We have bulky trash pickup a couple of times each year. It’s the time when folks put old tires, dead appliances, and old furniture on the curb for disposal. I take advantage of it maybe once a year. Most of my trash is old consumer electronic equipment. Sometimes my offerings disappear from the curb before pickup actually occurs. That’s what happened this evening.
My bulky detritus this year included a crib that we have held onto for almost 40 years and which our kid and grandkids never wanted. It was in like-new condition, but it was manufactured at a time and with technology that makes it unsafe for children. Alas! I also put out two computer keyboards and a fancy joystick. Then there was a working DVD player – we now have two Blu-ray players. There was also a receiver that works beautifully for HD TV but will not handle 4K TVs. All of our TVs now are 4K, of course. Sigh.
I packed everything into the Forrester, drove down the hill to our curbside, and unloaded everything – separating metal from non-metal. As I drove up the driveway, a pick-up truck pulling a large trailer pulled up to the curb.
Maybe our castoffs will find a good home and get further use. Waste not; want not.