November 14, 2008


Finances Abroad

A couple of weeks ago an abandoned shopping trolley appeared outside our house. I noticed it one morning as I left for work.

Later that day, as I returned, I found a man stooped over the trolley’s handle, his elbow moving furiously back and forth. He was standing where I normally lock my bike, so I politely asked him to move. He was shocked to hear my voice, as he hadn’t heard or seen me coming up behind him…

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posted by Amanda Mae Meyncke in humans, observations 

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4 Responses to “Finances Abroad”

  1. Daryl Scroggins on November 14th, 2008 at 12:34 pm

    Wow, that’s a great story. A huge effort made for a very small reward. That kind of sums it up for me….

  2. Amanda Mae Meyncke on November 14th, 2008 at 12:35 pm

    It made me very sad, and sort of worried too, same as the author.

  3. Daryl Scroggins on November 14th, 2008 at 12:39 pm

    I know–it’s like hearing a whimper accidentally escape from a person in a crowd, a terrible private truth that flashes by.

  4. Cindy Scroggins on November 14th, 2008 at 1:51 pm

    This breaks my heart.

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