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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 571293" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Back when I was a teenager a little old lady (who was probably younger than I am now...lol) came up to me and asked me for a ride. Seriously! Being very young and very kind on top of naive at age 18, I gave her a ride. I saw her about a month later and she fairly ran to me and asked me for a ride again. I was more skeptical this time, but I did it. A little while later, I saw her wandering around in a parking lot and knew she'd ask me for a ride again if she saw me. I didn't want to say no so I just drove off quickly. I saw her several times and a few times she was chatting with people and I just knew she was asking them for rides. It's amazing what gall some people have. I guess she didn't want to call a cab or even ride the bus. This was in Chicago so there were plenty of buses and the bus was cheap back in the day. I avoided her from then on and learned that people will take advantage of naive, trusting and well meaning people. </p><p></p><p>Now when I do somebody a favor (I HAVE given food to people who claim to be homeless, for example) I am well aware that it may be a scam, but at least I know now that I meant well even if the other person didn't. I would not let a stranger in my car now that I'm older and wiser. Susie, you handled it very well. It isn't worth taking any chances.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 571293, member: 1550"] Back when I was a teenager a little old lady (who was probably younger than I am now...lol) came up to me and asked me for a ride. Seriously! Being very young and very kind on top of naive at age 18, I gave her a ride. I saw her about a month later and she fairly ran to me and asked me for a ride again. I was more skeptical this time, but I did it. A little while later, I saw her wandering around in a parking lot and knew she'd ask me for a ride again if she saw me. I didn't want to say no so I just drove off quickly. I saw her several times and a few times she was chatting with people and I just knew she was asking them for rides. It's amazing what gall some people have. I guess she didn't want to call a cab or even ride the bus. This was in Chicago so there were plenty of buses and the bus was cheap back in the day. I avoided her from then on and learned that people will take advantage of naive, trusting and well meaning people. Now when I do somebody a favor (I HAVE given food to people who claim to be homeless, for example) I am well aware that it may be a scam, but at least I know now that I meant well even if the other person didn't. I would not let a stranger in my car now that I'm older and wiser. Susie, you handled it very well. It isn't worth taking any chances. [/QUOTE]
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