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In the world of CrackBerry I don't think there's any better way to start a new week than with a good OS leak (hey, I rhymed that real good). This time around it's the BlackBerry Bold and Curve 8900 getting some 5.0 love in the form of OS 5.0.0.130. The builds don't have RIM internal apps installed (quincy) so no worries there, but also do not have the 5.0 version of BlackBerry Messenger built-in and you'll find some of the RIM apps (App World) don't want to work. Otherwise, I've been finding the Bold build to be real nice. You'll want to watch our OS Beta forums for finds threads to pop up. *OS Disclaimer - This is an unofficial release. If you choose to install, do so at your own risk and only if you're comfortable in the process of upgrading and downgrading your device software. It is quite normal during operating system development for certain features to be crippled or disabled while others are tested, and these beta builds often reflect that. They are not always better. Depending on your BlackBerry comfort level, it may be best for you to wait for community feedback on a build before deciding to download and install for yourself or simply wait for the next official release. If you require support, you will find it in our CrackBerry forums via our extremely knowledgeable community base - do not contact your carrier or RIM for Beta OS technical support (their first course of action will be to advise you to downgrade to a supported OS). Follow the links below for more information and instructions. * Download Leaked OS 5.0.0.130 for the BlackBerry Bold >> Download Leaked OS 5.0.0.130 for the BlackBerry Curve 8900 >> Visit the BlackBerry OS Beta Forums >> Instructions: How to Upgrade your BlackBerry's Operating System >> Instructions: How to Downgrade your BlackBerry's Operating System >> Instructions: Mess things up? Fix a Bricked BlackBerry Here >> Digg Facebook Leave your comment Send to a friend Filed Under: BlackBerry OS Comments time to upgrade By: pat-wallace | Date: Sun, 07/26/2009 - 23:18 `me thinks my 8330 is getting blown away, even with the 4.5/4.6/5 hybrid... Sweet By: Dimietriev | Date: Sun, 07/26/2009 - 23:24 I might actually make the plunge from .282 to this on my bold. Thanks Kevin! Started a By: es_bih | Date: Sun, 07/26/2009 - 23:27 Thanks Kevin! Started a thread on it in the Beta discussion as well. Downloading right now. downloading and preparing By: bioberry | Date: Sun, 07/26/2009 - 23:28 downloading and preparing the bold for a upgrade will report on the findings. Crossing fingers By: ruhrohs | Date: Sun, 07/26/2009 - 23:29 that Facebook works on this version. NEED A 9630 5.0 LEAK By: JustinD2473 | Date: Sun, 07/26/2009 - 23:29 NEED A 9630 5.0 LEAK !!!!!!!!! Thanks Kevin. Downloading By: ZebraIII | Date: Sun, 07/26/2009 - 23:46 Thanks Kevin. Downloading now. Will leave some feedback tomorrow. Long story short By: gregerator | Date: Sun, 07/26/2009 - 23:47 I bricked my berry and was looking for 5.0.0.100 when this showed up. YAY! Wow.. An 5.0 leak.. Need By: CrackFachry | Date: Sun, 07/26/2009 - 23:48 Wow.. An 5.0 leak.. Need some reports and review before downloading it.. Dammit, where's my "Leaked: By: goffmj | Date: Sun, 07/26/2009 - 23:57 Dammit, where's my "Leaked: 5.0 for Curve 8330"? Tour Me! By: clexman | Date: Mon, 07/27/2009 - 00:13 Tour 5.0 please! want to hear some feedback By: mayniak | Date: Mon, 07/27/2009 - 00:44 want to hear some feedback before downloading. im really considering downloading it!! yay By: pinkprincess1130 | Date: Mon, 07/27/2009 - 00:50 works perfect on 8900 After reading what B1aze had By: TallyHo | Date: Mon, 07/27/2009 - 01:00 After reading what B1aze had to say, I'll pass. lag browsing By: HusniMD | Date: Mon, 07/27/2009 - 01:23 i updated from .205 to this version. somehow, my browser is not as snappy from the previous version when i run on wifi. am i the only person experiencing this? the rest are cool. thanks kevin Cool, 5.0! uh! By: don_poky | Date: Mon, 07/27/2009 - 01:25 I hate megaupload why not RS file?? i have a premium account on that. Well downloading and will update on my 9000 for review! darn? By: Jon133 | Date: Mon, 07/27/2009 - 02:46 I just upgraded to .100 last night. oh well, whichever, i hope .130 is going to be worth it. Feelin Adventurous By: CL8Baller | Date: Mon, 07/27/2009 - 04:40 Im feelin a lil adventurous with my phone tonight, I think imma try this out thanks have been waiting for By: batrad | Date: Mon, 07/27/2009 - 07:05 thanks have been waiting for this for a long time to be leaked.. downloading now.... megaupload By: darkhonda02 | Date: Mon, 07/27/2009 - 07:25 i can seem to dwld it from there i type the code click on the dwld link and puts me back to the b2d***een before am i doing something wrong? Come on RIM, just make it By: newdeepdan | Date: Mon, 07/27/2009 - 10:05 Come on RIM, just make it official already. Touch me By: skygear | Date: Mon, 07/27/2009 - 10:35 right there, its ohhhhh, yeah ohhhhhhh ooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.... i'm sorry i swear it normally takes much longer... mabey i got too into it... o well, felt great to me.... thanks for fulfilling my request Browser By: brinklej | Date: Mon, 07/27/2009 - 11:12 Just wondering if the browser has tabs.... ugh By: CrooklynCon | Date: Mon, 07/27/2009 - 12:18 got it on my bold. minor issues, lost my internet browser so now i'm stuck with the media net which i hate. lost blackberry app world, as well as facebook for blackberry. going to work now, going to keep trying to resolve those issues if i can't im downgrading. on a positive note, browser can now handle multiple tabs, BBM looks great but is 4.7 and not the 5.0 i really wanted.got visual voicemail, waiting to see how that works. and i though blackberrys couldn't get any better. only real drawback is only having media net. Does Facebook work? By: dsimons82 | Date: Mon, 07/27/2009 - 12:45 Can anyone confirm their running apps? I hope facebook works! thanks in advance! omg By: mavericsoul | Date: Mon, 07/27/2009 - 13:15 i just put it on the bold.. took a long time to download now my bbm5.0 and it didnt put a replacement for it on there.. facebook yahoo myspace apps gone everything else works fine.. the application look up looks hot.. but i gotta downgrade to have my apps damn Stick with what u have!!! By: doubleup4life | Date: Mon, 07/27/2009 - 14:04 off the bat.... no instant messaging apps no msn yahoo aim google talk only bbm. no facebook either. new feature called audio postcard.... take a pic and instantly create a photo frame add a voice note and send to your friends... tabbed browsing is ight.. played a video , i had to do a battery pull just to stop it!! Edge browsing is faster. im trying to downgrade back By: mavericsoul | Date: Mon, 07/27/2009 - 14:14 im trying to downgrade back to 282 and it wont let me wow.. any help? Down Grade Version for 8900 T-Mobile By: chochopr | Date: Tue, 07/28/2009 - 03:14 http://tinyurl.com/m8lmry Just Delete Vendor file for non-T-Mobile Customers Waiting... By: kcurve | Date: Mon, 07/27/2009 - 14:18 After the bbm 5.0 mess, I'm afraid to download anything "leaked". Waiting for the official version SOOO NO FACEBOOK? By: dsimons82 | Date: Mon, 07/27/2009 - 15:03 So facebook isn't working? were you able to downgrade? By: mavericsoul | Date: Mon, 07/27/2009 - 15:51 were you able to downgrade? threaded messaging? By: cellADVANTAGE | Date: Mon, 07/27/2009 - 17:03 threaded messaging? Still A No-Go... By: Crackberryphill | Date: Mon, 07/27/2009 - 17:21 Facebook still doesn't work on my AT&T 8900, Viigo kept crashing. Downgraded back to .231 and now my texts messaging won't work. Anyone have a link to .250 that will actually work? 8900 OS v4.6 lastest one from T-Mobile By: chochopr | Date: Tue, 07/28/2009 - 03:17 http://tinyurl.com/m8lmry Just delete vendor file for non t-mobile customers 5.0 By: David2g | Date: Mon, 07/27/2009 - 17:31 i hear people saying 5.o is going to have threaded texts, is this true? can"t downgrade By: doubleup4life | Date: Mon, 07/27/2009 - 18:22 tried .130 now i cant downgrade to 4.6. 1.250!! Fatal error shows in DM!! What im i to do now...im stuck wid my bb in 507 mode. Kevin i need your help Hey bud I got your back... try this it works! By: chochopr | Date: Tue, 07/28/2009 - 03:29 Delete the OS v5.0 from your PC restart your pc then re-install your first version that you had installed b4 the 5.0, and install without using BDM by doing this simply and fast: double click C: drive " " click Program Files, then " " click Common Files, then " " click Research In Motion, then " " click AppLoader, then final double click Loader App and go from there and follow step from app which it will load your previous OS v.4.6 that you have installed in your computer without BB Desktop Manager, it's safe and easy to do when BBDM don't work to load previous version onto your BB. You Welcome, ChoChoPR thx By: doubleup4life | Date: Tue, 07/28/2009 - 06:15 u helped me big time man. much hx Sure Thing By: chochopr | Date: Wed, 07/29/2009 - 02:16 I know people could be an a_s_s h_o_e and a smarta_s_s when people get stuck. But no problem man, basically all you did is used the BlackBerry OS app itself to load the pervious version back onto your blackberry w/out the BBDM. but anyhow, you're welcome. ChoChoPR ? By: joslyn2191 | Date: Mon, 07/27/2009 - 18:33 When is the official release? WHY WHY WHY?!? By: jackalop3 | Date: Mon, 07/27/2009 - 22:02 are you all complaining and asking for help on how to downgrade from a UNOFFICIAL release of OS?!? Maybe, you shouldn't have installed it in the first place and wait for an official release then you all could save us the pain of seeing your comments of a unofficial release of an OS that doesn't work. @ jackalop3 By: bahandi | Date: Mon, 07/27/2009 - 23:09 Would you rather not know that people ARE having issues? I wonder how you would react if you were the one having issues; remember, not everyone is as tech-wise as other people are. Take a pill, man. Tired of all those leaks.... By: devek | Date: Tue, 07/28/2009 - 00:30 I used the 5.x when it came out and had to downgrade after many apps didn't work. I'm now on the 4.6.0.282 (477) which works well. I hate the fact that this expensive device's best feature so far is to disable to 3G network! This way the phone doesn't warm up when talking and the battery lasts more than a work day. All the other features can be found on other MUCH cheaper devices. This sucks... By: Stratatak7 | Date: Tue, 07/28/2009 - 01:54 Pros: >Tabbed browsing >Speedier SMS (3G) Cons: >Facebook still does not work >Browser is slower than molasses >Battery life is terrible I'm currently trying to downgrade back to .210. It's not worth it. Link RS By: boy_de_ghet | Date: Tue, 07/28/2009 - 02:10 Link RS : rapidshare.com/files/260881119/9000jAllLang_PBr5.0.0_rel157_PL5.2.0.3_A5.0.0.130.zip media player By: mikehogains | Date: Tue, 07/28/2009 - 08:52 the content on my media crd is all unreadable everything video and audio. pic files are just fin. also in memory it gives you an option to repair your media files on the media card or on the device pretty cool. how will it read my old files any help there. also app world, myspace, bbm 5.0, facebook dont work. finally blufmycall used to be named 123 spoof app now works to make fake caller id calls and they added a presion zen theme Like to try it By: karier13 | Date: Tue, 07/28/2009 - 09:03 Does any one know if BerryBuzz and Vib and Ring work right with this one? Or with the latest official release? UMA 5.0.0.130 Problems By: mike8900 | Date: Tue, 07/28/2009 - 11:18 I used UMA 95% of the time on my 8900 with 5.0.0.100 and it worked perfectly. UMA with 5.0.0.130 is horrible. They can hear me fine but I can barely hear the other caller. Anyone else? My review By: don_poky | Date: Tue, 07/28/2009 - 12:13 Ok. Well I did upgraded my Bold with this Leaked 5.0 version and loved the booting progress b2d***een. Now we don't have to wait without knowing how much time will it take to get started. At first, it hanged at 17% I guess so I had to reboot it to start all over again. Do that if it hangs at ur side too. But make sure ur device is connected to the Desktop Manager for restoring ur device properties n all. • My Yahoo, MSN, GTalk were deleted after upgrade and still I don't have it. • Browing *****sss much much increased • Broswer got Tabs • Hotkey (shortcut key) for proFiles removed. Profiles now called as Sounds • Pictures not displaying my Media Card pics but showing other folder's pics. Have to see that might have to change some options • Pictures, files, ring tones, videos, voice notes now have separate icons, no more inside Media • If we missed a call and push to view, it open the missed call folder rather than call log ( I didn't like it)

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METALLICA HISTORY this story about the band call metallica in 1986-2007 It's the sort of story that b2d***iptwriters would get laughed out of conference rooms for entering. The sort of story that illustrates perfect synchronicity between hunger, passion and time. The sort of story that only happens every 30-odd years. And the sort of story that would approximately 500 pages to do it true justice. Metallica. A household name. The 7th biggest selling act in American history. Who'd have thought it when, on October 28th, 1981, drummer Lars Ulrich made guitar player/singer James Hetfield an offer he couldn't refuse: "I’ve got a track saved for my band on Brian Slagel's new Metal Blade label." The truth is, Lars didn't have a band at that time, but he did that day when James joined him. The two recorded their first track on a cheap recorder with James performing singing duties, rhythm guitar duties and bass guitar duties. Lars dutifully pounded the drums, helped with musical arrangements and acted as manager. Hetfield's friend and housemate Ron McGovney was eventually talked into taking up bass and Dave Mustaine took lead guitar duties. The band adopted the moniker Metallica after a suggestion from Bay Area friend Ron Quintana, and they quickly began gigging in the Los Angeles area opening for bands like Saxon. Eventually recording a fully-fledged demo called No Life Til Leather, Metallica quickly saw the tape whistle around the metal tape-trading underground and become a hot commodity, with San Francisco and New York particularly receptive. Metallica performed 2 shows in San Francisco and found the crowds friendlier and more honest than LA's "there to be seen" mob. They also caught up-and-coming band Trauma, and most importantly their bass player, Cliff Burton. Cliff refused to move to Southern California: it was enough to convince Metallica to relocate to the Bay Area, and Cliff subsequently joined Metallica. In New York, a copy of No Life Til Leather made its way to Jon Zazula's record shop, the aptly named Metal Heaven. Zazula quickly recruited Metallica to come out east to play some shows and record an album. The band made it to New York in a stolen U-Haul. Dave Mustaine, at that point the band's guitarist, was proving to be more problematic than even these loose young chaps could handle. Thus a few weeks after arrival, Mustaine was sent packing, roadie Mark Whitakker suggesting Kirk Hammett from Bay Area thrashers Exodus. Two phone calls and one flight later, on April 1, 1983 Kirk Hammett joined Metallica. Metallica's first album, Kill 'Em All, was released in late 1983 and some ferocious touring which saw the band's reputation soar both in the US and Europe. In 1984 they went to work with producer Flemming Rassmussen in Copenhagen at Sweet Silence Studios on their second album. 'Ride The Lightning' proved that Metallica were not some thrash-in-the-pan one trick pony, the writing and sound illustrating a growth, maturity and intensity which saw them immediately targeted by major management in QPrime, and a major label in Elektra. Both deals were done by the fall of '84 and their reputation continued to grow worldwide. Returning to the same studios in 1985, the group recorded 'Master Of Puppets', mixing in LA with Michael Wagner and releasing in early 1986. They quickly secured a tour with Ozzy Osbourne, and that stint (plus a top 30 album chart position) saw their fan base and name take a quantum leap. What had seemed so unlikely was nearer than ever to coming true; world domination. Step Up...Metallica.com Visit Metallica.com http://www.metallicabb.com/forum/profile.p...7481d0c9ebdbec0 HISTORY2. On September 27th, 1986, that dream was given the most shattering of blows. Somewhere in Sweden on an overnight drive, the bands' tour bus skidded out of control and flipped, killing Cliff Burton. His influence on the musical growth of the band was enormous. Burton combined the DIY philosophies of jamming and experimenting with an acute knowledge of musical theory, and Hetfield in particular found a lot in his playing and personality. It was impossible to imagine Metallica without him. Yet Cliff would equally not have cared for people throwing in the towel because he wasn't around. And so it was that after a brief yet intense mourning period, Lars, James and Kirk decided to fight on. Jason Newsted was chosen from over 40 auditions to be the new bassist, the Michigan-born four-stringer leaving Arizona based Flotsam & Jetsam to take on the chance of a lifetime. The quartet immediately jumped into a tour, and then quickly recorded an EP of cover tunes titled Garage Days Re-Revisited (the band literally did the dirty work in Lars' garage!). With Jason fully established, the band went back to record their fourth full-length album, ...And Justice For All, released in August 1988. The explosion that had been threatening for sometime finally happened. It reached #6 on the US charts, received a Grammy nomination for Best Metal/Hard Rock album, the band blew headliners Van Halen off-stage during the Monsters Of Rock tour and subsequently embarked upon an enormous worldwide tour. It was even the moment they finally delved into video territory, although the footage for 'One' was most certainly the most 'anti' video video of it's era. The band took the show back out on the road and toured extensively to all parts of the world. ...And Justice For All produced two US singles and the band's very first venture into music video for the song One. In 1991 Metallica released the self-titled 'Black' album, and saw their popularity soar to stratospheric heights. With new producer Bob Rock, this album was a subtle departure from the previous album with shorter songs, a fuller sound and simpler arrangements. It went straight to number one all over the world, stayed there for several weeks and ended up selling in excess of 15 million copies worldwide, spawned several legitimate singles as well as earning a Grammy and MTV/ American Music Awards. The band toured for close to three years, playing a solo arena tour in 'An Evening With Metallica', with Guns N' Roses on the duos' joint-headline stadium tour, and as headliner at many festivals. It meant that by the time the fall of 1993 rolled around, the four members were shattered both physically and mentally. Save for some Summer Shed action, there was little major activity as the band allowed their real lives to catch up with their rock lives. Nearly four years would pass before the next Metallica album saw the light. Called Load, and recorded at The Plant in Sausalito California, it was the longest Metallica album to date with 14 songs, and signaled some significant changes for the band. Produced by Bob Rock, the material was loose, powerful and eclectic, the sound thick and punchy and the image one which b2d***eamed out change and freedom from enslavement to the Black album era. So many songs came from the sessions, that a second album titled ReLoad, followed in 1997. The Load tour was spectacular, encompassing cutting-edge technology, stuntmen, two-stages and an epic two-plus hours of performance. What ever doubts people might have had were swiftly blown away, and whilst Load could never match the heights of the Black album sales wise, it became a phenomenally successful album in it's own right. In 1998, they re-packaged all the old B-sides, covers and the two previous Garage Days sessions and ran into The Plant to slam down 11 new covers. Electric, exciting and raw, the double-disc Garage Inc. was great reminder that for all the success, Metallica's heart still lay in the music. This point was further proven in 1999, when with conductor/composer Michael Kamen, Metallica embarked upon collaboration with the San Francisco Symphony to bring new dimension to classic material. Any potential skepticism of the project was blown away by two nights in April at the Berkeley Community Theater which proved to be epic milestones in the group's history. Far from their material being compromised, the arrangements of songs such as 'Master Of Puppets' gave symphonic instruments the chance to explode into the spaces and fill them with greater, heavier power than ever before. Having recorded and filmed the shows on the off-chance it might turn out alright on the night, Metallica released the S&M double-disc and DVD in late '99, marking yet another significant chapter in a Hall Of Fame - like history. HISTORY3 In the summer of 2000, Metallica took yet fresher steps towards establishing freedom from convention, proving that it was possible to assemble, and headline, your own stadium tour without promoting a record. Summer Sanitarium, Hetfield's back not withstanding, was a huge success, and anticipation grew as to when the band would hit the studio again. The anticipation was replaced by fear at the turn of 2001 when, after several rumors, Jason Newsted departed the band. No one reason can be fairly the cause, more several long-standing issues that silently grew beyond their initial molehills. Of course many assumed that this would precipitate the break-up of the band, when of course it merely provided a conduit to newer levels of creativity and understanding. The band realized there was much work to be done on both their personal and creative relationships, and spent the first part of 2001 investigating spontaneous avenues of discovery both in and out of the studio. They set up shop at an old ex-Army barracks called The Presidio, jammed together at length and made a decision not to rush the process of finding a new band member, opting instead to have producer Bob Rock do all bass parts. In the middle of 2001, James Hetfield reached a place in his life where he felt rehabilitation, rest and re-focus were necessary for him to not only continue but also flourish. It meant that for many months, the members of Metallica embarked upon various levels of deeper discovery about themselves, the band and their lives both as a band and human beings. The results were to manifest themselves two-fold: when they came together again in the Spring of 2002 there was a deeper respect and appreciation for each other than ever before. And they were finally ready to make a new album, free of outside expectations, free of inner expectations and independent of anyone. Settling into their new HQ, the band set about making 'St Anger' with Bob Rock. Those early Presidio sessions had certainly helped shape the freeform thinking and expression that was to come, but no-one, least of all the guys themselves, could've known just how fierce, raw and passionate the 'St Anger' material would turn out to be. With Rock always offering prompt and support, lyrics were written by everyone, writing was shared and performance was off the cuff, spontaneous and a 180 degree turn from the months of cut-and-paste which had become a part of the Metallirecording process in the past. This Metallica was proud, confident, appreciative, humble, hungry, edgy, angry and also happy. Nervous? Sure, a little bit, but that too was good, yet another driver to new places and creative achievements that Metallica were enjoying. It was in the Fall of 2002 that the band decided it was time to search for a new bassist, and after some closed auditions with personal invitees over a few months, ex-Suicidal Tendencies/Ozzy Osbourne bass player Robert Trujillo was chosen to be the new member of Metallica. Note, member. Not bassist or hired gun or replacement. But a band member. His whole demeanor, happy, relaxed, warm, enthusiastic blended with over 15 years of experience and a ferocious finger-picking style made Robert the only natural choice. And so it is that as you read this, 'St Anger' has been completed, expectations are reaching heights that even the band cannot believe and there is the excitement of the first proper tour since Summer Sanitarium 2000. Looking at them, listening to them and seeing them, Lars, Kirk, Robert and James look like excited, eager children, men who cannot wait to be let out of then house to go and wreak aural havoc. Why? Because they can't! Metallica are about to hit a whole new level...and this is a story that will most DEFINITELY be continued...

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Posted by: Ayesha | November 03, 2007 at 01:49 PM What you drive a Beemer??!! I thought you were an achiever.. But jokes aside, like the they say, let all the guilty escape but not one innocent should be punished. Great work Scott, way to go. Posted by: Sumit K. Lal | October 15, 2007 at 04:38 AM Ahhh... the Fish Man strikes again. Keep on giving. I'm going to the Catskills on Wednesday (Kutshers). I'm afraid I can only afford the standard tip, though. Posted by: Lee | September 09, 2007 at 05:55 PM A few people seem surprised that the coach wasn't on the bus. Speaking (admitadly) as a camp counsellor/staff member for several years, you never ever take just the bus. There's a bus (or two, or three) then a chase car with a staff member or two, the first aid kit, and all the forms that let you get the people on the bus(es) health care. This is great for several reasons: 1. If the bus is rented it likely wont be there between when you get dropped off and when you get picked up, so you need a way to get to the hospital. 2. If something happens on the road, the car can stop to load whomever is hurt, then get to the hospital faster than the bus. 3. If there's more than one bus, you don't need to try and distribute the forms amongst the busses. Posted by: Paul Reinheimer | September 04, 2007 at 01:05 PM Well, the last time I did this -- the black guy didn't even have a CAR in the gas station. I'm not making this up. He bounced with my $20, and laughed all the way to the crack house. Posted by: George | September 03, 2007 at 01:38 PM 'Nother Christian here...It's wonderful to read about such a gift! Good on you, Scott. I used to be very cynical about this kind of behavior, and made any excuse I could in order to NOT give out money. "They're just buying booze", "They're professional panhandlers", etc. Goodness knows I've met my fair share of those, as I travel nearly every other week for work. Then I thought to myself one day, "So what?" I'm a firm believer in 'what goes around comes around', and as such if someone asks me for money, I have no problem giving it to them. It's not my business what they want it for, and I really don't care, anyway. It's not always cash, either - I've been asked for food, drink, or gas pumped as well, and usually those times it's relatively legit. Paying it forward guarantees a return in the future, and it feels GOOD to give. Besides, I've left my wallet at home more than once, so even if I'm being ripped off 99% of the time, that 1% of people who actually ran out of gas, lost their wallet, haven't eaten today, or need to make a phone call, are totally worth the rest. May you be richly blessed for your trouble, whether this coach was the real thing or not. 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One guy comes up as I am walking home at night "excuse me, my stove is on, my mum is coming over, i need to get the keys off my x and need a cab quick, etc etc" (stupid story when i think back, but he was good at his line and seemed fine). so i say no worries and give him $10. a month or so later i see him outside the local pub one night. same thing, he asks me the exact same story (perfectly rehearsed and practiced). i said if he remembered me. no he says. even after catching him he only had a slight twinge in his eye of "oops he got me". Thanks for the read Scott. This was a great blog entry and everyone elses comments gave me much insight into the human race. Posted by: Jason | August 30, 2007 at 11:13 PM Dear Mr Adams, I'm glad I helped persuade you to get a BMW. That mileage is something else, innit? Also, I wonder if you fell for it. This has nothing to do with him being black-I mainly get hustled by whites in the city, almost never by a black person. 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Posted by: Norellicus | August 29, 2007 at 07:59 AM I always wonder what kind of people we've become, what kind of world we've made, when it's the norm to think twice before helping someone out. My line of thinking is - maybe I'm being scammed, maybe I'm not. Either way, chances are good the other person needs the money more than I do. And I'd hope that if I ever found myself in that position, someone would be kind enough to do the same for me. Posted by: Angela S | August 29, 2007 at 06:46 AM I don't generally give money to people on the street, but I do sometimes stop when I see kids doing a car wash fundraiser. The other day I saw some Scouts fundraising to get themselves to a jamboree. They were charging $5 for a wash, and I decided to let them wash it. They were a hapless and disorganized bunch, but they were laughing and having fun. I think by the time they were done the entire car was washed, soaped and rinsed about 5 times over (the whole left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing certainly applies here). I spoke to their leader and some of the kids, who admitted this was their first car wash fundraiser. I gave them $10. Last week I was in the same area and another group, a school sports team, was also trying to do a car wash fundraiser. There were no cars being washed (yet). The kids were goofing around on the side of the street, yelling at each other. When I slowed to turn into the nearby restaurant, they ran to my car and surrounded it, yelling that I should get a car wash. They were charging $10. When I told them I didn't have any cash (the truth), one kid yelled, "Oh, yeah, THAT's a good excuse!" The kid next to him immediately told him to shut up. I not only didn't give them any money, I seriously considered finding their adult leader and giving him heck about insulting potential customers. 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Finally a town cop stops him. Approachs car, only slightly suspicious. Flashes giant flashlight around car interior and sees . . . um . . . graphic . . . evidence of some sort of extreme biological occurrence in the backseat. Ahh what the heck, the kids are out of the room . . . there is blood and gunk everywhere. Next thing Dad knows, he's yanked out of the car and facedown on the hood of the car with one arm twisted up between his shoulderblades with the officer demanding an explanation. Luckily, my dad, in his prime, could charm the stripes off a tiger. Even with his face mashed into the car hood, he managed to convince the cop of what happened. Not just that, the cop ended up calling the owner of the gas station that did towing for the police and got dad all fixed up for the trip home, with only a face print on the car hood to show for it. A dual tale of the good [sorta] samaritan and the joys of parenthood . . . 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Only the tow chains and our gaurdian angels prevented a sizable mishap when things went all pear-shaped. So here we are, stranded in rural NB in the dark of night. About a mile or two away, we can see an all night truckstop. So I get out and hang from the back of the trailer, to ballast it and get the tongue up in the air, while my friend drives the car, pulling the trailer on tow chains, to the truck stop. We needed a new bolt for the trailer. The locals phoned the tow truck driver, he wasn't home. They phoned him at his relatives. No joy. Truckers we talked to had bigger bolts, normal folks smaller, but nothing the right size for the trailer ball. I got advised about a dozen times over two or three hours just to lift a trailer ball (five finger discount) from the parking lot. Finally, we settled on trying to buy one from somebody coming through. We encountered one kind fellow driving a little 4x4 pickup. He had a hitch, we explained our odd situation, our dire need to get on the road again, and offered to buy his hitch. He would not hear of it - he made a gift of it to us. He would not take money. We tried repeatedly to get him to take payment. Only after we had it off and installed on our car did he mention the truck was his buddy's, that he was borrowing, and that he was just going to tell his buddy it had been stolen. We tried yet again to give him some cash, but he just laughed and drove on. That hitch got my buddy and his stuff to Jasper on time. That fellow saved our bacon. I hope his friend took the bad news in good spirits. Moral: Maritimers are incredibly generous folks, helpful to strangers in need. But they have an odd sense of possession and NEVER LOAN THEM YOUR TRUCK. Posted by: TomB | August 28, 2007 at 08:15 PM I live in seattle, and there is a guy downtown who has had a sign for the past year saying exactly: "ninjas killed my family, need money for kung fu lessons." 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