i feel a bit guilty now, but would you do it?

southernscouser

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

what would you do?

What I wouldn't do is eat the cat food.

SallyForth_2

"I must admit the comment i had, made me feel guilty/sad that i had 'free food' through someone else dying,"

Why must we feel that getting something for free must make us be shameful? If you can use the products then fantastic, if you can't, pass them on. Those people who make remarks about "dead" peoples things don't have any sense of practicallity at all. I wonder if they would say the same if it was a nice bottle of wine or spirit?

I agree with everyone else, and frankly you have done the environment a favour by using resources which would otherwise been wasted.

flippin36

The only person who should be feeling guilty is the person that throws good food in the tip!

Like others have said a few quid to charity will ease that feeling. Just wish I had your confidence .

painted_lady

Why is death such a taboo? It would be a sin to see the food go to waste. If the OP feels guilty, then a small donation to a homeless charity or something. My duvet came from a dead person, doesnt bother me in the slightest. If I was to drop dead now, I would expect that my food goes to someone rather than be thrown.
OP - yes, I would do it again, but if you feel that bad maybe give it to a homeless hostel or big issue vendor?

valk_scot

squiggles wrote: »

I bet the same squeamish people would be happy to receive a dead persons organ if needed though

Depends. What's the sell-by date???:D

zara*elise

zippychick wrote: »

Ah don't worry about it. Had you murdered him, just to empty his cupboards, then I would worry. Waste not want not - enjoy!

This has really made me chuckle!

I can't se a problem with it, after all, someone's going to be living in his/her house soon, using their bathroom, eatin in the same kitchen... surely that's stranger than eating unopened food.

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goggle

why not make a formal recommendation to the house clearance firms that in future all useable food is donated to a local homeless charity/soup kitchen etc?
This is excellent for their "community" profile ...

mrcow

I think it's important that you saw the house where the food came from first.

I'd be wary about eating stuff that I didn't know where it had been.

ChocClare

mrcow wrote: »

I think it's important that you saw the house where the food came from first.

I'd be wary about eating stuff that I didn't know where it had been.

I can see your point if the food were in packets or bags, but surely not tins? Doesn't matter where they've been really, as long as they're not dented or rusty (or he wasn't some nutter who spent his time injecting tins with strychnine...):D

COOLTRIKERCHICK

i must admit you did need a nose peg in the house, thats why i left the packet stuff, and only took the tins.

the tins were all in date, and no dents etc..

edit... just noticed 5 pages... didnt realise it would cause so much interest...