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THE PEOPLE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
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Couch & Car Seat Combo
I’ve never understood the mentality of people who are too lazy to responsibly dispose of larger possessions, like furniture. A neighbor across the street from my house left a large glass-front hutch outside, tagged with a sign that read FREE. For months, it blocked the sidewalk, detouring kids on scooters and strolling seniors. Then the rains came, and the cheap particle-board construction (photo-finished to look like real wood) swelled and warped, and the hutch acquired a dangerous lean. The neighbors finally broke it down and removed it.
The inferred curb appeal of abandoned property is absolutely baffling in Oregon, where one good rain turns a “free” couch into a soggy eyesore.
One day after I published this piece, I was driving home and found a prime example of a rain-soaked “free” offering. Who on earth would want to load this up and take it home? below
If you look closely at the house in the background of this first photo, you’ll see what I believe are eviction notices taped to the front door. I’m sure those served as a green light for some good Samaritan, keen to advance any young parent’s standard of living by adding an infant car…
