I know right. Once one stopped me on the street by using the line "hey, are those your thongs?" in reference to the footwear I had on at the time. By the time my confusion had subsided, it was too late! We were engaged in conversation! Part of which went like this: "So are you able to make a donation today?" "I'm sorry, I don't really have any extra cash on me right now." "There's an ATM over there."

If you knew anything about the current state of the economy, you would know that there are several employed people whose jobs were downgraded because of the recession, and this caused them to have trouble providing for their family. And if she was unemployed, she could very well have used a friend's computer or a public computer. When you are job searching, the process will not give you automatic results and you are bound to go through quite a few waiting periods, as well as times when you really just need to wind down. Don't judge a person until you actually know what they have or are going through.

I think the mods just go around trying to make people look bad.

Did your comment jump or something? I only ask because that response makes no sense in this particular comment chain and I'm curious as to where it was supposed to have been.

13 - did it ever occur to you that she could be an employed single mom struggling to make ends meet? And she kept her internet active to seek better employment? Or how about she is unemployed but kept the Internet service so she could use all of the job/career websites to look for work? Also there is no law that you have to donate.

I think OP just means she didn't have any more money with her. She could have been running several errands and run out of cash.

well put

That's an awesome point. My parents managed to do the same when we were struggling. Good job OP.

i prefer asswipe- my british friend introduced me to it!

Asshat is my favorite..... but that wasn't one of the options.

ha true