Raccoons oh my!

On Wednesday morning I found a bicycle. I subsequently listed it on crags list. In the mean time I have been riding it. I found a straw hat with a stuffed bird on it. I can't think of anything to do with it so I think that is going to end up going right back where I found it. Last night I found a 1# propane tank almost completely filled. I also found two black dining room chairs. Angie says Bauhaus take on diner style. They are in perfect condition and now we don't have to use lawn chairs in the dining room anymore. Right when we found the chairs I heard Angie scream. She had spotted a raccoon staring at her from inside the dumpster. I see them so much that it does not even phase me anymore. On Wednesday morning I heard rustling inside one dumpster and when I looked inside there were six beady eyed little critters having a picnic looking back at me.

Thank you for being my bridesmaid

I found 12 pairs of cotton shorts of various colors, but they were all brand new in the packages.
I also found an unburned candle with the following inscription on the side: Your friendship lights my memories and warms my heart. Thank you for being my Bridesmaid.

I love books!

I found another 3 ring binder today. It is a nice one and it has a plastic folder and separators inside. This is something that I am sure that I will be able to use. I found four books also:
A separate peace, John knowles
Death of a salesman, Arthur miller: Donated
Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen: Donated
Siddhartha, Hermann Hesse

I love finding books in the trash because they are useful things that I can read or sell and share with people that are interested. I still can't understand why people throw books away. I was taught to always respect books no matter what it is. They can be donated to a library, or some place where people are learning to read.

nothing new

Well, I didn't find anything yesterday so I will just mention a few things that I have found that I am using. A few weeks ago I found a t-shirt that says "bring our troops home safely" and has a big American flag on the front. I wear it proudly because I want to show everyone that I wear recycled clothing.
I found a huge tv, it must be at least 36" the remote was flaky but I just used my universal remote and now it works fine.
I found a cd player that we connected to the computer for some extra sound. The only thing wrong with it was that the cd changer part was all jammed up. I spent about 20 minutes on taking it apart and pulling the cds that were jamming up the servos and now it works just great.

Affirmation in the garbage?

Today I found an Affirmation ball that is still in the package just like this one:
http://www.mcphee.com/items/10519.html


I also found a dolphin cell phone holder that has tiny dolphins swimming in liquid inside. Similar to this:
http://www.accessorygeeks.com/dolphin-cell-phone-holder.html

update: I gave the cell phone holder to a friend of mine that likes dolphins, she was super excited about it.

Shower rack

I found a wooden shower rack that fits nicely in our bathroom. We both think that it looks like it is from ikea.

dvd player

The day before yesterday, I found a DVD player that just happened to be a dvd burner too. I was so excited that I could not wait until I got it home to try it out. Of course it didn't work, but I took it apart to see if I could fix it. It turned out that the thing was completely dead but inside there was an IDE DVD burner. I took it out and I am quite sure that it will work if I plug it into a computer. I also found 60 coke points.

Yesterday,
I found a giant wicker basket, a three ring binder, and a box of hankies.

intro

I find things almost every day in the dumpsters. Many people have told me that I need to keep track of the items that I find and if I sell them or give them away, This is my log of these discarded items that I have found in the trash.

Yesterday I found a Louisville slugger baseball bat, 12 cents, a Canadian penny, and a peso.