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CapitalAreaFoodBankAtArlMill2020
flyer conflicted on dates,
3rd Saturday, wouldn't have been
the 18th, nor 16th which today
was, and showed up earliest,
0500am ish, and 1st / Uno
in line...
Body
Original Text
So not sure it was happening,
but guessed it was, some anxiety
of am i up in the middle of the night
getting ready to freeze
ECT2014 (Camp SunShine
Freezin for a Reason?)
for something
that may not even be that week,
or others, newbies/ noobs,
first timers, who would miss
a vital resource, and other issues
of misinformation. incorrect information
and how to get even the latest information...
Checking the CapitalAreaFoodBank.org
website and some others,
i couldn't find the event,
Blog and search didn't find it,
some duplicate photos on Blog,
like the template wants a photo,
give it one, and not of the poor,
just some food(s)tuff(s)...
A directory, like the old WaPo
printed one, had to send
A Self Address Stamped Envelope
away for each year,
InterFaith of Greater
Warshington or similar,
website called
AuntBertha?
showed some resources,
and different types, if need
food probably need other things,
checking shelter, didn't find
Arlington's 24 Hour HypoThermia
and don't know if it's even running
this year, might be good to find out
previous posting, maybe refer
people sleeping out to,
not that people would want to go
in, usually rules and staff,
BedBugs, predatory, typical
stuff, afaict...
So not found, lots of how to donate,
and gloss it over...
Show up earliest, before Dawn,
previous month(s) were about Dawn
(0711ish am) these days, in Winter,
short days, but some things to keep
occupied, originally am i the only
one who thinks it's today,
got internet from the Community
Center, but had to wait where the
ConVid19 testing
ConVid19WalkInTesting2020
site line is,
even using their 6' distancing
circles, some light, too much
in my face, street lights, those working
but the ones low seated
in the Rollenator (think stroller,
with a seat, but can't roll while seated
much like a WheelChair,
proper the English might call it,
that had been destroyed by a
MetroAccess Van cranking down
on ratchets and bending the frame
of it, ruining my chair...
Used for
FusionImprobableattheKennedyCenter
so many years ago,
you see it's
MLKJr
I Have a Dream Weekend,
and
Innauguration2017
weekend and likely most
wouldn't be dreaming of
waiting for 4 hours in freezing
cold weather, or thereabouts,
for whatever they give us,
had been a holiday Ham,
not sure what Muslims
do with it, but will see...
and some staples,
cans of stuff, tuna,
vegetables,
a big vegetables box,
5+ pound bag of potatoes,
some Yams/ Sweet Potatoes,
carrots, onions, ButterNut
Squash (not the ThanksGiving
Acorn some are used to,
(cutting open alert like a
CocoNut, be careful not hurting
self/others... Most of this stuff
takes some cooking skill,
which some of us don't have
much of, despite a published
recipe or few
OdetoaFarmersMarket
BachelorsRicePuddingVeganOption
OrangeDriedBeefMirage
or
CookSomeThing2019
and on to
MungedDataReasoning2020
Just punt, get to what you got/
didn't get please?
Most Busy "Normal"
People don't wait 4 hours
for food, even if free...
Modified Text
What's Missing?
Respect?
Dignity
outside feedings?
What happens when it's
raining/ Colder/ Snowy/
Frozen? bad weather?
happens anyway(s)
frostBite or Food
is that the choice?
farmers markets
sometimes run in parking
garages, those all year
ones, iirc...
Maybe only in Montgomery
County, iirc...
What Can Be Found?
People waiting,
boredom, standing around,
people exercising,
thought i was Zoomba,
but likely making noise
near people living near
there, a wake up call
pre Dawn, most probably
don't want...
What Can Not Be Found?
Parking
Might try where the
FauxCritMass2018
Food Trucks were,
used to be parking, might
be an overflow,
near the Trail,
across the
Trolls2015
bridge, by BadWill2011
ironically where the
FoodForOthers I tried
once was, a circular line
there, keep waiting
and collecting until
out of food...
How To Analyze?
Lenses
Noob
What people do to
have food to eat,
a shock for most,
i guess, a negative
reinforcement/
aversion therapy,
which is actually
unethical, professionally,
but all to common these
days...
Kids
What no Donuts/
Sweets?
no wonder they suggest
leave the kids/ only
one family member in line...
Dis/Dys
DysLexia
I don't think i read the flyer
wrong, think it was wrong
again...
DysGraphia
While possibly helpful
for multilingual
ESOL etc,
not a lot of graphics,
available, a chalk line
drawn by one lady,
think she might want
a stick and do less
bending over, to do
those lines, maybe
why there were so few
done (previously?)?
Anorexia
it'll make you sick
seeing how things are done,
imnsho
EatingDisOrders
Odd one thing people need
to do to live, the other is poop,
but some oddities both ways...
Getting Caffeine, sweets,
in syrup, over salted,
and spoiled/ bad produce,
odd ways to live healthy,
seems to follow the better
than nothing approach?
Sleep Problems
Besides the earliest time
and move forwards,
might be able to nap
while in line, Cat Naps
only, i guess... have
those around you
you trust somehow,
if possible, predatory,
drunk other issues
likely in this "population"/
DemoGraphic...
Or sleep after
like way out of whack
sleep schedule/
Wrap around Sleep
Cycle?
Seniors
Not that friendly afaict,
not sure if people can
pick up for elderly neighbors,
take the Virus exposure
risks, and help/ proxy?
letter? have card,
how is that done?
Might have to call/
email, text, have providers
tell you, or some other
service(s) Meals On Wheels,
Senior food(s), etc...
General Public
Assumptions
Having food, even if spoiled
is better than not having
any?
What food poisoning risks
are there?
What about infections/ virus?
Common Cold,
etc?
Boredom got you down?
Like People Watching?
What of leaving people alone?
Stock up a bit for the next
possibly snow storm/
cancelled last minute
miss some, monthly/ies?
Time Limits
Winter2021
may be just starting
but glass half full looks
like a few months before
Spring2021
(both links above not filled
as of yet, maybe not,
time permitting,
and all,
pun intended)
CurFew 0500 Am ish
SunRise 07xx Am ish
First Other People Arriving 0600 Am ish
Truck 06xx Am ish
Proposed opening 0900 Am Ish...
Parking NonExistant
Director showed up to say (to CAFB
staff/ Volunteers)
he forgot/
slipped his mind, to request parking,
maybe holidays,
last month was ordered but she/they
didn't show up,
next month is ordered/ requested...
Will see...
Book Data
Reference some other parking
problems related to this,
search of the event showed
some blowback/ concerns
from others...
ISBN
Bound
CopyRight
Pages
index
Links
Self (this page)
CAFBAtArlMill2021
CapitalAreaFoodBankAtArlMill2020
BahHumBug2020
DisAbledGlassCeiling2020
FoodAppears2020
PandemicWareHouse2020
ZinebsPersonalTortureDungeon2020
BahHumBug2019
BagCheckTheLineWoman2019
CookSomeThing2019
MetaBreadBooks2019
2018
_something related to food here?_
starting make my own bread(s)
with machine(s)?
Before researching with book(s)?
Ice Cream making
PressureCooking?
MungedMetaData2017
Munged2017
BeggarsCantBeChoosers2017
FoodAttacks2016
2015
2014
2013
...
PolicingTheDream2012
IHadADream2012
ThePracticalitiesOfFoodDistribution2012
OrangeDriedBeefMirage
OdetoaFarmersMarket
SomePublishedWorks
/GoFish
but careful where you
drop the line/ lure/
bad water, all over
the world, afaict...
Risks, rewards,
and survival,
the Winter2021
lifestyle
CookedSurvivalByZipCode2020
SurvivingTheDullDrums2020
and other out of phase things
HeatProblemsWithConVid19Hours2020
...
HeatAdvisories2009
Conclusion
Summary of experience or similar
So waited and they started about half
an hour early, some other things
to do so after others arrived,
i was busy doing other things,
but the early time in the cold
was, well cold, alone, basically
in an alley, trying to stay warm,
had some warm stuff on
(extra set glove/
big Aldi gloves),
but forgot some others
(belt something over the big
snow pants basically
Santa pants i think i used to call
them, 3XL Klim pants won raffle,
but no suspenders,
long without boots on,
winter boots, but still walking
on the cuffs, so something to
hold them up, old clowning/
RobinFlewTheCoup2014
Mork and Mindy like rainbow
suspenders frayed, sharp like parts,
and who knows where, by now...)
Winter Boots, warm to a limit
no motion of feet, people walking
around can keep warm by burning
energy, someone just sitting
and forced to stay in line,
while staff/ volunteers others
can and have to walk around
to monitor the line, and give out
numbers (waiting, was 200+ one
month, iirc) around the big block,
etc...
Well, polite enough likely predatory
people around, busy distracted by
volunteers trying to help,
to scan for sniper photogs,
typical of CPRO type events
ColumbiaPikeBluesFestival2012
etc...
Cold hand sanitizer, wet hands,
after waiting for literally hours,
but had wifi just no enough warmth
to keep hands warm to use a
smart device/ touch screen,
so just listening, got radio
FMRipIdear2020
and Found WERA
(Arlington's public radio?)
LP (Low Power Community Radio?)
, there is a WikiPedia page
iirc but haven't read (yet)...
Truck ran over the dead end and
curb stuff, backing up doing so,
wondered if they would harm
the underside/ carriage of the
vehicle, but not the first time
and other other way has a very high
curb like for the bridge, iirc...
8 or so pallets some with supplies
to run the thing, canopy,
tables, chairs, etc,
with a ForkLift, powered,
wondering with the end
of truck lift, how that is powered
originally the guy turned off
the vehicle but thinking use
the lift the batteries may not take
running that so much, and charging
the fork lift, is that done underway,
and other issues, two places listed
a Lorton shipping/ distribution address
for CAFB and a DC though
seems more DC based,
less manual labor with
AFAC using vans
some of which fit in garages,
the newer purple model
definitely does Not...
Loading dock at the AMCC
seems like would be a good
place and started wondering
about what happens with snow
rain, sleet, etc and other
next Summer problems,
as my situation isn't likely
to change, and since the
Farmers Market Went Under
likely the need, they (someone
may have )
mentioned, USDA and
produce almost like
MARC listed as one,
and so far different boxes
by different places,
the first box rotten,
likely on purpose give
him the bad stuff,
doesn't use produce why
waste it on him?
only to have problems
after...
Guy chose for me which box,
and put it on the Rollenator,
i didn't get to choose one,
as the front of the line
even with an early start,
Uno gets killed off, it seems,
impatience with people
who have been waiting less
time, and my detail oriented
issues, risks of finding a bad box,
and the box was most of it,
no Ham, (easy to eat,
some even still frozen,
but meat, different, and easy,
but meat/ Vegan
MeatForVegetarians
type issues for holiday
had found meat on WikiPedia
and there are numbers available
of animals/ slaughtered...
Not all Turkeys...
Deer/ Venison,
Quail, Duck,
DuckDuckGooseTurkeySick2016
MuscovyDuck2016
MuscovyMissing2017
etc...
So the yeild post holiday
may not be as much,
2 milk cartons, not likely
to go bad, recent clearance
Cereal purchases mentioned
in
NoGoodDeedGoesUnPunished2021
can easily use that up,
Liter/ Litre/ half gallon each?
Duchess cans:
2 cans tuna,
2 cans AppleSauce
2 cans tomatoes?
(2?-)3 bags Pampa long grain white rice
5-6? bags StarBucks Coffee
i don't even drink coffee,
so i guess it's my time to be
Muslim this month,
Ham i ate,
Buddhist Vegan/ Vegetarian,
I'm not despite my leanings,
but cleanliness of produce
rinsing/ cleaning veggies/ fruit
have problems there,
but canned someone else
does, some canning processes
killing germs/ bacteria
and they are edible out of the cans,
fruits likely citrus/ acidic enough
to prevent, but the extra syrup/
light syrup/ fruit concentrate,
is rather sweet,
so careful on that, use as a
syrup and space out if
DiaBetic or trade with others,
i think i mentioned i'd figure
out something to do with the
coffee, but seems like an
addiction/ popular as it is,
like beer and FootBall,
this time of year with the
TriFecta problems of
Halloween, ThankGiving,
Xmas and Bonus Rounds
SuperBowl,
Innauguration2017
Balls and parties,
doesn't seem like we all live
that way despite the
Rive Gauche and other
below the poverty line issues,
i'm supposed to be GrateFull,
even after ThanksGiving,
when really just growing resentments,
point out some things,
truck driver thought i was
too close, but on the spot
that mentioned distancing,
and to be crabbed at on
arrival, others around,
and kill off the first,
not wearing a mask to start,
only one there, and steaming
up, walking down a flight of stairs
got dangerous and have to pass
people close in, as the line forms
around the sidewalk and stairs,
cars/ truck(s)/ SUV blocking
other places, and generally just
want to get away from people,
not getting into others
i'll trade rice for coffee,
or similar overheard behind
me, and likely a camera in
my face for the trouble,
seems like some kids got
the extra ham, overheard
and claimed i owed them,
or something, i can't really
supply coffee as a
ToWhomItMayConcern2020
FreeCycle/ local Pantry option,
candy and school foods,
especially while kids'
mom's at home
and (they) prefer home cooking
older kids might not,
ohh, mom, and other stuff
i haven't even finished off,
"i'll take left overs/ what's left"
and other i want my allowance
back, giving away all the school
food for the week/ month,
might not be wise, i think i suggested
limiting to allowance levels,
risk your paycheck like stuff,
don't let it go to waste,
could have been a holiday
kid xmas party, which i didn't
go to, not a kid, not religious,
despite others mostly fundamentalists,
Catholics, Muslims, etc..
But seem to have heard
someone(s) Protective Services
gave the kid some money,
and showed ID, I'd not have
that luxury, and said good
job or something give the card
to parent(s) to know where
it came from, has a budget
for some of this, courtesy
of Community Policing,
should he / she/ it be
roughed up as an informer?
keep the street cred good,
etc
Well Scrouge/ Grinch/
Miserly old guy survived
the holiday(s), only one
couple more to do this
winter/ though some others
coming up likely, not looked
that far ahead, cans,
produce spoiling finding
out onions spoil on the inside,
apples, etc in the fridge,
and the chicken i didn't get
to DeepFry bad, so how
to dispose of that and
frying oil over time,
back in the oil container,
part of the nice thing about
buying was the big 3 (ish)
gallon container, for water,
etc... but how to clean?
No easy answer,
just muddling through,
some adaptations,
head phones originally,
ear muffs help, keep warm too,
noise reduction,
distraction, and given can't
play with robots while in line
BeggarsCantBeChoosers2017
and other examples
AldiBXRdsGrandOpening2019
and other line waiting
WaitingForGodot
WaitingForGodAgain2010
RacismAnonymous
ReverseRacismOrReverseSlaveTrade
VeRiTasSlaveryCon2017
(MLK sayings? link?)
IHadADream2012
Poverty isn't something most
get a vacay from,
afaict, besides the usual
addictions forming,
sweets, (pre)diabetes,
heart disease,
and other risks of
ConVid19WalkInTesting2020
dual use, not 4 days wait
between, but out in the
open, just considered a hot
zone, by those doing the testing,
so some increased risk,
so get Vaccinated in an accelerated
rate?
And if Lupus is in my future,
as my past may suggest?
PreExistingConditions
and other public problems?
and other problems too numerous
to mention...
Just Punt,
get going to something else,
distract self with other
things, needed an nap,
got one, wrote it up,
so some degree drivel,
and move on,
back to cook something?
eat something before it spoils,
carrots? have teeth for that?
nuke a big sweet potato/ yam?
those go quickly, and no
cucumbers squash
wonder if used any of the wrapped
last month's? spoiled?
Discussion
A place for feedback on the page presented
What do you do for food?
Mom's Fridge?
On the Rent's Meal Plan?
Do you Cook?
Clean?
Shop?
Buy?
Eat Out?
All UberEats?
No Eat Out?
Waiting on the 8th?
Reading this drivel
FirstWorld Problems
from places that don't
even have bad food
to turn down?
What survival have you learned?
Be Bombastic like some hip hop
artist(s)?
Vulgar displays of wealth to
OverCompensate like
mid life crisis sports cars?
Boasting/ Pride
and other Deadly Sins of
Gluttony? Sloth? etc?
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