Yes, I feel the same - and it's a great relief to be able to get rid of things and know that they are not wasted. The person who gave us the piano couldn't house it but felt it was totally wrong to throw an instrument away, so I think she was as happy as we were when we took it. And I used it in Edinburgh to pass on my computer desk to a postgrad student - I'd been given it myself so Freecycle really was the optimum solution. I'm surprised more people haven't heard of it.
A Canadian friend of mine said that in her home town they had a Freecycle system pre-internet, but the internet makes it much easier and reaches a wider cross-section of the population. I really appreciated the (albeit sometimes brief) contact it's given me with local people while I was new to the city.
I had a go at playing the piano today - taking advantage of having the house to myself. It was kind of fun to play without the covers so I could see the hammers dance, but I'm glad we don't have immediate neighbours! Still, the housemate who knows about tuning pianos has two weeks off for half term now, so hopefully it will become more presentable soon.
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Date: 2006-05-27 10:11 pm (UTC)A Canadian friend of mine said that in her home town they had a Freecycle system pre-internet, but the internet makes it much easier and reaches a wider cross-section of the population. I really appreciated the (albeit sometimes brief) contact it's given me with local people while I was new to the city.
I had a go at playing the piano today - taking advantage of having the house to myself. It was kind of fun to play without the covers so I could see the hammers dance, but I'm glad we don't have immediate neighbours! Still, the housemate who knows about tuning pianos has two weeks off for half term now, so hopefully it will become more presentable soon.