I am surfing the web @ 330am because my dog was barfing and I see this title what the f* is wrong with you and f* you Canadians killing our pets, maybe you should just stay in the states the likes of you. not very funny right now while I am waiting for the vet to open
Several years back (hmm.. about 7) I worked/ volunteered for a summer in Inner City Denver and for two mornings a week would help out at a food bank that collected donated food from all the large grocery stores in the city. Not only did no one have to go dumpster diving to get the past the due date food... but the stores willingly allowed the bank to take the food. Heck, they even expected the weekly pickup and set stuff aside. This alleviates the collectors from any possibly run ins with the law (since, if I recall, I think private businesses' dumpsters are technically still their property... but I might be wrong) while also lowering the "ew" factor.
They collected everything from candy, soda, boxes of produce, bread, canned foods, etc and brought it back to a warehouse where it was sorted and stored. (For example, two weeks spent at the warehouse, we sorted boxes of tomatoes. The smell of rotten tomatoes sticks with you... but just think of the pounds of free healthy vegetables people got!) Then once a week the food bank would go out to a designated parking lot, an Office Max or something, and hand out well balanced grocery bags of food for whomever wanted one, along with dishing out a free hot lunch. Pretty much it's what Freeganism is about, except on a larger scale AND not just for "themselves". Sure, it took quite some planning and polite asking (getting support from local stores and also the store that allowed them to distribute in their parking lot), some upstart (they had a warehouse, several trucks for pickups, etc) and not to mention volunteers to go this scale. But something similar could be done ANYWHERE. And just think of the good it did for the community as well as the volunteers (who gladly partook of needed groceries) all on "old" and past dated groceries... PRICELESS!
Now, if only I could remember the name of the food bank...
Would elderly, shut-ins, lazy people with cash really pay someone to shop for them?!? I guess it would depend on how much people would pay for the service (to cover gas, time, wear-and-tear on your car and not to mention the items) ... otherwise this could be a sinker of an idea.
I've always known that food is good past the sell by date, but I would rather salvage my dignity and drop a few extra bucks to get the newer food. There should be a system that puts food up for free for a couple days after the sell by date. 90 percent of people would not use it, and those who needed to would be able to.
But I think I'm going to have to sum it all up with "Ew."
I don't throw much out because I feed it to my dogs. I know we waste a lot, especially in America, but there really has to be a better way than dumpster diving.
My sister was planning on renting one of the floating jumper-thingies for her bachelorette party, which was held at a lakeside cabin. The cost for one hour of rental? $400. She passed on it.
Will, if you decide to include alpaca in your traveling zoo, I'm totally in.
Does the USPS see the writing on the wall, and is the Forever Stamp a brilliant PR move on their part to stave off the public outcry when the cost of mailing a first-class letter may begin to rapidly outpace inflation? We will always have a need for first-class mail; you just can’t text a condolence letter. However, the cost of mailing this letter may begin to reflect the true cost of its voyage from your desktop to a mailbox thousands of miles away.
I found out I had it a couple of years ago when I got a sore throat that I couldn't get rid of. That led me down the path of actually getting treated for a potential ulcer. I had to change my diet and then I started on a enzyme treatment; the over the counter stuff really didn't work that well.
I have a pretty bad case of GERD (according to my doc, at least) and these are the things I've found:
Lost some weight and that seemed to help but I need to lose more.
No eating between meals.
Eat last meal AT LEAST 3 hours before bed.
Inclined my bed.
Don't skip a meal. Sometimes if for scheduling reasons there is a lot of time between meals I'll have a large snack at the halfway point.
The biggest food problems I have are with coffee (I've totally quit) and chocolate (I still cheat sometimes but I pay for it almost every time). Tomatoes don't seem to affect me. Citrus fruit also does not seem to bother me but OJ does.
I've tried various home cures including a vitamin regiment I read in a newsletter and apple cider vinegar but the only thing that seems to work consistently is the OTC and prescription drugs. I use Protonix.
I often put that stuff up on Ebay. I sold old Treo's there for $200-$250 a piece when I upgrade to a new one. I'd do the same with the laptop, but I haven't upgraded laptops yet - still on my first one.
I did the prevacid thing for a month and mine cleared up mostly, but would reoccur about once a month very bad - aka bowing to the ceramic throne.
Even after I cut out tomatoes, orange juice, and not eating within 2 hours before bed.
Then, 2 months ago I went in for sleep apnea. 2 weeks later and 5K+ medical bills paid 100% by insurance for a sleep study, I had a CPAP machine I had to wear every night. It keeps air pressure built up on my throat so it doesn't collapse. I sleep like I've never slept before, no snoring (now my wife has to get used to NOT hearing me snore), and as a side effect, the pressure in my throat also seems to keep the acid in my stomach - thus no reflux.
Slight disadvantage is a burp most mornings. Small small price to pay.
Asking stores for the food is one thing - I can totally imagine doing that. I totally admire the work you went to help people out.
I trusted you... TRUSTED YOU!!!! Who do I have now? NOBODY!
Yeah, good spoof. Totally got me.
I can't decide if that's the sign of a very wholesome or a very kinky party.
Yes, I too hear the call of the alpaca. Those commercials are very enticing.
I am surfing the web @ 330am because my dog was barfing and I see this title what the f* is wrong with you and f* you Canadians killing our pets, maybe you should just stay in the states the likes of you. not very funny right now while I am waiting for the vet to open
Several years back (hmm.. about 7) I worked/ volunteered for a summer in Inner City Denver and for two mornings a week would help out at a food bank that collected donated food from all the large grocery stores in the city. Not only did no one have to go dumpster diving to get the past the due date food... but the stores willingly allowed the bank to take the food. Heck, they even expected the weekly pickup and set stuff aside. This alleviates the collectors from any possibly run ins with the law (since, if I recall, I think private businesses' dumpsters are technically still their property... but I might be wrong) while also lowering the "ew" factor.
They collected everything from candy, soda, boxes of produce, bread, canned foods, etc and brought it back to a warehouse where it was sorted and stored. (For example, two weeks spent at the warehouse, we sorted boxes of tomatoes. The smell of rotten tomatoes sticks with you... but just think of the pounds of free healthy vegetables people got!) Then once a week the food bank would go out to a designated parking lot, an Office Max or something, and hand out well balanced grocery bags of food for whomever wanted one, along with dishing out a free hot lunch. Pretty much it's what Freeganism is about, except on a larger scale AND not just for "themselves".
Sure, it took quite some planning and polite asking (getting support from local stores and also the store that allowed them to distribute in their parking lot), some upstart (they had a warehouse, several trucks for pickups, etc) and not to mention volunteers to go this scale. But something similar could be done ANYWHERE. And just think of the good it did for the community as well as the volunteers (who gladly partook of needed groceries) all on "old" and past dated groceries... PRICELESS!
Now, if only I could remember the name of the food bank...
I hate you....good one.
Would elderly, shut-ins, lazy people with cash really pay someone to shop for them?!? I guess it would depend on how much people would pay for the service (to cover gas, time, wear-and-tear on your car and not to mention the items) ... otherwise this could be a sinker of an idea.
Good one. :>
I've always known that food is good past the sell by date, but I would rather salvage my dignity and drop a few extra bucks to get the newer food. There should be a system that puts food up for free for a couple days after the sell by date. 90 percent of people would not use it, and those who needed to would be able to.
But I think I'm going to have to sum it all up with "Ew."
I don't throw much out because I feed it to my dogs. I know we waste a lot, especially in America, but there really has to be a better way than dumpster diving.
Bravo!
My sister was planning on renting one of the floating jumper-thingies for her bachelorette party, which was held at a lakeside cabin. The cost for one hour of rental? $400. She passed on it.
Will, if you decide to include alpaca in your traveling zoo, I'm totally in.
Wow, that had me going, I was getting really excited. And I work at a bank.
You can't trust anything on the intertubes today!
Its early and I just woke up not thinking straight s I fell for it... I was getting excited
Does the USPS see the writing on the wall, and is the Forever Stamp a brilliant PR move on their part to stave off the public outcry when the cost of mailing a first-class letter may begin to rapidly outpace inflation? We will always have a need for first-class mail; you just can’t text a condolence letter. However, the cost of mailing this letter may begin to reflect the true cost of its voyage from your desktop to a mailbox thousands of miles away.
...I curse my citizenship!
I found out I had it a couple of years ago when I got a sore throat that I couldn't get rid of. That led me down the path of actually getting treated for a potential ulcer. I had to change my diet and then I started on a enzyme treatment; the over the counter stuff really didn't work that well.
That sounds very cool. My dream is to start a traveling petting zoo for parties. Maybe we can team up. =)
That better?
Text editor didn't save my title changes (there were 10, but I didn't like 2 of them...they weren't enough fun).
I have a pretty bad case of GERD (according to my doc, at least) and these are the things I've found:
I've tried various home cures including a vitamin regiment I read in a newsletter and apple cider vinegar but the only thing that seems to work consistently is the OTC and prescription drugs. I use Protonix.
I often put that stuff up on Ebay. I sold old Treo's there for $200-$250 a piece when I upgrade to a new one. I'd do the same with the laptop, but I haven't upgraded laptops yet - still on my first one.
I count 8...
I did the prevacid thing for a month and mine cleared up mostly, but would reoccur about once a month very bad - aka bowing to the ceramic throne.
Even after I cut out tomatoes, orange juice, and not eating within 2 hours before bed.
Then, 2 months ago I went in for sleep apnea. 2 weeks later and 5K+ medical bills paid 100% by insurance for a sleep study, I had a CPAP machine I had to wear every night. It keeps air pressure built up on my throat so it doesn't collapse. I sleep like I've never slept before, no snoring (now my wife has to get used to NOT hearing me snore), and as a side effect, the pressure in my throat also seems to keep the acid in my stomach - thus no reflux.
Slight disadvantage is a burp most mornings. Small small price to pay.