emm said:

I know!

emm said:

what?! That is a Canadian locale isn't it?

thekidsgirl said:

Ya know, I know a lot of people just steal for shits n giggles, but I really believe the reason supermarkets tend to go easy on shoplifters is because they know some people are doing it out of desperation.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

See that map I posted? The tundra would be mostly above the word "Canada" and most of the population lives south of that. There are people living in the territories, but it's pretty sparse. Most of us are close enough to the border to spit on you.

also sometimes small markets like Trader Joes and local places will let you have older food that they are tossing out

or you could go 'freegan' and just pull it back out of the dumpster...It's usually wrapped


at the coffee shop I used to work at, each night we'd have to trash tons of sanwiches and pasries. We would try to get pastors and chruch workers to come get the stuff, but usually it just went in the garbge

perfectly good food!

thekidsgirl said:

There's a market nearby that every night at close sets out a basket of produce that's good enough to eat but not good enough to sell. I've made use of that a few times.

Who wants soft mangoes for dinner?

meow85 said:

so you're moving from Vancouver to Vancouver right?

meow85 said:

we'll you could get creative with that! if there is a tomato in the basket you could toss that with your Ramen, and practically have spaghetti

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

YES!

Just to a different house. No cheaper for it though.

thekidsgirl said:

I combined tomato soup with ramen last night.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

it's in the high arctic countries where the ground is permanently frozen. the surface thaws but the ground below is frozen solid. it's kind of boggy in the summer (since the ground water can't soak in) and the vegetation that grows is low to the ground and sparse. erin would have the odd caribou and rabbit as her only neighbors up there on the tundra

don't know if anyone's suggested this yet
but check out local colleges and universities, i know Mohawk College here in Hamilton has food banks for students who really have a rough time financially, or just check out local food banks, they're free and though some of them limit how much you can take, it's still something


i know the feeling, being at home, you'd think would be helpful
but it isn't...
down to my last dime m'self...

sammij said:

I'm looking into it.

If I hadn't already paid for phone and internet for this month I'd have skipped that, but I guess it's too late now.

Some of you have offered to help me out. Though I think I should be fine in a few weeks, I just want to let everyone know how grateful and thankful I am that you did. Though we interact online, most of you are as good as strangers to me. It's really touching that you would offer to extend help like that to someone you've never met.

meow85 said:

that's how the org rolls

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

This place has a real sense of community you don't see often in online forums.

Thank you to everyone.

meow85 said:

That map must be wrong. There are two USAs

Call your foodbank

Sometimes they give you shit loads of stuff

PANDURITO said:

That little one would be Alaska.

luv4u said:

Thought about it, but a lot of food banks tend to want proof that it's a consistent need, and really for me it's just this month. There are a lot of people in this city a lot worse off with me, and with food banks experiencing shortages of food and staff I wouldn't want to be taking food that someone who really needs it could be getting.

meow85 said:

Dayum, I'm no where on that map above, wtf?

meow85 said:

Why can't I see Russia from the little USA? Governor Sarah Palin said she could.



"Actually, I haven't been anywhere. Oh, I was in Canada once, but that's like, attached!" Goldie Hawn from the movie "Protocol.

luv4u said:

Apparently, the only cities that count are Van and T.O.

TD3 said:

luv4u said:

Woo dude, are you saying they're more people beyond our shores?

meow85 said:

TD3 said:

I am not a dude

meow85 said:

u have friends that work in food service? I waited tables and remember a VERY broke episode. I damn pooled all my change in my apron for the last 20 bucks to my deposit. But the cooks all loved me and HOOKED me up everyday with food.

Dollar store? I've spent 3 dollars and ate for three days on it.

KatSkrizzle said:

Most of my friends in service these days work bars and clubs, but I could always see if I can score some olives or maraschino cherries.



I'm not normally one to steal, but I have been jacking food from work once in a while. Nothing big, just juice and the odd hotdog or nachos.

thekidsgirl said:

in the states they aren't allowed to sell past the sell by are they? We have a "use by" date, isn't the same thing they can still sell that.

I got free chips at Toys R Us since he wasn't allowed to sell it and I asked if I could just have it then and he said "sure!" and there was NOTHING wrong with them