On Tue, 06 Apr 2021 16:43:43 +0100, Chris J Dixon
wrote:
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Yes, from time to time others do the same, sometimes with scrap,
others with stuff that some might find useful.

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I think that's where you can get an issue ... and doing it seems more
prevalent in people from different cultures.

They put something out they have finished with but is still useable
(let's say a baby buggy) because where they (originally) came from,
that's what everone did and it would always get taken by someone in
need (to use or clean-up and sell etc).

The number of times I've seen what look like perfectly good / clean
fabric sofas or wooden bedside cabinets left outside peoples houses
and then it rains on them for several days ... ;-(

Someone does similar on an estate here where they will put out a pile
of bones (for dogs or foxes presumably) and I've even seen a large
whole fish!

The other things is fridges / freezers that I don't believe the scrap
places will take (without being degassed?) so they just take the
compressors out (I saw one whilst walking the dog late one night just
collect the compressor that looked to have been previously disconnect
but left in place).

Cheers, T i m