I finally remembered my supervisor duty and took photos for the Community Fridge Facebook group. It was colder outside in the queue than in the actual fridge today. We’re still struggling a bit for fruit and veg - we mostly get seasonal stock where there is a glut and in February that’s not much. Some volunteers had done a big supermarket shop and we had a good haul of free bread from the supermarkets so we did have enough for everybody. I also remembered we had a left over woolly hat from a hand knitted donation some kind person made before Christmas and a frozen weeping child in a pushchair was very happy when his dad stuck it on his head. I just wished we’d also had gloves.
Weather: sub zero with snow flurries
Covid: still here
Good thing: our lovely leader was back part time after her own brush with Covid and my co- supervisor was on the door so he had to sort out the kerfuffle when somebody sneaked in not me. There’s nothing more guaranteed to upset a (predominantly) British crowd than somebody pushing in!
You have a massive amount of veg there....even at this time of the year when stuff is in shorter supply you all come up trumps! If I can say that word! 🤣
Totally awesome!!! I love this peek into your Community Fridge! Well done, all who volunteer and all who donate!! This is a fave.
We all have little patience with line breakers. So not cool.
And @happypat, ‘trump(s)’ in reference to anything good is frowned upon. 🙂 Especially with all his grave and dangerous misdoings being front and center in the impeachment trial underway.
So lovely to see Where you hang out - very impressive it is too. Bananas look just the way they should, perfect for bananas on toast or banana bread. Hurrah for you wonderful volunteers!
@geertje I consoled myself with the fact that he and his sister had good coats on (you do see some around with really inadequate coats). I think it was possibly a case of getting them out the door without the full head to toe coverage needed rather than them not having them. We try to keep the queue moving but all the Covid requirements slow everything down.
@bkp yes a couple of ladies came in with bags of donations from one of the local residents’ groups. The street started off donating allotment produce in the summer and have carried on with bought items and she said, ‘We are so grateful we are able to do this - it gives us an opportunity to do something.’ I think lots of people find the whole ‘stay at home to do your part’ very frustrating. In fact a little old lady who came and took food last time also donated items and said she’d love to volunteer ‘but it’s probably not responsible.’ I felt sorry for her because I bet she’s volunteered to help in many crises during her life.
February 11th, 2021
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We all have little patience with line breakers. So not cool.
And @happypat, ‘trump(s)’ in reference to anything good is frowned upon. 🙂 Especially with all his grave and dangerous misdoings being front and center in the impeachment trial underway.