I did. Turns out that's a food pantry, which supplies the food for the local soup kitchen. You can't go there and get a bag of groceries. So, I called the local general help for the poor agency. No help with heat until November. But she did give me the phone numbers for a food bank right here in my town and one for the town 5 minutes down the road in the next small town. I called the one here and got a fast beeping noise, not a busy signal. It's located at a church, so I thought that was odd.
Then I called the one down the road. It's also located at a church. The pastor answered and told me about the one here in my town. I told him what happened and he got sort of upset and said he was going to complain about me not being able to get hold of them. He didn't have their number, so he told me to look it up in the phone book and if I couldn't get hold of them, call him back.
I looked them up on line and the number was the same. I called information and there is NO listing for this church. I called that pastor back. He told me where the food bank is here in town and what the hours are. He said if I can't get food there, call him again. Yeah, right buddy. I ain't calling you back for anything. I'd rather go hungry for a couple of days than call your sorry ass. You are 5 minutes down the road from me and I have to jump through all these hoops before you'll give me one bag of groceries? I don't thing so! I'll try the one 10 minutes up the road in the other direction (also at a church).
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Then I called the one down the road. It's also located at a church. The pastor answered and told me about the one here in my town. I told him what happened and he got sort of upset and said he was going to complain about me not being able to get hold of them. He didn't have their number, so he told me to look it up in the phone book and if I couldn't get hold of them, call him back.
I looked them up on line and the number was the same. I called information and there is NO listing for this church. I called that pastor back. He told me where the food bank is here in town and what the hours are. He said if I can't get food there, call him again. Yeah, right buddy. I ain't calling you back for anything. I'd rather go hungry for a couple of days than call your sorry ass. You are 5 minutes down the road from me and I have to jump through all these hoops before you'll give me one bag of groceries? I don't thing so! I'll try the one 10 minutes up the road in the other direction (also at a church).
Ok, rant over. That got kinda long. Sorry! :/