Brian and I are doing a little reorganization in our kitchen--a subject I would likely talk at extra duration in a few other access, but for now I only point out it due to the truth part of the method is clearing out the shelves and disposing of unwanted devices. Getting rid of stuff is generally difficult for us, due to the fact we both clearly hate to throw away something it sincerely is
In case there's anyone out there who doesn't already know, Freecycle is a worldwide network of online communities that help people reuse unwanted stuff. If you have something you want to get rid of, you post an entry like this:
Title: OFFER: left-handed golf clubs
From: Lobelia
Date: 13:39, 26 Oct 2009
Location: Hobbiton
Description: Set of left-handed golf clubs. I don't play golf and I'm not left-handed. Don't ask me what I'm doing with them. Quick pick-up preferred.
And within a day, usually, you will get at least one request for the unwanted item from another member. In fact, it's not unusual to get a deluge of requests within the first couple of hours. (You can choose to give it to anyone you wish, though I usually follow a first-come, first-served policy.) In the past five years, I have successfully used Freecycle to get rid of many items, including:
- an eight-year-old Macintosh computer
- several old textbooks
- a reel-type lawn mower with a wheel that (as I stated quite openly) didn't stay on very well
So, if there is anyone out there in cyberspace who does not yet belong to a Freecycle group: try it, you'll like it.
