Comments on Vanilla Garlic: Hunger Gone to Pot (Or Heroin as it Were)

Wow. There are a lot of addicts in this town, but ...

2009-06-29T13:50:20.719-07:00

Wow. There are a lot of addicts in this town, but I've never had anything close to that kind of encounter with them.

But it does remind me of an encounter we had a few weeks ago. Hubby & I were sleeping at a roadside rest area (in our VW Westfalia) and this woman came knocking on our door at 3:44 AM, asking for money. She had some story about a 7yo daughter or something.

Hubby got out of the van to deal with her (I waited inside, ready to dial 911)--gave her $10 and took a look at the car that was her "lift" and inwardly shuddered. He said the darkness of the vehicle wasn't just an absence of streetlight. And then a couple days later, he heard a story on the radio, and that little voice told him to go look it up online. He's fairly certain that the body of the woman they found was the same woman who knocked on our window.

I have been known to give half a sandwich to homel...

2009-06-11T18:31:22.158-07:00

I have been known to give half a sandwich to homeless guys but I have never had anybody stick their hand in my car. That would be unnerving even though I know that I am not responsible for anyone elses' life. Great writing. I could almost smell the guy.

Oh anonymous, it's easy to say that when you a...

2009-06-09T19:59:23.405-07:00

Oh anonymous, it's easy to say that when you aren't there, kinda freaked and scared. Do you think the money would have been used for a sandwich?

Fantastic story. What a unique experience.

2009-06-09T18:38:22.009-07:00

Fantastic story. What a unique experience.

maybe you should have just offered to buy him a sa...

2009-06-09T18:11:40.980-07:00

maybe you should have just offered to buy him a sandwhich instead of rolling up the window and driving away.

Wow. Well-written, saddening, and terrifying, too...

2009-06-08T13:55:29.215-07:00

Wow. Well-written, saddening, and terrifying, too. I am not sure I could describe the panic I would feel if someone thrust their arm through my car window in a failed attempt to hawk drugs. The desperation, the need -- it's almost unfathomable. So fortunate you are both OK.

Vivid writing. Addiction is heart breaking.

2009-06-08T09:07:23.972-07:00

Vivid writing. Addiction is heart breaking.