who does she really think she is fooling?

i did it when i was a student...so did loads of other people

it's quite a sensible thing to do, everything is wrapped up in plastic and the bins are clean not like household ones.  The ones who did ate a lot better than those who didn't

DS are you defending Shabby?

More pips for you my lovely

Maybe I am being unfair DS. I know that there are people who do that and there is a case for doing it.... BUT why is it that I find it hard to believe her?

oh no its making me feel a bit funny thinking about it. even if its clean it must have the smell of a thousand mingled foods.

I watched a program about it quite recently... I was amazed at the stuff supermarkets throw away

Foragers, I believe, is the offisheaaaalll term de nos jours.

Think of the maggots in the heat mmmm

bits must fall out and mangle in a smelly soup deep down in the bowls of the bin, surely.

I knew some people who did this and I went with them one night. It's quite eye opening what you can get out of the bins behind Morrison's. I'm afraid I'm too much of a wimp though, I was bricking myself that night and wouldn't do it again.

no, i'm not

In fact she reminds me of someone who shared the same house...very middle class wannabee "down wid da real people" type   

He used to  get as much as he can from the bins and then just let it rot in the house, instead of just taking what he needed and  leaving some for others ....selfish twonk

Nope.  Not if it's pre-packed.  And they are emptied every day so there is no chance of decay.

You really can fill your bags for free with stuff that was in the chiller a couple of hours earlier.

I knew they'd be a catch

I can totally understand you...i was ewwwwww at people first, then i went along and saw how clean and how much waste was thrown away, and it just makes sense.

it was mostly lovely expensive ready meals in their boxes all put in carrier bags with the tops tied up, or vegetables all sealed in their plastic bags.  and you knew what time it would be binned so it was only in there for about 5 minutes before it was taken.

ooops sorry double post

youve done it too, havent you

thats the feeling i get too.

I watched a programme  about a chap that lived on road kill, how gross is that.how many days ago do you know it was killed, it could have been weeks old.

I expect he discards it if there are maggots.

lol, no I haven't but I wouldn't have a problem doing it.  It's disgraceful the amount of food tossed out by supermarkets.

Fresh meat .

Wooss.  Game is supposed to be well hung <---- insert nob gag of choice here.  It's not ready until the maggots are crawling out the nostrils. 

id rather go hungry!!

BUT would you scream for someone else s dinner crisps.

no mary i wouldnt.

I think that was just logistics. Catching the birds in Scotland and then having to take them on a 2 -3 weeks coach ride to London, no wonder they were maggoty, but that doesn't have to happen anymore.

Eating a pheasant or partridge that hasn't been hanging around a bit would be a waste of time.  :/

And I bet they didn't appreciate the journey!

Agreed, but it does not have to covered in maggots.

Pheasant season is October to Febuary so not much chance of fly's or maggots....

Freegans is the term my mates use. They use it to mean that they are vegan unless it is free when they will eat non vegan (but always veggie) food
 You don't even have to get the food from the bins sometimes. My mates who squatted in Brixton just used to go to the Pizza places at closing time and they would be given any left over Pizza and ingredients that couldn't be used the next day

New Covent Garden too is well visited and Food not Bombs used to have a lot of deals with local shops etc to take goods they couldn't use/sell.

It's been a while since I was involved with the anarcho/protest/squatt scene so I don't know what it's like now

I have gone right off my food.
It was rice as well.

IM a celeb, will be pleased to hear that,

I had maggots in my bin once, couple of years ago. twas rank. that was the year i got addicted to sniffing dettol

It's a somewhat bohemian lifestyle Shabby has chosen. I wonder what the appeal is?

For some strange reason I just can't believe a single word that comes out of Shabby's mouth. If she says she gets her food from bins I am 100 per cent sure she does not.

I have that addiction.  I just fancy a sniff now

I just farted.  Sniff that!

Jeyes fluid is the way to go.