"Offer: Bag of frozen ravioli, approximately one serving removed."

[eyesroll]

Assuming the food met your dietary needs/preferences...would you accept food from a stranger on FreeCycle?

(This partially eaten bag of ravioli did show up on the list today.)

[KitchenWitch]

1. Some of those things on freecycle crack me up

What cracks me up more are the people who actually would take said bag of ravioli.

[eyesroll]

3. Also on today's list: "Wanted: Bedding for my 13-year-old stepdaughter, who is moving in with us.

Twin or full-sized. Must be pink or purple."

I love the "must," as though people who are looking for free things really should be demanding when it doesn't matter.

Edit: I *might* take ravioli from, say, a neighbor who offered it and explained WHY he or she wanted to get rid of it ("I've gone vegan" - fine; "it tastes off to me but maybe you'll have better luck" - no)...but never from FreeCycle.

[Left Is Write]

2. No.

[greatauntoftriplets]

4. Hell no.

I wouldn't trust that it had stayed frozen throughout previous ownership.

[Chan790]

5. Yes.

But I was homeless for 5 months at one point (by choice) and ate out of dumpsters, so free-cycled food isn't even a stretch.

[Rabrrrrrr]

7. Mike Yankoski also went homeless by choice once, to see what it was like

http://www.30hourfamine.org/resource/30DaysDevotional.pdf

are you familiar with him? I suppose me asking that is making the assumption that there is like a brotherhood of people who have gone homeless willingly; but one never knows. Seems like every day I hear of another obscure thing that actually has a national organization attached to it.

[Chan790]

10. No, but interested.

I think there probably should be an organization for people who voluntarily go homeless.

My reasons were not so high-minded though. It was more of a squatter/scavenger thing than a homeless thing. And I had a roof, just not a legal one.

[Critters2]

6. My motto: Never buy anything new but food.

But I'm pretty firm on the "but food" clause.

[asthmaticeog]

9. Um, there have to be *some* exceptions other than food, though, no?

I primarily wear secondhand clothing for a number of reasons, but used socks and underwear are just *not* options.

[eyesroll]

12. I buy used gasoline.

:thumbsup:

[asthmaticeog]

13. You were married to Hedges. You're accustomed to rancid gas.

Ohsnap nohedidn't.

[Critters2]

14. True enough. Food, socks, and underwear. But other than that...nt

[Rabrrrrrr]

8. No way. I've seen a lot of Freecyclers - I wouldn't trust them with hygiene at all.

[Nicole]

11. Hell no

Not even if it was sealed. :scared: