Went out on the bike this morning to our local Coop, other shopping outlets are available. Sat outside was a fairly youngish 25 - 30 is man, weather a bit drizzly. So did my shopping and spotted a heated cabinet with all day breakfast sausage rolls so I purchased one, paid for my goods and went out. Hi mate I said, its not much but it is warm as I offered him the baguette. He looked at me then at the baguette and said. I dont eat pork. Oh said I a religious thing or, no I just don't eat pork. OK so we had a little chat some people gave him some loose change I left got home and just eaten the delicious sausage baguette.
I had similar last Christmas. Greggs were doing an offer on sausage rolls so I bought a few extra. As you've probably guessed, the person I tried to give them to was vegan. I then spent half an hour walking round trying to find someone else to give them to
I admire your philanthropy. I fear with a rebuttal like that I may have been tempted to post the sausage roll somewhere unsavoury. I gave up my place in the queue at my local BP yesterday to a lady who was clearly in a rush. No thank you or nod or little wave. Nada. A little courtesy costs nothing. Stirlingmoz
Manners? They went out the window on the first lock down, I have resorted to a loud sarcastic "thank you" if and it is often, I stand back and allow someone to come through the door I am holding open for them and they just Sally on through as if my purpose in life, is to feed their inflated mannerless ego. The no knickers and fur coat brigade are the worst and Cambridge is full of them.
Well done for making kind gestures. Don't be disappointed if the gesture is turned down or there isn't a thank you. Like many folks, when I retired I did various volunteering tasks and helped a lot of others over a number of years, but seldom received a thank you. I was brought up to say please and thank you, but nowadays these courtesies have gone out the window.
I tried again, same guy same place outside Coop Cherry Hinton Perne Road junction. Saw some one give the guy a beef? He doesn't eat pork, slice. I asked if he would like a hot drink no thanks he replied, OK so went in the shop and thought Kit Kat everyone eats Kit Kat, I would have been better off buying Kit e Kat. I offered him a pack saying everyone likes a Kit Kat, no thanks he said don't eat them, have you any change? No says I, got on my bike went home and just enjoyed a Kit Kat, won't bother in future with my reluctant homeless person.
Can't be that hungry or he'd eat anything offered. I'm not sure of ever come across a homeless person with food standards.
There was a Ford Mustang parked , you don't think?? No surely not, that's why he wanted money to buy petrol. How stupid of me.
This exactly. Call me cynical but it probably boils down to the fact that you can’t buy heroin with sausage rolls... unless his dealers a fatty
I once got asked 'have you a bit of change for a cup of coffee mate ' I hadn't much change but said that I would go and fetch him one. How is attitude changed, I soon realised that he didn't want coffee! !
