Slight detour

On my way home from a pediatric doctor's appointment for the boys, we swung through the garbage dump lot. Since we live in the city limits, garbage items aren't taken directly to a landfill, but rather a large paved lot with a row of dumpsters on one side and a pile of bigger things that will be broken up and then taken to the land fill. Anyway, we swung through and couldn't believe what people were throwing away. First of all we got this highchair. It's not even wobbly, doesn't have stains, and the snap, leather strap, and slides all are in normal working order. Why it would be headed for the landfill and not put on freecycle or craigslist 'free' is beyond me. The same day we also got a bedside table (for me), an old pram, and a backless vintage chair/seat with an upholstered top and a small roll on each side. 2 weeks ago we got a step 2 playhouse, you know the one with the pink roof and purple door?

In the past few years I've gotten the following things on freecyle or craigslist 'free' section. Baby clothes, a pop-up camper, a toddler bed, couch/love seat/chair combo, my piano, fabric, futon bunk bed, baby swing, and that's not even counting trash pics. Sad to think that so much useful stuff is discarded, but it's nice to be able to intercept something that is otherwise headed to the landfill.