Posted 9/01/2004 06:52:00 PM by Douglas

It's good to be home. Not much going on at KSC this week other than plywood purchasing and evacuation. I was intending to stay gone (from the Blog) for longer, but story shouldn't fall between the cracks.

One homeless man's vendetta against conditions at The Salvation Army in Amarillo has led to a policy change at the shelter.

And that's where the story gets complicated.

Ok, hit me!

Tony Foster, a homeless man who has spent several nights at the Salvation Army's Harrington Hope Center, has lodged several complaints against the agency, citing everything from moldy food to lack of soap in the showers.

I don't mean to sound cold, and I'm glad there are charities out there to help this kind of person, but how do you get the balls to complain about charity? Is he mad because they didn't leave a mint on his pillow, too?

He also fired off e-mails to Salvation Army's state and national divisions saying the staff was giving preferential treatment to homeless volunteers.

Nothing odd about that, is there? Unless you're trying to figure out how a homeless person has a freakin' email address. They can't receive snail mail, but they have email? I had no idea that cardboard boxes were equipped with dialup. What am I saying, it's probably DSL.

"Volunteers are not supposed to receive any material compensation," Foster's Web site reads. "This is somewhat misleading when you see the volunteers eating all the choice food ..."

He's got a website, too? I guess they're like assholes now, aren't they? Everyone's got one.

It sounds like there's more to this story, but in the end, who suffers? The people that actually rely on the services this charity provides. Meanwhile, the whiner that screwed it all up for everyone else has done nothing but ensure everyone is on the same level. Bravo, Tony.

Oh, but there's more:

As part of his philosophy to help people become self-sufficient, Wheeler said he is developing new job-training programs, including life skills, cooking and computer classes.

Computer classes? Ya don't say? Maybe that one backfired on them this time, ya think? Also:

Foster could not be reached for comment.

Well where the hell was he? He's homeless, for crumb's sake. Did anyone check the dumpster in the alley? I know. . .he's in the computer lab. I bet he's got a blog.

Asshole.