On 5/18/2013 1:31 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 18/05/2013 1:18 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> I have to agree with that. Oh sure, many years ago I'd pick up canned
>> food (there was no refrigerated or frozen food allowed at the time, they
>> didn't have facilities). Also household items. Toilet paper, anyone?.
>> I'd buy it at the grocery store to drop off at collection centers.
>
>
> My wife helps out with the food bank at her church once a month. Once in
> a while I help out.I can't get too excited about them. Some of them are
> needy cases. Most need to set their priorities, l have to wonder when
> someone comes and gets their allotment of free food and then uses her
> smart phone to call a taxi
(snippage)

There will always be users who abuse the system. I don't know of any
way to weed them out. I've seen plenty of people wearing tons of
"bling", fancy hair, etc. Sure, they have smart phones and paying with
food stamps (EBT card in the US). You tell me how to weed legitimate
needs cases from the folks who abuse the system, I'll cook you and your
wife breakfast.

Jill