Hungry People Waited Outside the Building in Rain, Snow, Freezing Cold, or Boiling Heat to Shop
Everyone waiting up by the church door would have established his/her place in line. And, most of the people who came down to the barn to get food stayed mindful of that place. Some people wouldn’t come down for fear of losing their place in line. That wasn’t a frivolous decision because the wait could sometimes be more than an hour with no chairs to sit on. Leaning on the wall was not permitted by the building committee. Sitting on the stairs wasn’t permitted either. People stood outside the building in rain, snow, freezing cold, boiling heat, etc., until called to come into the building to sign their names in the shopper ledger book. They entered the hallway in groups of five. Once they signed in, they stood in the hallway and waited their turn.
Most of the people waiting outside the building did make it down to the barn though.
There was one group of hearing impaired people, five in total.
There were two women who always carpooled. Together, dripping wet, they weighed about 110 pounds.
One young woman came over from Motel 19 on most weeks. She had two daughters in their early teens. She volunteered at a pantry in Kingston regularly and visited our pantry for the produce.
Two sisters came weekly. They were both married, had 9 children between them. They carpooled to save on gas. Husbands and pets came along for the ride.
An older couple came weekly. She was ill with congestive heart failure. He was large and walked with a cane. Often he came alone because she was in the hospital or at the doctor’s. They were in a situation where they had simply not made enough money in their lives to be able to live on social security.
Thanks for reading this blog/book. We’ll talk about more people who visited the pantry and waited in the line on Wednesdays in the next post.
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Peace and food for all.
Thurman Greco
