel...while I prepared to pick up some food from the Hotel Breakfast Room
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-SOUTH SALT LAKE, UT-
*Outside of Carl's Jr.: 1 Customer offered monies...while I finished off food (pancakes [in a "To-Go" box] from IHOP) (on a sidewalk curb) near the "Drive-Thru" lane
-NORTH SALT LAKE, UT-
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*Outside of Best Western Plus CottonTree Inn: 1 ???Manager??? asked me to leave the Property...while I rested on a patio chaise lounge chair just outside of the Pool House
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*Outside of Kneaders Bakery & Cafe [Restaurant]: 1 Local [in work attire w/ badge from another local Restaurant] [on a bicycle] offered monies, and local Baptist Church service information (even though, the local grew up Mormon), after requesting some good news/information of the day...while I leisurely enjoyed some shade on the Patio. Initially, the Local asked, "Can you tell me something good [today]?" I replied, "... It's Sunday! So, you can confess that Jesus Christ is Lord!" Eventually, the Local explained that they got off from work early that day, because they had some personal business to handle. Yet, their Boss didn't take the "time off from work" request well. Also, the Local promoted a new start-up Baptist Church group that meets at a certain time during the week. [NOTE: The Restaurant displayed on the front doors that it was closed on Sunday, with a well-known Biblical passage snippet "Man does not live by bread alone" (SEE Matthew 4:4 and Luke 4:4) listed underneath. *THUMBS UP TOWARDS GOD ALMIGHTY*]
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*Best Western Plus CottonTree Inn: 1 Hotel Staff Member asked me to leave the Hotel, after mentioning that they could not allow me inside the Hotel, because of safety purposes (???security reasons???)...while I stood near a Dining Room table in the Hotel Breakfast Room. [NOTE: The Hotel Breakfast Room was under 24/7 camera surveillance.]
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*Outside of Apollo Burgers [Fast-Food Chain] (a.k.a. Apollo Burger): 1 Customer (w/ a group) offered monies, after asking, "Can I pay for your dinner tonight?"...while I quietly sat at an Outdoor Concrete Picnic table under a pergola
*Outside of Wendy's [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Customer offered a combo meal...while I sat (on a curb) near the "Drive-Thru" lane; 1 Customer offered a burger, after asking, "Do you want another burger? The folks in there gave me [an extra] burger. [Besides] I backpack, too. [So] it's always good to have more food."
*Texaco/Top Stop Convenience Store [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Customer offered monies (i.e., the remaining dollars and change after a purchase)...while I stood in line near the front counter
*Village Inn [Casual Dining Restaurant]: 1 Waitress offered a cup of water...while I used FREE WiFi w/ my laptop on a cushioned entryway window bench
-WOODS CROSS, UT-
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*Outside of Hampton Inn Salt Lake City-North [Hotel]: 1 Local Police Officer (w/ backup) asked me to stay away from the Hotel (in response to a complaint from a Hotel Staff Member, who accused me of sleeping overnight in the Conference Room), before warning that the Police would be called if I'd return...while I finished off a plate of food from the Hotel Breakfast Room. [NOTE: Earlier that morning, the aforementioned Hotel Staff Member (in parentheses) mentioned that I was noticed sleeping in the Conference Room, during a Security round. Finally, they mentioned that Hotel amenities were for registered Guests, and warned that the Police could be called, if I get caught again.]
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-WEST VALLEY CITY, UT-
*Outside of Arby's: 1 Customer offered monies...while I calmly sat on a parking lot curb; 1 Customer offered monies, after saying, "Here's a few dollars, to pay for [some food]."
-OGDEN, UT-
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*Outside of Walmart: #CLEANSLATEUTAH#
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*Outside of Walmart: 1 offered monies...while I sat (on a bench) near an entryway
*Outside of Phillips 66 [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Worker offered a FREE meal (combo meal special), and monies, after mentioning, "I know what it's like [to be homeless and travel with hiking gear]."...while I calmly sat (on a sidewalk curb)
*Outside of Denny's Diner: 1 Truck Driver offered bottled water, and additional help (i.e., food, and shelter [a bed inside their truck], if needed)...while I used FREE WiFi (on a sidewalk curb)
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*Holiday Inn Express & Suites: 1 Hotel Security Staff Member told me to stay away from the Hotel, or they would call the Police...while I used my laptop in the Breakfast Room
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*21st Street past Flying J Travel Center [Truck Stop]: 1 Local offered a ride (to a local Walmart)...while I trekked Eastward towards Walmart
*Burger King: 1 Local Police Officer offered coins ('spare change'), after announcing, "I'm leaving some extra change here on the counter...if anyone wants some change!"...while I stood in the order line
*Outside of Burger King: 1 Local Police Officer offered a sandwich (i.e., an extra breakfast sandwich from an order)...while I stood just outside the Restaurant with a bag of food (purchased earlier)
-MIDVALE, UT-
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*Best Western Plus Midvale Inn: 1 Hotel Security Guard asked me to leave the Hotel...while I attempted to finish off a plate of food in the Breakfast Room
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*Outside of Popeyes [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 "Drive-Thru" Customer offered monies...while I calmly sat (on a sidewalk curb)
-SALT LAKE CITY, UT-
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*Outside of Howard Johnson Express Inn [Hotel]: 1 Manager asked me to leave the area, after asking, "Are you a Hotel guest?... No! Hotel food is for Hotel guests."...while I walked towards the Breakfast Room (w/ hopes to pick up some food and juice).
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*Outside of Burger King: 1 Customer offered coins, after mentioning, "I saw you drop some coins near the garbage can. Here! I found the coins next to the garbage can."...just as I walked away from a side door, after dumping cookie crumbs from a plastic bag (towards grassy areas) around a garbage can
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