Should Be Interesting to Follow

[Nyboy]

http://www.seeker.com/italy-will-re...m=xpromo&utm_source=AOL&utm_campaign=carousel

 

[Smart Red]

And when I feel like eating peaches, I stop by the grocery and squeeze my finger into a couple dozen (or more) peaches so they can't be sold. Sounds like a great idea to me.

Around here, school lunch waste MUST be bagged for garbage. It cannot even be fed to chickens or pigs. Such a shame, IMHO.

 

[Nyboy]

When I was a little kid and had a pet rabbit, weds I go though A&P dumpster for old vegetables. Now they covered and locked.

 

[so lucky]

It's just a different mindset. People are afraid of being sued if they would give away (even inadvertently) something and a hungry person got food poisoning. If we make it less likely that the average shop owner would be punished for giving food away, they might be more willing to do it.
Although, there are still people like my BIL, who feels the need to destroy everything he throws out, lest someone find it and make use of it, or (HORRORS!) makes money from it.

 

[Nyboy]

wow Lucky does he really, I put things I know someone can use at curb with a free sign

 

[digitS']

That's an interesting online magazine, from the Discovery Channel company.

Here is another recent article, animated: How Today's World Would Look with 100 People

In other words, showing percentages, graphically.

Steve

 

[aftermidnight]

wow Lucky does he really, I put things I know someone can use at curb with a free sign

We do the same thing @Nyboy , put it out front with a free sign on it, by the end of the day it's always gone. When we used to do a lot of fishing we took a lot of salmon we caught to the local food bank along with any extra veggies and fruit we grew. I can still remember how tough it was when we first started out.
Annette

 

[thistlebloom]

I was at the transfer station last week, dumping debris from a job and there was a perfectly good wheelchair sitting there. Of course I immediately thought how that might come in handy, being the graceful person I am.
Last winter (2014/15) I did something to my leg, or foot, or something...gee, the mind is slipping! Anyway I had trouble walking around and used an office chair to scoot myself around the house. I was the source of several family jokes for awhile.
But maybe a wheelchair stored out in the garage would be good insurance.

One of the transfer station employees came over to give me a hand and we talked about the wheelchair. He said there are always many dropped there. Even newish motorized ones. He said you can't sell them, and you can't give them away because of the liability. If something were to fail you could be sued. Same with kids car seats, even if it's only been used once.

Sounds like a lawyer problem to me....

 

[Nyboy]

Thistle when my mom was very sick and having problems walking I bought a wheelchair off CL. It was in new like condition I paid $25. I can not tell you over the years how many people borrowed it. A must have for knee or hip surgery.

 

[ninnymary]

Over here, we also put things out on the curb and it's usually gone. Passerby's even take pictures and post them on our online garage sale site. Stuff is gone quickly. The city used to have a curb side pick up day once a year. People would clean out their garages and pile stuff on the curb a few days before the date. People would drive around looking at the stuff. I think it's great that others can use the items. I don't even mind if they resale the stuff.

Mary