I was leaving the grocery store today and this car comes racing at me as I'm about to get in my car.
The woman behind the wheel of the car was screaming "Wait!!!! WAIT!!!!!"

I'm curious so I go look...

This poor woman's face looks like she is about 70. I get closer and look at her and see that she probably in her 30/s.

Conversation went like this:

Walt: Are you ok? Do you need help?
Crack: I'm almost out of gas! My tank is almost empty! I need two dollars to buy gas to make it to Fairfield!

Walt: (Can see the display in her car...looks at the fuel gauge in her car...her fuel tank is 1/2 full) "Your gauge says you have 1/2 a tank...what's up?"
Crack: the gauge is broken!
Walt: If the gauge is broken how do you know you are about to run out of gas?
Crack : .....
Crack: .....
Crack: Can I have two dollars?

2 dollars to buy gas? HA! That's a flat out lie, even without the fuel gauge.

buy half a gallon with 2 dollars... or crack?

Well did you give her the two bucks?

Especially considering gas is currently $3.50ish here, probably similar where the OP lives.

I had someone do the same in the parking lot of a local restaurant. Same type of situation.

The weird thing is that two dollars won't buy gas, let alone crack.

Next time, offer to buy gas for them.

I was with my dad when I was a kid and this guy asked for money to call a friend so he could get the train. My dad says "Here use my phone", guy talks on the phone (doubt he actually called anyone though) and his dialogue was something like "Yeah, so...uh...we need to go to the train(...)Yeah ok" when he hangs up, "So...can you give me some money for the train?" :facepalm:

The situation was so pathetic I gave her $5.00.

:laugh: you're nice

Are you in Baltimore? Cause the same thing happened to me the other day o.o

Are you saying bums only exist in Baltimore ? :blink:

Yes.

Na, bums are native to Maryland as a whole.

I kid, I kid.

I though bums were from NY

LOL! 2 bucks for gas? Where does she get her "gas" from?! Did you know in Canada it is illegal to panhandle? o.O

Its probablly one of those people that pretends to be poor, begs, then gets [censored] rich, should have celled the cops for her lyting to try and con money of people.
Harsh, sure, but I dont give a [censored], want money get a damn job, its clear she wasnt that needy.


Anyone got $60 I need skyrim to live...

We all need 60$ for skyrim. We all do.
"I need 60 dollars to get to new jersey city" Bum from futurama.

i was once approached by a homeless man in New Orleans who told me the following convoluted tale

- he needed money for gas
- his car broke down a few blocks away (nowhere specific that he could explain)
- he needed the gas to get back to his children in Houma (45 min. drive away)
- because their house was on fire and he was bringing water back to put out the fire
- because the water pipe was broken

Well that's the most bizzare crazy bum story I've heard.

Which reminds me, today I saw a crazy bum, walking down the street, just screaming gibberish at regular intervals. Though he didn't ask for money.

Not that's impossible but assuming it was...what did you do?

I hope you helped him put out the fire. :spotted owl:

She probably wasnt trying to get crack 2$ sounds like something a wineo would do. They probably where 2$ short of a bottle

Look at the post above

lol those crazy bums.

last time I saw one she was screaming into the middle of the road "I am going to sleep rough till I get you. Thats right! Till I get you!" at which point she turned to me and asked for the coffee I was holding...

Crazy excuses made by bums aren't as bad as nearly running down someone to ask for 2 bucks.