Wirral Freegan/Skills Swap group?

ShelBell

Hi all,

I'm thinking of starting a freegan and skills swapping group for Wirral. Have googled loads and found nothing, does anyone know of any that already exist? Is this something that would interest people locally?

All feedback welcome.

Shel

Zoetoes

ShelBell wrote: »

Hi all,

I'm thinking of starting a freegan and skills swapping group for Wirral. Have googled loads and found nothing, does anyone know of any that already exist? Is this something that would interest people locally?

All feedback welcome.

Shel

What is it?:o

ShelBell

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeganism there you go

skintbutsmiling01

yes to the skills swapping, helping neighbours out etc- no to the horrible scavenging food. Buy it like the rest of us or lobby that it be given to people in genuine need ie salvation army.

Zoetoes

O yeah I read about it in a mag, go through supermarkets skips etc to find the food they've chucked out and whatever else.

skintbutsmiling01

yeah saw it on wife swap as well the kids were badly bullied in school as well, called tramps etc

ShelBell

Judgemental. Nice. Thanks for the constructive input

greenface

been there done that got the t-shirt washed and stiched the t-shirt

Maggie would be proud .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwJlZrNPviY

The girls from birkenhead have a wire loose inside their head

skintbutsmiling01

thats not me being judgemental there was a lot of media interest in that programme and the child was deeply unhappy and ostracised by his peers.
In answer to your question no I don't think it would work in the wirral and I found it very distasteful that instead of working and paying taxes these Freegans would basically live a free life, yet still have full access to NHS etc without contributing.
Think what you want about my views but I honestly don't think it would work in this area.
HTH

Zoetoes

skintbutsmiling01 wrote: »

thats not me being judgemental there was a lot of media interest in that programme and the child was deeply unhappy and ostracised by his peers.
In answer to your question no I don't think it would work in the wirral and I found it very distasteful that instead of working and paying taxes these Freegans would basically live a free life, yet still have full access to NHS etc without contributing.
Think what you want about my views but I honestly don't think it would work in this area.
HTH

I thought it was just getting stuff from supermarket skips like still packaged food etc?

And maybe furniture from skips?

ShelBell

skintbutsmiling01 wrote: »

thats not me being judgemental there was a lot of media interest in that programme and the child was deeply unhappy and ostracised by his peers.
In answer to your question no I don't think it would work in the wirral and I found it very distasteful that instead of working and paying taxes these Freegans would basically live a free life, yet still have full access to NHS etc without contributing.
Think what you want about my views but I honestly don't think it would work in this area.
HTH

Quite sure didn't ask for your opinion, but thank you for taking the time to thrust it at me so forcefully.