Diesel RVs: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Beggar Warning

Guys,

And I thought I was cheap! Geez, it was only a dollar! As if you guys have never been given anything!

And Chip, if I were in the position of having to beg for gas, a dollar certainly wouldn't get me very far, so I'd be hitting others up, too.

I think one of the axioms is: "to whom much is given, much is expected." If you feel like you've not been given much, then not much is expected, and a dollar certainly isn't much!

Regards,
Ben Pender
Klassic Autos
Vintage European Auto service, repair, and parts
Madison, AL
256-489-9560

--- On Fri, 1/27/12, Trish Dougherty <purrfectharmonyfarm@wifi45.com> wrote:

From: Trish Dougherty <purrfectharmonyfarm@wifi45.com>
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Beggar Warning
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, January 27, 2012, 11:48 AM

I used to work in Hollywood. I'd pass the same beggar/guy every day on the same corner on my way home from work. I had/wanted to go shopping in Hollywood one Saturday. I saw the same beggar coming out of an upscale store with a shopping bag, wearing a nicer leather jacket than I had! Ya know at least when I was in San Francisco the beggar down on the pier was honest...his sign clearly stated that he was going to spend your money on wine and a hooker.

Several yrs ago in Arlington, TX I was approached by someone at a gas station begging for just a dollar because they were out of gas. I went ahead and gave him a buck. He even asked how to repay me. I told him he had to pass it on to the next person that was in need. I don't really know why I was compelled to give him a dollar, as I was out of work at the time and I wouldn't do it again, and I never did before...I'm OK with whatever he did with it...I believe in Karma.

On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 8:08 AM, Chip <czulli@gmail.com> wrote:

It's a sign of the times that we are living through, but in cites beggars are popping up everywhere. I thought I would relate to you their latest technique to pry you loose from your hard earned money in hope that you will be better prepared than I was to their willy ways.

So this guy comes up to me as I am making my way into a store. He is holding an empty gas can, ask me for a dollar, says he is out of gas. I hesitated, but then gave him a dollar. I did not feel good about my donation because something told me that I had just played into a scam.

Not quiet into the store I needed to walk past this person with no legs sitting quietly in his wheel chair just at the entrance. He made no attempt to solicit anything, yet I found myself giving him a 20 and feeling entirely good about my donation.

After a little while in the store I made my way back to my car, and just on the other side of the parking lot I saw the guy with the gas can, running up to some other unprepared person with the same story he had used to fleece me. I was not happy to watch this repeat performance.

So, don't say you have not been warned about these donations that you can be compelled to make that leave you feeling empty and taken.

Chip
Houston

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Trish Dougherty
PurrFect Harmony Farm
Ennis, TX
http:/purrfectharmonyfarm.intuitwebsites.com