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theHandpuppet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-08-06 02:33 PM
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15. Yes, my neighbor is one of the hard working poor...
Edited on Tue Aug-08-06 02:34 PM by theHandpuppet
... and if wasn't for a local food pantry the family would be hard-pressed to put a decent meal on the table.

"There but for the grace of God" is the old saying. You have to wonder what these folks would think about their spiteful words if they ever found themselves in a situation where they had great need. It could happen to ANYONE. A major illness in the family, a death, loss of a job, a thousand unexpected things or events out of our mortal control.

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