You obviously didn't look bedraggled enough! But I'm sure he WAS just worried about losing his job. Too many folks have nothing better to do than drop a dime on folks they think are doing wrong. If some busybody saw him giving someone a ride, they just might call UPS and report it, no matter how much the rider needed the lift.
Oh, I know. I really can't blame him and kept telling myself that. But it was just a bit discouraging.
~sigh~
Well, while the world is going to Hell in a handbasket...my Bug parts came in! Woohoo! New floor pans, new heater channel, new front chassis support beam!