freecycle rocks

This is amazing. I'm happy to get rid of stuff, I'm happy that perfectly usable things can continue to be useful and won't end up as landfill, and of course, people are always happy to get Free Things.

Freecycle is even cool on an emotional or spiritual level. Generosity brings out the best in people. All the Freecyclers I've emailed with or spoken to so far have been so nice. Several of them just moved to New York, and maybe I've given them a good feeling about the city.

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  1. David Cho22 August 2005 at 17:32

    Thanks for the link. I've been looking around to get rid of stuff, but I just do not make a good saleman. Better to give them away!

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  2. Sass22 August 2005 at 21:02

    holy shit, l-girl. I wish I knew about this when I moved in March! I threw away so much perfectly good stuff because I ran out of time and sanity...wow.
    But now I know, and as GI Joe says, "Knowing is half the battle."

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  3. laura k23 August 2005 at 01:40

    as GI Joe says, "Knowing is half the battle."

    Just the other day we were quoting Transformers. We're a mature bunch here at wmtc. :)

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