As someone who hasn't spent much time in SF but plans to move there very soon and doesn't want to live off of ramen, I genuinely want to know: where does one get those free meals?
I've had the thought a few times while going for broke on my startup. The food was totally fine, and the shelters generally safe, but, well, the clientele was not generally people you'd wish to associate with.
Food, even healthy food, can be cheap if you're willing to spend a bit of time preparing. I'd cook a pot of beans before hitting up soup kitchens.
A couple of years ago, a couple getting their food from trashcans around here got poisoned by the cooling agent you put in cars. They were found in their apt. a couple of weeks later. The hypothesis was that someone was tired of having them going through their trash.
They were not homeless. A criminal investigation was made. It is used as a scenario in school, and that's how I know about it. The pictures were... "interesting".
Not saying it's common, but if I ever have to get my food from trash cans I will make damned sure that it's at least properly sealed.
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As someone who hasn't spent much time in SF but plans to move there very soon and doesn't want to live off of ramen, I genuinely want to know: where does one get those free meals?
Edit: namank and iamwill beat me to it.
I've had the thought a few times while going for broke on my startup. The food was totally fine, and the shelters generally safe, but, well, the clientele was not generally people you'd wish to associate with.
Food, even healthy food, can be cheap if you're willing to spend a bit of time preparing. I'd cook a pot of beans before hitting up soup kitchens.
Most dumpsters/trash cans in big cities have tons of free food, you just have to keep your eyes open.
A couple of years ago, a couple getting their food from trashcans around here got poisoned by the cooling agent you put in cars. They were found in their apt. a couple of weeks later. The hypothesis was that someone was tired of having them going through their trash.
They were not homeless. A criminal investigation was made. It is used as a scenario in school, and that's how I know about it. The pictures were... "interesting".
Not saying it's common, but if I ever have to get my food from trash cans I will make damned sure that it's at least properly sealed.
http://www.freeprintshop.org/download/eats_english.pdf
Honestly your going to have to wait in long lines with some of the worst smells you can possibly imagine.