Probably are talking about different people. I am talking about the off ramp types, the ones we have offered work to were not eager to actually work, no matter what their signs said, they just wanted a handout. Same with the ones asking for food. Offer them a meal and they turn it down, wanting the money instead. A woman once gave my wife a sob story about needing money for gas to take her mother to the dr. Wife offered to take both of them to the dr's office, waayyy across town, and return them. Offer declined. Having a pretty good idea what they intend to buy with the money, we usually decline...

Another shower addition. If you are traveling on the Ohio turnpike (I-80), all the service plazas have free showers for truckers. Never heard of anyone actually being asked to prove they were a trucker so everyone can use them.