Mine–don’t laugh–is random fruit from fruit trees hanging over walls and over the sidewalk.

Although, I once tried to take a plum from a wasp who was sitting on the fruit, and she turned and looked at me, and I quickly let go and let her have it.

  • Tudsamfa@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    18 hours ago

    Potatoes are ridiculously cheap here right now (0,60€ per kg), so…

    Home-made mashed potatoes with pumpkin. I’ve eaten instant mashed potatoes all my life, so I expected it to be more of a hassle than it was. Could eat this an entire month, its a meal to me.

  • irish_link@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    19 days ago

    Umm… that’s actually theft. If it’s not yours don’t take it is a basic idea. Not accusing you of trespassing but even if it’s over a wall but not yours that’s still theft.

    Frugal is being smart and finding good deals not taking something that’s not yours.

    • IonAddis@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      18 days ago

      I turn myself inside out in so many ways and places to “be a good person” that when I’m McSuburb land and someone’s letting their nasty rotten fruit fall onto the ground from a branch hanging over onto the public sidewalk to rot on the ground with wasps and flies, I’m going to take some.

      I value myself, a real living human being, AT LEAST as much as the vermin feasting on people’s fallen fruit.

      Am I going to denude the whole tree? No, I’m not an asshole. But if you’re letting rats and flies and maggots eat it and it’s getting all over my shoes as I walk past…I’m going to rate myself at least as worthy as a maggot.

      If the homeowner was truly bothered they’d trim the tree to keep it out of public spaces.

      • irish_link@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        11 days ago

        I am truly sorry if I added to your internal turmoil. That was the last thing I meant to do. We all have too much of that these days.

        I had been on my kids recently about the idea of you find something turn it in to lost and found. If it’s not yours then “it’s not yours”. I truly have nothing against the idea that it’s hanging over a public sidewalk and you grab one. I was just in the wrong mindset to understand that you’re not saying “go pick it clean!” This is a great example of how a quick reaction to something can be the wrong thing and cause more harm than good.

        I will keep this in mind when I comment on other posts in a community I am not subscribed to. I hope you have a great day and an awesome week!