Tue Jul 23, 2013, 08:47 PM
hedgehog (36,286 posts)
Today while working at the free dinner my church serves every Tuesday,
I had to tell a little kid he had to wait 1/2 hour to ask for seconds because we're never sure how many are coming and don't serve seconds before 6PM.
So a little kid had to wait 1/2 hour for another hot dog and more baked beans.
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hedgehog | Jul 2013 | OP |
hrmjustin | Jul 2013 | #1 | |
hedgehog | Jul 2013 | #5 | |
hrmjustin | Jul 2013 | #6 | |
hedgehog | Jul 2013 | #7 | |
hrmjustin | Jul 2013 | #9 | |
Mr.Bill | Jul 2013 | #11 | |
etherealtruth | Jul 2013 | #2 | |
AgingAmerican | Jul 2013 | #3 | |
Safetykitten | Jul 2013 | #4 | |
Liberal_in_LA | Jul 2013 | #8 | |
MannyGoldstein | Jul 2013 | #10 | |
Mr.Bill | Jul 2013 | #12 | |
Iwillnevergiveup | Jul 2013 | #13 | |
msanthrope | Jul 2013 | #14 |
Response to hedgehog (Original post)
Tue Jul 23, 2013, 08:49 PM
hrmjustin (71,265 posts)
1. Heartbreaking!
That must have been very hard on you.
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Response to hrmjustin (Reply #1)
Tue Jul 23, 2013, 08:58 PM
hedgehog (36,286 posts)
5. I got to go home to a good dinner - I don't know where that kid is eating the rest of the week!
We're seeing a lot more kids since school let out - no breakfasts or lunches!
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Response to hedgehog (Reply #5)
Tue Jul 23, 2013, 09:00 PM
hrmjustin (71,265 posts)
6. And the gop wants to cut those meals. As I said heartbreaking.
Response to hrmjustin (Reply #6)
Tue Jul 23, 2013, 09:03 PM
hedgehog (36,286 posts)
7. Heartbreaking - and enraging!
I guess Republicans feel that kid should go out and get a minimum wage job if he wants to eat!
A lot of the other people are pensioners with limited budgets and folks who can't work because of disabilities. |
Response to hedgehog (Reply #7)
Tue Jul 23, 2013, 09:04 PM
hrmjustin (71,265 posts)
9. And they consider themselves Christians. That is what really annoys me.
Have they not read the NT at all? Just mind boggling.
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Response to hedgehog (Reply #7)
Tue Jul 23, 2013, 10:43 PM
Mr.Bill (19,522 posts)
11. Actually, Republicans
don't believe people should even have a minimum wage.
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Response to hedgehog (Original post)
Tue Jul 23, 2013, 08:52 PM
etherealtruth (22,165 posts)
2. Makes your heart ache
A society can be measured by how it treats its frailest (most vulnerable) members.
I think a person can be measured by how s/he treats those less fortunate then her/him. |
Response to hedgehog (Original post)
Tue Jul 23, 2013, 08:53 PM
AgingAmerican (12,958 posts)
3. Welcome to America, 2013
nt
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Response to hedgehog (Original post)
Tue Jul 23, 2013, 08:56 PM
Safetykitten (5,162 posts)
4. Horrifying. Simply unacceptable. But you are a good person for what you do and you care.
What a fucked up country we live in.
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Response to hedgehog (Original post)
Tue Jul 23, 2013, 09:03 PM
Liberal_in_LA (44,397 posts)
8. thhat is really sad but glad kid got seconds
Response to hedgehog (Original post)
Tue Jul 23, 2013, 09:25 PM
MannyGoldstein (34,589 posts)
10. Some bailed-out bank execs only have two yachts
We all need to tighten our belts during this time of phoney crisis.
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Response to hedgehog (Original post)
Tue Jul 23, 2013, 10:45 PM
Mr.Bill (19,522 posts)
12. I wonder if you could persuade the church
to alter the policy when it comes to children under a certain age.
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Response to hedgehog (Original post)
Tue Jul 23, 2013, 10:59 PM
Iwillnevergiveup (9,298 posts)
13. Thank you, hedgehog
for lending a helping hand. We know the food is there - it's the distribution that makes the difference.
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Response to hedgehog (Original post)
Tue Jul 23, 2013, 11:04 PM
msanthrope (37,549 posts)
14. I know you felt every minute and every second.
I mean that without snark or rancor.
Ah, shit...... |