The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: scattybiker1972 on January 13, 2010, 03:39:34 pm
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is anyone else on a local freecycle.
as far as i am concerned if you can get something you should be grateful for it,eg a washing machine ,not just one that works but askin for a top of range silver one is cheeky.
this takes the buscuit i think
is it just me or do others think the same i wouldnt have the nerve.
[freecyclewirral] WANTED: a bmw, preferably 09 plate, convertable aswell if poss
Sunday, 10 January, 2010 12:54
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i'm not a fan of freecycle, don't like the format, the moderators are little hitlers too
and of course there are a few chancers
I think it would be better in a format like Gumtree or even a forum like this one.
it would soon be very easy to see who were the ones claiming every item in the hope to sell it at a car boot sale a few days later
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I tried to join our local one and got turned down! No reason given either. Having just moved I had (and still have) loads of things that I won't ever use, and thought it was a good way for it to be used. Ah well, the barn is still brimming with 'stuff'.
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What? Do you get "black balled" or something? Do they take up references?
How bizarre.
Hey, maybe we shoudl try screening. What criteria coudl we use?
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We were on our local one, but dad got fed up of the constand e-mails that didn't interest him, in saying that we did manage to find a Chicken coop on it, :D
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Me and Sandy use it a lot - but in Scotland it's now called FREEGLE - can't remember what it stands for - something like freely given locally accessed but that's not quite right. The moderators are much better and one of them is Linz who is on here I think.
edited to say I've also met LOADS of really nice people and made a few friends too!
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I think the benifits are good if you can get a deal, but if we advertised anything on freecycle, we would end up with a loas of Tinks, or chancers, due to the area close to where we live. >:(
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The main benefit is it keeps stuff out of the landfill sites for a bit longer.
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I used to enjoy freecycle when the balance of posts was more giving. Now the majority of posts are wanted ads. My guess is that the post shown is just highlighting how silly some of them are.
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As far as a I know the moderators keep a close eye on wants and on who is receiving things. There was one person trading a few months ago and was banned from the list. and I'm not sure but I think there is another one on at the moment. Let's face it if your washing machine packs in and you are out of work and have kids in the house it's little short of a disaster so why not ask if anyone is refitting their kitchen and has one spare. I just take a fairly pragmatic view of the weird and outlandish requests - they're quite amusing I think.
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Most of my house if full of freebies, charity shops or E Bay stuff, I did get a lot from freecycle butther is not much I want at the moment. I have noticed some people post a lot and request strange, expensive stuff, I gave away an MOT failure and was inundated and Like Anne, I have met some great people and got to know the area, that bit is fun and the added bonus of a nice present is fantastic, I love it, the next thing I shall post for is a Hi Fi for the dog room, the last one I had from free cycle is not working properly now and I cannot tune in the radio so I want another, I have lot's of tapes but they are slowly being eaten by the Hi FI so given up until I get a new/used one....I doubt I could afford a New one that is good enough...anyway..I am
rambling
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I love freecycle and the new separatist freegle groups. I get a daily digest from 5 different groups, so can scan all the headlines with one glance. I hardly even notice the weird requests (nintendo WII, you wish!) any more. someone asked for a Ferrari, just to prove the point - good one!
All in all both groups are doing what it says on the tin, keeping stuff off landfill!
and re moderatoras being wee Hitlers, well, Chris...that's due to some silly guidelines from the US owners, so some have dicided to do their own thing, more local, more freedom. I've never heard from someone having been banned other than spammers, Julie, and we can really do without those! Maybe you got reported by mistake...I just had to ban someone yesterday from my very small yahoo group (for local help and info), as she was looking for emplyoees in Bangalore...some folks just join any group under the sun to get their own things across and don't care the least what the group is actually about (that would be spam, wouldn't it) &>
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I thought it strange. I tried to join the yahoo group, it asked why I wanted to join and then I was denied.
If anyone knows of someone in Devon looking for 'stuff' they are more than welcome to come and take a look at what I've got.
:)
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I'd give it another go, Julie, any of these any good to you?
http://recyclinggroupfinder.com/group/UK/Devon/Teignbridge/7931-Teignbridge
http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/MidDevonFreegle/
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That's great, many thanks.
Will give them a go.
:)
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Freecycle is great, I have had a fair bit from there, portable tv for the caravan, compost bins, other bits and bobs, always seemed to miss the chicken houses though. I have also given away plenty of really nice bits and pieces (baby bits and bobs no longer needed) all in excellent order, but I did take exception to someone asking for photos of a couple of items as she wasnt sure if they would fit in with her colour scheme and she didnt want to waste her time coming to have a look if they were not right. ( items were a white baby bath, and a white broidery anglais moses basket and stand!!!)
???
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I have found myself in the situation where the member offering stuff may have thought me too picky, lol, and I got no reply, fair enough! One was if a tv had a scart. Better to ask and not to receive a reply than travelling 20 miles and then not needing the item. what's a colour sceme though ??? ::)
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Its like anything though, theres some great people on it... and some pillocks!
I'm on freecycle and freegle - but the first has a lot more local stuff (including my neighbour!) and on the whole we've had and got rid of some good stuff. (I posted a request for windfalls for the piggies, and got a load of greenhouse grapes, and a promise of plums that never transpired)
And white goes with anything but needs more washing!!
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I never knew you could get rid of your neighbours on freecycle !!! great stuff....
offered : two pillocks from the city , who think they know everything , and tell me what I should and shouldn't do with my land and my animals.... ::) ::)
cheers
Russ
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I never knew you could get rid of your neighbours on freecycle !!! great stuff....
offered : two pillocks from the city , who think they know everything , and tell me what I should and shouldn't do with my land and my animals.... ::) ::)
cheers
Russ
LOVE IT - know lots of pillocks I could stick on there too!
Glad that snow and ice didn't get rid of your quickness any brilliant sense of humour Russ xxx :love:
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hello Snoops,
snow , ice , wind , rain , whatever ...may knock me down for a bit ...buuuuuuut ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS-zK1S5Dws
that about sums it up really ... :o ;D
I hope you are doing ok over there ....water running again I hope ... we missed the expected latest bout of snow today ....I hope it doesn't hit tonight !!! but it is meant to clear very fast anyway . Plus I am all stocked up again now anyway , just a few bits and bobs I want to get , but in the main I am ready for 'whatever' again now.
Just got back from horse feeding , now got to go and walk the other 2 dogs .. then feed them all , then think about feeding MEEEE !!!
Take care mate ...
cheers
Russ
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For Rusty http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIj-6fr2SlI :D
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lol, you 2 have got too much time on your hands!! fancy popping down south and feeding my animals for me? :D
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::) Oh don't let my OH think that!!! I flit in and use TAS as my coffee break excuse ;) ;) that is before 12.00, then my tea break after 12.oo then my wine break after 6pm as I find TV dull and I usualy multitask anyway......I sit with my laptop while watching TV...Oh, I have been ALL morning with the dogs and pups....I have not fed my chickenducks yet as they had loads of pellets left from yesterday...they do not seem too keen on them so I am making them eat them...I must NOT waste anymore time!!! well, not for the next hour...see you later!!!
P.S would LOVE to pop down to feed the animals, it's one long job with the B&B, always guests in....anyway, I love it.....now wheres my coffee?????
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Don't believe a word that woman says - she just sits around and watches puppies all day. ;D ;D Even caught Steve doing it the other night! ;) I am sooooooo glad mine have gone - one wild puppy is enough to cope with! Oh, but I forgot, labs are easy - perhaps I should sell all my part trained Brits adn buy a lab! >:(
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:D :D little poo factories but they are very cute!!! I have only just gone to do the bedrooms.....a round of pup feeding cleaning and watching...still after a Hi FI on freecycle, must have lost my touch!!!