Visit 8

Colin
1/14/10
The Warm Shelter

_____THIS WAS BY FAR THE LEAST SATISFYING VISIT YET!!!!! When I got there, two ladies were putting the food down and setting it up, so I figured I would be serving the beef stew. I went to get on my gloves and instantly one of the ladies snapped at me. "You have to wash your hands before you put on the gloves." I did not see the point in this, but I did what she said. Once done, I went over and asked if I could help in any way, and she told me to rip the paper towels and put them in a basket to use like napkins. Now, this made no sense. Why could the people not just rip the paper towels for themselves and plus, at the end of the meal, the cleanup crew would most likely throw them away thinking that something was put on top of them. As my state of boredom progressed, the meal began and I went over to the beef stew and reached for the ladle when the woman immediately took it out of my hand. She served the stew, while I was stuck putting bread rolls on the plates. The worst part of the meal was near the end of my shift. In my last blog, I mentioned the "beany weenies" man, and he ate like everyone else. I was standing near the bread, and I saw him look at me, and tilt his bowl down, requesting for more in his own way. I instantly said, "of course you can have more", since there was an entire second baking dish of stew, so he stood up to come and get more. The woman looked at me, and then at him and barked "You can't have more until 6:20 pm". This was outrageous, considering the meal ended at 6:30 pm and most everyone had already eaten. He then slowly sat down looking quite sad and ate a very small piece of cake, He then left. Out of all my visits, this was by far the worst, and I hope it will not happen again.