What would Jesus do?

[mudskipper]

Particularly relevant in this instance

[tractor]

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If the people carrier was truly full, there would have been enough of them to push it easily to the next garage

[SueEllen]

I will have you know that some of my best agents are from Asia and Africa

I don't trust agents. Likewise I don't ask people at train stations who ask for money for a ticket as 99% of the time the conversation is like this:

Man at Euston: "I've been robbed of my wallet and need a ticket to Coulsdon. Can you help?"
Me loudly "Yeah. None of the trains here go there."
Man looks p*ssed off and scurries away.

[doodab]

I don't trust agents. Likewise I don't ask people at train stations who ask for money for a ticket as 99% of the time the conversation is like this:

Man at Euston: "I've been robbed of my wallet and need a ticket to Coulsdon. Can you help?"
Me loudly "Yeah. None of the trains here go there."
Man looks p*ssed off and scurries away.

Reminds me of a conversation I had with an agent when turning down a gig:
me: it's 3 hours from my house
agent: it's only an hour and a half from Euston
me: Do you think I live there? The only people who live in euston station are tramps. It takes me 90 minutes to get there.

[xoggoth]

I'd give anyone the benefit of the doubt if it's a couple of quid but in most cases they are just scammers.

[ZARDOZ]

I had an absolute stunner approach me outside Bromley train station with a kid in tow...asked me for the price of a ticket home so her husband wouldn't beat her up for being late!
I suggested we go to the ticket booth where I would buy her and sprog a ticket which she declined wanting the cash instead...cheeky fooker was a pikey on the scrounge.. stunning looks though

I once had a guy approach me wanting money for a cup of tea. Looked down and out so and on his knees, so I said I'm just going to McDonalds and I would get him a tea and a Burger. He said "can I have the money instead?".

FFS

[Zippy]

I would have asked how far they were trying to get, then put that amount of fuel in their tank and paid for it myself. As a random act of kindness.

I agree with NAT. Give them what you could afford to lose in exchange for a promise to do the same for another stranger. Saves suspicion and the feeling you've been ripped off.

[EternalOptimist]

Jesus would have shouted 'REMEMBER RORKES DRIFT' , then stuck the 'ead on him, then beat a hasty.

so thats exactly what I would do too