Friday June 19th, 2009
Northridge, CA
Morning warm and clear, except for some haze. Overslept, and didn't take my morning walk. Drove Karl to school again. Sky became overcast with stratus by the time Margaret took her bus to work. Sun came out again when I left for the church pantry. Very tense day at the pantry. Turnout of homeless and poor lower than last Friday. However, a woman of questionable mental stability created an incident on the property. This person has a known history of violence, and became very abusive and physically threatening to Pam. All this occurred in the back of the house by the parking lot. The woman accused Pam of stealing her daughter, of all things. Then, she ranted all over the property in the most horrific profanity while swinging her arms wildly about. Jeroma called the police to have her removed, for the safety of our many other clients, who are, for the most part, well-behaved. After being ejected from the premises, the woman came sculking around across the street with her boyfriend - a spineless shell of a man, whom she abuses, both verbally and physically. The woman began shouting obscenities toward the pantry. However, since they were across the street, there was nothing we could do. This woman and her boyfriend are now banned from the pantry - they were warned more than once, that this would happen, if she became violent and abusive. Yesterday, the woman picked up a folding chair and was about to assault another client, when Pam grabbed the chair out of her hands in the nick of time. Ed and Pam feel bad about having to ban them from the pantry, as they've been banned from every other pantry and mission, because of her violence. But, we have to think of our legal liabilities in this situation, as well as, the safety of our other clients. Later, while the outdoor hot lunch was being served, we discovered that a volunteer from the mission serving the hot lunch, walked off the premises, and smuggled food to the woman and her boyfriend in the park across the street, where they were hiding. He wasn't allowed to do this. Pam told him so, in no uncertain terms. Ed will pull their cards on Monday, when he returns from vacation.
While driving home, I was persistently tailgated by another driver on Winnetka Ave. Suddenly, a police car behind the driver, flashed on their lights and pulled the driver over. In my mind, the driver received his/her just deserts. tailgating is a dangerous habbit among drives out here.
Weather hotter than I've felt it in many weeks. Car was blistering hot when I got in it to drive home. Couldn't even touch the steering wheel. Breezy, sunny, and less hazy. High 90F.
Northridge, CA
Morning warm and clear, except for some haze. Overslept, and didn't take my morning walk. Drove Karl to school again. Sky became overcast with stratus by the time Margaret took her bus to work. Sun came out again when I left for the church pantry. Very tense day at the pantry. Turnout of homeless and poor lower than last Friday. However, a woman of questionable mental stability created an incident on the property. This person has a known history of violence, and became very abusive and physically threatening to Pam. All this occurred in the back of the house by the parking lot. The woman accused Pam of stealing her daughter, of all things. Then, she ranted all over the property in the most horrific profanity while swinging her arms wildly about. Jeroma called the police to have her removed, for the safety of our many other clients, who are, for the most part, well-behaved. After being ejected from the premises, the woman came sculking around across the street with her boyfriend - a spineless shell of a man, whom she abuses, both verbally and physically. The woman began shouting obscenities toward the pantry. However, since they were across the street, there was nothing we could do. This woman and her boyfriend are now banned from the pantry - they were warned more than once, that this would happen, if she became violent and abusive. Yesterday, the woman picked up a folding chair and was about to assault another client, when Pam grabbed the chair out of her hands in the nick of time. Ed and Pam feel bad about having to ban them from the pantry, as they've been banned from every other pantry and mission, because of her violence. But, we have to think of our legal liabilities in this situation, as well as, the safety of our other clients. Later, while the outdoor hot lunch was being served, we discovered that a volunteer from the mission serving the hot lunch, walked off the premises, and smuggled food to the woman and her boyfriend in the park across the street, where they were hiding. He wasn't allowed to do this. Pam told him so, in no uncertain terms. Ed will pull their cards on Monday, when he returns from vacation.
While driving home, I was persistently tailgated by another driver on Winnetka Ave. Suddenly, a police car behind the driver, flashed on their lights and pulled the driver over. In my mind, the driver received his/her just deserts. tailgating is a dangerous habbit among drives out here.
Weather hotter than I've felt it in many weeks. Car was blistering hot when I got in it to drive home. Couldn't even touch the steering wheel. Breezy, sunny, and less hazy. High 90F.
