JoeMoma
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On my way to Costco today, I saw who looked to be an elderly lady hitchhiking on the corner of a busy intersection. The lady looked to be in her seventies. She had woman's length gray hair and was wearing clothing suitable for an old lady. She had with her a piece of luggage that looked to be in good condition...the type with a pull handle and wheels. She have several other assorted items with her on the ground.
My first thought were of compassion. I wondered if the lady is homeless, down on her luck. I hope that she would be successful in getting a ride to where ever she needed to go.
My second thought was skepticism. The lady seemed to be in very good condition. She was standing with very good posture, and didn't seem a bit tired. The luggage she had seemed to be in good condition, like new. Her clothing appeared clean and without rips or tears. So my thought was, could this be an attempt to sucker someone to be a victim of a robbery or something? Could the old lady be a man in disguise? Perhaps even transgender. From the distance I saw her from, she could pass for either a woman or a man dressed to look like a woman.
I got to watch the lady for maybe a minute because I was stopped at a red light on the other side of a multi-laned street. The light turned green, so as I continued to drive to Costco, I saw her stick out her tongue at someone in a car that declined to pick her up.
I spent about a hour in Costco. She was gone by the time I dove by the corner she had been on.
My first thought were of compassion. I wondered if the lady is homeless, down on her luck. I hope that she would be successful in getting a ride to where ever she needed to go.
My second thought was skepticism. The lady seemed to be in very good condition. She was standing with very good posture, and didn't seem a bit tired. The luggage she had seemed to be in good condition, like new. Her clothing appeared clean and without rips or tears. So my thought was, could this be an attempt to sucker someone to be a victim of a robbery or something? Could the old lady be a man in disguise? Perhaps even transgender. From the distance I saw her from, she could pass for either a woman or a man dressed to look like a woman.
I got to watch the lady for maybe a minute because I was stopped at a red light on the other side of a multi-laned street. The light turned green, so as I continued to drive to Costco, I saw her stick out her tongue at someone in a car that declined to pick her up.
I spent about a hour in Costco. She was gone by the time I dove by the corner she had been on.
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