DM does a good deed.

[cojak]

Didn't do that good a job:

That works on so many levels...

[DaveB]

"I'm out"...sorry guys.

No need to apologise. Shut the door after you.

[mudskipper]

I like some of the comments on the justgiving page:

- As Jesus said: "feed the poor and f*** the Daily Mail"

[BrilloPad]

I like some of the comments on the justgiving page:

- As Jesus said: "feed the poor and f*** the Daily Mail"

Didn't he also say "there will be poor always"?

I suppose we are all poor relative to sasguru.

[BrilloPad]

Are you cut out to be a CUK contributor?

"contributor"? WTF? I thought everyone who posted here was a troll?

[vetran]

The CAB gave him the vouchers, the Trussell Trust just honoured them. He is entitled to a limited number of vouchers & hence free meals according to TT published rules (note not all food banks do this) .

If people are abusing them then guess what that's life. Assuming its less than 1% committing benefit fraud then why shouldn't it be less than 1% stealing from food banks? I suspect the first figure is much higher and the second about right personally.

I have helped with one foodbank and they are well aware of people trying it on and are quite hard when they have to be.

Overall as I know a few recipients personally (before they turned up at foodbank) I have to say it does a thoroughly good job, frequently the reason for being there is reported as benefit screwups or illness (the people I know that went were victims of these and working until ill) .

Pasta / rice is always the first thing to be bought in during a collection, its cheap and easy to pop Tesco essentials pasta into the trolley. However there is no point collecting food that won't create a balanced meal which may be the only one that people have had for months, buy some tinned tomatoes,tampons/pads(yes poor people still need them), UHT Milk or breakfast cereal!

[petergriffin]

These stupid paupers! Qu'ils mangent de la brioche!

[NotAllThere]

...
BTW I "liked" your post by accident while trying to leave a neg rep. Don't get too excited.

I fixed that for you.

We have food banks across the border in the poorer countries. They specify the kind of food they need, and do say: no pasta, sauces and rice. The reason being they can buy those in bulk from donations. They hand out a small carrier bag and you fill it on your way around the supermarket.

Even here there are poor people. My son got talking to a chap a few week ago, who was begging. Turned out this beggar had been living abroad for many years and then return home, pretty much destitute. He gets money every month and a place to live. However, if he's not careful, he can run out of money before the end of the month. Being rather disorganised, this often happens, and he has a choice- go hungry or beg . My son bought him some groceries. Most of the other beggars here though are from France or Germany and "work" in gangs - but the police are pretty good at keeping them getting to aggressive.

[doodab]

I fixed that for you.

Thanks

[VectraMan]

He gets money every month and a place to live. However, if he's not careful, he can run out of money before the end of the month. Being rather disorganised, this often happens, and he has a choice- go hungry or beg .

He could get organised and be careful.