I’m involved in a bloggy smackdown over at Brave New Traveler. The issue at hand? The writer advocates dumpster diving as a way to score food while traveling and I hate that idea so much I can’t really stop calling him on it. I am an opinionated bloviating tiresome person. So much so that I blogged the same issue today at BlogHer. Please contribute to the conversation in either place if you’re so inclined.
For the record, I don’t expect you to agree with me. I’m also a big fan of Brave New Traveler, Craig’s List, Freecycle, Couch Surfing, and other webby things that hook you up with karma laden experiences.
[tags]travel, dumpster diving, freegans[/tags]
Thanks, but I’d rather shell-out $.25 for a brick of Ramen at the nearest Piggly Wiggly.
IMO, dumpster diving should be reserved for those who need it because they don’t have $.25 in the first place.
I don’t share, but can understand, dumpster diving at home on more or less sanitized familiar grounds, but while traveling? Ick. First off, it’s not my idea of a vacation (or actually of an avocation at home, in fact). Second, if you can afford to travel, you an afford to buy food and leave the stuff in the dumpster for needier locals. Third, did I mention “Ick”?