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Author: Ordinary Hard Working BlokeOrdinary Hard Working Bloke Date: Oct 8, 2007 05:21
I visit Heathrow Airport regularly and sometimes I see a guy in the car
park, going around and asking driver for a couple of pounds as he has run
out of money to pay for his car parked there. And I have often seen the guy
actually get money from unsuspecting motorists.
Wonder if anyone else has come across this at Heathrow. He must be raking it
in!
Ps. Sorry about the x-post
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Author: cupracupra Date: Oct 8, 2007 05:29
Ordinary Hard Working Bloke wrote:
> I visit Heathrow Airport regularly and sometimes I see a guy in the
> car park, going around and asking driver for a couple of pounds as he
> has run out of money to pay for his car parked there. And I have
> often seen the guy actually get money from unsuspecting motorists.
>
> Wonder if anyone else has come across this at Heathrow. He must be
> raking it in!
Plenty of places have beggars using a variation on that theme - last one I
experienced was on the Barcelona Metro (stolen wallet, need money for flight
and so on....)
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Author: Knight Of The RoadKnight Of The Road Date: Oct 8, 2007 06:01
> Plenty of places have beggars using a variation on that theme - last one I
> experienced was on the Barcelona Metro (stolen wallet, need money for
> flight and so on....)
>
When I was in The Gambia, some scammer with no legs hobbled up to me on his
stumps and tried to spin me some hard luck story about a wheelchair or
something.
--
Regards, Vince
"I don't drive, so increased fuel prices don't affect me at all" (Doug
Bollen)
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Author: cupracupra Date: Oct 8, 2007 06:12
Knight Of The Road wrote:
> cupra" gmail.com> wrote
>
>>> Plenty of places have beggars using a variation on that theme - last
>> one I experienced was on the Barcelona Metro (stolen wallet, need
>> money for flight and so on....)
>>
>
> When I was in The Gambia, some scammer with no legs hobbled up to me
> on his stumps and tried to spin me some hard luck story about a
> wheelchair or something.
I didn't understand what the beggars in Bangladesh were asking me.....
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Author: James FarrarJames Farrar Date: Oct 8, 2007 08:59
On Mon, 8 Oct 2007 13:21:58 +0100, "Ordinary Hard Working Bloke"
bloke.com> wrote:
>I visit Heathrow Airport regularly and sometimes I see a guy in the car
>park, going around and asking driver for a couple of pounds as he has run
>out of money to pay for his car parked there. And I have often seen the guy
>actually get money from unsuspecting motorists.
And people give money to beggard on the Tube, too. I don't understand
it.
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Author: francisfrancis Date: Oct 8, 2007 09:23
On Oct 8, 1:21 pm, "Ordinary Hard Working Bloke"
bloke.com> wrote:> I visit Heathrow Airport regularly and sometimes I see a guy in the car
> park, going around and asking driver for a couple of pounds as he has run
> out of money to pay for his car parked there. And I have often seen the guy
> actually get money from unsuspecting motorists.
>
> Wonder if anyone else has come across this at Heathrow. He must be raking it
> in!
>
> Ps. Sorry about the x-post
I got asked by a young lady at the service centre by the Forth bridge
if I could give her
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Author: Knight Of The RoadKnight Of The Road Date: Oct 8, 2007 09:27
"James Farrar" gmail.com> wrote
> And people give money to beggard on the Tube, too. I don't understand
> it.
I sometimes give money to beggars, why not?
--
Regards, Vince
"I don't drive, so increased fuel prices don't affect me at all" (Doug
Bollen)
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Author: James FarrarJames Farrar Date: Oct 8, 2007 09:43
On Mon, 8 Oct 2007 17:27:32 +0100, "Knight Of The Road"
hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>"James Farrar" gmail.com> wrote
>>> And people give money to beggard on the Tube, too. I don't understand
>> it.
>
>
>
>I sometimes give money to beggars, why not?
Because they're (almost invariably) scammers?
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Author: JNugentJNugent Date: Oct 8, 2007 12:35
francis wrote:
> On Oct 8, 1:21 pm, "Ordinary Hard Working Bloke"
> bloke.com> wrote:
> >>I visit Heathrow Airport regularly and sometimes I see a guy in the car
>>park, going around and asking driver for a couple of pounds as he has run
>>out of money to pay for his car parked there. And I have often seen the guy
>>actually get money from unsuspecting motorists.
>>
>>Wonder if anyone else has come across this at Heathrow. He must be raking it
>>in!
>>
>>Ps. Sorry about the x-post
>
>
> I got asked by a young lady at the service centre by the Forth bridge
> if I could give her £2 as she did not have the cash for the toll.
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Author: Rob WiltonRob Wilton Date: Oct 8, 2007 13:58
> Knight Of The Road wrote:
>> cupra" gmail.com> wrote
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>>>>> Plenty of places have beggars using a variation on that theme - last
>>> one I experienced was on the Barcelona Metro (stolen wallet, need
>>> money for flight and so on....)
>>>
>>
>> When I was in The Gambia, some scammer with no legs hobbled up to me
>> on his stumps and tried to spin me some hard luck story about a
>> wheelchair or something.
>
> I didn't understand what the beggars in Bangladesh were asking me...
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Perhaps after the beggar bit your hand off you realised he was begging for
food.
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