I feel such a fool. Whilst out shopping I was approached by a woman and a boy of about nine years old. The woman wondered if I might like to sponsor the boy. Apparently he was going to do a sponsored swim in memory of his grandad in aid of the lifeboats. My instinct was to say yes of course. They produced a sheet with names and amounts. All for £10! I gave them a fiver, asked him how far he was swimming and that was that. It was only when I was walking away that I realised how stupid I had been. Why wasn't the boy at school? People wouldn't be handing over £10 in the street. Whatever was I thinking of?
I shall be more careful in future!
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