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Garland Gray II February 25th 05 03:00 AM

Perhaps, but I'd hate to end up moving it twice.
But it does remind me of when a battery was stolen out of a piece of our
logging equipment parked in the woods. Saved us the trouble of removing the
battery as it was weak and to be replaced anyway. Batteries in other
equipment were good, they just picked the wrong one.
I would have loved to see their faces when they tried to use it.

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 18:00:17 -0500, "Garland Gray II"
wrote:

Thanks for the responses.
I was afraid there was no good solution, and it appears that is the case.


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That may not be true. :-)

Picking up on Glenn's thought, there's an old joke with people who
live in Manhattan (NYC of course). If you REALLY want to get rid of
something, wrap it up in nice paper, put it in a Tiffany's shopping
bag, and leave it on the back seat of your unattended car, preferably
unlocked to avoid glass damage.

It works.

In lieu of that, just put in on the curb for a few days and see what
happens. There ARE people looking for these things.





Steve February 25th 05 03:05 PM


"Steve" wrote in message
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"Garland Gray II" wrote in message
news:4aRSd.14304$%U2.5245@lakeread01...


Sad Fact:

If you can't find a dumpster to (sneak) it into (most curb-side trash
pickup won't take it), be prepared to pay about $5 at a "Take it Back"
processing facility.

According to what I've recently heard on the local news, it cost more to
process a TV or monitor, than they can get out of the heavy metals.

If I try to take my old TV to a local land fill, and they notice it in my
load (they screen what goes into the site) they will charge a similar fee.

If your like me (cheap), try to take it back to an appliance store
(hopefully where you purchased your new TV) and ask them to dispose of it.
There may come a day where they are required to take it back, similar to
batteries or tires.

My experiences for what it's worth.

Steve
s/v Good Intentions


Follow up on the local Take-it-Back (Shoreline
WA.)

Handling Fees (drop off):
Cell phones $10 ea.
TVs $15-$20
Printers $10
Computers $10
Copier/Fax $10-$80
PDAs/Pagers $10

Steve






Gogarty March 7th 05 09:31 PM

In article 30tTd.23119$%U2.11635@lakeread01, says...


Thanks for the responses.
I was afraid there was no good solution, and it appears that is the case.

To the sidewalk! Let other people furnish their premises with your
castoffs.

Apropos of which, walking along the sidewalk yesterday morning, I stumbled
across a big box full of books with a sign: "Free Books." It was an
eclectic collection indeed and all were in excellent shape. Just to be a
trifle OT, the one on top was "The Weather Book" with foreword by Nigel
Calder. It is now part of my library.


Jere Lull March 8th 05 06:41 AM

In article ,
Wayne.B wrote:

Picking up on Glenn's thought, there's an old joke with people who
live in Manhattan (NYC of course). If you REALLY want to get rid of
something, wrap it up in nice paper, put it in a Tiffany's shopping
bag, and leave it on the back seat of your unattended car, preferably
unlocked to avoid glass damage.

It works.

In lieu of that, just put in on the curb for a few days and see what
happens. There ARE people looking for these things.


In my starving student days (early 70s), my roommate was one of those
people. He very comfortably outfitted our apartment with beautifully
rich wall-to-wall, convertable couch, a couple chairs, tables, lamps,
kitchen ware.... He was amazing, as was the quality of the stuff tossed
out for slight imperfections. Our stuff moved down the food chain in
much the same way.

--
Jere Lull
Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD)
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