LOL, sometimes when people just say the generic, "Can I help you with anything?" I say, "Sure! Can you carry me?" We all laugh and I'm on my way.

B2, I do recognize the generosity and I do politely decline but I never stop wondering when determination and independence became my negative attributes.

And, for the record, my friends have helped me a great many times. I do not take them for granted, but, dangit, where are those sots on Tuesday??