RETIRED: Marlboro Outwit the West Funny Farm

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I have a mirror and I can see the back of the jar too

Get your peanut butter out of my chocolate!

I think you'd be hard pressed to find someone who doesn't agree with you on this. I see seniors who have had their life savings ripped off -- some by "investment brokers" others by bank incompetence and others by their caregivers who strip their accounts.

Although the center at which I volunteer is mainly geared toward seniors, we do get walk-ins who have been referred by organizations that know we have full time social workers. The walk-ins are men and women who have lost their jobs and are trying to support their families but just can't. And most of them have run through any and all savings and just didn't want to go on public assistance, but are now facing hundreds of dollars of unpaid gas and electric bills and can't afford food for their kids.

Our social workers know ALL the tricks, plus we have a food bank we can call on. The food bank is only open once a week, but we keep shopping bags full of non-perishable items in one of our back rooms. From what I've been told, they used to keep two or three bags on hand for local seniors who had been too sick or injured to do a regular food shop. For the last few years, we've had twenty or thirty bags on site because we've been going through so many.

The people I work with are so wonderful, and really funny. One day, as like the fifteenth bag was handed out, I was talking with the receptionist and said something about how everyone seems to be making out like bandits except the poor volunteer (me) who slaves away for six hours a day and never makes a penny.

Not even ten minutes later, one of the social workers came over to my desk with two shopping bags of food. Speaking very quietly, she explained that no one realized that I could use some help, and I really should have said something before that, because they appreciate all I do and are more than happy to give me whatever they had available.

I was soooooooo embarrassed. I'd been kidding, but the receptionist must have told someone that I needed assistance. After thoroughly abasing myself while explaining that I had been joking around with the receptionist, I thanked her profusely and promised that if I ever need ANY help, she'd be the first person I told.

But we've seen so many people with so many problems, everyone assumes that the person standing next to them may easily need help. All I can do is vote and deal with problems one by one. Most of us are in the same situation. We help those closest to us, donate what we can and just keep keeping on.

Penguin goes shopping:

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You are to be commended for what you do! I know how hard it is for a lot of people to go through hard times and still reach out to their neighbor. I guess I have become more alert to the hardships being placed upon us because of my kids and grandkids. The possibility of what kind of life they may be facing if this country keeps going in the direction it is going actually horrifies me. I have no tolerance what-so-ever for the people responsible. But I really admire what you do and how you are handling it. You are an angel in our midst!!

You are to be commended for what you do! I know how hard it is for a lot of people to go through hard times and still reach out to their neighbor. I guess I have become more alert to the hardships being placed upon us because of my kids and grandkids. The possibility of what kind of life they may be facing if this country keeps going in the direction it is going actually horrifies me. I have no tolerance what-so-ever for the people responsible. But I really admire what you do and how you are handling it. You are an angel in our midst!!

Congrats, on the candy win


Congrats kvilla and me too

Congrats Jakava and sheesays!!! I needed a win

NO I'M NOT. I'm an average person with all the faults and foibles of anyone and everyone else. I enjoy what I do as a volunteer and would bail in 5 seconds if I didn't. Trust me on that. You all give me credit when it really isn't due. I tell you stories about the center because I think they're interesting, not because I'm glorifying myself. Do you have ANY idea how embarrassing it is for me when you tell me how wonderful I am? I'm not wonderful. I'm just an average person who volunteers. There are millions of volunteers who do all sorts of stuff. In fact, with the economy the way it has been, volunteerism is way up because people can't afford to give money, so they give time. That's what I'm doing. I can't afford to give away a lot of money for various family reasons, so I give my time. That doesn't make me "an angel in our midst." It makes me an American who wants to help where he/she can. That's what Americans are supposed to do. And we do it. I'm just one of many and if you look around, you'll see many more of us, all just doing our small bits.

Besides, if I were an angel, I'd have been Raptured, but surprise, I'm still here. Taking care of my cats. Now excuse me, I have to put my wings in the washer.

Well we all need wins, but I need the candy jar. I WANT THE M&Ms. Especially the ones with peanuts. Yummy yummy.

NO I'M NOT. I'm an average person with all the faults and foibles of anyone and everyone else. I enjoy what I do as a volunteer and would bail in 5 seconds if I didn't. Trust me on that. You all give me credit when it really isn't due. I tell you stories about the center because I think they're interesting, not because I'm glorifying myself. Do you have ANY idea how embarrassing it is for me when you tell me how wonderful I am? I'm not wonderful. I'm just an average person who volunteers. There are millions of volunteers who do all sorts of stuff. In fact, with the economy the way it has been, volunteerism is way up because people can't afford to give money, so they give time. That's what I'm doing. I can't afford to give away a lot of money for various family reasons, so I give my time. That doesn't make me "an angel in our midst." It makes me an American who wants to help where he/she can. That's what Americans are supposed to do. And we do it. I'm just one of many and if you look around, you'll see many more of us, all just doing our small bits.

Besides, if I were an angel, I'd have been Raptured, but surprise, I'm still here. Taking care of my cats. Now excuse me, I have to put my wings in the washer.

noooooooooooooo those have to be hand washed and air dried!

my fave too!!! There's a candy jar??

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New contest/IWG. NICE one. Good luck, everyone.



OMG ! ! ! I never got an instruction manual with them.