On 30/12/2014 2:22 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Xeno" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 30/12/2014 7:48 AM, Bruce wrote:
>>> On Tue, 30 Dec 2014 07:12:26 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 29 Dec 2014 11:11:54 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>> "Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You are so frugal. What can I say.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> They cost all of $2.00.
>>>>>
>>>>> Some of us see wanton waste of food to be immoral especially in a
>>>>> world
>>>>> where too many people go without. So fine, you now know you "can"
>>>>> eat fried
>>>>> onions. And what you throw away is enough calories to sustain a
>>>>> person who
>>>>> has not the luxury to fill entire dumpsters with food that they do
>>>>> not care
>>>>> to consume and then complain about how they cannot afford to eat well.
>>>>
>>>> Yep. Julie is well-trained consumer - throws out food for all but
>>>> valid reasons. I'll bet she's also good at buying unnecessary non-food
>>>> items too, and her garbage bin is full each week with plastic. She is
>>>> the very antithesis of how I live.
>>>
>>> If you were the Man of Nature you pretend to be, you wouldn't always
>>> be sitting behind your computer, bitching about other people in a
>>> newsgroup
>>>
>> LOL
>
> I have no clue who posted the above but it isn't true. And plastic is
> recyclable. My garbage bin isn't full every week. It is this week but
> we did have Christmas and we did get a lot of gifts, some of which came
> with packings that were not recyclable.

I was just commenting on the "Man of Nature" comment made by Bruce. I
wasn't commenting on your habits, real or imagined.
>
> But seriously... Why do people focus on food waste? There is waste all
> around us! How many people got one or more gifts for Christmas that
> they have no want or need for? I'm sure there are some. Why didn't you
> just tell the person who gave you the gift to take that money instead
> and feed the poor!

Around here we compost food waste so it isn't really wasted. What we
don't compost goes into the green bin (putrescible waste) which the
local council then composts. We recycle all glass, plastic and paper
and, as a consequence, our rubbish bin has very little in it at emptying
time.
>
> How many people went out and bought a newer/bigger/better TV when they
> already had one that worked just fine?

We "need" a larger screen but, until our current 32" flat panel carks
it, we will hold off on that purchase.
>
> For that matter... Why don't we all just live on beans and rice with an
> occasional orange or tomato thrown in for vitamin C? A little bread
> once in a while for additional vitamins. Why bother to make sauces or
> use spices or seasonings? Sure, the food won't taste as good but it
> will sustain us. And it will be cheap!

Beans, bread, orange, tomato, and rice? I'm already living on that diet
you speak of. The seasonings we are able to get from the garden. We grow
most Asian spices here and the food tastes really good. We get lots of
good fruit here but apples are a bit more difficult. Even so we can get
locally grown varieties.
>
> Let's all live as frugally as humanly possible. Let's all sell our
> houses and give the money to charity.

I'll pass! I'm not that charitable! The climate may be pleasant here in
the coastal subtropics but the winter nights can be very cold. I'll keep
my house.

> We can ride bikes to get where we need to go

I do that already!

> and limit where we go to only necessary places.

And that!

> We can give up our phones, computers, all devices!

Give up my computers and internet? Now that's a step too far! ;-)

> Save as much money as possible and give it to the poor.

Did that in my working life. Now is the time for me to spend it.
>
> Oh hey! We could all be Socialists! Right?

In part, I probably already am.
>
> Now shut up about my $2 can of onions. Oh and I was wrong about the
> brand. They're Pik Nik and not Durkee. Sorry.

Again, I wasn't commenting about your $2 can of onions....

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Xeno.