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Old 08-20-2006, 06:58 PM   #1
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sympathy for discarded furniture

When my wife sees furniture that has been put out to the curb, she feels sorry for it. We were discussing why that is, and decided it's because the furniture can still serve its purpose, but somebody rejected it because they don't like the way it looks anymore, or they feel it isn't good enough for them anymore. It isn't the furniture's fault, though. She told me she used to adopt abandoned furniture, like stray animals.
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Old 08-20-2006, 08:27 PM   #2
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Here in the UK, that's called fly-tipping....


However, the sally army are always willing to take old/out of fashion/whatever stuff.

Do give your local battalion a ring before you dump it.
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Old 08-20-2006, 09:28 PM   #3
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She told me she used to adopt abandoned furniture, like stray animals.
Make sure it's deloused before taking it inside. You don't know that it was fashion that caused it to be discarded in the first place.
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Old 08-20-2006, 09:42 PM   #4
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Some furniture turns out to be rude once you get it in the house. My grandmother had a racist armoire once.
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Old 08-20-2006, 09:52 PM   #5
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Old 08-20-2006, 09:53 PM   #6
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UT set me up for that one. We've actually been on both ends of the furniture spectrum. Never had any lice, did have a goldbricking chair once...
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Old 08-20-2006, 11:08 PM   #7
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I had a La-Z-Boy recliner for awhile. Never could get it to do anything. It just sat around the house.
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Old 08-21-2006, 05:57 AM   #8
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You know, they should have a charity orginization that collects old furniture that's damaged but still usable! People would be grateful to get it: Poor families, people just starting out, college students...

We got rid of our couch not long ago- it started biting people that sat on it (busted spring).
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Old 08-21-2006, 07:25 AM   #9
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There are charity organisations that do - often run by local churches. When I was trying to sort out my debt I was helped by a Christian charity that did that kind of thing. Their congregation wouldn't consider taking something to the tip before making sure no-one else wanted it. My slightly chipped unfashionable brown gas cooker is effectively from Jesus.
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Old 08-21-2006, 04:26 PM   #10
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Freecycle does a nice job on this stuff.
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Old 08-21-2006, 04:36 PM   #11
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I don't know if I feel sorry for it but it's certainly wasteful. That said I won't touch it for don't know why it was discarded factor.
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Old 08-21-2006, 06:47 PM   #12
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I had a La-Z-Boy recliner for awhile. Never could get it to do anything. It just sat around the house.
And I got stuck with his wife, Lazy Susan.
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Old 08-21-2006, 08:57 PM   #13
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I just got back from Toronto where everyone leaves their discarded furniture and appliances on the curb in the hopes that these guys will pick it up, fix it up then drop it back off.

I saw the show when they made that bbq in the pic on their site. That thing started out as an old rusted out oven they picked up off the curb. After they turned into a 4x4 offroad barbeque, they dropped it back off, rang the doorbell and split. The owner, who had left the stove for dead, was very pleased.
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Old 08-21-2006, 09:54 PM   #14
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Here's a handy tip for the hobby minded. All the dressers at the curb have drawers. The drawers, especially in cheaper furniture, have backs and sometimes sides, made of thin solid wood and bottoms of thin plywood.

Thin wood is great for craft projects where a regular board is too clunky.
A friend used to make doll houses with this mini-lumber, and clued me in.
Many more people have saws to cut the wood to size than have thickness planers or the skill/patience to hand plane it.

Also "crisper" drawers from refrigerators are good for the garage or cellar.

Oh, and electrical cords from appliances.

I'll stop now.
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Old 08-22-2006, 01:47 AM   #15
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Aren't we glad now that Flint stayed at The Cellar?
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