Reply #33: Morning Marketeers.......

[AnneD]

:donut: and lurkers. I have been out of pocket and on my new job for the last few days. The kids haven't arrived yet (Aug 24th is when school starts for kids). Already I feel 100% better and realize I made a good move. I am finally getting some good job karma going. The school is 'in the hood' and while some folks may not think it is a good place to work-I have always liked it because 1)I can make a real difference in these kids life 2)my services are really appreciated. The fact that we have a great principal and the staff is warm and friendly is just icing on the cake. I can see myself retiring out of this school. That is the good news.

I had something disturbing happen to me yesterday when I went to get gas. I had 13 bucks on me and I was going to get $13 dollars worth. I man came around and very cautiously and slowly started talking to me (he was tall muscularly built middle aged black man)and said-ma'am, I am sorry to trouble you but I am suppose to start a job tomorrow, but I have to come up with $25 that I owe for our room. That's my wife over there (he pointed to a woman and a mid size SUV packed with stuff).
I was listening and thinking about his story and then he said- ma'am. These hands are use to working, not asking for a hand out (they did indeed look rough and calloused). I'm embarrassed that my wife has to see me do this.

Well, at that point I was reaching into the coin purse. If I wasn't so low on gas-I would have given him the ten, but I did give him the three and hoped he could get more. I am a hard case when it comes to pan handling-but I think there was some truth to the story. He offered to pump my gas for me but I told him that it was ok-I had been there too-where $25 dollars just have well been $250.

So was I taken or are times so bad that good people are having trouble. I wished him luck on the new job and his wife thanked me for helping. I went in and was grateful I could pay for my gas and had just had a good meal.