Thread started by thinkpeace at 04.27.09 - 12:14 pm

On May 22, 2009 in Pasadena, join us for an evening of bike riding, dumpster diving and sharing a meal. We will bike to supermarket dumpsters and rescue discarded good quality food. At the end of the ride we will cook a meal together.

More details here

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bump ha ha


I had to move this one up



Yetiman
04.27.09 - 12:27 pm

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eric are you serious?



brassknuckle
04.27.09 - 1:17 pm

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crimethinc hyperbole aside, dumpster diving is backed hard.



ruinedbyidiots
04.27.09 - 1:23 pm

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This is for reals!

Who's down for dumpster diving?



thinkpeace
04.27.09 - 1:34 pm

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So down.



zombiefiesta
04.28.09 - 3:29 am

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count me in. Who here has never dumpstered before? (not me!)



dumpster_kittyG
04.28.09 - 1:11 pm

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Anybody want to help out on this ride? I need a few people to help lead it.

My plan is to split into groups and each group will stop at different bins along the same route. We will also have stopping points were all groups will stop.

We'll end at a church which is not far from the start and it has a large kitchen and banquet hall.



thinkpeace
05.1.09 - 5:15 pm

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ummm...
maybe the burrito project on wednesdays can help you guys out if you're hungry?



sciencefriction
05.1.09 - 5:38 pm

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@sciencefriction,
This ride isn't about finding food because were hungry, it's more of a look into the amount of waste our food system creates. It's also a look into freegan philosophy. Still, the burrito project is a great idea!

Freegan Visions
(from http://freegan.info/?page_id=180)

As freegans we liberate not only goods but also the moments of our lives. Hours not spent carrying out the hollow directives of bosses are instead spent free for we need not make money to acquire goods that we won’t buy. Our time is instead spent directly acquiring the things we need, enjoying our time, or working to create a better world.

We believe ultimately that our consumption practices, while important and even revolutionary if practiced en masse, must only be one small thread as we weave the fabric of a new society and mend the garment of the old.





thinkpeace
05.2.09 - 9:19 pm

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Great idea thinkpeace. I'll be there.





Eric Hair
05.2.09 - 11:21 pm

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thanks for the insight thinkpeace and onward with your movement...
just be careful, and don't get sick.
happy diving.



sciencefriction
05.3.09 - 2:21 am

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Eric,
Be careful! You don't want this to turn into the dumpsters getting locked and unaccessible because of 'bad publicity' if you know what I mean??!! If you don't know what I mean call me!



Limeyfly
05.3.09 - 9:12 am

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Good point Harry, I'm sure Eric will probably talk about dumpstering etiquette and maintaining good relations with the employees of which ever stores we visit.



Eric Hair
05.3.09 - 1:47 pm

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HOORRAAAYYYY for E coli!!!!!!!!!!!



sancho1
05.3.09 - 1:48 pm

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hahaha

I'd like to go just to see what all this freegan shit is about. I still cant quite get it out of my mind that I ate garbage in NYC with B-Rad Dak Stephanie and Laharr ahahah free pizza dude! no way gimme. where this come from? over there? where? huh the trash? shit tastes good.



Roadblock
05.3.09 - 2:13 pm

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OK so I went on the Pasadena Critical Mass ride and Eric invited me for lunch afterward. He prefaced the meal by saying everything that we were about to eat came out of a dumpster. It was an amazing and delicious meal...





alicestrong
05.3.09 - 2:34 pm

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No wonder everbody has fucking swine flu



rayrayray
05.3.09 - 2:37 pm

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You don't get Swine Flu from food, silly...you're thinking of Mad Cow Disease..



alicestrong
05.3.09 - 9:17 pm

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PICS?



Sty
05.4.09 - 11:39 am

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or it didnt happen



theladiesman
05.4.09 - 11:51 am

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No wonder everbody has fucking swine flu

rayrayray
05.3.09 - 5:37 pm

are you knocking dumpster diving? i thought you were a punk!

i suggest you guys read this book.

you can download the pdf of it here..



ruinedbyidiots
05.4.09 - 12:03 pm

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count me in!



TheRaquel
05.4.09 - 12:04 pm

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or buy it for $5 here.



ruinedbyidiots
05.4.09 - 12:05 pm

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pdf is here.



ruinedbyidiots
05.4.09 - 12:11 pm

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@Limefly,
Yes, good point about not getting bad publicity. We will give clear instructions on dumpster etiquette. Here's some of the main points.

1. Be extra polite to anyone you encounter, even if they are not being polite.
2. If an employee or security guard asks you to leave, do so.
3. Don't leave a mess. If there's trash around the bin, clean it up even if it was there already before you came.
4. If near residences keep quiet so as to not disturbing the tenants.
5. Don't steal the plastic crates.
6. Go late after the employees are all gone (some places don't really care so you can go any time, ask some experienced bin raiders about this)
7. Don't fight over dumpster findings. If there are other people taking stuff from the bins, let them take whatever they want, or help them get stuff out. They may need it more than you.

We will be limiting the number of people going to each bin so that we attract less attention. Don't worry, there are plenty of them to raid.




thinkpeace
05.4.09 - 1:31 pm

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Dumpster diving last night in Pasadena:




thinkpeace
05.11.09 - 4:47 pm

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I'm going to this cause I wana see what this is all about and also see first hand how much waste there is in Pasadena. I'm getting ready with my "BOOOOO PASADENA" shirts today!



User1
05.11.09 - 5:15 pm

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maybe i'm just not looking hard enough, but i've gone in the back of grocery stores and not seen any dumpsters to dive in... or they have them locked up.



ZombiesGotMyTongue
05.11.09 - 6:07 pm

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Yeah, you gotta know which are the right stores, and even then it's a lot of hit and miss (fun unpredictability!). Some stores don't throw stuff every night, and there are a lot of locked ones, unfortunately. Anyway, if you come, you'll totally see how it goes! You're coming, right?

I love the pic, Eric! :P



dumpster_kittyG
05.11.09 - 8:18 pm

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@user1 - It's not just in Pasadena that food is wasted, it's pretty much everywhere in the 1st world. The reason the event is in Pasadena is because I live in Pasadena and I know the dumpsters in that area.

Yesterday and I saw perfectly good food thrown out at stores in Highland Park and Boyle Heights. Most stores in L.A. lock their dumpster, but you can be sure they are wasting lots of good food as well.


@dumpster kittity, I agree - its hit and miss. Some stores lock up their dumpsters and others don't. Some stores throw good stuff out pretty much every day and others only on certain days.



thinkpeace
05.15.09 - 1:10 pm

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Eric, I will be there. Thank you so much for organizing this. I have been wanting to dumpster dive for a while now, so it will be great going with someone who has done it numerous times, to see how it works.

Roadblock, you KNOW that dumpster pizza was TASTY.



Ms. Stephanie
05.15.09 - 1:30 pm

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eeewwwwww RB ate dumpster pizza!?!?!?!?

what a hobo!!!!!



User1
05.15.09 - 5:56 pm

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Never done it.... but would like to score some 'gratis' bagels :)



braydon
05.16.09 - 1:53 am

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haha......ohh, the bagel dumpster NEVER goes dry...

bread-type goods are the most wasted of all food goods, in my experience



Eric Hair
05.16.09 - 12:32 pm

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Awsome Eric you didnt mention this on saturday i just saw it perhaps we can get some raccoons out on this we are all about !!!!!!




jbachez
05.20.09 - 2:24 am

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I will be there with my trailer. We can carry tons of food in that thing.



TheDude
05.20.09 - 4:12 am

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as a teen, back in the mid-90's, a number of writer (tagger)/party (underground)/drug friends use to have a similar etiquette.

They would only drink from beverages that were still cold, meaning they were recently left behind. Bag of chips were like gold... i think we were all pretty poor hanging out on Melrose... looking at peace books.... talking about hiphop, rock, and getting...

Good to know sober (?) kids are still at it. Or at least with more reason then the munchies and being broke. I still think its funny this is done on principle and from a conviction about a better world

Freegans.... just like consumerism, the movements never stop... soon Puma and Nike will be promoting their Freegan shoes, made from materials found in dumpsters, and all the rich kids will buy them up, and Kanye West will claim he's been dumpster diving all his tracks since way back when

cant wait til all the hipster clothing is back in the dumpsters... surely we'll leave those threads to rest in peace ( i hope).


have fun... wish i could go... seriously... i think its a good thing for people to do, but be safe...



mrk
05.20.09 - 3:47 pm

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Where's AZN INVAZN? She'd would be all over this...



tallcans4tallbikes
05.20.09 - 3:57 pm

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i checked out a dumpster in Studio City - TJ's and found some very edible edibles!!!



Limeyfly
05.20.09 - 5:31 pm

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Tonight...



alicestrong
05.22.09 - 10:48 am

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Hey I was just at the Library using the Pubax 'puter and saw this post.

I am a South Bay mobile dweller. Live out of a '77 Dodge Maxivan.

Not exactly a freegan but similar. I try to totally minimize consumption. Move the van only when I have to to avoid the heat.

I usually wear clothes I find in alleys.

I get around mainly by bicycle. I find old bikes and fix them. I have a nice storage space in Harbor City where I have my shop. No power, no lights, everything by hand during daylight.

The mgr of the storage facility looks the other way on me running a bike shop out my storage.

You get the idea. Anyway I like the notion of free food. I want to come on this ride and pick up some pointers.

My name is Pete Moss and I'm 50 yr old cauc male. Worked 13 yrs as a bike mess in Frisco then another 10 as a motomess in LA.

Currently I drive a forklift for Dow Chemicals in Torrance. Dow chems is totaslly NOT freegan in anyway shape or form. But they're going out of business in August, KARMA?

I'll be riding a red Mongoose one speed coaster brake 'Little Indy Special'.





petemoss
05.22.09 - 3:48 pm

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I never thought I'd be eggsided about diving into a dumpster, but I am!



User1
05.22.09 - 4:32 pm

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Hey I didn't make it out ( afraid I'd miss my morning call) but how did it go?



alicestrong
05.23.09 - 6:55 am

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This is good practice for after the apocalypse.

I'll try to make it out to this next time.



Joe Borfo
responding to a comment by alicestrong
05.23.09 - 9:21 am

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Ur all going to hell for being such wasteful consumers!!!

This event was awesome. Thanks Eric and friends for putting this together, had a blast and it was most enlightening.

We had ourselves a fest! Salmon, steaks, salad, I think four different GREAT quality cheeses, a variety of breads, shrooms, blueberries, neff eggs to start a war, and who knows what else. I'm sure I'm forgetting crap. Anyways we could have feed an army!

Hope this becomes a monthly get together!



User1
responding to a comment by Joe Borfo
05.24.09 - 10:19 am

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yes! there needs to be another one. i missed this one :(



ZombiesGotMyTongue
05.25.09 - 12:28 pm

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Thanks to everyone who came out to dumpster dive.

We found lot's of great food, including blueberries, eggs, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, apples, break, salmon, talapia, pork, chicken, lots of Persian cucumbers , fresh basil, a case of humus (less one or two broken tubs), milk, cheese filled tortellinis, cheese, break, cake, mushrooms, onions, green onions, flowers and watermelons.

Many of us pitched in to cook what turned out to be a delicious meal. We had a few bottles wine (perhaps the only thing not from a dumpster) to go with the meal (drank most of it while cooking though).





thinkpeace
05.25.09 - 5:16 pm

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break = bread



thinkpeace
05.25.09 - 5:18 pm

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do you think you'll do anther ride?



ZombiesGotMyTongue
05.25.09 - 8:58 pm

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It's at MIT's Stata Center (the crazy looking building). We request a $3-10 sliding scale donation for the whole weekend. Workshop descriptions and more info at www.bostonskillshare.org

schedule for saturday, april 18th, 2009 (tentative)

10:00 am - 10:35 am: Breakfast
Free Vegan Breakfast

10:45 am - 12:15 pm: Block A
basic bicycle mechanics 1
Contraception using Fertility Awareness Method: Relying on Physiology to Determine Fertility
learn to knit!
Starting a Worker Cooperative
Time Management
Wonderful World of Wikis
Yoga for Children and Young Adults

12:25 pm - 1:55 pm: Block B (Lunch 1)
¡ FOOD FOR YOU ! ...Free Vegan Lunch For Everyone Attending The Skillshare
Building Simple Musical Instruments
DIY electronics with microcontrollers
everything you ever wanted to know about zines but were afraid to ask
Meaningful Consent: The Only Good Sex
Overcoming Procrastination, Perfectionism, and Blocks to Success
the Raw Food Diet: Our Lived Experience
Wild Carrot as a Natural Method of Contraception

2:05 pm - 3:35 pm: Block C (Lunch 2)
¡ FOOD FOR YOU ! ...Free Vegan Lunch For Everyone Attending The Skillshare
Home Brew-It-Yourself
Karen Burmese Massage Basics
Sharing Your Skills on wikiHow
Teaching Poetry to Kids: How to Make it Fun!
Two in One: Duct Tape Creations + The most comfortable homemade harness ever!

3:45 pm - 5:15 pm: Block D
Community Building Through Storytelling
Creative Birth Doulas' Crash Course in Labor Support
Hula Hoops and Poi Toys
I Dunno...What Do You Wanna Do: free, creative ways to answer this question
Improv Comedy Incubator
Kombucha and More
Lesbian Dating 101
Want to learn how to bead it?

5:25 pm - 6:55 pm: Block E
Budget Travel in Central and South America
Connecting a Wii Remote to a PC
Learn to Play Klezmer Music
Lesbian Dating 102
Seed Saving: Why, How to, and Who doesn't want you to
Who needs yarn? Knitting with Recycled Materials
Yoga. You can do it!


schedule for sunday, april 19th, 2009 (tentative)

10:00 am - 10:35 am: Breakfast
Free Vegan Breakfast
10:45 am - 12:15 pm: Block A
DIY Booking and Promotion for Musicians
Lesbian Dating 101
Making Body Scrubs, and Making Them Pretty!
No-knead bread in 3 easy steps
Organize Your Life: How to Effectively Manage Time, Stuff, & Procrastination
Pilates for Everyone
Simple Solar

12:25 pm - 1:55 pm: Block B (Lunch 1)
¡ FOOD FOR YOU ! ...Free Vegan Lunch For Everyone Attending The Skillshare
Introductory Boabom for Self-Defense
Lesbian Dating 102
Make your own damn T-Shirt! Home Screen Printing
Medieval Carpentry i.e. Timber Framing
Natural Cures for Seasonal Allergies
paper air planes
Single use containers? Think Again
WTF does my camera do?

2:05 pm - 3:35 pm: Block C (Lunch 2)
¡ FOOD FOR YOU ! ...Free Vegan Lunch For Everyone Attending The Skillshare
Bookbinding Forever
Consensus Decision-Making
Getting Started Homeschooling
Getting your message out there: Freedom of Speech and Local Cable-TV Resources
In a Pickle: pickling for sweets and sours
Names Changes: A Workshop for the Transgender and Allied Community
Teambuilding and Other Big Group Good Time Fun

3:45 pm - 5:15 pm: Block D
Becoming Creative: or How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love songwriting.
Breakdancing and hip-hop workshop
Demystifying "Down There": A non-corporate perspective on Menstruation, Contraception and More
Everyday Knots
Home-Brewing Kombucha
Identifying Abusive Relationships & Supporting Survivors
Time Management
Tools and Techniques to Kick your Petroleum Addiction

5:25 pm - 6:55 pm: Block E
Everything you ever wanted to know about MassHealth but got put on hold for too long to ask
Know Your Rights
Making Milk out of Nuts and Seeds
Overcoming Procrastination, Perfectionism, and Blocks to Success
Reclaim movement: Anyone can modern dance
Social Networking / The Art of the Schmooze
Spoon Carving



ruinedbyidiots
05.26.09 - 9:29 am

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Wow, what a fun that was! It was very well planned out... especially the place where we cooked the meal, it has such a great vibe! I had no idea the quality of food would be so great coming from a dumpster. Thank you for the eye-opening excursion, and hosting such a great ride...I would love to go again!



ticklicker
05.26.09 - 11:11 am

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I'll go next month, if that is any incentive. All the way out to Pasadena yes I will. Need to add the dumpster diving badge to my anarchist uniform as my Charizard will no longer respect me (too high level).



Conspirate
05.26.09 - 6:41 pm

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Yeah, I think we could do this monthly. What do you think, Eric?

It's great to see the positive comments; it was a fantastic ride!

Check out the pics here: http://midnightridazz.com/artist.php?artistId=658

and if ya'll want to shift to dumpster diving events, check out Los Angeles dumpster diving meetup site. http://dumpsterdivng.meetup.com/205

It be great to see more ridazz hittin' the dumpsters with us!





dumpster_kittyG
05.26.09 - 7:59 pm

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I think a monthly dumpster tour is a great idea! Anyone else want to help out next month?

Here's the L.A. Dumpster Diving link http://dumpsterdivng.meetup.com/205



thinkpeace
responding to a comment by dumpster_kittyG
05.26.09 - 8:04 pm

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The Dumspter Ride is back!

June 19th, 9:00 PM

If you missed the last one, here's your chance. If you came last time, I'm sure you'll try to make this one.

If your interested in helping out, let me know.
eric at einem dot us

Dumpster Divers Get It for Free!




thinkpeace
06.8.09 - 11:41 am

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+1

I'm egg sided!



User1
responding to a comment by thinkpeace
06.8.09 - 11:43 am

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YAY! it will be another fantastic ride and this time, we'll have lots and lots more Ridazz out there, right guys????





dumpster_kittyG
06.9.09 - 6:28 pm

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Bumpster



alicestrong
06.18.09 - 6:06 am

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I might just get to this one tonight...

Anybody else??



alicestrong
06.19.09 - 5:41 am

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i probably will if i dont go to RWNN



sshagy
06.19.09 - 6:08 pm

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this or the Ride With No Name....so many rides..



alicestrong
06.19.09 - 6:16 pm

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What Fun was had Friday night Dumpster Diving! Pasadena is a great place to ride late at night. Very peaceful! And what loads of perfectly good food we rescued from the dumpsters. At the end we had an Ala Dumpster Meal, and was Oh so Yummy!



ticklicker
06.22.09 - 1:31 pm

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Dumpster Ride #3 - Downtown to Pasadena
Friday, August 14th, 8:30 PM

Union Station, The Patsaouras Transit Plaza
Join us on a bin raiding mission starting at Union Station and heading to Pasadena and back. We'll take the train from Union Station and return by bike, stopping to rescue food from dumpsters along the way. Bring $1.25 for the train. It's about 14 miles, mostly downhill.

Some of the food collected will be served at a dinner party the next day. To find out about the party, come to the ride.

event page



thinkpeace
08.10.09 - 12:24 pm

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Sweetness. Sorry about the short notice, people! But someone had better show up, because if you don't, you miss the Saturday party...



dumpster_kittyG
responding to a comment by thinkpeace
08.10.09 - 2:39 pm

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Yikes! This ride is on the second Friday. Would love to join you guys Eric, but I think I'll be doing the MR ride.



User1
responding to a comment by thinkpeace
08.10.09 - 5:41 pm

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BUMP



cutter210
08.12.09 - 1:56 pm

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Bump bump



indigis
08.14.09 - 7:44 am

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It's here again! We're gonna make this a fourth Saturday ride from now on, if possible.

Check it out!

ride calendar



dumpster_kittyG
04.2.10 - 2:15 pm

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BUMP!
We'll be reviving this ride on Saturday!
http://midnightridazz.com/viewStory.php?storyId=4657



dumpster_kittyG
07.21.10 - 5:06 pm

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Anyone going to the dumpster ride on Saturday, 3/26/11? We will be rescuing food from up Super-A foods, Smart and Final & possibly Trader Joe's.

We'll end up at my house near the start where we'll cook up a yummy meal.

Eric




thinkpeace
03.25.11 - 6:01 pm

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The ride is still on!

A little rain won't stop us, though we may shorten the ride if its rainy.

Eric
626-388-0046



thinkpeace
03.26.11 - 5:27 pm

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