I have been asked this question so many time since moving to Portland. I'm not sure if this is just a Portland or NW thing or maybe I have a sign on my back that says "Use my cell phone for free!"
The first guy:
He was at my Max stop when I came home from school one day. He looked way lost and saw me texting and asked if he could call his buddy to try and figure out where he was. He called his buddy but he himself had no clue where he was. The guy on the other end asked to speak with me so I could tell him which stop he was at. The guy ended up taking the wrong max completely, wrong collor and direction... poor guy.
The secong and third guys:
These 2 guys were both at the Gateway transit center when I got off to transfer to the blue line on my way home from school. I had 2 cakes with me that day and they began talking to me about my cakes. The younger of the 2 guys asked if i knew of any Kareoke bars around, since the dude he had with him was supposed to be at this one not too far from Gateway to perform but was late. He asked if he could use my phone to call the bar to tell them they would be late. Then the other guy after seeing I would let them use it asked if he could call his sister, in Flordia. His sister didnt pick up but he proceded to leave a message yelling at her to mail his shit and how she needs to stop ignoring him.
The fouth girl:
I met her today on the Max coming home from school. She asked me how far I was going on the MAx, I found this kind of odd, but I answered with 102nd. She then asked if it was possible to use my cell phone when we hit the lloyd Center because her phone died. Sure, no problem, Ive got a butt load of minutes I never end up using anyways. She called her friend to let her know she was passing Lloyd and would be at NE 80th soon.
After writing this I realized I am only asked by someone to use my cell phone when I am on the max or near a stop, when I am on my way home from school and in my uniform, and I am carrying baked goods home. Maybe its just that commpon of a thing that people do up here.
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LOL!!! I was dying laughing about the guy calling his sister in Florida! I can't believe people ask to use someone else's cell phone! Maybe it's just me but I find that kind of weird and I would never ask to use a stranger's celly unless it was an emergency.
Odd Oregonians... ;)
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