Slog - Comments on Another Day Older

Comment by Sargon Bighorn

Sargon Bighorn — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:22:03 -0800

While in school in the Middle East (Arab speaking world) I noticed bread was left out on the sidewalk ledges. I inquired, I was told it was for the poor. The Casbah is SO MUSLIM minded and don't cha love um for it!

Comment by kinaidos

kinaidos — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:45:32 -0800

Of course now it won't go the homeless. Because it's posted here it will go to members of Seattle's fixed-gear riding dumpster foraging subculture, especially since the ride up from there is envigorating on a fixie.

Comment by Fifty-Two-Eighty

Fifty-Two-Eighty — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:47:24 -0800

Yeah, those Muslims are just SO humanitarian. Right up until they chop your arm off for stealing. Regardless, this is very cool.

Comment by KC

KC — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:46:06 -0800

I'm not crazy about day-old pastries, but I support the idea of giving away food that's dumpster bound. Businesses like that should be supported, so I might just stop by for a latte.

Comment by kerri harrop

kerri harrop — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:48:16 -0800

Delightful post, Dan. Thanks for the smilemaker.

Comment by Fnarf

Fnarf — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 19:18:29 -0800

Giving alms to the poor is one of the absolute mandates of Islam, 5280. Bread counts.

Comment by jewritto

jewritto — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:10:16 -0800

I used to eat a piece of that zucchini bread for breakfast every friday when I worked in belltown. If you got there early enough it would still be warm from the oven.

Comment by Dianna

Dianna — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:22:42 -0800

Hmm...thinking it would be a good idea to get other businesses to do this...maybe you could do it as a non-profit, go around collecting food that is good but will be thrown out. I used to work in a Mexican restaurant, and it pained me to see the HUGE buckets of rice we'd throw out at the end of the night.

Comment by Christopher

Christopher — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:25:49 -0800

2nd and WHAT????????

Comment by Nay

Nay — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:12:20 -0800

@2 Exactly my first thought!! And it's so true.

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Comment by Slip Mahoney

Slip Mahoney — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 23:22:03 -0800

What do local supermarkets do with their day-old baked goods? I used to always find racks of day-old breads and pastries priced 50% off at a lot of supermarkets, but not any more.

Comment by John

John — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 03:33:18 -0800

say food bank

give to soup kitchens, shelters

just hope a street person has not nibbled on most and put them back

and those dirty hands and fingernails

Comment by SDizzle

SDizzle — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 07:32:54 -0800

Damnit, now I want some zucchini bread.

Comment by Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 07:43:22 -0800

@ 11 Many of them can not sell it even at discounted rates (liability issues that large chain grocers do not want to deal with but smaller places do not have the issue with) and many give it to the local shelters etc.

Comment by max solomon

max solomon — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:48:32 -0800

if you start feeding them, they will breed exponentially.

Comment by cdc

cdc — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:04:33 -0800

Who, the hipsters?

Comment by that one guy

that one guy — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:28:25 -0800

well, it probably won't go to hipsters: It's too far from capitol hill, and they can't ride their brakeless death machines back up the hill because it's too hard.