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Trade-A-Meal with an Evacuee

Posted on 09/05/2005 10:27:07 AM PDT by Smelly_Fed

I think every grocery store in America should start selling MRE's for $10-15 a piece - with proceeds going to the Red Cross for food, etc.

Trade A Meal -- Eat like an evacuee for a day so they can eat like you do.


TOPICS: Food
KEYWORDS: evacuee; hurricane; katrina

1 posted on 09/05/2005 10:27:08 AM PDT by Smelly_Fed
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To: Smelly_Fed

Uhh no thanks had my share of mre's already.


2 posted on 09/05/2005 10:29:40 AM PDT by CONSERVE
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To: CONSERVE

They aren't terrible... but 6 months of them will get pretty old for these folks.


3 posted on 09/05/2005 10:30:37 AM PDT by Smelly_Fed
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belive it or not I love the Idea..... the vast majorty of the population should exprience the MRE exprince for 1 day. I did them in the military... when you are hungary they are great, but I still think your Idea is great.


4 posted on 09/05/2005 10:31:10 AM PDT by Americanwolf (Send the Admin Mods and Jim to Vegas 2005....Get them away from the MSM before they POP tour!)
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To: Smelly_Fed

You must be selling them, because they normally only run $4 each.


5 posted on 09/05/2005 10:32:34 AM PDT by GarySpFc (Sneakypete, De Oppresso Liber)
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To: Americanwolf

Thanks - thats what I think. People would stand in line to buy them - knowing that proceeds would go to help the evacuees. A good object lesson for your family.


6 posted on 09/05/2005 10:34:38 AM PDT by Smelly_Fed
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To: GarySpFc

The point is that the difference($5+) would go to the victims of the disaster. No, I'm not selling them.


7 posted on 09/05/2005 10:35:42 AM PDT by Smelly_Fed
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To: Smelly_Fed

Regarding the refugee who complained about them and said she hadn't had any "hot" food for days... obviously she's illiterate or needs to RTFM. They heat up quite nicely if you follow the directions, no heat source required.


8 posted on 09/05/2005 10:36:33 AM PDT by Spyder
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To: Smelly_Fed

Only if they bring back the omelette with ham and the corned beef hash, my two favorites of all time. The new ones arent bad, alot more choices but I had my fill of them in Iraq.


9 posted on 09/05/2005 10:42:35 AM PDT by aft_lizard (This space waiting for a post election epiphany it now is: Question Everything)
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To: Smelly_Fed

No thanks, got the MRE t-shirt thank you very much. Brought some home and fed them to the family. They say no thaanks too.


10 posted on 09/05/2005 11:00:24 AM PDT by Americanexpat (A strong democracy through citizen oversight.)
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To: Smelly_Fed

Only if the proceeds goes to any other organization besides the Red Cross.


11 posted on 09/05/2005 11:08:51 AM PDT by swmobuffalo (the only good terrorist is a dead one)
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To: Smelly_Fed
And I suppose we should just crap on our living room carpets, so we can empathize with those in the Superdome?
12 posted on 09/05/2005 1:50:17 PM PDT by diogenes ghost
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