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conniecat
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I think I had repressed this, and as I was getting ready for bed it acme back to me. I gad to get up to boil some water for vapo steam, and it is preying on my mind so I thought I would pose this question.
I was leaving the dr's office this afternoon. his office is in a large mall. But, it was lunchtime, so there were not many people on the sidewalks. Now keep in mind I am running a fever, not breathing and with a head full of sore throat and earaches. I even had to sit in the waiting room to rest after I got out of the exam room. I finally got up and tired to make it to my car, and remember I don't walk very well. As I went out the door, a short man came up to me and said that he and his wife had a flat tire. No spare, and no one home to call. They needed to take a cab and were $12 short of the fare. Could I give him some money and he would mail it back to me?
I knew I was not thinking clearly, but I looked in my wallet. I knew I had money in the bill compartment, but in the change compartment I had $7. I told him I would give him 2, and I needed the rest for my lunch. He said Ok and walked off. By the time I got to my van and made sure he didn't follow me, I collapsed and didn't think any more about it. Until the middle of the night when I realized he could just as well have had a gun.
I realize now I should have gone back inside and reported this, but like I said I was out of oxygen and feeling very ill. I am not sure why I only gave him the $2. It just seemed like the thing to do at the time.
So, would you have given him the money, trusted him for all $12, or tried to got back inside the dr's office. The mall is not in a bad section of town, but far from one. You never know.
I was leaving the dr's office this afternoon. his office is in a large mall. But, it was lunchtime, so there were not many people on the sidewalks. Now keep in mind I am running a fever, not breathing and with a head full of sore throat and earaches. I even had to sit in the waiting room to rest after I got out of the exam room. I finally got up and tired to make it to my car, and remember I don't walk very well. As I went out the door, a short man came up to me and said that he and his wife had a flat tire. No spare, and no one home to call. They needed to take a cab and were $12 short of the fare. Could I give him some money and he would mail it back to me?
I knew I was not thinking clearly, but I looked in my wallet. I knew I had money in the bill compartment, but in the change compartment I had $7. I told him I would give him 2, and I needed the rest for my lunch. He said Ok and walked off. By the time I got to my van and made sure he didn't follow me, I collapsed and didn't think any more about it. Until the middle of the night when I realized he could just as well have had a gun.
I realize now I should have gone back inside and reported this, but like I said I was out of oxygen and feeling very ill. I am not sure why I only gave him the $2. It just seemed like the thing to do at the time.
So, would you have given him the money, trusted him for all $12, or tried to got back inside the dr's office. The mall is not in a bad section of town, but far from one. You never know.