Old 12-21-15, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by RubeRad
That's crazy, why would someone just throw that away? Can't they think of any family that might want it? Or Salvation Army or Goodwill or something? Shamefully wasteful. I guess it's not that surprising, everybody in C&V knows people throw away perfectly good whole bikes all the time. I'm just glad you kept them in circulation!
In the local suburbs, dragging something to the trash is recycling. Gleaners in old beat up cars and pickups come around the night before trash day, and grab anything that looks salvageable. I've left grills, lawn mowers, and bookcases, and none of them have made it to the dump.
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