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The Broke & Homeless
Aug 20th
Earlier this week I traveled down to Southern California to see some family. I wouldn’t call it a good trip, but whatever… I got off work for most of the week, so that was good. On my way home I stopped in Salinas for gas… This is something I would not advise anyone to do in the future.
Let’s see… It was shortly after midnight when I pulled into the Arco station. I needed gas, and I had to pee badly. Before I could even start pumping gas this Mexican guy comes up to me:
- Mexican: hey man.. can you spare some change?
- Me: Sorry… I don’t have any.
He walked off toward the street and started examining the flower beds… At this point I am assuming he is looking for cigarettes. Not more than 30 seconds later a white guy comes out of nowhere and says:
- Whitey: I’ve been trying to get something to eat all night… can you spare some change?
- Me: Sorry… I don’t have any.
- Whitey: Can i check your car seats for change?
- Me: Um no… there is none… sorry.
He starts looking thru the windows of my car, and then finally walks off toward the hotel next door. At this point I am totally creeped out, and the Mexican guy is still lingering around near me acting like he is still searching for cigarettes. Then… swear to god…. like 15 seconds later a black guy walks up to me… who knows where that fool came from… and says:
- Blacky: You got any change?
- Me: Sorry… I don’t have any.
- Blacky: You got an ATM card?
- Me: I don’t have anything.
- Blacky: Fuck you!
He walks over to the next gas pump and sits down. Ok… I don’t care if the car is not full… I stop the pump, and start putting the gas cap back on. The Mexican guy comes back over:
- Mexican: hey man… you smoke?
- Me: Nope. Sorry.
I get back in my car… lock the doors… and head back to the freeway. I realize that I need to pee still, so I go a little deeper into Salinas, and again… head to a gas station. As I pull in I don’t see any crazy homeless anywhere, so I run in and pee. When I come out of the bathroom some woman is standing near my car. I walk quietly and quickly to my car.
- Lady: Excuse me… Do you…
- Me: Nope.. I don’t have anything!
I jumped in the car and took off. What the fucking hell?? Talk about depression n shit. Never again will I stop in Salinas for anything especially after midnight!!! Well unless it’s In & Out… OK!
Question of the Week (01/30 – 02/05)
Jan 30th
This week’s question was asked by Marco from Dallas, TX:
Q: If you had to go back in time, and change one thing that you did in your life what would it be?
Well there are so many things that I would like to change. I’ve done so much stupid shit in my life it’s not even funny. Would I like to change the time I put mustard all over my families cars…yes. Would I like to change my performance in school… obviously.. I could do a lot better than C’s. Would I like to have come out sooner than I did… hellz yea.
I’d like to change a lot of things I have done in life, but the one most important thing I would like to change is that I wish I would have gone to therapy a lot sooner. I was a little bit out of control emotionally, and if I had convinced my parents at a young age to get me therapy I think I would have enjoyed my childhood and teenage years. Therapy is the smartest thing I ever did, for I would have never been able to keep the great friends that I have now without it.
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