Friday, December 2, 2011

"Foodbank!"

"Foodbank!" 

Yep, I already planned this week that on Friday morning I will go to the foodbank here in this city to sign myself up. The signing up is every first and last week of the month. So, this morning I went. They opened there doors from 9:30 am till 10:30 am for signing up, there was a little line up but that was okay. The place was an old supermarket and it was kinda chilly inside, and empty, very empty. A few round tables and a few chairs and that was it, in the corner from the supermarket I saw a few guys packing in some bread. I felt good, and sat beside a group of people who were waiting for the sign up intervieuw. 

I didn't have to wait that long, a woman welcomed me and guided me to a little table. She introduced herself and I did too, she asked me if I had my ID or passport with me and the bank statements from the last 3 months. I knew I had to take them with me, so yeah I had them. Funny that the woman aswell asked me if I wasn't feeling ashamed a bit to come here, I answered, "Not at all!" I knew I wasn't the only one, and why should I be ashamed if I can get something for free. I felt comfy and I hoped I would get trough this signing up, and they will offer me monthly or weekly free food. Although the intervieuw went well, I also had a few doubts here and there, I held my fingers crossed I will become a member.

Maybe I had to bring more proof that my incommings aren't that much, but okay. After the intervieuw the woman said that she will call me in the early afternoon to share the results. Afterwards I did a few groceries and went home, I felt a nap was needed. Around 11:30 my counselor will come for a visit, he doesn't come weekly anymore, just once in two weeks was enough, and I agree. I took a short nap and then waited for my counselor, I waited and waited. It was already 12:00 but no one showed up, 1:00, no one! I decieded to wait till 1:30 and then will head of to a store. My counselor didn't show up and didn't call, nothing. Oh well, he will prolly call me or leave a mail. Kinda akward though cause ussualy he calls, anyway.Off to the store I went...

...To buy a drying-rack! A drying-rack yes!! I bought one, lol. For months I had a little rope hanging trough the bathroom/shower and there I hanged my just washed laundry. And now a drying-rack, yay! Silly me that I had doubts of buying the rack, I'm still so easy with my money, just because of my trip to London. The last few months I bought alot of items what was needed in my house, just a few things I thought. But in the end ofcource all these few things was quit a som of money. I even was thinking of buying a new phone, not a cell phone but just a regular phone with a wire what you can put in a plug, back to basic! 

The reason why I wanted a new regular phone was that I dislike cellphones, I just CAN'T  handle them. I push buttons but nothing happens, how many times it happened when I had a important phonecall and I had and wanted to answer it and I pushed (always) the wrong button, and then I have to call them back. That's expensive, so yeah, get rid of it. But the doubts of buying a regular phone were there, in the end I didn't buy one. Still I saw one and it had a good price, but I will have to arrange a subscription, (or how you call it) to much thinking for the moment. I will get a new phone, but not yet, not now. A nice wireless phone would be nice too, I saw a few of those too for a good price.

Today was nice, I actually look forward to the next two days off. Maybe I will go out or I don't know yet. I was thinking of visiting a market here in the city, it's been a while since I have been there. I will see.

2 comments:

jazain said...

did the lady from the food bank call you or not???

sonnie100dj@hotmail.com said...

LOOL! I totally forgot to write it down. Before I went to the store they called me and told me I was above the minimum with my income and that I couldn't be a member.

I kinda expected it though, maybe I thought a bit to easy that I could be a member just like that. Some people overeact alot with there poorness when they want to sign up at the foodbank, I should have tsken more proof with me perhaps.

Anyway, it's not the end of the world, I'll come around. I tried :)

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