Posted by Allan In NE on January 30, 2011 at 06:20:30 from (148.66.88.254):
Oh Man,
This has been botherin' me since last night.
Late yesterday, the wife and I went into town to get some groceries.
When we pulled into the lot, there was an old '83 or '84 grey, rusty T4 Blazer sitting there, a guy standing outside the driver's door with a hand written sign that said, "Can you help us?" and his pretty wife sitting in the truck trying to keep warm.
These folks were probably in their early 40s and you could tell from the looks on their faces that they were just flat up against it.
Anyhow, the sight of those folks out there in the cold really got to me, so after we got all loaded up and ready to start for home, I noticed that they were still there. It had gotten dark by this time and these folks were cold, hungry and just plain miserable.
These weren't drunks, bums or low-lifes, just middle of the road people who had run headlong into this damned lousy economy and I thought to myself, "There, but for the grace of Gawd, go I".
I stopped on the way by and made sure that they had some cash. Brought back the memories of those awful years gone by when I was in their same shoes. :>(
Sure makes one count the lucky stars. It could happen to any of us.
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