Saving log - $1 tip box
Spending log - $3.26 bagel, coffee + $1.75 decaf coffee
Stopped by the office yesterday to pick up my dirty gym clothes, after the night ride I washed and dried them. Today I delivered them back to the office, then I walked the 7 miles home.
Odd ball observation on the way home: I had a woman ask me for a dollar as I crossed a street downtown. That wasn't so odd. It was odd because she was well dressed, relatively stylish combo of pants and heels and not in jeans. She appeared to be walking with another woman, also stylish. I was dressed in my running tights and track jacket. Why did she ask me for a dollar? Why did she need a dollar from me? If she got caught short she looked like she had plastic...or did. And just a dollar. Was she breaking the ice - or practicing depression-era skills just for me?
I got asked for change a couple of more times, each from expected sources. In that aspect, the world was righted again.
On the way home I found a dime on the ground and got a free coffee card.
do I look like I have a dollar?
October 6th, 2008 at 05:39 am
October 6th, 2008 at 02:52 pm 1223304721
October 6th, 2008 at 04:18 pm 1223309888
From my own experiences I no longer give money to people on the street. About 10 years ago I worked in a busy tourist area and saw all kinds of scams played out by cons. I was scammed myself a few times and finally just quit giving anyone money. Sad because I'm sure some of these people were really down on their luck.
Just this past year I saw the movie Paper Moon and could not believe how many of the same scams were in this movie. I can laugh about it now, but it wasn't so funny at the time when I would see hard working people giving money to the supposed homeless guy and at night he would get into his fancy BMW and drive away. Pretty amazing.
October 6th, 2008 at 04:28 pm 1223310491
I also got asked for money for gas one time from a man at a gas station. I knew he was out of gas since I had seen people push his van into the station, but he said he was from St Pete (which is a good hour away). I don't know why you would drive all the way over here across a long bridge over water if there was a chance you would run out of gas.