Out of gas in Murray KY on way to AZ

gbopp wrote:

rockhillmanor wrote:
As kind as you were you need to beware that not is all what it seems to be.

I always try to find the good in everything. But. Full-timing over the past years I have seen way TOO many instances of this same scenario. As noted in the above post. There are MANY of the scammers out there getting gas, money and/or food for free.

They are just pan handlers preying on our instinct to help other RV'ers. And they are finding it very rewarding for themselves.

Unfortunately, you are correct. I also have seen many in a similar situation. It is nice to help people, especially this time of year.
And the scammers know it.

I don't mind helping but, I'm very cautious.

Never helped. Maybe I'm a scrouge. but, really, if your traveling a long distance and don't have enough money for gas and lodging, well, 1) you shouldn't be traveling and 2) poor planning doesn't make an emergency on my part.

Around here, according to state police almost 100% of them are scammers. they have money, they have gas in the car. MOre than once I've seen them drive off from a rest stop with an "empty tank" going to the next rest stop, repeat.


Breakdowns? another story. I have helped a few times when it was pretty obviouse a real breakdown. Once was a couple from germany in a rental car (pretty new) that had the front steering knuckle colapse on them. I and a forest ranger made calls for towing and I took them down the road to the campground, and on the way helped another duramax driver with a flat.