[Prokopton]

$11 in one hour does not mean an average $11 per hour over a 40-hour work week over 52 weeks.

He got about $90 in 8 hours. This included when he was holding a sign that said something like, "I won't lie to you, I need a beer".

[Boogieman]

“This included when he was holding a sign that said something like, “I won’t lie to you, I need a beer”. “

Ha! I actually am more likely to give a buck to the guys who are honest like that than the ones that try to give you a sob story. One time, in Uptown Chicago, a notorious drug neighborhood, some guy actually hit me up at the bus stop and told me “I’m not going to lie to you, man, I need to get some crack”. At least he was honest!