Re: thank you freecycle!

2005-07-05 Thread Dana
arg I don't want to hear it. I just took a networking test on four chapters I hadn't read because I can't find the key to the storage locker. Fortunately it was open-book and the instructor loaned me his. Dana On 7/5/05, Charlie Griefer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > you missed a move :) > > Moved

Re: thank you freecycle!

2005-07-05 Thread Charlie Griefer
you missed a move :) Moved from Phx to Jax in January. Got a job offer (2nd time around from the same company), and my wife agreed that the beach was better than the desert. Been here almost 7 months now. Still unpacking :) On 7/5/05, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Are you in Jax? Though y

Re: thank you freecycle!

2005-07-05 Thread Dana
Are you in Jax? Though you were in Phoenix. Maybe I missed a move? Dana On 7/5/05, Charlie Griefer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 7/5/05, Ray Champagne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > We just went through the pet thing here too. We voted in favor of > > giving pets away. If you ask me, any outl

Re: thank you freecycle!

2005-07-05 Thread Dana
I agree. And considering that the local shelter was cited for cruelty by the Humane Society whatever keeps an animal from going there is a good thing in my eyes. Yes, it would be nice if they were all spayed and chipped before being adopted. But give the givers credit, they are at least *trying* to

Re: thank you freecycle!

2005-07-05 Thread Charlie Griefer
On 7/5/05, Ray Champagne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We just went through the pet thing here too. We voted in favor of > giving pets away. If you ask me, any outlet that unwanted pets can be > "rescued" should be used. There are too many neglected animals in this > world. If the local crazy ca

Re: thank you freecycle!

2005-07-05 Thread Ray Champagne
We just went through the pet thing here too. We voted in favor of giving pets away. If you ask me, any outlet that unwanted pets can be "rescued" should be used. There are too many neglected animals in this world. If the local crazy cat lady can get rid of a few cats so that they don't end

Re: thank you freecycle!

2005-07-05 Thread Dana
huh, our group here has the list set to automatically send mail to the poster not to the group. We do get extravagant wants at times -- someone asked for a travel trailer -- but what the hey. I got a couple of bags of clothing over the weekend and a box spring, which I needed because my hyper daugh

RE: thank you freecycle!

2005-07-05 Thread Erika L Walker-Arnold
I run it pretty hands off. I don't enforce the Offer first - then a Want - too much work. It doesn't get out of hand though - and I've had no complaints. If someone isn't following rules - I just put them on moderation. ALL new users are on moderation until I see they post correctly. Every once i

Re: thank you freecycle!

2005-07-05 Thread Jerry Johnson
I picked up an old scrollsaw this weekend. Beautiful. Looks like it is made of brass. Cast in a very interesting shape, almost like a giant paper clip. $20.00. The mechanism is smooth. I tried to hook it up to a treadle from an old sewing machine, and it looks like that is going to work fine to dri

Re: thank you freecycle!

2005-07-05 Thread Kevin Graeme
I actually don't even keep up with the freecycle list here. Deanna hooked me up when someone was offering an old table saw but it turned out to be a rusted heap. -Kevin On 7/5/05, Ray Champagne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Touche! I really was talking about the ridiculous wanted posts, but I > a

Re: thank you freecycle!

2005-07-05 Thread Deanna Schneider
Nope, we're right there with you on that one. Someone here even started a plus size clothes swap group - just for them. :) On 7/5/05, Ray Champagne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As an aside, is it only my group that has a significantly large amount > of "plus size" ladies giving away clothing all

Re: thank you freecycle!

2005-07-05 Thread Ray Champagne
Touche! I really was talking about the ridiculous wanted posts, but I am fighting a losing battle, and have before here on this subject. On this subject I think I suffer from the Sam syndrome. I am the only one with this opinion, yet I consistently try to argue my point to no avail. :) So,

Re: thank you freecycle!

2005-07-05 Thread Deanna Schneider
Yep. Damn. I really am a moderate. ;) On 7/5/05, Ben Doom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Moderation in all things... including moderation. > > --Ben > > Deanna Schneider wrote: > > Now, hold on there. I didn't say it was a dictatorship. My problem > > is that for the most part, I don't _care e

Re: thank you freecycle!

2005-07-05 Thread Ben Doom
Moderation in all things... including moderation. --Ben Deanna Schneider wrote: > Now, hold on there. I didn't say it was a dictatorship. My problem > is that for the most part, I don't _care enough_ to get all riled up. > If someone asks for a house, so be it. If someone sends an email to a

Re: thank you freecycle!

2005-07-05 Thread Kevin Graeme
Then freecycle seems like the wrong list... On 7/5/05, Ray Champagne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I get annoyed at freeloaders in general. I am not a big fan of > handouts. You get what you work for. ~| Discover CFTicket - The

Re: thank you freecycle!

2005-07-05 Thread Ray Champagne
. a boat? Me too. I think I'll ask for a free cruise to >>>Acapulco while I'm at it. >>> >>> >>>Matthew Small >>>Web Developer >>>American City Business Journals >>>704-973-1045 >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>

Re: thank you freecycle!

2005-07-05 Thread Deanna Schneider
think I'll ask for a free cruise to > > Acapulco while I'm at it. > > > > > > Matthew Small > > Web Developer > > American City Business Journals > > 704-973-1045 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -Original Message- > >

Re: thank you freecycle!

2005-07-05 Thread Deanna Schneider
om: Ray Champagne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 1:48 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: thank you freecycle! > > People get mad at me when they ask for silly things like an orange > peeler (those pencil looking things), and I send them to eBay where

Re: thank you freecycle!

2005-07-05 Thread Ray Champagne
TED] > > -Original Message- > From: Ray Champagne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 1:48 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: thank you freecycle! > > People get mad at me when they ask for silly things like an orange > peeler (those penc

Re: thank you freecycle!

2005-07-05 Thread Charlie Griefer
On 7/5/05, Matthew Small <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > People really do ask for some dumb stuff. > > Wanted: boat > > I'm just sayin... a boat? Me too. I think I'll ask for a free cruise to > Acapulco while I'm at it. I think somebody once posted that on their freecycle group somebody asked fo

RE: thank you freecycle!

2005-07-05 Thread Matthew Small
- From: Ray Champagne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 1:48 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: thank you freecycle! People get mad at me when they ask for silly things like an orange peeler (those pencil looking things), and I send them to eBay where they can buy a pack of 10 f

Re: thank you freecycle!

2005-07-05 Thread Ray Champagne
People get mad at me when they ask for silly things like an orange peeler (those pencil looking things), and I send them to eBay where they can buy a pack of 10 for 38 cents. I got a similar response: "I can't afford THAT, that why I am asking for one for free!". 38 cents? please! And shippi

Re: thank you freecycle!

2005-07-05 Thread Deanna Schneider
I'm a mod on our freecycle group, too. We've got about 3500 members and get between 100 and 300 messages a day. It's interesting to see what gets everyone's undies in a bunch around here. Man, some people are uptight! But, mostly it's a pretty easy job. I don't want to be promoted to owner, though

Re: thank you freecycle!

2005-07-02 Thread Ray Champagne
I just volunteered to help out as a part time moderator myself. When I joined our group, there were about 800 members. A local channel here did a news story on FC, and along with the national attention it's getting, we've grown to 2200 members (!). Funny, it seems better when there were less

RE: thank you freecycle!

2005-07-02 Thread Erika L Walker-Arnold
W00t! Way to go! So - since I joined our local county group - I was ask to help moderate for a while - and now I've been promoted to owner! W00t! We've got around 650 members too. Freecycle is awesome! No more feeling guilty about throwing things out too... When I cleaned recently I got rid of a

thank you freecycle!

2005-07-02 Thread Ray Champagne
Sweet, just picked me up a snowblower! No more backbreaking shoveling this winter. Freecyclers rock! Ray ~| Stay Ahead of Hackers - Download ZoneAlarm Pro http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=65 Message: ht

RE: Thank you Freecycle!

2005-03-26 Thread Erika L Walker-Arnold
Yes yes yes! Tomorrow when I finish putting away all the papers and hooking everything back up! I will take pictures!! :D Cheers, Erika -- ##| -Original Message- ##| From: Dawson, Michael ##| ##| We do expect pictures, you know. ~~~

RE: Thank you Freecycle!

2005-03-26 Thread Dawson, Michael
We do expect pictures, you know. M!ke -Original Message- From: Erika L Walker-Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 8:12 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Thank you Freecycle! OMG! This desk is fabulous!!! I'm so in love with it! It smells fabulous

RE: Thank you Freecycle!

2005-03-26 Thread Erika L Walker-Arnold
OMG! This desk is fabulous!!! I'm so in love with it! It smells fabulous! The craftmanship is wonderful. If you push the top center drawer closed as far as it will go, ALL the drawers get locked! I even have keys for the lock. Made by Saybolt Cleland out of Philadelphia. It's lovely. We tore apar

Re: Thank you Freecycle!

2005-03-25 Thread Ray Champagne
Hey, good for you! Freecycle really is one of the best inventions of the internet since, well, pron! I am picking up an old welder tomorrow. I am frothing at all the cool things that I can start makingwhile hopefully not burning the house down! Ray PS -> you should post pics. That desk

Thank you Freecycle!

2005-03-25 Thread Erika L Walker-Arnold
OMG I'm so excited! I love real wood furniture, especially if it's old and has character (scratches, miscolorings, etc.) Not fine antiques or brittle things, but sturdy, solid, no frills furniture. You should see our kitchen table. Anyway Last night - I was up late (2am) and someone posted