Today, they’re all gone. No muss, no fuss.
Hm-m-m…
We actually have quite a few items around here that I don’t
want to pay to take to the dump. And both our solid waste service and the local
Goodwill et al have become somewhat picky as to what they’ll accept. “Donation”
no longer carries the assurance of goneness that some of our objets deserve.
But “free” seems to work like a charm.
I should have mentioned that one of the filing cabinets they
took had a drawer missing and they also scooped up an old vacuum cleaner. I can’t
imagine why anyone would discard a working vacuum cleaner, can you? So, doesn’t
it follow that the taker must have known they were hauling away an item that
sucks in the wrong sense of the term?Well, now. Seems to me we’ve opened up a whole new path for saying goodbye to our crap…er…unneeded collectibles. Lemme see…
There’s the three-legged table that’s been out in the garage
for years. Just because it once had four legs is no good reason to send it to
the land fill.
We have several hose nozzles that will no longer screw onto
a hose. And a small TV that could be repurposed as a perfectly serviceable paperweight.
The old barbecue still LOOKS like a barbecue grill. And you
can always set things on it.
Paddles from a non-working ceiling fan must be of some use
to someone. In fact, the fan motor itself is probably free-able, although it
doesn’t go round and round no matter how hard you yank the pull. .
There are lots of lids from things we no longer have and I’m
sure someone will take them. After all, they’re free, right?
I’m going to have some fun with this.
I wonder if anyone out there wants my collection of single
socks? If so, they’re about to hit the bonanza!
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