eh well that did it for me. The local mom and pop computer store fixes old monitors and sells them for like ten bucks. I took them over there and gave them to them. The city wanted $15 each to recycle them.
On 2/22/08, Loathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I wouldn't expect to find that many computer monitors either. > > BTW, a music monitor is a small speaker that usually sites on the floor > in front of a musician so he/she can hear themselves. > > Dana wrote: > > that is absolutely what I get out of it. Someone takes it away and I > > do not have to take it to the dump. However, I also prefer to give > > that semi-ok bike to someone who will fix it as opposed to having it > > clutter up the landfill. Like I say, when it works it is win-win. > > However, it is perhaps more work than selling stuff on e-bay, just > > cause you have to deal with people's wierd ideas. I also had an offer > > for some old computer monitors. I waited a day for some guy to come by > > and say oh sorry, I thought you meant music monitors (?). > > > > I don't even know what those are, but I am pretty sure there probably > > aren't 15 extras floating around albuqueruque, let alone being given > > away in one fell swoop... > > > > Dana > > > >> I honestly wish our moderators would step in more often, it seems like > >> most of the stuff on the list here really is garbage that people don't > >> want to take to the dump, not really useful stuff. > >> > >> Dana wrote: > >>> If there is an offer on a dresser or a bicycle doesn't that kind of > >>> say that you will not be able to transport this on the bus?????? > >>> > >>> I mean -- I offered five bikes, all of which needed some work. The > >>> first three people I talked to about them messed around and eventually > >>> said (a couple of days later) that they were unable to transport them, > >>> sorry... > >>> > >>> ::eyeroll:: > >>> > >>> On 2/22/08, Loathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>> The freecycle here is ghetto as hell. > >>>> > >>>> People giving away and taking open food items, nasty stuff like used > >>>> nursing pads. > >>>> > >>>> They are good about saying if you will need a truck or if an item is > >>>> large. > >>>> > >>>> Someone just posted a wanted item for an x-box 360, come on. Yeah, her > >>>> husband is just getting home from a deployment, but damn, everyone here > >>>> is either leaving or getting home just about. > >>>> > >>>> I also don't like the way people "package" items. Take everything or > >>>> take nothing. Thats kind of BS. > >>>> > >>>> Dana wrote: > >>>>> when it works it is win-win for everyone. From the point of view of > >>>>> someone giving items away though it is often frustrating. I mean, if > >>>>> you are asking for something that requires a vehicle (my recent > >>>>> giveaways include bicycles, a dresser and a four-foot flower pot) > >>>>> shouldn't you consider that *before* asking for the item???? > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> On 2/22/08, G Money <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>>>> My experience with freecycle here in KC sucked donkey balls.....i > >>>>>> didn't > >>>>>> want to say anything though, because everyone on here seems to love it. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 9:25 AM, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> My local freecycle group is telling me I have to remove my signature > >>>>>>> if I want to give stuff away. Now there's an incentive to > >>>>>>> participate.... > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> ::sigh:: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>> Nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices > >>>>>>> calling for change - Barack Obama > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:254821 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
