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| Post 1 made on Tuesday July 11, 2006 at 23:11 |
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Here in NYC, garbage collection is twice a week (3 times a week in Manhattan).
Bulk pick up is once a week. My Toshiba 55" RPTV of 13 years finally expired. I put it out on the curb tonight (Tuesday) at 9:45pm for pickup on Wednesday. No more than 20 minutes later I noticed someone had taken the 250 lb. TV.
We don't need no stinkin' sanitation department!
Sorry, I have no credible subjects to ponder tonight.
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| Post 2 made on Tuesday July 11, 2006 at 23:37 |
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Did you put a FREE sign on it?
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Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right.
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| OP | Post 3 made on Tuesday July 11, 2006 at 23:42 |
doopid Active Member |
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If it's on my curb. I don't want it.
It seems to be a national past time here in NYC for this kind of behavior. They also took two nasty chairs a neighbor across the street put out as well.
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| Post 4 made on Tuesday July 11, 2006 at 23:45 |
pilgram Loyal Member |
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In NYC, you don't need a sign!
Much like many 'Ports of call' I have visited in the Carribean ;-)
If your hand isn't on it when it's in 'public' it's free game!
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| Post 5 made on Wednesday July 12, 2006 at 01:10 |
Mr. Stanley Elite Member |
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On July 11, 2006 at 23:42, doopid said...
If it's on my curb. I don't want it.
It seems to be a national past time here in NYC
for this kind of behavior. They also took two
nasty chairs a neighbor across the street put
out as well. I wonder how long a BOSE system would have sat there!?
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"If it keeps up, man will atrophy all his limbs but the push-button finger."
Frank Lloyd Wright
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| Post 6 made on Wednesday July 12, 2006 at 01:17 |
Steve Garn Senior Member |
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same thing with all that dog poo on the curb. most of it seems to disappear pretty quik too. I admit, sometimes I take a bit of it home myself.
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| Post 7 made on Wednesday July 12, 2006 at 06:38 |
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OOPS ......see below for the witty retort.
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| Post 8 made on Wednesday July 12, 2006 at 06:40 |
simoneales Select Member |
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On July 11, 2006 at 23:42, doopid said...
If it's on my curb. I don't want it.
It seems to be a national past time here in NYC
for this kind of behavior. They also took two
nasty chairs a neighbor across the street put
out as well. I'll bet your neighbor was pissed off when he returned to sit in his chairs and watch your TV.
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I guarantee I'll tell you the truth and I guarantee I'll tell you what you need to know but I can't guarantee that I'll be telling you anything you want to hear. |
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| Post 9 made on Wednesday July 12, 2006 at 07:42 |
Trunk-Slammer -Supreme Loyal Member |
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On July 12, 2006 at 01:10, Mr. Stanley said...
I wonder how long a BOSE system would have sat
there!? Now that would be a case of "Trash to dust"...... After 10 years or so, it would disolve.....
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| Post 10 made on Wednesday July 12, 2006 at 08:40 |
Fred Harding Super Member |
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Or, you'd come back the next day and find five systems.
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| Post 11 made on Wednesday July 12, 2006 at 17:45 |
Daniel Tonks Wrangler of Remotes |
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Even in a suburban setting stuff tends to disappear... old carpet (& underpad!), broken lawnmowers, old televisions and so forth. We sort of figured out whose been doing it lately and just offer it first. :-)
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| Post 12 made on Wednesday July 12, 2006 at 17:59 |
cma Super Member |
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My step father put a couch out once with a "free" sign on it and it sat there for two days so he changed the sign to "$10" and it was gone the next morning.
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| Post 13 made on Wednesday July 12, 2006 at 18:37 |
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In Manhattan, and I'm sure other cities too, there are guys called "pickers" that drive around the city in trucks on bulk pick-up nights grabbing anything they think they can sell at the flea markets that spring up on the weekends . If you've ever seen the junk that many of the vendors sell, now you know where it comes from .
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| Post 14 made on Wednesday July 12, 2006 at 21:41 |
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My own personal experience with this kind of thing....
1. Lived in Fort Lauderdale area. Had some nice 8' palm trees, in pots, in the front yard. While planting them I took a short break for a cold drink, and had to run out and stop some guy that was loading some plants in his truck. His stated "I thought they were being thrown out as trash". Yeah, right. That's why half of them are planted in the ground....
I like Fred's response to the Bose thing...People would think "this must be the place I drop this crap off".....lol
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| Post 15 made on Thursday July 13, 2006 at 00:40 |
Steve Garn Senior Member |
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bose depository. that's funny.
My last job tonight put my van and open trailer with 2 50" pio plasmas and a subwoofer on the curb. After reading this thread last night I was a little paranoid. Man, I kept running back & forth (wiping my feet, of course). Finally the nice homeowner dude offered to open the garage. So I disconnected and stuffed the trailer in the garage for an hour or so and got the peace of brain I needed.
I gotta get me an enclosed trailer.
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