one man's trash... [Archive]

stellaJewels

11-09-2009, 10:11 AM

While walking my dog last night one of my neighbors had a pile of tree trimmings out for trash collection. Amongst all the palm fronds were tons of beautiful coconuts! I hobbled home and grabbed a knife and my canvas bags and biked back over and collected about 20 perfect gorgeous coconuts. I felt like a thief as I biked back home laden with bags of them hanging from my shoulders and bike basket! I still can't believe they were just thrown out like garbage...

The saddest part was all the tiny baby coconuts that were chopped from the trees before they had a chance to grow because someone thought the trees were prettier without their fruit... Another reminder of why I call us Floridiots and miss living in soCal :p

katchmoleen

11-09-2009, 10:13 AM

Unbelievable!

margoss

11-09-2009, 02:39 PM

that's so great!!! amazing savings. people amaze me sometimes. When I lived in CA, we would see TONS of oranges in yards going to waste. They wouldn't let anyone get them bc they didn't want them in the yard.

Veganforlife

11-09-2009, 02:41 PM

WOW! And there's hunger here in the US?

::falls backwards off chair::

:eek:

DopeRawAbundance

11-09-2009, 03:30 PM

Around here its apples n pears. Now coconuts, that would be a sight to behold.

oceanluv

11-09-2009, 06:43 PM

While walking my dog last night one of my neighbors had a pile of tree trimmings out for trash collection. Amongst all the palm fronds were tons of beautiful coconuts! I hobbled home and grabbed a knife and my canvas bags and biked back over and collected about 20 perfect gorgeous coconuts. I felt like a thief as I biked back home laden with bags of them hanging from my shoulders and bike basket! I still can't believe they were just thrown out like garbage...

The saddest part was all the tiny baby coconuts that were chopped from the trees before they had a chance to grow because someone thought the trees were prettier without their fruit... Another reminder of why I call us Floridiots and miss living in soCal :p

I heard somewhere (maybe hgtv?) that people get rid of the coconuts because they can be a health hazard, like falling on peoples cars, and heads.
But great find for you, I am jealous. :)

green jeanie

11-09-2009, 07:36 PM

3rd HUGE bag of apples today ;)

been out of the grocery store for almost 2 months now !!!

RawHealthyBeauty

11-09-2009, 09:42 PM

I hobbled home and grabbed a knife and my canvas bags and biked back over and collected about 20 perfect gorgeous coconuts. I felt like a thief as I biked back home laden with bags of them hanging from my shoulders and bike basket! I still can't believe they were just thrown out like garbage...

This part got me laughing!!! :D I would have done the exact same thing, felt the same way, but I would be heading home in my car instead! And feel the same way that they were thrown out like that!

Thanks for sharing your lucky moment with us! :cool:

Danah Kissiq

11-09-2009, 09:49 PM

wow, i wish i lived in a place like that, where ppl dont eat their food:eek:
Jamaican ppl would steal them and sell them! if you consider that stealing (i dont lol)

RawHealthyBeauty

11-09-2009, 10:46 PM

I think it just the part on the bike that overexaggerated that kind of a feeling a little bit.
It's all good, someone threw them out and you got really really lucky!! :)

spicyfull

11-10-2009, 05:38 AM

I would have rang the Door Bell and made a Friend.

RawHealthyBeauty

11-10-2009, 08:53 AM

Lucky free coconuts and a friend along with that would have been a bonus. :)

anniez

11-10-2009, 09:54 AM

Good for you! In AZ it's oranges everywhere rottiing on the ground!

annie

katchmoleen

11-10-2009, 10:38 AM

In Montana, about the only think people leave rotting on the ground is crabapples. :rolleyes: Not too many takers for those, especially raw!