In our neighborhood it's common practice to put things out in the alley that are too good for the trash or that Goodwill wont take. I have carried home parts for stoves, dressers, plastic play equipment, numerous half ruined bikes and our neighbor Eunice found the ultimate item...a super industrial four loaf, 2lbs each bread pan. It's still one of my favorite cooking tools and worth much more than I would ever pay for such a thing.
Tonight was the trump. I 'found' a brand new, matched set of Amana front loading washer/dryer in the trash location behind the neighbors duplex. Tags still on them, never plugged in....too good to be true? Yep...absolutly.....stolen I'm sure. So they are nestled into the garage waiting for the landlord to verify that she didn't intend to leave $2000 of new appliances in the alley - so the the police can send a tow truck to come take them into evidence.
One of our hardest things in the neighborhood lately is finding things (cars/trucks/snow blowers/washers) that we know in our hearts are stolen but have not been reported yet so the cops cant do anything about it. Praying that the landlord will call soon so that we can get on top of this craziness.
Summer is heating up already..two big busts of 'distributors' on our little community since the snow melted. I'm holding my breath on the third one .....they are dealing just a tad close to home for this mommies earthly physical comfort and I will not miss their visitors.
NOT my new dryer.... Way too cute and clean......!
2 comments:
you're pretty amazing. A dozen points of light in that neighborhood, Dorothy.
What a thing to find in an alley! I hope your neighborhood stays calm and safe this summer.
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