Craigslist and Other Bargains

[baymule]

During the Hippy hey day in San Fransisco the hippiest members were incouraged to use only ONE sheet of toilet paper ....

And then a handful of leaves?

 

[ninnymary]

i didn't even blink because i thought the context was enough to tell me it was a poolhouse or outbuilding related to that...

Flowerbug, I thought the same thing too.

Mary

 

[baymule]

There was a home repossessed in the neighborhood. The couple (named Dumb and Dumber by the neighbors) were so stupid that they thought the mortgage company would come take the doublewide and leave them the land. Neighbors tried to tell them different, but being stupid, they didn't listen. So they got kicked out, nobody misses them. It might sound harsh, but you wouldn't want them in your neighborhood. Mr. Dumb even had over $2,000 in his pocket and could have caught up the mortgage and did not do so, steadfast in his belief that the land was his to keep. Morons.

Anyway, the doublewide was picked up to be rehabbed (in terrible shape) and the land sold (2 acres). The deck was given to another neighbor for cleaning up, along with a couple of storage buildings (both full of crap with about a million of empty water bottles piled up between them). Their property backs up to ours and rain ran across their piles of garbage, onto our land. I am thrilled the mess is being cleaned up!

Ron found 7 boxes of pint canning jars and 1 box of quart canning jars and called me. he brought them to me and I gave him an 18 pack of fresh eggs. Win-win.

For a gardener and canner, 8 cases of canning jars is a bonanza!

 

[thejenx]

Good score and good riddance!

 

[ninnymary]

Definitely a win-win!

Mary

 

[flowerbug]

There was a home repossessed in the neighborhood. The couple (named Dumb and Dumber by the neighbors) were so stupid that they thought the mortgage company would come take the doublewide and leave them the land. Neighbors tried to tell them different, but being stupid, they didn't listen. So they got kicked out, nobody misses them. It might sound harsh, but you wouldn't want them in your neighborhood. Mr. Dumb even had over $2,000 in his pocket and could have caught up the mortgage and did not do so, steadfast in his belief that the land was his to keep. Morons.

Anyway, the doublewide was picked up to be rehabbed (in terrible shape) and the land sold (2 acres). The deck was given to another neighbor for cleaning up, along with a couple of storage buildings (both full of crap with about a million of empty water bottles piled up between them). Their property backs up to ours and rain ran across their piles of garbage, onto our land. I am thrilled the mess is being cleaned up!

Ron found 7 boxes of pint canning jars and 1 box of quart canning jars and called me. he brought them to me and I gave him an 18 pack of fresh eggs. Win-win.

For a gardener and canner, 8 cases of canning jars is a bonanza!

any time someone brings me jars i make sure to give them something in return or Mom has bread, cookies or cakes in the freezer. i'm getting low on freezer jam, hope this year is a good berry year. haven't looked yet to see how the garden looks...

 

[catjac1975]

There was a home repossessed in the neighborhood. The couple (named Dumb and Dumber by the neighbors) were so stupid that they thought the mortgage company would come take the doublewide and leave them the land. Neighbors tried to tell them different, but being stupid, they didn't listen. So they got kicked out, nobody misses them. It might sound harsh, but you wouldn't want them in your neighborhood. Mr. Dumb even had over $2,000 in his pocket and could have caught up the mortgage and did not do so, steadfast in his belief that the land was his to keep. Morons.

Anyway, the doublewide was picked up to be rehabbed (in terrible shape) and the land sold (2 acres). The deck was given to another neighbor for cleaning up, along with a couple of storage buildings (both full of crap with about a million of empty water bottles piled up between them). Their property backs up to ours and rain ran across their piles of garbage, onto our land. I am thrilled the mess is being cleaned up!

Ron found 7 boxes of pint canning jars and 1 box of quart canning jars and called me. he brought them to me and I gave him an 18 pack of fresh eggs. Win-win.

For a gardener and canner, 8 cases of canning jars is a bonanza!

How can people be so dumb? And they didn't want the trailer enough to pay their mortgage? I never want to see people homeless. But who wants to live near a pile of garbage?

 

[flowerbug]

How can people be so dumb? And they didn't want the trailer enough to pay their mortgage? I never want to see people homeless. But who wants to live near a pile of garbage?

unfortunately a lot of people in the world don't even think of it as a problem they are responsible for dealing with or changing. anytime you talk about encouraging recycling or changing packaging or how things are made so they can be recycled or composted people complain that it costs too much as usual the costs of dealing with the issue then get shoved off into the future.

one thing i do like about CL (getting back to the topic i guess ) is that you can list things you have that you don't want for free so that others may use them instead of throwing them away.

 

[TwinCitiesPanda]

unfortunately a lot of people in the world don't even think of it as a problem they are responsible for dealing with or changing. anytime you talk about encouraging recycling or changing packaging or how things are made so they can be recycled or composted people complain that it costs too much as usual the costs of dealing with the issue then get shoved off into the future.

one thing i do like about CL (getting back to the topic i guess ) is that you can list things you have that you don't want for free so that others may use them instead of throwing them away.

Absolutely! Taking care of our planet requires reducing, reusing, and recycling. It’s not the easiest simplest way to handle things, but it’s the responsible way. Buy less, reuse and repurpose what you buy. Pass it onto to someone else if you cannot use it. Donate it if you can’t pass it on directly. Recycle what you can. Throw away as little as possible. My last apartment complex had a free “swap shop” in one apartment which allowed residents to drop off or take any items they wanted. It was a wonderful thing to be apart of as I imagine most of it would have gone in the trash.

 

[catjac1975]

I am feeling a little more sorry for them. Some people ARE just low IQ.