OC, but not ”my” photo. Posted with permission by the person who took the photo this morning.
Welp, John Oliver had a time limit in that. Let’s hope that John (and HBO or whatever) is/are still feeling generous.
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Found this on the sidewalk yesterday. Probably (tastefully) arranged by someone, but as it’s late summer in the middle of a heat wave it stood out.
I am not a proponent of routine antibiotic use in any animals (including us humans), unless it’s called for as in actually saving someone’s life.
I was caught at one of these moments where I wasn’t sure whether it was sincerely meant or humour, and tried to be mildly sarcastic about it.
Edit: Double checked. Thumbs up now.
Cute. Hope it isn’t deadly.
I’m afraid your sarcasm and irony were unclear despite the words used. But please correct that or me.
Which part of Europe? Try that in the southern parts of Italy or in most of Romania, you’ll be amazed at the speed they blow past pedestrians crossing when it’s since long red for cara and green for the pedestrians…
To be fair, most of the Tesla buyers in Sweden are absolute douches on the streets. Not all though.
Read The Handmaids Tale in my very early teens (had scoured every inch of my library’s sci-fi and fantasy sections and it was under sci-fi) and re-read it as a young adult.
It horrified me both as a teen and an adult, even though I had a different perspective between those phases. Watching the series lately reconnected me with that horror, albeit from a more informed perspective and seeing way more parallels in the more recent development of our societies.
My kids (teens) have seen the TV series, and the book (a used copy) is in their shelf of books to read. Of course the series and the book are surrounded with discussions about ethics, respect and the values of life.
Edit: And yes, I’ve read pretty much everything Stephen King had written until recently. I was probably around 12 when I read It. I still think it is fucked up, but the main part that is, is how horribly people treat kids, animals and other humans. The scary non-humans are most often not the real monsters.
I have read The Kite Runner, and it contains situations involving manipulation and sexual abuse including rape. However hard it is to read in some parts (and especially if you’re grown and can read a lot into the obvious mental and physical abuse of children that perhaps isn’t always obvious to actual children), it is a damn good book showing life, love and hope from a non-western perspective.
Looks delicious. Other than the mint and cilantro though, soup is probably 100 x better without them. Replace them with more onions, garlic and chilies.
Yup, (non-slippery) chop sticks are the absolute best for most crisps or cheesey-sticky-powder related snacks.
Lacking chop sticks, wooden tooth picks or barbecue sticks will do in a pinch (or stab).
Looks like one of the closed down malls in Playa del Ingles on Gran Canaria. Several of the older ones relied on passive cooling by creating underground sections to escape the heat without AC.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1466619
Picked up a “sad veggies and fruits” bag at Lidl today for less than 3 €, and got a pack (more than 1 kg) of red meat (from another grocery store, but locally sourced meat) with a due date of tomorrow for less than 7 €. (And I had half of a sad pepper already)
This will be a wonderful stew that serves at least four, and there will probably be leftovers for lunch boxes that we can freeze in for when we start work after the holidays again.
In the “sad” bag from Lidl we also got organic bananas (which we sliced up and had frozen as prep for smoothies), limes, half a pack of grapes and then some spring onions.
Have a lovely weekend, lovely people!
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Apps or sites with food savings/discounts/sharing for the thrifty, frugal or needy (open for improvement)
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This is a cross-post from: https://lemmy.world/post/1384725, the original post will be amended and updated over time.
*This list is compiled from different people's suggestions and tips, as well as some asking and searching around. The original post is updated every now and then to remain current, weed out errors or add information. If you have suggestions, updates, comments or additions to this list, you're welcome to comment in https://lemmy.world/post/1384725. *
Worldwide (or available in several countries)
- Too good to go - App-based service that allows restaurants and stores to post unsold surplus food or produce. Very popular, even though the food or produce you get is often random and it can sometimes run out before you manage to pick it up. Currently available in: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, United Kingdom and parts of the United States
[Apps for iOS, Android and Huawei are available from site]- Phenix - App-based service similar to "Too good to go". Currently available in: France, Réunion island, Guadeloupe islands, Martinique island, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Italy and Hong-Kong
[iOS apps are country specific, check the site] - [Android app]Canada
- Flashfood - App-based service that allows grocery stores to post unsold surplus that can be bought for a fraction of the original price. Also available in some US states.
[iOS app] - [Android app]Denmark
- yourLocal - App-based service that allows restaurants and stores to post unsold surplus food or produce.
[iOS app] - [Android app]Germany
- Mundraub - An initiative to map out free-to-pick fruits, veg, herbs and nuts. Mainly in Germany.
[Android app]Portugal
- Fruta feia - This ("ugly fruits") is a cooperative that collects fruits and vegetables that are too small/large or misshapen, and sells them in really affordable boxes.
Spain
- Gratix - A freecycling app that has karma-based self-moderation. According to some sources, people can also give away food freely(?)
[iOS App] - [Android app]- Panduru - This is a food waste reduction initiative, where they take surplus bread from bakeries and turn them into pastries that they sell. Currently available in Asturias. Unsure if it's relevant for thrifty/frugal, let me know.
Sweden
- Karma - App-based service that allows restaurants to offer unsold surplus meals at a discount. Currently only used in the major cities(?)
[iOS app] - [Android app]- Matsmart- Online grocery store that collects surplus or unsold food items and resells them cheaper.
[iOS app] - [Android app]United States
- Flashfood - App-based service that allows grocery stores to post unsold surplus that can be bought for a fraction of the original price. Also available in Canada.
[iOS app] - [Android app]- goMkt - App-based service that allows restaurants to offer unsold surplus meals at a discount.
[iOS app] - [Android app]- Hungry harvest - Collects surplus or unsold produce and resells them in affordable boxes, they also make preserved items from some produce. Currently available in: Maryland, Washington, DC, Greater Philadelphia, Southern New Jersey, Northern Delaware, and Raleigh, North Carolina
- Imperfect foods - Online grocery store that collects surplus or unsold food items and resells them cheaper. Also has cheaper produce with quirks or irregular shapes and sizes. Works together with Misfits Market.
- Misfits Market - Online grocery store that collects surplus or unsold food items and resells them cheaper. Currently available in 48 states, except for Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
- Food rescue US - Connects volunteers, food donors, and social service agencies to ensure that surplus food reaches people who need it most. Unsure if it's relevant for thrifty/frugal, let me know.
- Food rescue hero - A network that connects donors who have fresh, highly perishable food that would otherwise be thrown out to the people who need it most. Seems REALLY similar to Food Rescue US, unsure if it's relevant for thrifty/frugal, let me know.
I was reminded of this when I read a “Shower thoughts” post about clocks.
Where I live, there usually is free parking outside of stores and malls, but limited to a short time, such as 15 minutes or a couple of hours. People have parking discs that they rotate to show when they arrived, and put the discs up visible behind their windshields in their cars.
I have an automatic parking timer displayed in my windshield, that shows the time when I parked rounded up to the nearest half/whole hour. It’s a ”set and forget” thing, which auto adjusts to daylight savings. However, it speeds up 1 - 2 minutes a week, which I didn't see as it rounds up the time, but I found out after a few months.
Once after parking, I took a quick dash into the store, took maybe 5 minutes. When I got back I had received a fine for the equivalent of 80 € for ”parking for 23 hours in a 2 hour spot”. They apparently don’t have to wait five minutes to write out the ticket if the parking timer was so off.
I didn’t contest the ticket, I considered it a learning experience and a reminder to never blindly trust technology.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1339087
Too good to go is a service that started in Denmark in 2015, and has since spread to more countries. Its concept is to reduce food waste from unsold surplus in the stores, and instead help the stores sell the produce to frugal/thrifty people at a heavy discount, pretty much in "surprise" bags.
According to Wikipedia it is available in mainly Europe and North America:
As of July 2023 the company Web site covered Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.
I've seen this around in Sweden from the last year, but there are other similar services here as well, so I haven't used Too good to go yet (but I intend to do soon). I've used Matsmart a couple of times which allows me to pick the products I want, and sometimes bought Lidl's discounted fruit-and-veg bags ("Ta vara på") in the store.
I think the concept is really good on a consumer level, even though I can't say for sure just how much impact it has on reducing surplus or if it's just another green washing method for the affiliated companies.
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Thrifty - a place to discuss thrifting, clever reuse/frugal projects, trash to treasure
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Trash to treasure, finding/selling second hand, freecycling, or clever reuse. By being thrifty you are avoiding waste and saving money for the future. This community welcomes ideas, projects and discussion on the topic.
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Come here to be inspired or get ideas, join to give us your thoughts or projects for inspiration. I've seeded it with some posts and links so far, and will continue to do so.
This community crosslinks with related communities by topic in the sidebar. If you're interested in having your community with related topics crosslinked, send me a message and we'll have a look.
This is not a carbon copy of r/thrifty, I am not a former mod there either.
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I love savoury, thin, crispy waffles.
The roe used here was rainbow trout roe. Home grown chives and lettuce. Finely diced red onion. Regular sour cream.
Swedish thin waffles (with halloumi) contents:
- Grated halloumi
- Rice flour
- Potato flour
- Egg
- Milk
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Olive oil
Short grained polished rice, lightly pickled cucumbers, pickled red onions, gari, tartar of raw salmon, raw salmon, pickled mushrooms, mango, spring onion, homemade furikake, more seaweed, sauces and then a ~~ramen broth~~ Miso soup.
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