While I'm sure the meat is just fine, I'd have a hard time actually using it. I know I'd probably keep it in the freezer for another 3 months before tossing it, lol.
Also, no way would I keep the spices. I once watched someone grab seasonings with their nasty raw meat hands and I about lost my mind.
We bought our house from my inlaws. They only moved a town away, but wanted to buy all new stuff for their new house.
They left.so.much.stuff.
It was annoying in the beginning, but I just threw shit out I didn't need. And I would find random things like a bigger Crockpot or new shampoo in the back of the closet and be like 'SWEET!'
We bought our house from my inlaws. They only moved a town away, but wanted to buy all new stuff for their new house.
They left.so.much.stuff.
It was annoying in the beginning, but I just threw shit out I didn't need. And I would find random things like a bigger Crockpot or new shampoo in the back of the closet and be like 'SWEET!'
I totally forgot about the bathroom supplies. Open box of OB tampons. Ew.
Obviously everything in the bathrooms was trashed. I do have some standards.
Am I the only kind of amused that these people just up and sold their house and literally cleared nothing out of it? Like, "hey, you want our place? Inclusions are spices, liquor, snow shoes, and a rack of lamb from CostCo!"
If it was a vacation/2nd home, it makes sense to me. Most everything would be a duplicate and likely not your favorite furnishings, etc.
Yeah, I mean, I get it. I still think I would clear out the fridge and pantry, but I also don't have enough money to own three homes, especially one in an expensive mountain town. Lol I'm a simpleton.
Sure makes moving sound easy though, right? To just drive away like you're running an errand and never come back. That's my kind of moving.
I am usually very breezy with food stuff, but I once watched someone handle raw chicken while grabbing a lot of spice jars to season it. They were patting each seasoning into the meat before grabbing the next jar. At the end, they grabbed the 409 and sprayed down all of the jars. I can't get it out of my mind every time I eat food they have prepared.
We bought our house from my inlaws. They only moved a town away, but wanted to buy all new stuff for their new house.
They left.so.much.stuff.
It was annoying in the beginning, but I just threw shit out I didn't need. And I would find random things like a bigger Crockpot or new shampoo in the back of the closet and be like 'SWEET!'
I totally forgot about the bathroom supplies. Open box of OB tampons. Ew.
Obviously everything in the bathrooms was trashed. I do have some standards.
So an open box of tampons (the remainder of which were unused, I'm assuming) is ew. But raw meat that could have been left sitting out, potential poop spices, etc are a-ok. Weird standards you've got there.
I totally forgot about the bathroom supplies. Open box of OB tampons. Ew.
Obviously everything in the bathrooms was trashed. I do have some standards.
So an open box of tampons (the remainder of which were unused, I'm assuming) is ew. But raw meat that could have been left sitting out, potential poop spices, etc are a-ok. Weird standards you've got there.Â
Raw meat could be sitting out anywhere. Unless you are personally slaughtering the animal, there has to be some sort of trust there. I have no reason to believe the seller would willingly leave out meat they intended to consume.
When I engage with a box to tampons, my hands are not clean. That obviously gets trashed. Poop particles are way more likely to be found in an open box of tampons in a bathroom than they are going to be found in some spices.
I am usually very breezy with food stuff, but I once watched someone handle raw chicken while grabbing a lot of spice jars to season it. They were patting each seasoning into the meat before grabbing the next jar. At the end, they grabbed the 409 and sprayed down all of the jars. I can't get it out of my mind every time I eat food they have prepared.
But why would you continue to eat their food?! There is no way they are completely sanitizing every single jar. Ugh.
I wouldn't have even thought to toss the tampons unless they weren't my brand. Each one is individually wrapped and I'm going to wash my hands after use.
Post by clairedunphy on Mar 21, 2017 12:41:53 GMT -5
This thread has me scared of poop particles at every turn. After reading this, if it were me, all the food would go, and every surface would be disinfected. And I would not use anyone's bathroom stuff.
? confused? Do you just stick your fingers into a jar? Do you pour out spices in your hand and put them back in the jar? I either sprinkle directly from the jar into the pot, use a measuring spoon in the jar, or pour into my hand and toss the rest. How would not hand washing contaminate a jar of spices?
I would be more concerned that they were ancient and not as potent. Save
I imagine people having the spices open while handling raw meats and clamping their hands on the top of the open spice bottle to pick it up *shudder*
I get the squick factor - but most of the bacteria you'd be worried about with meat prep or even poor toilet habits don't survive on dry surfaces for more than a day. Save
I wouldn't have even thought to toss the tampons unless they weren't my brand. Each one is individually wrapped and I'm going to wash my hands after use.
Listen, I'm pretty breezy about most food things, but any food leftover from previous owners of a home are definitely thrown out. Who knows what kind of care they took with those items. Poopicles could be lurking at every turn.
So an open box of tampons (the remainder of which were unused, I'm assuming) is ew. But raw meat that could have been left sitting out, potential poop spices, etc are a-ok. Weird standards you've got there.Â
Raw meat could be sitting out anywhere. Unless you are personally slaughtering the animal, there has to be some sort of trust there. I have no reason to believe the seller would willingly leave out meat they intended to consume.
When I engage with a box to tampons, my hands are not clean. That obviously gets trashed. Poop particles are way more likely to be found in an open box of tampons in a bathroom than they are going to be found in some spices.
you don't get the tampon out of the box before you sit down?
Post by thatgirl2478 on Mar 21, 2017 12:49:13 GMT -5
I don't know what *I* would have done TBH. When we bought one house they left nothing and the other house left random half broken stuff and an air hockey table...
Let's hope you don't die! Obviously you haven't yet
Post by sunshineluv on Mar 21, 2017 12:57:46 GMT -5
These threads always confuse me. Does anyone ever eat at a restaurant? At anyone else's home? Use a salt shaker you haven't known its whereabouts for its entire existence? Stayed in a rental and used a cup? Go through life without gloves on?
I wouldn't have even thought to toss the tampons unless they weren't my brand. Each one is individually wrapped and I'm going to wash my hands after use.
These threads always confuse me. Does anyone ever eat at a restaurant? At anyone else's home? Use a salt shaker you haven't known its whereabouts for its entire existence? Stayed in a rental and used a cup? Go through life without gloves on?
Poop poop poop everywhere!!!!
Restaurants have safety standards and inspections
I hope I can trust my friends not to be disgusting. These aren't her friends.
No I don't usually use random salt shakers I find in the street.
These threads always confuse me. Does anyone ever eat at a restaurant? At anyone else's home? Use a salt shaker you haven't known its whereabouts for its entire existence? Stayed in a rental and used a cup? Go through life without gloves on?
Poop poop poop everywhere!!!!
Restaurants have safety standards and inspections
I hope I can trust my friends not to be disgusting. These aren't her friends.
No I don't usually use random salt shakers I find in the street.
I can wash a cup and know it's clean.
Our local paper reports the restaurant inspection reports. There is a whole lot of nastiness out there. And that is only what the inspectors catch. Dead rat in the flour and such.
I hope I can trust my friends not to be disgusting. These aren't her friends.
No I don't usually use random salt shakers I find in the street.
I can wash a cup and know it's clean.
Our local paper reports the restaurant inspection reports. There is a whole lot of nastiness out there. And that is only what the inspectors catch. Dead rat in the flour and such.
Bleeeech.
Although I stand by my hope that most places are relatively clean because they rest their reputation on it. But if I can control the cleanliness of what I'll eat at home, I do that.
Although I also eat food off of my floor on a regular basis. Clumsy.
These threads always confuse me. Does anyone ever eat at a restaurant? At anyone else's home? Use a salt shaker you haven't known its whereabouts for its entire existence? Stayed in a rental and used a cup? Go through life without gloves on?
Poop poop poop everywhere!!!!
Restaurants have health codes. There is obviously some trust that they follow those codes. If I'm eating at someone's house I know them and am comfortable enough to eat their food. I'm not sure where I'd find these sketchy salt shakers, but restaurants clean theirs (or at least every restaurant I've worked at does) and again, I trust the friend. The only rental I've ever been in has been an apartment where I was responsible for cups.
Yes, there is contamination everywhere, but I don't see what is confusing about people setting boundaries for their own comfort when it comes to things like food. Food left by some random person I bought a home from is outside of my personal comfort zone, so I wouldn't keep any of it.
I am usually very breezy with food stuff, but I once watched someone handle raw chicken while grabbing a lot of spice jars to season it. They were patting each seasoning into the meat before grabbing the next jar. At the end, they grabbed the 409 and sprayed down all of the jars. I can't get it out of my mind every time I eat food they have prepared.
But why would you continue to eat their food?! There is no way they are completely sanitizing every single jar. Ugh.
Because I just assume if it's fully cooked I'm probably ok. They eat the food daily and have survived so far. I also only see them once every few years since we live across the country from them so eating the food doesn't happen often. I would be more disgusted touching the spice jars than eating the cooked food made with those spices. But I'm usually not one to freak out about food much. I just wash my hands more when I'm touching stuff in their kitchen.
Post by icedcoffee on Mar 21, 2017 13:30:07 GMT -5
I'm having all sorts of feelings about how wasteful these people are. I wouldn't trust open, perishable foods, but would feel so guilty throwing it out. I would be wishing they just took it with them. I'd try to donate as much as possible, but you obviously can't donate open foods.
I'd probably throw the lamb out and feel horrible doing so.
I'm having all sorts of feelings about how wasteful these people are. I wouldn't trust open, perishable foods, but would feel so guilty throwing it out. I would be wishing they just took it with them. I'd try to donate as much as possible, but you obviously can't donate open foods.
I'd probably throw the lamb out and feel horrible doing so.
Yeah it's really weird that they left all the food there. I packed everything up at our old house and didn't throw it away, I brought it to the new house. I could tell because I found some sort of condiment in my fridge last year that expired in 2012. We didn't even live in our current house in 2012. Yikes. I need to go through our condiment bottles more often.