In article >,
George Shirley > wrote:

> Nancy Young wrote:
> > Arri London wrote:
> >
> >> While I won't climb into a dumpster to get something, have found
> >> perfectly usable stuff on trash days. Mostly for home use, but we have
> >> cleaned up the occasional item to sell.
> >
> > I know I'm not the only one to put stuff out after the trash
> > guys have left with the idea someone will take it. Stuff that
> > isn't garbage, but that I don't want. Works out pretty well
> > most of the time.
> >
> > nancy
>
> I've noticed a couple of folk who come by on the night before our trash
> is picked up and grab up anything that looks remotely salable.
>
> A number of years ago our daughter had bought a home that was
> unfinished, had no interior doors at all. A few days later I saw seven
> interior doors at the curb on our street. Stopped and asked the folks if
> the were tossing them and they said yes. They helped me load them on my
> truck and I hauled them to my daughter and her boys and I installed
> them. Just the right amount of doors and with all the hardware, hinges
> and knobs attached. Chiseled out the door frames to match the
> hinges,ensured the latches were installed properly and she and her kids
> had more privacy than a sheet hanging over a door could provide.
> Sometimes it pays to be alert to what's at the curb.

It does indeed. :-)
And I've personally found that the majority of people would really
rather give some stuff away than toss it.
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