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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Totally sucks--but imagine if you'd said no and later read in the paper that he got hit by a car while waiting by his car, or something. Better to be kind-hearted and trusting once in a while rather than cynical all the time.[/quote]

I agree.

When I was in college I was at a gas station  and approached by a girl about my age.  It was late--probably like 1 or 2 in the morning on a Saturday or Sunday. I had just heard her sorta arguing with the gas station clerk, but couldn't hear what exactly was said.    Che told me that she had been at a party (this was in L.A. very close to UCLA) and someone had stolen her wallet and she just needed about $10 for gas to drive home to Orange County.  She said she had her checkbook with her and could write me a check for $20 to compensate me.

I weighed my options;  would I rather feel like a schmuck for getting scammed out of $10, or would I spend the rest of my life wondering if I had left some other college girl like me stranded with no way to get home....I figured I'd rather feel like a fool than feel guilt so I gave her the $10--and she did immediately go to the cashier and put $10 worth of gas in her car.   Still it could have just been a way for her to get free gas, I guess?

I didn't take her check though...if I deposited it and it was a bad check, my bank would have charged me a bunch of fees and it just wasn't worth the risk.[/quote]

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