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- winoweenie - 05-28-2008
Hector was a pup. Was putting gas in the truck this AM when a guy with a gas can came up and said he'd run outa' gas and needed enough to get to work. Witout thinking I said Okie-Dokie. Later on I realized that if he'd been panhandling I'd have given him some change or at the most a buck....Then it dawned on me. The Gallon cost me 4 Bucks!!! I'm going back in the AM and see if he's set up permanent shop. WW
- hotwine - 05-28-2008
Watch his other hand, WW.... the one NOT holding the gas can. We've had 'em run that same scam here in the past, but add a little extra juice.... the other hand will hold a butane lighter, and if the mark refuses to buy gas for the can, the perp will threaten to strike the lighter. Adds a little pucker factor to the rip-off.