I wanted to post this yesterday, but real life got in the way. Plus, sometimes the Internet can be really boring or annoying or both, and there aren’t enough pictures of baby polar bears to make up for it.
But I found this awesome post on LA’s Freecycle community. If you don’t know what Freecycle is, then you’re not really missing out on anything. It’s a nationwide group that tries to lessen our impact on landfills by allowing people to “offer” their unwanted items to others instead of merely throwing them away. You can also post “wanted” items that you need that people may not use anymore, etc etc. Overall, it’s awesome. We all accumulate junk and it’s the perfect avenue to clean out your life, as well as provide for others. I hate hate hate hate throwing things away (don’t worry, I am NOT A HOARDER) and Freecycle gave me the opportunity to recycle old snowboarding gear, rugs, curtains, routers, etc.
The key is to NOT buy new things after you freecycle them, because that just defeats the purpose.
The other important note is that you’re not supposed to be all greedy, illogical and stupid. You’re not supposed to request free services, or solicit pity for your sorry life. For example, this guy Bill, who posted the below:
Wanted: iPhone 90046
Posted by: “Bill”
Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:32 am
I dropped my iPhone out of my jacket in a cab I was in Saturday nite
and it was ‘missing’ when I called the cab company 20 minutes later.Your generosity would be GREATLY appreciated.
At first I thought this was a not-funny April Fool’s Joke. Then I saw that it was actually posted Monday morning.
WTF, Bill? Last time I checked, iPhones were still pretty popular and NOT taking up space in our landfills. People aren’t giving this shit away for free, and nor are they throwing them out. Our generosity would be greatly appreciated?? Really? Really. Well, guess what. Generosity isn’t reusable trash, so rethink your priorities and pony up the cash to buy yourself a new jacket with better pockets.
This beats the other post I found ages ago, where someone asked for a horse and a Segway. I wish I was kidding, but I’m not.
I hate humans. Baby polar bears all the way!
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