[kcrazorbackfan]

Originally Posted by HIgolfers

Theft. Pure and simple.

And that’s why you’re not a LEO or never have been one. Ever get out and see the ends of driveways with furniture and such on it to give away with no signs on it?

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy

And the other side of the legal argument, which "might" be argued, is that the county owns the three feet of land from the curb, or some such zoning ordinance, so is it really on your property or the county property? I am not sure if I am correct, but there is something about not building out to the curb for some ordinance reason. "ask the trolls"

You are correct, but in my neighborhood, it is about 5 feet. The distance from the curb to the front lotline is owned by the county or The Villages, depending if it is a private street. So, the chair was not on the OP's property. This is definitely a legal distinction.

[jimleas]

Here's an idea. Since your chair is gone, why don't you park your golf cart at the end of your driveway instead. Much more comfortable than a chair. And you could leave the key in the ignition so you know where it is.

[JanRoberts]

I agree about items at the end of the driveway. I thought it was "a thing" too signaling they were there for the taking. I wouldn't without a sign saying so, but I can easily see someone mistakenly taking it. I hope you get it back!

[MrFlorida]

Don't leave wanted stuff at the end of your driveway..... lesson learned...

[Road-Runner]

We've picked up a few things, and put out many more at the end of our driveway with no complaints. While walking our dogs I've seen brand new grills, NICE furniture and too many other things to list here put out at the ends of driveways and almost all of them were gone quickly. Community-wise, no different than putting things out for garbage the night before. Original poster accepted responsibility for this as they should.

[tophcfa]

It is not uncommon to see dumpster divers scouring our neighborhood the evening before trash pick up day, with the back of a pickup truck loaded with stuff Villagers discarded at the end of their driveways.

[Kelevision]

Originally Posted by HIgolfers

Theft. Pure and simple.

Clearly they mistook it for a “take me” item. As the OP said, who in the world would put and leave a chair at the end of their driveway. He also waved thank you to the camera. Not everyone is out to get you.

[NotGolfer]

I'd bet the OP is new to our community! I wouldn't count this as a theft but many others have said the same. A few years ago, we set a broken recliner out next to our front door as later the "haul-away trash" people were to pick it up and it was too heavy for us to put at the end of the driveway. Not long after we set it out our doorbell rang and a worker asked if he could take it. I said "sure, but it's broken" but he didn't care. I still don't totally understand why the explanation of sitting outside at the end of a driveway is a thing to do but to each his own. NOW you know what the results of leaving anything outside is. Oh---when we 1st moved here 15 yrs ago---we had a ladder up against the side of our garage until we could move it inside. Went out to do so and it was gone----lesson learned!

[MsPCGenius]

Originally Posted by CybrSage

Odd that you put a free sign on the trash bags you put out.
You know, since it is theft for anyone to take the garbage bags without a free sign.
You, the owner, does not have an agreememt with the guy who takes the trash (receiver). TV did that, not you.
Odd way to live, but since it makes you happy,go ahead and keep writing free on the trash bags.

There is a contractual arrangement (monies exchanged) for the trash pickup....

[sowilts]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

The real world……why even that old real place up north it was understood.
Check with your employee that puts out you trash!😀

Agree, my wife does the same thing at our home at Annapolis. Gone in less than a day.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

It is not uncommon to see dumpster divers scouring our neighborhood the evening before trash pick up day, with the back of a pickup truck loaded with stuff Villagers discarded at the end of their driveways.

Dumpster divers are just that. Scouring the neighborhood is called street shopping.

[Grill Meister]

I can certainly understand what "probably/possibly" happened. I have done the same thing many, many times in my neighborhood. So many times neighbors will leave such things in their driveways, or at the curb, for someone to pickup....not necessarily trash-pick-up, but for other reasons. I have picked up many things and taken the over to Bargains & Blessings in Wildwood. B&B is run by New Covenant United Methodist Church and B&B sells used items. The moneys from the sales goes 100 percent to various church sponsored ministries. Let's pray that your chair will show up at B&B.

[SoCalGal]

I live in southern CA. Anything at the end of a driveway is a curb alert.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by RobertScott

I often sit in a chair, at the end of the driveway, facing the house. Friday 13 December I left it there after I sat in it in the morning, as I was going to sit in it again later.
A contractor in a white pickup, pulling a white trailer, mistook the chair for "curb alert", even though it was not trash day nor did it have a "free / take me" sign on it. He even waved at my camera.
I can understand how this misunderstanding took place. I would say in fact that most reasonable people would conclude that it was in fact being offered up. Who sits way at the end of the driveway and looks at their house ? Me, watching the pets.
So if this is your contractor, or you are the contractor, the reappearance of said chair, would be a most pleasant development.

I hope that they return it. My neighbor left a rake near the street in front of his house. And like magic it disappeared.