Lady Bountiful Tries and Fails

On the way home from work last week I noticed a large box by the office door, marked, "Food Drive."

Happily, over the weekend I remembered to purge my pantry so I could donate some useless cans to the food drive.

It made a heavy package, and this morning I wondered if perhaps I should see how hot it was outside before I lugged in twenty pounds of canned food. But I gutted it out. I toted it inside. To the box. The box marked "School Supplies."

I toted it twenty more feet to the bathroom. I considered just leaving the cans on the counter or in a stall. Suddenly one of the toilets flushed and I jumped. I decided that was a bad omen and I should take the cans to my desk.

This is why I can offer you Chunky Chicken Noodle Soup if you stop by for lunch. Or, perhaps, a can floridly labelled "KRAUT."

I am sure TeddyJ will have a canned food drive at some point, and the poor families pining for canned Blueberry Pie Filling will have a happy Christmas. Or, I could throw cans of food over the cube wall at Steve when he gets mouthy.

Perhaps I could work out a tune. They are different sizes. I could line them up and hit them with pencils.

Comments

[Amy in StL]

There always seems to be some kind of discount around in exchange for canned goods. Maybe you can sell them to your coworkers so they can get the discount.

[Becs]

Just schlep it to a church or a food bank. They'll be happy to take it.

Then they'll give it to people like the person I was three years ago and three years later, the supposedly grateful recipient will notice that it expired a year ago and throw it out.

And you'll get your karma points after all.

[TheQueen]

Amy in StL - Hm. We have a coupon bowl in the break room intermittently. I don't know if anyone uses the coupons, so I doubt they'd use the cans.
Becs - Actually, Steve looked through my cans and all expiration dates were still valid. And no, NO schlepping! I'm not that generous. TeddyJ will have another canned food drive.

[Caroline]

Throw them at Steve!!!

Don't schlep. Worst case, my old boss S will gladly take them for the Boy Scout food drive in the fall.

[TheQueen]

Caroline - okay. Of course, he'd find the percussion section more annoying.