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I felt the same way you did, Gloria, about having people show up at  
the door in some unexpected fashion, so I did it like this; I'd take  
whatever it was to the dump, and put it in the "trash or treasure"  
place our county provided.  Does your county do that? Maybe worth a  
suggestion, if they don't.

Celia

On Apr 22, 2008, at 5:22 PM, Gloria Morris wrote:

> I joined a couple of free cycle programs in relatively nearby cities,
> in a burst of good will. The "close" town is about 20 miles away. The
> other is about 40 miles away. Thus far I haven't posted anything on
> either list. I'm a little leery about having someone come out to my
> place to get my junk, if they wanted to drive to get it. First, almost
> no one can ever find my place - I give directions that are complete
> with critical landmarks, but city people don't comprehend the need to
> write down the landmarks, figuring the "streets" will be
> self-explanatory, and so people invariably end up lost and calling me
> (IF their cell phone works out here, which most don't). So, knowing
> this about the difficulty of finding my place, luring city folks out
> here with freebies does not seem a wise use of my time. Second, I have
> some concern about having a complete stranger come to my house to get
> freebies and potentially case the place for an uninvited return trip -
> probably a paranoid view, but it has crossed my mind.
>
> The few times I've perused the offerings, there is no way I would
> drive 40 miles round trip (or 80) to get it. I'm sure the lists are
> great for town folks, but I have doubts about it for myself. Never say
> never - I suppose I may end up giving something away through it one of
> these days.
>
> Gloria