Skans » 30 Dec 2024, 3:36 pm » wrote: ↑ Who of the two will have lived longer?
Rosalynne
Jill
Hey Jill
Where you going with that gun in your hand?
Hey Jill
I said, where you going with that gun in your hand?
I'm going down to shoot my old man
You know, I caught him drooling on another pecan
I'm going down to shoot my old man
You know, I caught him pissing on my best afghan
And that ain't too cool
"COME WITH ME, HUNTER, YOU AND I HAVE SOMETHING WE NEED TO FINISH!!!"

They wanted to make the program appear that the recipients weren't just getting a total hand out...I get that.Skans » 31 Dec 2024, 9:59 am » wrote: ↑ Well, the whole point of having owners put a lot of work into these homes is 1) to ensure they are capable of being productive and 2) give them a sense of pride in building their house and ownership. People tend to be a lot more protective of those things they worked hard for. I actually think there is something to this.
Certainly, there is a charitable element to the program. But, making them work on their houses was not meant to be just for appearances.*GHETTOBLASTER » 31 Dec 2024, 10:02 am » wrote: ↑ They wanted to make the program appear that the recipients weren't just getting a total hand out...I get that.
How can you be sure how much work all of the recipients actually did...?Skans » 31 Dec 2024, 10:04 am » wrote: ↑ Certainly, there is a charitable element to the program. But, making them work on their houses was not meant to be just for appearances.
I'm just wondering, are you really against the concept of Habitat for Humanity? Assuming that owners really must do work on their own homes as part of the program, how is this a bad thing? A private charity helping people to build a house they can live in. Where's the hidden "evil"?
I was familiar with this program some years back. I know with this particular program they had to contribute a substantial amount of work - at least when I was familiar with it. These were all stick-built houses, not block houses.*GHETTOBLASTER » 31 Dec 2024, 10:27 am » wrote: ↑ How can you be sure how much work all of the recipients actually did...?
Was that a condition of eligibility..to be physically capable of doing X amount of work...?
Looks like they have a special program just for Blacks...[how shocking]
https://www.habitat.org/our-work/advanc ... eownership
Their hyper-focus on black people is a fairly new change. Not one that I would approve of. Like I said, I was familiar with this program years ago. And, the way it was administered then made it a worthy charity.*GHETTOBLASTER » 31 Dec 2024, 10:27 am » wrote: ↑ How can you be sure how much work all of the recipients actually did...?
Was that a condition of eligibility..to be physically capable of doing X amount of work...?
Looks like they have a special program just for Blacks...[how shocking]
https://www.habitat.org/our-work/advanc ... eownership