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What's your favorite frugal find this week? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by IonAddis@lemmy.world to c/frugal@lemmy.world

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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.

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[–] IonAddis@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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.world 2 points 1 month 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!