Garden Wheelbarrow "disappears?"
 

Left wheelbarrow at curb with trash (not the first time), before garbage pick up, wheelbarrow "gone" but trash dumped in driveway....Would love to find used one for sale (in case person with sticky fingers returns) ...Anyone wanting to give their wheelbarrow a new home?

Things put at the curb are fair game for anyone that may want to help themselves.
This is not only the norm in TV................but in most all other places as well.

Yes to that. In Brooklyn where my daughter lived, people completely furnish their apartments "from the curb"

Free game for the taking at the curb. NO, nothing but trash curbside. If it isn't trash, don't put it there.

If I saw a wheelbarrow at the curb with trash in it I would assume you were throwing it away.

so did the guy who took it!

We place items at the curb wishing they would disappear.

We set our trash on the driveway, not the curb. NOBODY has any right to come our property and take what is sitting there. If I would see someone doing it, I would call the police and report them for stealing.

Wow

That theory has been tested before and it didn't work.

If it is sitting in the street it is on public property. In the driveway is on private property. Does that mean anytime you sit something on your property by the street someone can claim it.

Yep, pretty much so.

Forgive for not getting this. If it was trash, why do you care if someone took it? One man's trash is another man's treasure. The item is out of your hair. It was rude to dump your trash in the driveway to take it though.

That is pretty much a recognized signal that you wish to dispose of something - why else would it be sitting in our driveway, I assume close to
the curb???

I'm pretty sure that we don't own to the curb. I believe the property line is back 10 from the curb? Trash is also supposed to be close or at the curb for ease of pickup. The boys reach down lots of times to get it w/o getting off the truck.

remember the people who had their luggage at the end of the drive waiting for their ride and went inside to get something and the garbage truck took it ...

Asianthree, I remember that story very well. LOL. You beat me to it. When I first read that old post I could'nt believe it.

When I have something I don't want that is usable and in good condition, I put it out early in the day on trash day so that perhaps someone who needs it will come and recycle it for their use. I am sure the person who took it had no idea you expected it to be there after the trash guys came. Sorry.

I researched trash picking in Florida and can't find any references or law making legal/illegal distinctions between curb picking and driveway picking. If you can, I'd appreciate the link.

Trash picking is very common and there are cases where trash left next to the garage is even legal for "picking". Once trash is put out for collection it's up for grabs and this seems the case for us here in Florida. ..whether on the driveway or the curb.

I don't understand why you are so upset about someone "picking" your garbage that you would call the police and report them stealing. We shred all personal information before trashing it so nothing in our garbage is open to questionable or illegal use by those who might "pick" it. Do you not protect your privacy like we do? If not, I'd suggest you buy a shredder. This will give you peace of mind and let the police focus on more pressing issues.

Don't park your car at the end of your driveway.

I just put my old lawnmower out at the curb, and it was gone within
10 minutes. Love those scavengers!!:crap2::crap2::pepper2:

OP if I had a wheelbarrow I would give it to you but I gave mine away when we moved to Florida. I'm sure that whoever took yours thought you wanted to get rid of it. Lowes, Home Depot or a yard sale???

Hahahahahaha now that is funny:a20:

and don't leave your wife waiting on the curb

That's funny

Pretty sure the wheelbarrow was not on the OP's property if it was on the driveway near the curb, that first 10-15 feet is not "your" property.

trash
 

Really? You are shocked someone took the wheelbarrow? Not the first time?? Are you doing a survey if someone would pick it up?? :pray:

I'm just baffled you are baffled that it is gone. Was the trash that was "dumped" in the driveway still in the bags you put the trash in to start with anyway??

Anything at the curb in my opinion is FREE GAME for takers--

The first 10-15 feet is indeed your property. There is a 10 ft. easement along the front which allows for maintenance of utilities but the property is owned by the homeowner. You also have easements along the rear and both sides of the property for the same reasons.

True story......
 

Don't recall if this was written in the Daily Sun or on TOTV a few years ago. Someone was flying out and put their luggage at the edge of their driveway waiting for the shuttle to OAI. Left for a moment to go back into the house and upon returning to the driveway, the luggage was GONE!!!! Never to be recovered as far as I know.:rant-rave::shrug:

Not true, have you ever looked at your survey?

WhenI was on a Lifestyle visit, I left my trash out in a garbage can as I do back home to prevent animals from ripping up the bag.,They threw the garbage and the can in the truck.

That's funny. I'm surprised there was a garbage can at the premises. My story: I had two pots of flowers, one on each side of the driveway about 2.5 ft from the street. These pots had been there for several weeks. Sure enough one morning on trash day I looked out the window & noticed one of the pots missing! Didn't he notice that there was a matching pot on the other side? Oh well, was an old pot. Maybe he took it home for the wife. :girlneener:

Of course he didn't notice. If he did, both pots would have been gone.

Some people keep a trash can in the garage to store bags of trash until trash day. They should have told you not to put the trash out in the can!

The first thing they told us when we went to get our IDs and mailbox keys, etc., was NO trash cans at the curb, and if there were, the cans would be taken as trash.

The streets do look a little better without them; just my opinion.

jblum, your posts are always short, to the point, and AMUSING!

I'm retired. What's a wheelbarrow?

Check your covenants.

It is not true for all areas that you cannot use trash cans. I know in my area they are permitted and I prefer to use one for trash that critters may get to. Also, IMHO a single black plastic trash can looks as good if not better than one or two trash bags, if you fairly promptly return the emptied can to you storage area. Before dispensing of the idea of using a trash can, I'd suggest that the homeowner check it out with WasteManagement to see if their area permits cans...

IMHO not having trash cans to deal with is for the convenience of the Trash Hauler. Also, not having the cans curb side continually and blowing down the street when a wind comes along might be a secondary reason. In my neighborhood, I have seen everything from refrigerators to old wheelbarrows on the curb and gone before the Trash Hauler comes. No disrespect to the OP.

The driveway is only about 15 feet long on patio and courtyard villas.