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Old 06-25-2018, 01:37 PM   #21
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Old 06-25-2018, 02:02 PM   #22
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I hope it wasn’t a scam! Let’s see if anyone else had this happen to them
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Old 06-25-2018, 02:40 PM   #23
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I hope it wasn’t a scam! Let’s see if anyone else had this happen to them
It might very well have been. But really, I look at these situations as if it were my sister or Mom having troubles. I'd want someone to look out for them. So, if it was scam - hey, she got $17 or so from me ($10 + 3 gallons of fuel). Hopefully either way, I'm feeding the karma bank for past support I've received and future support that I or my family might need.
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Old 06-25-2018, 03:26 PM   #24
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Old 06-25-2018, 03:43 PM   #25
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My ex-step-mother-in-law was at a fuel station in a semi questionable neighborhood fueling up. I man pulls in and announces wheewwww I just ran out of gas... only problem is that I have no money.... She gives him a $20 and he said thanks. Jumped in his car fired it up and drove off.... she was livid.
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Old 06-25-2018, 05:01 PM   #26
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Been helped a couple of times and did the same for others over the years.

Most memorable was when wife and I were driving cross country in a 20 year old Nissan and the alternator failed and engine died a while later while in the middle of nowhere in Iowa. A truck driver stopped and drove us 150 miles and dropped us off at our doorstep. We were both unemployed at the time with money being very tight and he saved us a lot of hassle. I picked up a used alternator from the junk yard and rode my highschool motorcycle back with my wife to the car and got it fixed and back on the road.

Snowmobiling 3 years ago, I got stuck in 3 feet of snow with my truck and trailer. Nearby town wrecker wanted $800 for a backcountry extraction. An hour later, a Hummer drove by and gave us a free tow. I ran into the Hummer owner's several times next several years at a local Buena Vista, CO restaurant and bought everyone at their table meal each time this happened. It was the least I could do.
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Old 06-25-2018, 05:36 PM   #27
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It might very well have been. But really, I look at these situations as if it were my sister or Mom having troubles. I'd want someone to look out for them. So, if it was scam - hey, she got $17 or so from me ($10 + 3 gallons of fuel). Hopefully either way, I'm feeding the karma bank for past support I've received and future support that I or my family might need.


It’s like going to church and putting money in the offering plate, I gave the money to the good Lord what happens to the money after that I could care less about. Same way with what you did you gave out of the goodness of your heart. I have been blessed in this life and giving to a person in need makes me feel good. I don’t even think about it if it was a scam , I did my part.
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Old 06-25-2018, 05:38 PM   #28
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So apparently I'm just a magnet for folks who run out of gas. Was at my in-laws doing prep for our big yard sale this past weekend when I car pulled onto their street and stopped in the road. I didn't really see the start, but I saw the guy get out and storm off. As I walked out to check on them, I heard the woman shouting, "I told you! You drove too fast and run us out of gas!"

I told her I had some fuel in the truck and that I'd grab it. I tried making small talk to calm her down a bit. She had 2 little kids in the back seat. Found out she was from the next town over and I was not positive that I had enough fuel to give to get her there. I asked if she had money to get more at a gas station and she said no. Since we've been selling all of our belongings, I went and grabbed her a $10 and gave it to her.

It's funny, had I not saw them come to a stop in the road - I likely would have considered it a scam. I've gotten that exact story in cities across the USA. Maybe it still was, but I felt better giving her a little help.

Now I need to refill the gas cans.
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She wanted to send me something as a reward, I told her no, but she owed someone a big favor down the road - she had to "pay it forward".
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So, if it was scam - hey, she got $17 or so from me ($10 + 3 gallons of fuel). Hopefully either way, I'm feeding the karma bank for past support I've received and future support that I or my family might need.

I would be happier losing $17 bucks than wondering if my decision to NOT help someone was the correct one. For some people at some times in life, that’s a good chunk of change and hopefully they’ll remember your kindness and pay it forward...
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