Wait a sec before anyone jumps on Karen Dybis as a naive Grosse Pointe Woods-er. She frankly acknowledges that a SalvArmy ride-along was eye-opening. That's brave 'n good, to me.

So I link to today's post as worth reading, worth responding to [[volunteers needed) and as evidence that Assignment Detroit elevates itself above a parachute-in journalism stunt.

Karen will post again tomorrow [[Nov. 5) on mobile soup kitchens.
The ride pushes your buttons. . . . I realized how ungrateful I am. Because the city is in worse condition than I knew. Because I was on the inside, those in need on the outside. Because I could only give a few hours when the Bed and Bread truck could have used my help all day.

. . . The three trucks have some 45 stops to make. They start around noon and finish about 6 p.m. They serve 5,000 meals daily. Some stops have a dozen people to feed; others top out at 50 and more.