On 20/05/2013 12:05 PM, jmcquown wrote:

>>
>> Oh yeah... gas. Last month when I went with my wife to help out at the
>> food bank one of the first guys there tried to hit me up for $5 for gas
>> for his car because he had run out of gas on the way over. Hey
>> buddy.... you guys get my time to help them get you your free food.
>> Don't be trying to bum cash off me as well and if you ran out of gas on
>> the way over isn't it amazing that you still managed to be here for the
>> 4 pm opening.
>>
> You must have some really cruddy people going to your food bank. I'll
> admit I haven't spent much time in one but I never saw what you're
> describing. Complain to the food bank about it. It seems to me it is
> up to them to chase off the malingerers who are trying to suck another
> dime out of your pocket. Either that or call the police. That probably
> wouldn't do any good.

Complain to the other volunteers. They are all basically good people.
They know they are dealing with riffraff. They just kind of hold their
noses and soldier on.
I was at the ine just before Christmas. We had hot coffee for adults and
juice boxes for the kids. I had to tell several of them several times
sorry but the juice boxes are only for the kids. They would go and sit
down, and then a couple minutes later they would send one of their kids
up for a juice box which the kid would take back for the mother. I
thought it was nice of the church to offer the refreshments and I didn't
think the rule was so harsh. I might have a little more respect for the
recipients if they weren't pushing for one more free thing.