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tpguy1 wrote: MechanicalNut wrote: tpguy1 wrote: We hate to cook when camping, so we always go for a walk at dinner time and stop by other campers until we get invited to eat with them. In 7 years we have only cooked 2 meals. Hope this helps I surprised you put that statement in writing for the entire planet to read. I hope you were kidding. Gosh, I was taught it isn't polite to visit when folks are having dinner. Times sure have changed I must admit I would take a beer if offered though. Tom My tongue was firmly planted in my cheek :B True story, A couple of years ago we were camping in a campground in a small city. Just as we were finishing our supper a dirty shabby beat up looking guy came and sat right down at our picnic table. He made it quite clear that he was not going to leave until he got supper. My wife took the kids inside the trailer and I got up to do something about the situation. My large axe was leaning against the trailer and I glanced at it contemplating that if I had it in my hand it may be a little easier to convince him to leave and let us get on with our evening. I am sure he noticed where I was looking as he suddenly seemed to get shifty and loose quite a bit of his confidence. The truth of it is when I saw that change in his attitude I had a change in mine. To make a long story short I fed him a good steak supper and a big slab of pie for desert. We had a bit of a chat while he ate. I explained to him that I had mixed feelings about what I was doing as I did not want to encourage him to continue to do this as sooner or latter it would end badly for someone. Weather or not he listened to me I will never know. When he left my wife sent him with a small paper lunch bag of food that contained some non perishable items for the next day or so. The next morning I found the lunch bag (empty) under the wiper of my truck with the words “I’m sorry if I scared your kids” and signed Jim….. He never told me his name the previous night. I still wonder if I should have just sent him on his way as I worry about how other campers may react if he pulled the same stunt….. It did feel good to feed a hungry person though. Ian445Views0likes0Comments
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