-=> Quoting Kurt Weiske to Nancy Backus on 09-26-12  17:24 <=-

 > That worked out well, for all involved.. :)  Around here it's nowhere
 > near as organized, but there's always stuff being put out to the curb
 > that has useful life in it yet... and rarely does that stick around long
 > enough for the city pickups...  :)

 KW> San Francisco used to do neighborhood pickups - I knew people that
 KW> furnished their houses almost entirely out of them! Now, they offer a
 KW> twice-a-year bulky pickup, but you have to call to schedule an
 KW> single-house pickup. Nowhere near as much fun or rewarding.

Big stuff, one is supposed to call and at least alert them for a special
pickup, but often it still just gets left on the curb, expecting that
someone will grab it.  There IS a spring bulky pickup scheduled, but not
everyone is ready to take advantage of it.  :)  That's also useful for
when one has way too much small stuff to fit in the regular bins... but
again, people still put stuff out like that year-round...  :)

 KW> I wonder what would happen if an entire block signed up on the same
 KW> day?  :) 

They should advertise the week before, so the scavengers can clear
things out beforehand...?  Refuse would probably have to have a flotilla
of trucks there, otherwise...  :)

ttyl          neb

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