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Dragonbreathp9d Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-08-11 07:22 PM
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One of the biggest helps to me, personally of OccupyAustin
Is the free food. I have really been struggling and still have not been able to pay this months rent. On thurs I made $9 at work. This movement has not only given me drive and purpose, but haS also helped me save money
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Texasgal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-08-11 07:24 PM
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1. what can we help with?
Is anyone delivering?

Can we order from somewhere?

I have some vegan muffins I was planning on bringing tomorrow in the morning. I only have 25 muffins though. :(
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catabryna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-08-11 07:31 PM
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3. Honest question...
What are vegan muffins? The only thing I can think of is substituting apple sauce for eggs. :shrug:
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Texasgal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-08-11 07:42 PM
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4. These are cranberry orange
Edited on Sat Oct-08-11 07:43 PM by Texasgal
with no animal products. NO eggs, dairy, cheese...etc. They taste GREAT!

Got them at Mr. Natural. :)
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catabryna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-08-11 07:54 PM
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5. Just curious...
I've made many batches of muffins in the past, and the only thing I could think of was eggs and, possibly oil; which can be derived from vegetables. I'm not a vegan kind of gal... I was just interested. :)
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Texasgal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-08-11 08:00 PM
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6. I'm not fully vegan..
I've tried though. I changed to vegetarian a few years ago.

I still like cheese and dairy and sometimes fish. It's been tough for me to get over that hump! :) No chicken, pork or red meat though. That was easy.

The vegan muffins I think are made with fruit and flour and some sort of other filler possibly veggie oil. They taste great though!
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catabryna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-08-11 08:08 PM
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8. I could probably eat better...
Edited on Sat Oct-08-11 08:18 PM by catabryna
but, at least I can say I'm not sitting on my ass in a law office on Bee Caves Road, wasting precious days I could be spending with my son... and I've lost weight. Go figure! :hi:

eta: I did lose time with people who were special to me, but I helped a lot of people too, and that sort of evens things out for me.
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Texasgal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-08-11 08:24 PM
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9. Oh I hear you.
Going veggie was very hard for me. My husband is not. He loves meat!

I feel better, but I mainly did it for health. I was gaining weight. Love animals, but that was not my motivation intially.

Vegan, I respect very much so, it's a lifestyle that is very hard to submit to!
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-08-11 07:24 PM
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2. Absolutely. We have to take care of each other because no one else will.
This economic/resource model needs to become nationalized. Thank you so much for being there and making a difference!
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joshcryer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-08-11 08:02 PM
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7. That is goddamn appalling. I love you. I hate that that is a statement that a human can make.
Much less a human in the worlds single economic superpower.

(Note: I say it is appalling because you say you cannot pay your rent and that the free food helps, CHRIST. That actually makes my stomach hurt thinking about it. :cry:)

Stay strong!
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