rpg asked:

A relative of mine who is in her 80s now told me that during the Great Depression her dad used to take her down to the local fire station to get food, and that they were able to get food and used clothing and blankets, etc., at the fire station because they were poor. She remembers getting used World War One army blankets there too, which their family needed to keep warm. She said they were living in the attic of some other relatives’ house because her father was out of work.

I am curious about this: was this some kind of community service thing that local fire fighters did, like some of the food and clothing drives that firefighters do today? Or was this some kind of state or federal program? She said they didn’t need to fill out paperwork, they just went there and got things they needed sometimes. She said they were “on Relief” which I think was welfare in those days. Of course she was a child, and may not have been aware of what her parents needed to do to qualify for this. That is why I’m curious.

Any info about welfare (“relief”) programs during the Great Depression is appreciated.

C. h asked:

I just need some opinions before I call my doctor. I am always worrying, for the most part pretty excessively, alot of about money and relationships. I had to file bankruptcy for $11000 dollars, because I couldn’ t handle the stress. The constant worrying of being cheated on has effected 2 marriages that ended up in divorce, I used do smoke pot about 3 years ago because I was worrying to much about the trouble I was in, in the military, which led me to get kicked out of the army and have a midlife crisis. I was on depression meds for a little while but stopped them 3 months after getting treatment. I have a 2 year old son now, and his dad doesn’t pay me child support, I have alot of phobias scared of heights, closed places, having my head under a blanket. I can’t be in any kind of social situation unless I’m drunk, usually I end up binge drinking so I stop caring about what everyone thinks of me. It has got to the point now where if I even drink 3 drinks of alcohal beverages,
I tend to keep telling my boyfriend he’s having *** with his x girlfriend, my sister etc. And now my excessive worrying about what my x husband did to me has effected my *** life!! Is this really anxiety or depression? or both?

gigi_malone2000 asked:

my dad had a army blanket that was given to me after his death, it has about 100 patches on it that he recived in the army back in the 60′s, what site can i go to ,to find out if its worth anything?, ebay? or?????i need antiques road show……lol
im not selling it i want to know if its worth anything?