Quote Originally Posted by DonnaR57 View Post
... but overall, I think they're a good bunch. One time, a trucker handed us a gallon of diesel oil when we were having trouble with our (old) truck - it was low on oil in the middle of nowhere. Just today, I saw a trucker go up and hand a bill to a woman who was outside a FJ with a small, older motorhome, a gas can, and a sign that said "Need gas".
Donna I heartily agree. I enjoy their company. A week ago or so I got to chatting with a guy in the truckers' lounge, and he suggested to me a little town I should visit, which is very nice. Imagine his surprise when I told him I went there on my last trip, and was able to tell him all about it, and show him photos (I was on the computer at the time). He had never met anyone who had been there.

A week, or maybe two, ago, I was not getting any response from the cashier where I was. A young man at a nearby pump had asked me for money for gas, and I asked him to go inside and tell the cashier I needed help. When I gave the cashier my money, I asked her to put $5 on his pump and the balance on mine.

I make a point of never giving anyone who asks for it, money. I will pay for the gas, buy them a coffee or lunch, a piece of fruit, whatever. But I never give money, which could be spent on alcohol or drugs.

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