the petrol scam

[D3x!]

Fraudulent money for fraudulent stories? Seems about right.

imagine bribing a cop to get off a fine with fake money, that will be funny ****!

 

[Ancalagon]

No just use monopoly money - no chance of a fraud conviction and the priceless look of confusion on their faces. Give them the green bills and tell them they are US dollars.

 

[kang]

On the other hand I try to save the left over food during the week and pack it in spare plastic containers and put it out with the bin for those people that rummage through the bins on bin day.

I'm sure that they don't want to be in that situation so I do what I can to help.

But begging is a whole new ball game...and those with the limp or the deformed arm. I don't live in JHB anymore but are they still around?
I would just ignore those people. If I said 1 word to them it would be in anger. I just could not stay calm when they came to the window.

 

[bdt]

I hate those washers with a passion. I am scared of what I might do if one tries to wash my windscreen after clearly telling him no!

Gonzo crazy try-to-drive-car-into-him (or at least look like it) also works ..or at least did for me - do NOT mess with my car (either).

Basically this is a power/dominance game and there is NO reason why one of them should be able to beat me/you/us inside the cars!

 

[bdt]

Get some pepperspray (R130 at Yale, get the direct stream one, has better reach and wind can't blow it back to you), you just finger and release the red safety catch if a beggar on the street bothers you (I have it on my belt), it makes a load clicking sound... they notice it... they go away.

Also wear it clipped onto your seatbelt on you chest, the car beggars also stay away when seen.

Interesting, will have to pass this on to people less crazy looking than me , usually I just stare the beggars down ...but I have discouraged a couple of taxi drivers from continuing to bother me by brandishing mine a coupla times. Or, if you have the space around you, to REALLY get the point that you won't take their beggar-ey kark, a pointed *zoom* forwards or backwards when they approach your window works a treat too.

 

[marco79]

There's this old guy at the robots near McDonalds N1 City. He's about 60 and has a sign around his neck " 4 kids, 6 grandchildren, no job, no food". I was like "WTF, why aren't your kids working? Surely they're in their 20s or 30s"