Radio Review

I have to rant seeing as my morning has now started some 5 hours earlier than I planned it to… (And no this is not a radio industry related post!)

About 6 weeks ago a young coloured guy (early 20’s) came up to me while I was unpacking my car and told me his sisters car had run out of petrol and they were both stone broke and needed a few bucks to get a litre or 2 of petrol to get home. Being a nice guy (sucker?) I gave him R20 assuming he wasn’t a beggar seeing as he was pretty well dressed and it sounded like a plausible enough story.

The next day the guy came round again (walking) and said thanks they appreciated the help and could he wash my car or something to say thanks. I said not to to worry, assuming it would be the last time I would see him.

Over the next few weeks he arrived on my doorstep, rang the buzzer and was again asking for money and I turned him down each time.

This morning he arrives at my gate at 3am (I kid you not), sticks his finger on the buzzer and holds it there till me, my wife, my daughter and her 4 friends are all awake. I go out to the gate assuming its the security guys responding to a faulty alarm… The guy is there, stone cold sober and wondering if I could give him R50 for the weekend?! I don’t know this guy from a bar of soap but he feels comfortable enough to wake me up at 3am for R50…

There’s obviously a cultural difference I am not aware of (especially when he is STILL) better dressed than I am…

Of course I have now had 6 10 year old girls wide awake since 3am… The joys…

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