tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post2881724173974561543..comments2024-03-17T04:14:44.845-05:00Comments on Frugal Scholar: More Free Food for Grown Ups: Fear and TremblingFrugal Scholarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12696815672500452503noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-35152878795937141982010-09-22T14:32:23.713-05:002010-09-22T14:32:23.713-05:00Eccentric is a generous term! No, they do not want...Eccentric is a generous term! No, they do not want needy people there. But b/c so many were Depression era, they would not go to a seminar over lunch (and pay for lunch) when they were already paying (as part of the monthly cost) at their retirement home. What I was trying to show is that these were their values. Those unmarked by the Depression don;t seem to have this deep-DNA frugality.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-42238566647262780862010-09-21T13:16:58.444-05:002010-09-21T13:16:58.444-05:00@Duchesse--The organizers didn't want needy pe...@Duchesse--The organizers didn't want needy people at their investment pitches! Your mother sounds so eccentric.<br /><br />@Hostess--Sadly, this isn't an every year thing. I don't want bad karma to be attracted to my little blog, so all I will say is that if you do a search on higher education in my state you will see what's going on.<br /><br />@funny--Nice. And you can freeze grapes. Nice that it goes to the groundskeepers. Not everyone is so thoughtful.<br /><br />@Duchesse--The Food Bank can't take anything that has been opened, sadly.Frugal Scholarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696815672500452503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-68378438718192747832010-09-21T12:15:09.021-05:002010-09-21T12:15:09.021-05:00We have an organization called Second Harvest who ...We have an organization called Second Harvest who pick up any unused food and deliver it to shelters. (They have a few rules re food handling, but they pick up from any event.) That to me is a good way to deal with copious leftovers, ore than several persons could use.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-37076181695756595712010-09-21T09:29:01.952-05:002010-09-21T09:29:01.952-05:00LOL! These two posts are entertaining.
The other ...LOL! These two posts are entertaining.<br /><br />The other evening I stayed late after a reception for our nationally recognized organist, who's leaving to take a better-paying job with the Methodists. She being much loved, the potluck was even more gigantic than usual. So much food was left over!<br /><br />I came away with about a bushel of grapes. There was cheese and meats and cookies and more stuff than I can remember. The gal who runs the kitchen on a volunteer basis puts most of the leftovers aside to give to the groundskeepers and donate to charity.Funny about Moneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13188173788063351801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-52466719385634243582010-09-21T09:04:58.330-05:002010-09-21T09:04:58.330-05:00I hear rumours of lay offs every year...and I stic...I hear rumours of lay offs every year...and I stick my head in the sand...it's beyond my control.<br />Your free food and concert sounds like fun...I see that you are "getting out" more often...hope that you are having fun!hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-54815945904317933692010-09-21T08:49:51.582-05:002010-09-21T08:49:51.582-05:00The "late 60s" did not experience the De...The "late 60s" did not experience the Depression but their parents did, and the lessons get passed on: don't pass up a free meal. <br /><br />My mother lived in a retirement home like that and would board any bus for free lunch. for example from financial planners selling products. When my father was alive, he forbade her attending the sales-pitch luncheons- concerts were OK. He thought it undignified for a well-off person to take food when people were going hungry, and he would march right up to the organizers to tell them so. GO DAD!Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.com