micky wrote:
In alt.home.repair, on Thu, 1 Oct 2015 08:50:43 -0700 (PDT),
DerbyDad03 wrote:

On Thursday, October 1, 2015 at 11:26:44 AM UTC-4, Oren wrote:
On Thu, 01 Oct 2015 07:39:41 -0400, micky
wrote:

And why do they say, "If not gone by tomorrow, goes to the dump."
They've had this stuff for years, maybe decades, and all of a
sudden it has to be gone immediately.

Maybe because the item is on the street the day before the trash
runs?

Yep!

I check the "Free Stuff" section on CL every now and them.

Quite often there are posts entitled "Curb Alert!" usually followed
by a brief description and a picture of what was put out.

This translates to "I just put this stuff out for the trash. If you
want it, come and get it - quick!"

That's what I'm saying. If they were really interested in someone
else benefitting from their used stuff, they wouldn't put it out in
the trash for another week, or even two, to give people time to pick
it up.

I see this a lot in a Freecycle newsletter, and since postings there
have to be approved, and approval can take a day or two, sometimes
these announcements come in the middle of the night before the trash
is to be picked up.

They've had the stuff for years. They can wait two more weeks.
They could also plan ahead.

It's just people being nice...

A little nice but not very nice.

You are too picky. Maybe they're having a party and need it gone before the
party. At least they offered it, and frequently it will be gone as they want.
Maybe they posted it 3 times already and it's time to go. IF you want it, ask
for it and pick it up as they desired. You're getting it free.