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Julie Bove[_2_]

"Janet" > wrote in message
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>> "Janet" > wrote in message
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>> > Julie wrote
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>> >> > Yes! You never know when someone might get sick or go into the
>> >> > hospital.
>> >> > In some cases you'll be stuck at home with them or going to the
>> >> > hospital
>> >> > so often there is no time to go buy food.
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>> > Where I live, that's the last problem anyone has in that situation.
>> > Their main problem is answering the phone/door to all the people
>> > bringing food they made, offering to do shopping housework and laundry,
>> > cook meals, walk the dog etc.
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>> What? People come to the door bringing food that they made? Hahaha.
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> Yes, this is a long held tradition in much of Scotland (and Ireland)
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> *I*
>> am pretty much the only person I know around here who makes food.
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> Most people bring home made comfort food; usual offerings are homely
> stuff like soup, pies, home baking, rice pudding.
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> Some of
>> my friends do cook but they don't live anywhere near me.
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> This tradition is not about "friends"; its a community thing. Total
> strangers offer and are offered the same support.

That's just creepy! Nobody would do anything like that here and most people
sure wouldn't accept such food.