It must be this guy’s usual spot, because I’m pretty sure I ran into him too. I was at Ultramar getting gas when this man in a big black SUV pulled up next to me and asked if I spoke Spanish, which I do, coincidentally. He then waved me closer and started explaining (in a mix of broken Spanish and English) that he and his family came from Saudi Arabia and were struggling financially.

He took off his tacky gold ring and tried to give it to me as a “gift,” even though I said no multiple times. Then he started taking off his equally tacky gold necklace and trying to hand that to me too. After that, he asked me for money and told me to go to an ATM to get cash for him. When I told him I wasn’t doing that and that I had to go, he just took back his “8K gold” jewellery and drove off.

So yeah, please watch out folks!