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Offline catsmtrods

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Re: DUMPSTER DIVING
« Reply #25 on: November 04, 2012, 12:33:59 PM »
Thank God I live where I do! I passed up the $$ of the city to live here in peace and quiet and in tune with nature. Only thing I stayed to close to the city. I envision another exodus to my area like after 9/11! 
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Re: DUMPSTER DIVING
« Reply #26 on: November 04, 2012, 01:06:26 PM »
I don't blame these people.  If they are listening to the radio, or reading the news somewhere when people are talking about parts of the affected area not having power for a month, they are probably trying to prepare for the worst.  If most people had to eat out of their pantries and freezers for a month, many would start to go hungry.  They might be looking at this not quite thawed food as some good meals for the present, while their generators are running, and their canned food will feed them in the future when they can't get gas for the generator. 
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Re: DUMPSTER DIVING
« Reply #27 on: November 05, 2012, 06:55:58 AM »
WAIT!  who is throwing stones at these people?  I am actually quite shocked about it.  It's actually scary that it could be that easy to get to the point of digging through a dumpster. :rant:
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Re: DUMPSTER DIVING
« Reply #28 on: November 05, 2012, 07:00:49 AM »
Quote from: Dori on November 04, 2012, 11:42:07 AM
If they don't have the money to get another place, they need family/friends to take them in until next spring.  They are all going to get sick.  Winter is coming and I don't see a lot of help on the way anytime soon, let alone all the FEMA/insurance stuff that will have to be sorted out.

I gotta pipe up here. If we were in this situation I'd have neither here to take us in. In order to go to family or even friends would mean quitting my job. I think at times we do take the things we personally have for granted. Not everyone has family ready and willing to help. I'm sure some folks there are truly on their own or risk losing their livelihoods to go where family is.
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Re: DUMPSTER DIVING
« Reply #29 on: November 05, 2012, 07:05:35 AM »
Quote from: Gina on November 05, 2012, 06:55:58 AM
WAIT!  who is throwing stones at these people?  I am actually quite shocked about it.  It's actually scary that it could be that easy to get to the point of digging through a dumpster. :rant:

It is scary but when I read the story it sounded like it was available an accessible and in good shape son folks took it before it spoiled. It doesn't sound like a desperation thing but more of a 'walk 10 more blocks to stand in line for 2 hours' or grab enough food a supermarket threw out before spoilage for a couple of days type of thing. I think what someone said earlier was right on point. Regulations probably prevent the grocery store from just giving it away do they had to throw it out. Regulations forced people on the dumpster not desperation.
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Re: DUMPSTER DIVING
« Reply #30 on: November 05, 2012, 08:01:45 AM »
Quote from: Gina on November 05, 2012, 06:55:58 AM
WAIT!  who is throwing stones at these people?  I am actually quite shocked about it.  It's actually scary that it could be that easy to get to the point of digging through a dumpster. :rant:



Good old Yankee tradition, Dump picking.  Getting a town Job at a small town dump not only has good pay but hidden perks. 

June and December are bonus months for the workers,  June for the weddings and stuff accidentally thrown out, Dec. for the lost things tossed mixed up with the wrapping paper.   One company who sends huge trucks to service the towns has a shop that restores old appliances that they then sell at a recycling dump.

Saw on the coupon site that Monday mornings the rabid discounters would hit the dumpsters outside large apartment complexes looking for the Sunday papers and the inserts with the store coupons.

  I knew a woman in NC that bought a used cash register, went out every day looking for product containers with a send in for a discount on them.  She would haul all this trash home and cut out the offer from the containers and make up a phony sales receipt.

She had  PO box's in everyones name in the family, I caught on when I noticed her unopened mail had MY name on it.   

Dumpster diving for food is a tragedy, reminds me of story's from Germany about the former socialites in the war torn city's fighting over a cigarette butt someone had dropped in the streets.   Food for the civilians at the end of the war was down to some bread and pea soup. 

So we feed through Charity's the hungry of the world and we have our own people digging in garbage for food.   Good Job FEMA, great job Obama,   we have one heck of a good planning  administration for disaster relief in our country.   

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Re: DUMPSTER DIVING
« Reply #31 on: November 05, 2012, 01:34:12 PM »
It's funny--when we were moving all of the stuff to the townhouse, my father granned the 2 Wise Food Storage 64-meal buckets and asked, "What's this?"  My wife told him.  He looked surprised, and rather interested.  Gonna hafta start pointing him in the right direction on these things.
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Re: DUMPSTER DIVING
« Reply #32 on: November 05, 2012, 02:16:31 PM »
Quote from: jtyangel on November 05, 2012, 07:00:49 AM
I gotta pipe up here. If we were in this situation I'd have neither here to take us in. In order to go to family or even friends would mean quitting my job. I think at times we do take the things we personally have for granted. Not everyone has family ready and willing to help. I'm sure some folks there are truly on their own or risk losing their livelihoods to go where family is.

I agree with you in part.  I've worked downtown L.A. for years, and know what life is like in big cities.  If a disaster like Sandy struck in L.A., we would be seeing the same results.  L.A. has shelters that people who need them won't use.  A lot of L.A.'s homeless like living on the streets.  It makes me angry too, because those that are sick should be in the hospital and the cops just tell them to move on or ignore them. We even recently had an elderly woman who has spent most of her life incarcerated, robbing banks.  She asked the judge to put her back in jail, because she couldn't take care of herself.
 
But I guess I would just like to believe that most people have enough forethought and resources in place in case an emergency should arise.

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