chris potter wrote: > Thanks for your warning re taking things from skips and the resultant > court case. I have added it to my growing collection of "barmy > Britian stories" Here in Spain where I live, it is an accepted way of > life and the normal daily rubbish collection points often contain > items carefully placed alongside, that, may of be of use to someone > else. The fact that they are not there long is always proof that the > item has found a new home.My outside steel patio chairs were obtained > in such a way,they only needed a new coat of paint to make them like > brand new.They have given me ten years excellent service.In the UK > they would no doubt have ended up in a land fill site.Could this be > the reason why my rubbish collection charges are much lower in Spain > that for my house in the UK. CKP.
Round here, the latest "taking" things extends to stuff left outside charity shop doors. Most of this stuff is as good as new and freshly washed. On Sunday while waiting in the car for a prescription, I observed a Eastern European guy on a bike (who was carrying a *lot* of scrap copper pipe) check over the bags. He decided most of it was good stuff, so after sorting it and a mobile fone call, took what he could of the clothes, them scarpered. Within 5 mins a tatty Polish reg Golf arrived and pulioned the rest of the sorted bags and the copper pipe...organised or what! -- Neil Arlidge - NB Earnest Follow the travels of TNC, now in Ireland http://www.tuesdaynightclub.co.uk/tour.html
