Posted by BrotherSandMonkey on January 3, 2008, 3:26 pm
There is obviously a need for soup kitchens to exist in the light of
homeless, unemployed and disabled people. Recently one soup kitchen
I'll call Pals of the Street sent forth three rules: no seconds on
meals served, 20 minute time limit to consume your meal and only 4
donated items each may be taken per visit (4 books, 4 clothes items, 4
toys, et al; obviously people would greedily take as much as they can;
there would be fight outbreaks if people loitered, etc.). A
hypothetical question: can people be spoiled by soup
kitchens?
Posted by Rod Speed on January 3, 2008, 3:40 pm
> There is obviously a need for soup kitchens to exist in
> the light of homeless, unemployed and disabled people.
Nope, its just one way of dealing with those.
> Recently one soup kitchen I'll call Pals of the Street sent forth
> three rules: no seconds on meals served, 20 minute time limit
> to consume your meal and only 4 donated items each may be
> taken per visit (4 books, 4 clothes items, 4 toys, et al; obviously
> people would greedily take as much as they can; there would
> be fight outbreaks if people loitered, etc.).
Or some control freak is into making rules.
> A hypothetical question: can people be spoiled by soup kitchens?
Corse any handouts can spoil some people.
Posted by Melinda Meahan - take out TRAS on January 3, 2008, 4:23 pm
Rod Speed wrote:
>
>> Recently one soup kitchen I'll call Pals of the Street sent forth
>> three rules: no seconds on meals served, 20 minute time limit
>> to consume your meal and only 4 donated items each may be
>> taken per visit (4 books, 4 clothes items, 4 toys, et al; obviously
>> people would greedily take as much as they can; there would
>> be fight outbreaks if people loitered, etc.).
>
> Or some control freak is into making rules.
Nah, maybe they have people grabbing hoardes of freebies and turning
around and selling them.
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Posted by Rod Speed on January 3, 2008, 5:03 pm
> Rod Speed wrote
>>> Recently one soup kitchen I'll call Pals of the Street sent forth
>>> three rules: no seconds on meals served, 20 minute time limit
>>> to consume your meal and only 4 donated items each may be
>>> taken per visit (4 books, 4 clothes items, 4 toys, et al; obviously
>>> people would greedily take as much as they can; there would
>>> be fight outbreaks if people loitered, etc.).
>> Or some control freak is into making rules.
> Nah, maybe they have people grabbing hoardes of freebies and turning around
and selling them.
Doesnt explain the 20 minute time limit.
Posted by timeOday on January 3, 2008, 10:21 am
Rod Speed wrote:
>> Rod Speed wrote
>
>>>> Recently one soup kitchen I'll call Pals of the Street sent forth
>>>> three rules: no seconds on meals served, 20 minute time limit
>>>> to consume your meal and only 4 donated items each may be
>>>> taken per visit (4 books, 4 clothes items, 4 toys, et al; obviously
>>>> people would greedily take as much as they can; there would
>>>> be fight outbreaks if people loitered, etc.).
>
>>> Or some control freak is into making rules.
>
>> Nah, maybe they have people grabbing hoardes of freebies and turning around
and selling them.
>
> Doesnt explain the 20 minute time limit.
>
>
I would imagine none of this is to punish or discipline the welfare
recipients, but rather to distribute it more equitably so there's enough
to go around. Even seating is a limited resource; increase the average
stay by 50% and you need a 50% bigger shelter.
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> the light of homeless, unemployed and disabled people.