Yes, he wasn't just abstemious out of necessity. Avoiding waste was also a core component of his personality...
...but I can picture him going to the store and asking if they have dented, rusted, or unlabeled cans. Maybe even being too proud to ask and looking under counters and along the backs of shelves. Then he goes home and dinner is like scratching Lotto tickets. Only the prize is maybe, just maybe, getting his favorite canned concoction by accident or only getting a mild case of food poisoning on that particular night.
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Date: 2011-06-08 12:40 am (UTC)...but I can picture him going to the store and asking if they have dented, rusted, or unlabeled cans. Maybe even being too proud to ask and looking under counters and along the backs of shelves. Then he goes home and dinner is like scratching Lotto tickets. Only the prize is maybe, just maybe, getting his favorite canned concoction by accident or only getting a mild case of food poisoning on that particular night.