Yesterday we were in town, I was chumming a member of my family for him to get a few specific bits and pieces so involved a couple of hours in and of out shops in the main area's of Edinburgh.
Anyway it was absolutely pissing down with rain and there was one beggar (I'm sure that term is not pc but unsure what else to use?) who was soaked to the skin with a sopping wet blanket covering him.....he didn't even have a coat.
I felt so bad for this guy I wanted to help in a constructive way but didn't have my debit card on me (I deliberately left it home as I knew I'd buy stuff I didn't need in the shops otherwise and come home with more boots I don't really need)
I asked person with me if he would help by lending me the money to buy him a sleeping bag or a nice warm waterproof jacket and I'd give him the money as soon as we got home.
He refused on the basis of he thought it was a completely stupid thing to do.
So was he in the right and was it a stupid idea or should he have lent me the money for what would have been at max 2 hours?
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AIBU to want to buy a sleeping bag for a street beggar and huffy that my family member wouldn't lend me the money to do so?
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KelperRose · 18/10/2012 18:20
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