What have you found lately

[martinw-48]

Yesterday I found a Bic four colour biro as I alighted the bus
It was all dirty due to recent rain but all four colours are working
A couple of days before I found a brand new Bic lighter
I often find two dollar coins but it's only been five and ten cent pieces for ages now
Last significant find was a Kelvin Cline purse with over six dollars in change
I handed it into the local police station when it eventually opened and was rewarded with twenty dollars by the owner
I was very tempted to buy food with the coins because I was broke but went to Vinnie's instead for some assistance
I've been judged by some people for going to Vinnie's with them stating that they could never do that but I'd rather eat than hold onto some false pride

[lyhargr_0]

I guess also depend of the local council laws re putting items out on the nature strip/beside the road etc. My council doesnt allow it, so popping it on FB is much cheaper than copping a fine

[chameleon54]

The system does cause minor problems when a daggy couch gets left on the side of the road for weeks and gets rained on, but most people do the right thing and clean up the left overs if they havnt gone in a week or two. We also have a few scrappies who pick up old fridges, BBQ,s etc.

All up the system is much better than just dumping the stuff in landfill.

[lyhargr_0]

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@chameleon54 wrote:

The system does cause minor problems when a daggy couch gets left on the side of the road for weeks and gets rained on, but most people do the right thing and clean up the left overs if they havnt gone in a week or two. We also have a few scrappies who pick up old fridges, BBQ,s etc.

All up the system is much better than just dumping the stuff in landfill.

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Am thinking you have a much higher population where you are, than here    ....

[springyzone]

We are allowed 2 hard rubbish collections a year. The council does a collection every month and you have to ring to book if you want them to swing past your place.

We are not allowed to put things on the nature strip though till the week of the collection. Basically, most people pop it out on Sunday and the various trucks come around on different days, depending on what you have eg branches, furniture, electrical etc

So we could be fined if we just popped things on the nature strip or left them there without a booking.