Karma

Like most areas, we have council "chuck-out days" where people will put stuff on the roadside to be taken away to charity or the tip. And we've chucked out our share. But it seems a lot of these things don't end up anywhere near the tip as they get vulturised by other inhabitants to be recycled in their home. We stuck a near new Weber BBQ out on the lawn once and watched it getting wheeled away a couple of hours later by a happy young woman who looked like all her christmases had come at once. We also sent a table and chairs off the same way and a bunch of bits and bobs over the years. And every now and then we will find something handy to take home for ourselves. Last night we got lucky as karma came our way again. Someone put out one of those "temporary" closets like you get from IKEA. For now it will clear all the junk away from the floor in the spare room and I'm hoping when we move into a house I will be able to steal it away to store my yarn in. I can see my needles going in those little shoe pockets really nicely. Now some people might say a feeble bit of a closet isn't much repayment for a new Weber or a dining set, but in my opinion it's all about what's useful to the owner. There have been complaints from residents about the practice - that it's unsightly or whatever. Honestly. I hope they keep it going - it's a great tradition that encourages people to re-use old things instead of buying new stuff, kind of like a free flea market on your own street.