Free + Furniture = Disaster

I guess it's true about what is said about the road on which good intentions are paved, or it's just probably the biggest community brain fart I've ever heard about:

Imagine if you will, a newspaper that puts on the front cover, big and bold: "Free Furniture". For real. No gimmicks. Just a warehouse filled with used hotel furniture, such as sofa sleepers, tables, nightstands, and mattresses (Ewwwww!). Anyhow, this distribution is supposed to help people in the area, who are experiencing hard times, with a promise that everyone would get a fair share.

What a joke.................

I didn't go, because I had this feeling that this was a tragedy waiting to happen. Sometime's it's annoying to be right about stuff, and this was one of those times.

First off, there was NO system in place. First come, first serve, which automatically should turn on the general public's mental red alarm.

It didn't...............

People, some of whom actually needed furniture (again, Ewwwww!!! on the used mattresses, but the rest of the stuff, well, OK), didn't get anything. This was only one hour into the big give-a-way. Others with U-Hauls and tractor trailers apparently stocked up for the flea market (I thought there was a cap on this distribution). Of course, people understood.

Not!.....................

Aside from the obvious traffic jam, police were overwhelmed with frustrated people. Reportedly fights broke out, one car window was broken, and one woman was allegedly pepper sprayed ( I have to say allegedly, so I don't get sued). Basically, it was chaos.

Now, this will probably get men to hate me, but what the heck. Next time someone has a bright idea to give away anything in such a capacity, let a woman plan it. We can juggle numerous things at one time, and we know never to invite everyone at once!

I hope someone will learn from this.