Dumpster Diving (Tips and such)

[Ishido]

You don't eat out of dumpsters? You rich fucking snob.

Is the hierarchy now

wop

Non dumpster divers

Most of BG

now? Or are people who don't dumpster dive now lumped in with wop.

[BaneTheBrawler]

nah, unless I missed it Archi, you've been saying "its not for me, I make enough that I don't need to." the whole time. Which is fine. Others are flying around on some pegasi up in here, which is where it gets annoying. Ponies should stay in the pony thread, they are not to be ridden around at high altitude in General Discussion.

[Fievel]

This thread...my god, lol.

[FNH]

Only because society has taught you only hobos dig through dumpsters. Sorry, but happiness is pretty important, and contrary to popular belief, money most certainly can buy it.

No, common sense tells me maggots and diseases live in food in the dumpster. I have personally worked in a grocery store where I worked on my fastball with tomatos and the shit thrown in there is not for consumption. Hell, I remember pissing into the dumpster a time or two.

[Bregor]

You don't eat out of dumpsters? You rich fucking snob.

Is the hierarchy now

wop

Non dumpster divers

Most of BG

now? Or are people who don't dumpster dive now lumped in with wop.

lol

I'm not sure if I should feel bad for not going through trash for food, or spending money on things like hockey jerseys and electronics when I'm not eating at the Palm every night. Well done, BG.

[Fereydoon]

You don't eat out of dumpsters? You rich fucking snob.

Is the hierarchy now

wop

Non dumpster divers

Most of BG

now? Or are people who don't dumpster dive now lumped in with wop.

I have the strangest feeling if wop stumbled upon a perfectly fine Hermes bag near a dumpster he wouldn't leave it there.

[hey]

No, common sense tells me maggots and diseases live in food in the dumpster. I have personally worked in a grocery store where I worked on my fastball with tomatos and the shit thrown in there is not for consumption. Hell, I remember pissing into the dumpster a time or two.

People aren't taking half moldy food from their neighboor's garbage. If your common sense tells you there is maggots and disease in a pack of potato chips that are still packaged, and have a best buy day of tomorrow, then you might want to rethink some things.

[Eurell]

People aren't taking half moldy food from their neighboor's garbage. If your common sense tells you there is maggots and disease in a pack of potato chips that are still packaged, and have a best buy day of tomorrow, then you might want to rethink some things.

You realize he actually said he was grabbing moldy food and just picking off the visible mold, right?

[hey]

You realize he actually said he was grabbing moldy food and just picking off the visible mold, right?

One idiot said that, yes. Everyone else isn't that stupid though.

[dejet]

and you missed the part where the dude pissed into the dumpster, right?

edit: Incoming "I can smell the piss"

this is a very easy to sum up thread.
-if you have to go for it
-if you want to, go for it
-do not try and change peoples minds on this shit, it is up to you. Defending going into a dumpster or even telling someone they should or they are "acting high class" is messed up. Anything in a dumpster is not going to be clean even if you think it is, stop risking others who do not want to or need to and saying its all good. it's not clean germs and shit grow in there, sell by dates are on food for a reason.

[Alvinho]

Reason being "throw your good shit out and buy more of ours".

[hey]

-do not try and change peoples minds on this shit, it is up to you. Defending going into a dumpster or even telling someone they should or they are "acting high class" is messed up. Anything in a dumpster is not going to be clean even if you think it is, stop risking others who do not want to or need to and saying its all good. it's not clean germs and shit grow in there, sell by dates are on food for a reason.

No one is telling anyone they should go into a dumpster. And there is nothing messed up about defending those who do, because i hate to break it to you, but there's nothing wrong with doing so.

Sell by, expiration, and best by are all different things. Best by is pretty much meaningless. In most cases it just might not be as fresh, but who cares? Sell by is still fine shortly past its sell by date. It indicates the last day the item should be sold, not used. Typically foods are still good for a week or two past their sell by datesAnd of course expiration dates. These are more strict, but even then, they are set conservatively, and in almost all cases are still good for at least a few more days after the expiration date, if not more.

[archibaldcrane]

The point is, you find that delicious, perfectly store wrapped sealed steak in the dumpster. Expiration date is tomorrow! Score! Going to dine like a hobo king!

What you don't know is some idiot customer decided they didn't want that steak and tossed it on a shelf behind a Special K box about 30 hours ago, and it's now in the dumpster because the stock boy just found it sitting there collecting bacteria in its "sealed package".

Now, it hasn't started to look green yet, but it is absolutely teeming at this point with food poisoning-causing contaminants due to improper storage, and that hobo feast is about to be a trip to the ER for an IV.

[hey]

The point is, you find that delicious, perfectly store wrapped sealed steak in the dumpster. Expiration date is tomorrow! Score! Going to dine like a hobo king!

What you don't know is some idiot customer decided they didn't want that steak and tossed it on a shelf behind a Special K box about 30 hours ago, and it's now in the dumpster because the stock boy just found it sitting there collecting bacteria in its "sealed package".

Now, it hasn't started to look green yet, but it is absolutely teeming at this point with food poisoning-causing contaminants due to improper storage, and that hobo feast is about to be a trip to the ER for an IV.

Yeah, i don't know why anyone would take a steak out of a dumpster. That's just dumb.

How long are we going to keep doing this? Pretending people are grabbign anything they can find out of any dumpster they see, that is. It got old 7 pages ago.

[Bregor]

that hobo feast is about to be a trip to the ER for an IV.

Yeah but after 2014 they'll be free too.

[Yugl]

The point is, you find that delicious, perfectly store wrapped sealed steak in the dumpster. Expiration date is tomorrow! Score! Going to dine like a hobo king!

What you don't know is some idiot customer decided they didn't want that steak and tossed it on a shelf behind a Special K box about 30 hours ago, and it's now in the dumpster because the stock boy just found it sitting there collecting bacteria in its "sealed package".

Now, it hasn't started to look green yet, but it is absolutely teeming at this point with food poisoning-causing contaminants due to improper storage, and that hobo feast is about to be a trip to the ER for an IV.

THIS!

Also, this thread reminds me of: http://www.hulu.com/watch/19878

Edit: And the point isn't that taking steak out of the dumpster is risky, the point is that you don't know why they dumped the food (You can only speculate) and most people here aren't within a position to judge the safety of their food at first glance.

[Meresgi]

No, common sense tells me maggots and diseases live in food in the dumpster.

Man what the fuck dumpsters you looking into? Most dumpsters are emptied daily around here, and you never go to a dumpster that's shared with a restaurant that throws out refuse.

You realize he actually said he was grabbing moldy food and just picking off the visible mold, right?

You realize I said that the moldy tomatoes were in a package of 15-20 and I threw out the single one that had mold. The bread example was something I do at home, yet to encounter any bread in a dumpster with mold on it.

The point is, you find that delicious, perfectly store wrapped sealed steak in the dumpster. Expiration date is tomorrow! Score! Going to dine like a hobo king!

What you don't know is some idiot customer decided they didn't want that steak and tossed it on a shelf behind a Special K box about 30 hours ago, and it's now in the dumpster because the stock boy just found it sitting there collecting bacteria in its "sealed package".

Now, it hasn't started to look green yet, but it is absolutely teeming at this point with food poisoning-causing contaminants due to improper storage, and that hobo feast is about to be a trip to the ER for an IV.

Except if the meat is warm you DONT FUCKING TAKE IT HOME WITH YOU. Holy shit, it's like people need someone to take their hand and guide them through life because they have no common sense.

Hurrrr how I know if fewd am bad? Hurrrrr me not know without date stamped on fewd.

How long are we going to keep doing this? Pretending people are grabbign anything they can find out of any dumpster they see, that is. It got old 7 pages ago.

I think Archi just pictures people diving into McDonalds dumpsters and eating old patties or sticking their face in medical waste dumpsters

[Aksannyi]

I thought of this thread this morning while finishing the last of the moving/cleaning of my old apartment, some fifty-ish year old guy was diving at the place. He actually picked out of some of the shit I'd tossed like twenty minutes earlier.

I just don't get it, at all. That shit smells so fucking bad, I can barely stand to walk up to the dumpster for the three seconds it takes for me to dump the trash bags into it, let alone to dig through it. You got dogshit, flies, piss, beer, food remnants (shudder, phobia), and god knows what else. If you have the intestinal fortitude to suffer through all that - in 95 degree weather, no less - then I guess enjoy your findings? I have enough trouble taking my trash out there without vomiting. I've never been close to a dumpster - unless it was a "cardboard only" dumpster or some shit - that didn't smell absolutely wretched.

[Meresgi]

I thought of this thread this morning while finishing the last of the moving/cleaning of my old apartment, some fifty-ish year old guy was diving at the place. He actually picked out of some of the shit I'd tossed like twenty minutes earlier.
I just don't get it, at all. That shit smells so fucking bad, I can barely stand to walk up to the dumpster for the three seconds it takes for me to dump the trash bags into it, let alone to dig through it. You got dogshit, flies, piss, beer, food remnants (shudder, phobia), and god knows what else. If you have the intestinal fortitude to suffer through all that - in 95 degree weather, no less - then I guess enjoy your findings? I have enough trouble taking my trash out there without vomiting. I've never been close to a dumpster - unless it was a "cardboard only" dumpster or some shit - that didn't smell absolutely wretched.

Some people have that fortitude I guess, I don't even go to dumpsters I know that are packed with refuse and waste from residential buildings or restaurants though. Maybe the guy was actually homeless? *shrug* And that's not a common thing, most dumpster divers seek out store dumpsters where they know shit is thrown out at the end of the day (Trader Joes, Ralphs, Safeway, etc etc) and pick from there. Knowing it's dumped every day usually so there is hardly any smell to it (yeah there's some especially in heat) but at 95 degrees I wouldn't even go out, by the time you got there shit would be ruined. Again it's all common sense, if the apple looks ok but it's been sitting out in the heat for 4hrs in 90+ degrees...chances are it's not, just exercise basic common sense.

[dejet]

Correct me if I'm wrong but don't the packs of produce come mostly open containers? How do you really no other shit has not got on it? I'll give you a bag of chips sealed, even then tho what's on the bag could be risky if you ask me unless your cleaning that 1 dollar bag with soap.