Miss Kitty
Meow
I myself have Ted King on hold waiting for the Free Ted thread.
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...today's your day!
Dia
Beach Fanatic
Dia
Beach Fanatic
seagrovegirl
Beach Fanatic
Free Ted? Is he stuck? Or is he being given away??????
Alicia Leonard
SoWal Insider
Free the Teds and the Whales!!!!!!!!!!!
GoodWitch58
Beach Fanatic
Free Ted?
Did they really send Ted Turner to jail for starting CNN?
Did they really send Ted Turner to jail for starting CNN?
John R
needs to get out more
Sadly, the freebox was being abused by those who chose to overlook the spirit and abuse the karma. The town was on the verge of shutting it down, as people were dumping unusable garbage there instead of properly disposing of it. and maintenence of it was becoming too expensive(it is completely cleared on monday mornings via a front end loader by one person. but one person can't lift a refrigerator) also, it was becoming a source of income for those who would hang out there all day waiting for good stuff that they would grab and sell elsewhere. I stopped taking stuff there because they were like vultures, and they'd barely wait till you put the stuff on the shelf.
It came to a head and a citizen's coalition group stepped up and has begun to 'police' it so it wouldn't be dismantled. a tighter set of guidelines has been established, there are monitors there during 'peak' times, etc...
remember, it is a 25 year old institution, there have even been books written about it. we can't even keep people from drowning themselves here, or taking their stuff from the beach daily, i doubt the tourists would give it the time of day.
It came to a head and a citizen's coalition group stepped up and has begun to 'police' it so it wouldn't be dismantled. a tighter set of guidelines has been established, there are monitors there during 'peak' times, etc...
remember, it is a 25 year old institution, there have even been books written about it. we can't even keep people from drowning themselves here, or taking their stuff from the beach daily, i doubt the tourists would give it the time of day.
aggieb
Beach Fanatic
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scooterbug44
SoWal Expert
Sad that a nice idea (and institution) like that was lost to greed - do you think that if we did one w/ just beach stuff the same problems would exist? I don't see used & sandy cheap beach items having much EBay potential or profit margin.
My thinking was that we use the same space for "claiming" items as for the free stuff. It would already by staffed and locked up except during business hours and keep folks from abusing it.
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Imatrucountrygirl
Beach Lover
But while we are on the subject, Smiling Joe has authorized me to pay forward the dog crate that his dogs and now mine has outgrown. If you are in need, let me know. __________________
Quit whining and RUN!!
If the dog crate is still available, I am in need.. thank you.
Quit whining and RUN!!
If the dog crate is still available, I am in need.. thank you.