In article >,
blake murphy > wrote:
>On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:58:17 -0700, sf wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:58:20 -0700, Serene Vannoy
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>sf wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:55:51 +0000 (UTC),
>>>> (Charlotte L. Blackmer) wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Apparently in sf's world, having a truck and/or being a granny with a pole
>>>>> and two bags means that all needs - housing, food, medicine - are provided
>>>>> for to the extent that trying to make a couple of bucks in a tedious and
>>>>> dirty way is completely unnecessary.
>>>>>
>>>>> It sounds like a nice world to be in. I would certainly like to be able
>>>>> to direct some of the people I know in that direction. I wonder what
>>>>> color the sky is on that planet.
>>>>
>>>> I'll send them over to scavenge from you so you can feel high and
>>>> mighty about supporting the little people.
>>>>
>>>
>>>Charlotte won't tell you this, but she spends significant hours each and
>>>every week, and a significant chunk of her own money, feeding people who
>>>are beyond desperate. She puts her money where her mouth is. I'm proud
>>>to be her neighbor, and awed by the amount of work she does for no
>>>benefit to herself. If she felt high and mighty, and she doesn't, she
>>>would *deserve* to feel that way, because she's a true gem of a person.
>>>
>> All well and good, but she wouldn't be pleased if someone decided to
>> steal from her. What I'm talking about is flat out stealing. If
>> someone wants to paint it with a different brush, that's their
>> problem.
>
>they're 'stealing' something *you've already thrown away*.
*BING* *BING* *BING*
and have placed on PUBLIC PROPERTY, i.e., the sidewalk/curb.
Now if they take the recycling bin along with it ... THAT's stealing.
That's happened to me a couple of times, but in my neighborhood I figure
it's as likely to be the neighbors. The city is Not Exactly Speedy in
delivering replacements/new items; once someone pinched my garbage can
and the city took a full month to deliver the replacement even though I
live within earshot of the city yard. (Good thing for me that, with
composting, recycling, and smart purchasing my output is low; trash day
found me creeping out early to put my one bag in my neighbor's can.)
Let's run this over again with another example:
TV placed out on the curb disappears: NOT STEALING
TV in the living room disappears: STEALING
ObFood: Locally-produced yogurt (St Benoit for you locals) with peaches.
Awesome.
Charlotte
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