Gave My Last $10 Away

[Kennah]

Near the end of a Union meeting Tuesday night, they announced a member had lost her husband in a car wreck over the weekend. No life insurance. We passed the hat. I had $10 in my wallet, and it's what I gave.

Tried to use my debit card today. Declined. I checked online. Zero. Actually overdrawn. I had foolishly decide to buy lunch today, so after checking the vehicle for change and finding none, I survived on a stick of gum today until I got home.

Had an insurance refund check in my pocket that I deposited, so the account is above zero. Got home, and there was a second refund check. We've now got gas and food money until payday on the 23rd.

Another Union member is getting a house through Habitat For Humanity. I've always wanted to work on an HFH project, and I now I get a perfect chance. 160 hours of volunteer time can be donated by others. Our Union President pointed out if 20 of us volunteered one day, it's covered. I'm there.

[Lucinda]

1. It's tight around here too. The habitat project sounds wonderful.

I'm happy that you have the chance to participate!

[The Straight Story]

2. k&r (nt)

[grantcart]

3. thanks for giving the $ 10 and good luck.

[shraby]

4. You did a good thing. Karma is already smiling on you.

[tabatha]

5. Your gift to one in trouble was 100000% more than

anything given by the 1%

Good luck.

[Capitalocracy]

6. Union fatcats.

;)

[FirstLight]

7. Thank you so much for being a caring human

we need more of this in our lives, to give AND receive. I know you will be on the other end of that soon... :hug:

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. SOLIDARITY

[southerncrone]

9. You are a good man, Sir.

O8)
:loveya:

[ellisonz]

10. You're doing good!

It really seems like the number of car crashes is going up as Winter nears...Drive safe everybody!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4YeDI4R9MA&feature=related

[kickysnana]

11. My sister called and a baby in her HUD building died of SIDS last Friday

She also called and asked if I would run next store to the bank and put in $15 so her account would not go below zero. She was then going out collecting in her building and maybe more because the parents had no money to bury their baby.

Two weeks ago a toddler visiting someone in the same building was horsing around on a couch with kids from the apartment and tumbled backwards off the top of the couch through a screem and down 6 floors to the grass below. She survived but is still in critical condition.

I rewatched "King of the Hill" and thought that we are back there aren't we? Those monsters played King of the Hill and took all of the money from all of the people and left parents of little kids with impossible choices. And these folks still qualify for HUD housing so many no longer do.

Bravo to all the everyday heroes and a pox on the 1%

[BlancheSplanchnik]

12. :)

:loveya:

:grouphug: