I was at the gas station yester putting some diesel in my truck, and was approached by a guy asking for money.   He claimed that he and his son had come up to the hills to cut some wood for a rancher, but was paid by check and the guy didn't have enough fuel to get back home (San Jose, about 100 miles).   We have no banks, or even a town for that matter, so he was stuck.   Anyway, long story short, I gave the guy $20.   It looked like his son was about 15 or 16.   I don't know how long they had been begging folks at the gas station, but I really hated to see it.   You could tell it was going against his dignity, and especially in front of his son.

Ahhh, if I only had a dollar for every dollar I've given away.

No, you were just trying to help. I must have been hit up for money for food or gas with different variations of this story dozens of time. If they are asking for money for gas, I always offer to follow them to a gas station and put the gas in for them; if they ask for money for food, I always offer to follow them to a restaurant and buy them a meal. I have yet to be taken up on either offer, they always stammer out some excuse why they need cash.

Good hunting

our town has a group of pros,you get to recognize them after a while
city put up signs at the heaviest used intersections saying save your change with a list of all the places that offer aid,the sign posts act as back rests
the free clinic is up the hill from my house,i was sitting on my front stoop and a person was headed back dow into town and asked me for money told him i had no cash(i didnt) but had a bunch of pennies
he decided he didnt need it that bad

One summer night a friend and I were out one night. He stopped for gas and we were approached at the station by a guy who asked for money for gas to get back to his college campus.
I told him to pound sand, I didn't have any cash.

My friend gave him 10 bucks.

My friend attended the same college. The reason he was hanging out with me was because there were no classes in session. At all.

Perhaps your situation differs. Perhaps the two situations are the same.
I have another "no good deed goes unpunished" story but it'll have to wait for later.


--Steve

IDK if youre a sucker or not, if the guy was for real, you did a good thing, if he conned you, HE did a bad thing, but you still did a good thing. I would Hope no one would teach their kid to do stuff like that. FWIW, If I woulda had the $$, in the same spot, I woulda helped the guy out. I cant count the hitchikers Ive picked up, some have needed clothes & $$$ & Ive given away sleeping bags, just whatever some poor soul needs, hell,, alone, away from home, been robbed of everything but the bluejeans covering his skinny butt? I was okay,, HE wasnt,, so, I shared,

I guess I missed that whole

"Ive got mine so too bad for you" thinking Ive been accused of,

This is the time to give thanks for what you have and having the heart to help someone else. If we all just paid it forward this would be a very different world.

I was riding thru Montana on my bike and stayed in this crappy motel where there was this guy working on his truck and throwing tools all over the parking lot. Since he was fairly close to my bike I went back to the office and demanded to be moved to another room further away. This guy was scary looking. He looked like he didn't have a dollar to his name. Later on their was a knock on my motel door and it was the same guy. he told me the manager told him about me and another rider getting the snot knocked out of us and robbed in Illinois. I still had some money on me, enough to get home on at least but this guy had a handful of leathers that he used to ride n and forced me to take a $100 bill. I told him I didn't want it but I thought I was going to get beat up again if I did no take it. His only request was that if I ever saw someone in dire need, to help them out. So from now on, if it looks like someone is in trouble, I stop! What goes around, comes around I guess. Good for you, you must be a decent fellow!