Last night as I walked home from the tram stop, I saw a dodgy couple walking towards me. Being streetwise (and also recognising them from a previous encounter I had with them over a year ago*), I secured my bag and put on my 'I'm not looking at you' face.
Nevertheless, the female walked right into my path yelling 'EXCUSE ME! EXCUSE ME!'. Yes, I had my Shuffle on and had no intention of stopping for her, but she really got up and in my face so I slowed down and pulled out an earphone. She didn't take this as a cue to stop yelling though. Anyway, she started to tell me how she needed to get home to Pascoe Vale and did I have any spare change for her. I had spare change, just none for her. So I said, 'Sorry' shook my head and walked off. (Btw, I was rather frustrated with myself that i *apologised* for not giving them any change... Why should I have to apologise? Dumb jerks.)
This is the second time in a fortnight where I've been asked for change within 1 block of my home and I don't like it one bit. Last Sunday, I went to 7-11 to get a newspaper and there was a lady parked right outside the door asking for spare change. And a couple of weeks back, Jimmy was over and I busted some dude casing her car.
It's not that I don't feel safe, I just hate randoms talking to me. Not fond of randoms, whatsoever.
* My previous experience with this couple was when I used to walk through the oval on my way home. They stopped me to ask for the time and before I stopped to fish out my phone to look at the time, I noticed the guy was wearing a watch, holding a mobile phone, and they had a great view of the Richmond Town Hall Clocktower. Dodgy mofo.
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