Guy asking for gas money?
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Alright, so I got to my store today, opened up and some random guy walks in. He's a white guy, dressed in normal clothes.
He proceeds to tell me this story about how he had to go to the U of M dentistry (he was kind of drooling and had obviously been shot with Novocaine or whatever), and now his truck won't start. I asked him if he needs jump or use the phone and he proceeded to tell me his truck was on E the entire way to the U of M. I offered to call any of his friends or whatever, to see if they could give him a ride and then he started getting a little bit off an attitude and told me calling people wont help.
Basically after talking he wanted me to give him money for gas, and I was like umm, no? I feel kind of guilty about it, but I'm 99.9% sure he only asked me because he saw me pull up in a BMW, there were like 15 other people around the street he could have asked.
So, what do you think, I'm feeling a bit guilty as its snowing / cold out? I mean I could have given this dude $5 or something (which would have gotten him home, maybe, but his truck was big), but he was giving me attitude, and I kind of got the feeling he felt some sort of entitlement to it.
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Don't feel bad, there will be a sucker eventually that will give him some. If you did it's more likely it would happen again, by him or he let's others know. When I lived in Texas this was a daily occurance, you wouldn't believe the excuses they had but you have to not give in a bit and just the fact you thought twice about it shows that you are conscious and not a greedy snob like most are to panhandlers.
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I dont ask for money, but I will admit that ive asked people at the pump to fill up my car for me, I was in need of getting home one day and had 10 bux to put in my Z and I was wearing shorts so it was obvious im missing a leg, the person was nice enough to fill up my car but was also kind enough to go over my 10 dollar limit and I told them I only had 10 to put in. They of course filled it up, sent me on my way, and paid for my gas. I thanked them and am very grateful for that act of kindness. I didnt expect it though. I have since then learned to do it myself and be independent. Makes me feel good about myself
*1989 Nissan 300ZX Z31 *
> DelSlow;262050 wrote:
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In about 2000, I was working the front desk at a hotel. A guy came to the front desk in a wheelchair and told me his car ran out of gas and asked if I could borrow him a few bucks. He was adamant that he'd pay me back and when I agreed to give him $10, he even wrote down my name and address and told me he'd send me a check.
So he gets the $10 from me, wheels himself out of the hotel, out of the parking lot and into the restaraunt parking lot next door. He wheels over to a car, gets out of his wheel chair, folds it up, puts it in the back seat, and drives away.
I never got my $10 back and won't ever forget that guy. I haven't given money to anyone I didn't know since. I never will again, either.
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HandoEX;295557 wrote:
In about 2000, I was working the front desk at a hotel. A guy came to the front desk in a wheelchair and told me his car ran out of gas and asked if I could borrow him a few bucks. He was adamant that he'd pay me back and when I agreed to give him $10, he even wrote down my name and address and told me he'd send me a check.So he gets the $10 from me, wheels himself out of the hotel, out of the parking lot and into the restaraunt parking lot next door. He wheels over to a car, gets out of his wheel chair, folds it up, puts it in the back seat, and drives away.
I never got my $10 back and won't ever forget that guy. I haven't given money to anyone I didn't know since. I never will again, either.
this is bullshit, people like that give people like me a bad name / image.
*1989 Nissan 300ZX Z31 *
> DelSlow;262050 wrote:
> I like the new JN210 -
My dad always likes to tell the story when he gave a guy gas money. It was back in the 70s during the fuel crisis when gas was expensive at that time. My dad was filling up his semi truck when a guy approached him, said he didn't have enough gas to make it home to see his kid in the hospital or some guilt trip like that. Promised to pay my dad back just like mentioned above, got my dad's address, etc. My dad was nice enough to do it (I don't think my dad expected cash back). He never got his money.
Fast forward 10-15 years or something like that. My grandpa calls my dad, said he received some mail for my dad, asked my dad if he wanted to forward it or just open it. What do ya know, it was a check from the guy, including a picture of the guy with his son, who actually was in the hospital. Had a little letter with, saying he had lost his address until he was moving and came across the slip of paper with my dad's info. The guy said how grateful he was to my dad, and how he never forgot about it. My dad still has that letter...
Now, this was a long time ago. People have changed, and there's a lot more scum out there then it used to be. My dad said that today, he'd never do it. Times were different back then.
/story of the day
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Sven;295584 wrote:
My dad always likes to tell the story when he gave a guy gas money. It was back in the 70s during the fuel crisis when gas was expensive at that time. My dad was filling up his semi truck when a guy approached him, said he didn't have enough gas to make it home to see his kid in the hospital or some guilt trip like that. Promised to pay my dad back just like mentioned above, got my dad's address, etc. My dad was nice enough to do it (I don't think my dad expected cash back). He never got his money.Fast forward 10-15 years or something like that. My grandpa calls my dad, said he received some mail for my dad, asked my dad if he wanted to forward it or just open it. What do ya know, it was a check from the guy, including a picture of the guy with his son, who actually was in the hospital. Had a little letter with, saying he had lost his address until he was moving and came across the slip of paper with my dad's info. The guy said how grateful he was to my dad, and how he never forgot about it. My dad still has that letter...
Now, this was a long time ago. People have changed, and there's a lot more scum out there then it used to be. My dad said that today, he'd never do it. Times were different back then.
/story of the day
good story
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Frankly i would have given him the money..cuz i know what its like..some are very fortunate like it seems all of you.. Yes there is alot of truth to todays society alot of shady people, but i feel every little bit helps. Whatever i cant even talk about this. To each their own. But put yourself in one of the very many million people who struggle everday..Wether or not it was their own fault,or because of the crisis that has hit our economy. But i guess this forum now knows, NOT to help SOME OF the posters above..cuz they dont seem to have problems like this..until they do and look onto one of those people that was in the same pairs of shoes before... karma its a bitch
"tell the misses that thats how you got the man and thats how you KEEP the man
words to live by from the wise one"
-weshole -
I've been working at a local homeless shelter for quite some time and I deal with that entitlement on a daily basis. I wouldn't feel guilty at all, nothing angers me more than people who feel they deserve something from me. I'm all for helping people out in need, but people like that are usually the least grateful and give you the most attitude. So I've stopped driving my lexus to work...
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itRfan;295600 wrote:
Frankly i would have given him the money..cuz i know what its like..some are very fortunate like it seems all of you.. Yes there is alot of truth to todays society alot of shady people, but i feel every little bit helps. Whatever i cant even talk about this. To each their own. But put yourself in one of the very many million people who struggle everday..Wether or not it was their own fault,or because of the crisis that has hit our economy. But i guess this forum now knows, NOT to help SOME OF the posters above..cuz they dont seem to have problems like this..until they do and look onto one of those people that was in the same pairs of shoes before... karma its a bitchGiving money to somebody who is hungry or has kids to feed is one thing, giving money to a guy with a fairly nice looking big truck who just went to the dentist is another thing.
I wouldn't have thought twice about giving $5 to somebody who was actually going to use it to buy food or some shit.
:rolleyes: @ karma
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BlackEJ8;295601 wrote:
I've been working at a local homeless shelter for quite some time and I deal with that entitlement on a daily basis. I wouldn't feel guilty at all, nothing angers me more than people who feel they deserve something from me. I'm all for helping people out in need, but people like that are usually the least grateful and give you the most attitude. So I've stopped driving my lexus to work...Yup. I used to volunteer at churches united in Moorhead serving breakfasts and what not. People would complain ALL the time. It was awful, made me not want to do it. Obviously not everyone was that way, but it was a lot more than I expected!
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Fuck him Jim. I look at it this way... If you can afford the vehicle, you can afford to drive it. If its that hard to keep gas in it or keep it on the road, you shouldnt own it. PERIOD!!! I see that shit all the time here. Someones always trying to play the pity trip. I actually see it way too much.
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Once I was in ecuador and on my way home I was dropped off at the airport with zero monies. I forgot about the $20 fee to get out of the country so I had to break down and ask somebody for money. It was the hardest thing to do and the guy shot me down so bad it wasn't even funny.
I think if this guy was giving you attitude then he must not have really needed it. If you really need help in a situation where you need to ask a stranger for money, you aren't happy about it.
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PSiedTSi;295604 wrote:
Yup. I used to volunteer at churches united in Moorhead serving breakfasts and what not. People would complain ALL the time. It was awful, made me not want to do it. Obviously not everyone was that way, but it was a lot more than I expected!
Hah I've probably seen you here.. And yeah its ridiculous how much they complain, and it does make volunteers feel like shit. I still don't understand that mentality, they get a warm place to live free of charge. Not good enough. Three free meals a day. Still not good enough. Its always more more more, never pleased with any of the help given to them.But there are also people on the other side of the spectrum who are extremely happy for every ounce of help they can get. Those are the people that I would gladly help.
Sadly there are more of the first type of people.And I've ate the meals here a lot and for being free they can be pretty damn good
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BlackEJ8;295618 wrote:
And I've ate the meals here a lot and for being free they can be pretty damn good** :)**I was just gonna ask, did you get complaints about the food? We always got to eat whatever was left and honestly it was no different than the breakfast I make at home. It was almost worth it just to volunteer to get the food haha.
The coordinators mentioned that some of the complainers were more or less using it as a defense mechanism as a reaction to their situation because they were ashamed.
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Jim;295603 wrote:
Giving money to somebody who is hungry or has kids to feed is one thing, giving money to a guy with a fairly nice looking big truck who just went to the dentist is another thing.I wouldn't have thought twice about giving $5 to somebody who was actually going to use it to buy food or some shit.
:rolleyes: @ karma
so if you ran outta gas...in your bmw that means i shouldnt throw you 5 bucks to make it home?
the attitude thing i could understand jim..i do. But if you were to come off to have an attitude but needed to get home or where ever i think i would kick 5 bucks for ya
"tell the misses that thats how you got the man and thats how you KEEP the man
words to live by from the wise one"
-weshole
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