Just call me the Lone Ranger

HaHa, you are hilarious Lone Wizzy! I see the same thing at our local dump too. There are always usable items there that would be handy for someone. Luckily we have contractors at our tip that collect anything of use and then take it to a nearby factory where they have a shop. We are not allowed to scavenge at the tip ourselves if we see anything useful, but we can check out the "Tip Shop" if we are after anything. It is very cheap there and most of the stuff is really rubbish, but I have found some bargains in there. It is particularly good for building materials when you only need a few lengths of this and a few of that. But still, it is more expensive the Freecycle. I think a lot of people still do not know about Freecycle and how it works. There are others I am sure who do not want strangers coming to their house so they just dump it instead.

No kidding. My MO is 1) yard sale 2) donate and 3) toss, in that order. I only toss stuff that's in a condition that it really isn't usable any more.

Hiya Lone Ranger, Okay pulling your leg there. There are so many of those land sites where the People dump the most amazing stuff too. Some people usually leave their things out next to the Rubbish and I suppose it´s to see if anyone wants them or not. More often than not the item vanishes within minutes. I have to meet up with Tonto so I will be away now. Glad to see that the Lone Ranger is back in her Saddle again. Great stuff.

I know what you mean about some stuff being too good to throw away. I do wonder why some people don't sell the stuff or give it away. A lot of charity shops will come and collect furniture too. At the moment one of the local environmental groups is trying to get our local tip set up an area for things that are still servicable - either give it away or pay a small amount to charity. Some tips already do this and it stops useful stuff becoming landfill and helps with the three Rs.

hi Lone Ranger! hehe.. well, some people are still a bit ignorant, i think, about recycling their stuff or even giving it to charity or something.. sometimes there are some people who know about stuff like that, but are just plain l-a-z-y..

I like your sense of humour - thank you for the smile :) We recently moved house and have made great friends with the guys who run our local tip as we had so much stuff to get rid of - they must be missing us quite a bit now lol. It is a shame to see people not thinking to donate their better stuff to charity shops though rather than simply sling it out. Like you I quite enjoy rummaging in charity shops for DVDs, books and nick nacks though I'm not much into jewellery, I forget to wear it, I've seen some lovely pieces that I guess people simply got tired of :(

One of the best things our dump/transfer station/recycling center has done is to set up a sheltered space for 'reuse" items. You just take your stuff and put it there and the next guy who wants it gets it. Many people do not have the patience for Free Cycle, but will do this.

Here we don't have garage sells, but there are some shops that sell second hand goods, at times you can get at cheap price, but i never make purchases there, i just don't like.. Thanks for sharing. Welcome always. Cheers. Prof

I think that I know you well enough to call you Lone!!(or is it Kimisabi!!)- Oh my God I'm showing my age It is just easy come easy go to so many people these days. The problem is so many of them have never had to save hard for things - they just flash their plastic. I think that Freecycle is a wonderful organisation and I can't understand why people don't make more use of it.