I used to panhandle... Or busk mostly I guess. I am not musically gifted but I hated asking for money for nothing so I would sing songs or tell poems for spare change.

It was mostly fine, I never made much but made enough that I could buy some food or a bus ticket. People were generally nice, but I'm a woman so YMMV.

We were around 17 and went to cruise Yonge St strip as was cool to do back in the day(70’s). My buddy was 6’6” and I was a round butterball. We did the strip and then buddy says umm I am almost out of gas, got any money. I am broke. He says let’s mooch some money. I mentioned we do not look very homeless. Opens his trunk and there are a number of of disgusting old work clothes. We put them on and proceeded to mooch. We made so much we half the tank with enough left over for a fast food meal. Never did it again. Felt kind of guilty but we were young and foolish.

One time I was waiting near the train station for my old man to pick me up, and a kid thought I was homeless and offered me money. Confusing for everyone. Not homeless. Just had a gross beard and thrift store clothes.

People seem to have no moral compunctions about digital panhandling under the banner of "mutual aid". I hope no one falls for it.

One time i grabbed a pan handle that had been in a 350 degree oven. It hurt.

Several times. Most times I just say no and keep walking.

Stopped once and someone gave me a sob story about needing toll money when all bridges had covered to all electronic tolling and the weren't any toll collectors to give money to any more.

Edit: Whoops, didn't read the prompt fully. Oh well, I'll keeping it up.