[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

I do not understand why it’s such a surprise to some people here about trash pickers , everywhere I’ve lived in good times and bad they are around, for some it’s just to survive for others it’s a hobby . I see the same people for years going neatly through the trash in Boston mostly for bottles because people don’t want to take them back for the deposit they paid , please leave them be there not bothering you

[Loriana]

I feel uneasy having people go through my trash, maybe it’s innocent, but that’s how I once had my identity stolen. Perhaps these very resourceful night grabbers could benefit by taking one of the many jobs that local businesses really need filled.

[LateBoomer]

Originally Posted by charlieo1126@gmail.com

I do not understand why it’s such a surprise to some people here about trash pickers , everywhere I’ve lived in good times and bad they are around, for some it’s just to survive for others it’s a hobby . I see the same people for years going neatly through the trash in Boston mostly for bottles because people don’t want to take them back for the deposit they paid , please leave them be there not bothering you

Very simple: Because despite the various nice to very nice developments I've lived in during my career in 5 different States, I've never seen it until I moved here. Maybe it's because this is the first place I've ever lived in 35 years that didn't use bins (frankly my entire life, truth be told), making piracy a whole lot easier?

and as I said before, this couple looked neither hungry, poor or desperate. So let's put that aside. I haven't seen anyone who looks like they need to pick through my trash to find meal money.

and the last time I checked, what's on my driveway is still mine. Having people roll up and start picking through it is creepy. if I had something to truly give away, I would set it aside, mark it with a big "FREE" signed taped on it.

[LateBoomer]

Originally Posted by Loriana

I feel uneasy having people go through my trash, maybe it’s innocent, but that’s how I once had my identity stolen. Perhaps these very resourceful night grabbers could benefit by taking one of the many jobs that local businesses really need filled.

Two thumbs up

[DonH57]

I've witnessed this behavior just about everywhere I've lived. When we lived up north anytime I set out any kind of metal it was gone before the trash men picked it up. Dumpster Diving is the real sport of sports!

[Carla B]

Many decades ago my husband had many bricks left over from building a garage behind his little house and put them in front with a sign, "Free Bricks." After a few days no one had picked them up so he put a sign out "Bricks, 5 cents each." The next day all were gone.

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

Originally Posted by LateBoomer

Very simple: Because despite the various nice to very nice developments I've lived in during my career in 5 different States, I've never seen it until I moved here. Maybe it's because this is the first place I've ever lived in 35 years that didn't use bins (frankly my entire life, truth be told), making piracy a whole lot easier?

and as I said before, this couple looked neither hungry, poor or desperate. So let's put that aside. I haven't seen anyone who looks like they need to pick through my trash to find meal money.

and the last time I checked, what's on my driveway is still mine. Having people roll up and start picking through it is creepy. if I had something to truly give away, I would set it aside, mark it with a big "FREE" signed taped on it.

while the rest of us who saw this behavior lived in not very nice neighborhoods, how wonderful you’ve been so blessed

[LateBoomer]

Originally Posted by charlieo1126@gmail.com

while the rest of us who saw this behavior lived in not very nice neighborhoods, how wonderful you’ve been so blessed

blessed ? No, by choice and hard work. and lived in a lot of places and never saw this behavior until here. it's odd to me. That's all.

but from the looks of this couple, I'm pretty sure "poverty" and "need" are not the driving force behind this

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

Sarcasm is so missed by many on this site

[Velvet]

Another way I look at it -

New International Version Leviticus 23:22
“’When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and for the foreigner residing among you. I am the LORD your God.’”

I still don’t like people coming onto my property, but I’m working on it.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by LateBoomer

in an upper middle-class, but gated community. before then in a middle class ungated. before that upper middle ungated. we're going back 20 years now

never have seen this.

gates may have something to do with .

but i've never been in an area as big as this and as wealthy as this either

Originally Posted by charlieo1126@gmail.com

while the rest of us who saw this behavior lived in not very nice neighborhoods, how wonderful you’ve been so blessed

Originally Posted by LateBoomer

blessed ? No, by choice and hard work. and lived in a lot of places and never saw this behavior until here. it's odd to me. That's all.

but from the looks of this couple, I'm pretty sure "poverty" and "need" are not the driving force behind this

Originally Posted by charlieo1126@gmail.com

Sarcasm is so missed by many on this site

One thing just led to another..........................

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

Maybe they don’t teach sarcasm in upper middle class gated communities ???? While the rest of us grew up in hell holes like the city of Boston

[DaleDivine]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

We used to put out the garbage bags the night BEFORE pickup - animals often shredded the bags and made a big mess. We now put the bags out in the morning OF the pickup.

That happened to me about 5 years ago. You could tell it was bird or animal by the holes poked in them.
Every since I take my trash out the morning of pickup since I usually get up a little after 4AM anyway.

[Velvet]

It may depend where you live. We have never had any animal or bird touch our bags and we put them out after dark so people walking by don’t have to see them. We are in an interior place and we use lavender scented bags. Insects hate lavender, and it masks food smells on napkins etc.

[TCNY61]

Originally Posted by Carla B

Many decades ago my husband had many bricks left over from building a garage behind his little house and put them in front with a sign, "Free Bricks." After a few days no one had picked them up so he put a sign out "Bricks, 5 cents each." The next day all were gone.

When I have something to get rid of like an old TV and you don't want to pay to get rid of it you just put it in the box for the new TV and place it on the porch like it was just delivered. It disappears like magic!