how keen are u dumpster divers on eating food you find? - Page 2

Never ate from a dumpster but they did pass the Tennessee road kill law. If I run over it I can take it home for supper.

I have found food stuff in car at scrap yards. They sometimes get a bunch of repo cars. Checked a car and found a bag of canned goods and some cornbread mix. Sorted it out when I got home and noticed it was mixed brands. Came to the conclusion that the car owner had gone to a food pantry and then had the car repo'd before they could unpack. Someone had a truly lousy day! And the cornbread turned out great.

Goats head soup is actually quite good.

Originally Posted by TheRecycler

In this day and age where micro-organisms are evolving by the minute, consuming used or discarded food is like squeezing the trigger on a gun with one bullet while pointing it to your head. It's not a matter of if it will ever go off, it's when. Just keep on squeezing and you will see what I mean.

maybe you are just a hypochondriac or germaphobe.

Everybody knows that 1/2 of a hamburger from last Tuesday is much safer than a new hamburger made with fresh meat.

I don't get the people that do this with "used" food (Not the new stuff from the store), much less the ones that get pills this way. You're trusting somebody that you've never met to have safe practices, are praying that the items are not contaminated, and in the case of pills, are praying that the pills are actually what they say they are.

Now, let's see... Am I taking blood pressure pills, or the date rape drug?

matador: "Little. Yellow. Different."

Originally Posted by matador

Everybody knows that 1/2 of a hamburger from last Tuesday is much safer than a new hamburger made with fresh meat.

I don't get the people that do this with "used" food (Not the new stuff from the store), much less the ones that get pills this way. You're trusting somebody that you've never met to have safe practices, are praying that the items are not contaminated, and in the case of pills, are praying that the pills are actually what they say they are.

Now, let's see... Am I taking blood pressure pills, or the date rape drug?

matador: "Little. Yellow. Different."

if i found some blood pressure pills that turned out to be date rape drugs, i would be one happy camper! lol jk

If you did I hope you're talking about taking them yourself. The only problem is you won't remember what you did to yourself.

true...I wasn't the person that brought up date rape drugs in the first place though...I was just trying to talk about eating food out of the dumpster...I guess I have talked about finding some medications in the trash though so maybe that prompted this.

anyways, I think we can all agree rape and harmful microorganisms are bad.

"It is what it is". I know I have had a blessed life so far. Growing up my parents always provided us with food and shelter. As a adult, I have had more than I needed and provide for my family as I was taught to do so.

The wealthiest Americans (the top 1%) earn 20% of all income and own 40% of all of our nations wealth. The USDA estimates over 30% of food produced in our country, goes uneaten. This year our government estimates one out of six Americans will go hungry at times. As food production is concerned, we are the richest nation in the history of the world!

I consider my family, health and my continuing education as my greatest assets. I received some of that education in the military, including many survival skills. I was taught to live at all cost, to do what had to be done. This included eating what many would never consider (what not to eat as well). One of my first jobs was working in a grocery store, there I also learned many things. I learned that a can with a "dent" would go unsold. A apple with the slightest imperfection (a bruise) would not be bought. A date on a label has several purposes and that date has little to do with the contents being "bad". I also learned about retail markup, product marketing and packaging. That the package usually cost more than the contents. As a business man I have learned a lot too! I'm only as good as the people that work for me. That I need to attract, hire and compensate the best people. I have learned their "quality of life" is what motivates. I have learned all people have value, some more and some less.

As I have learned and have seen a lot, I know there's always more to learn. I know the quality of life is not getting better in our country. Today I don't get my food from a dumpster, but I know there is good food in dumpsters. If our country continues to go in the present direction, a dumpster is where I will be getting some of my food.

I won't be the only one. It's about income inequality!