i had been walking around manhatten one hot summer day and across the brooklyn bridge...in shorts, sneakers, and a basketball vest.
earlier that year my wife and i had put up 4 ny bethel boys who wanted to visit castles in scotland. i had never met them before and i ran them around and we provided them with bed and board obviously at no cost.
so as we had walked across the bridge we decided to see if any of the boys were around and entered the lobby in our casual clothes. talk about providing refreshment for tired souls --- not.
we didn't get turned away but we sure got ushered out of the public view as quickly as possible.