In a message dated 8/11/04 3:29:49 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Those who are really�"of" as opposed to merely "in" �our neighborhood know that if someone leaves furniture on the street late in the afternoon before regular trash day, unless it's hopelessly (and even this is a highly subjective term) busted up, ratty, etc., someone who needs it will take it before morning. This is a form of waste recovery practiced around here for years, that should be encouraged and not discouraged.
And, not everyone who salvages viable stuff this way is a destitute college student, a struggling young member of the working force, a miscellaneous KRF tenant, or a homeless person looking to furnish his or her corrugated cardboard shelter.
I agree; some of my favorite pieces of furniture have come from the trash.
Melani Lamond
