On Monday of this week I got gas at the Speedway on New Circle on the north side of town, near where my office used to be before we moved this spring, and I had a guy come up to me and give me a similar story to one someone had given me near there a few years ago -- the key element being that he started a job at the car wash tomorrow and just needed a little money ($7 in this case).
The first time I had heard the story was when Jennifer and I were leaving the City Buffet two or three years ago (about one or two miles from this Speedway). The guy came up to the car as we were pulling out, and told me this very solid story that sounded atypical and believable. I didn't give him money (I just never do), but felt bad because I thought he might actually be on the up-and-up. I clearly remember the part about starting at the car wash tomorrow, because there is a car wash in the direction he motioned during the story.
I don't know if it was the same guy or they're just sharing story ideas -- at any rate, it made me glad I hadn't given money before. But it doesn't really make me feel any better overall.
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