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Trashcan divers
Some Reno residents have asked the city to pass a law against people diving in trashcans looking for whatever they can find to make some money. What do you guys think of this?
We have an alley behind our house, and our trashcans were kept there most of the time. One morning my wife went out to toss a bag of garbage in and there was a guy going through our can. It freaked her out. For one thing, it's scary to have someone just right there in your stuff. For another, he had his car right next to him running. What if it had been one of our kids that had been asked to take the trash out that morning? We've since moved our cans inside the fence and put a lock on the back gate.
I don't like seeing people walk around the alleys looking through mine and my neighbors discarded stuff. Some of that is probably because of what I think alleys are for (not walking around--the streets and sidewalks are for that) and part of it is that I worry when people get desperate what might happen. I think when you're going through trash, there is a certain desperation involved in what you're doing.
Anyone have any thoughts on this?
We have an alley behind our house, and our trashcans were kept there most of the time. One morning my wife went out to toss a bag of garbage in and there was a guy going through our can. It freaked her out. For one thing, it's scary to have someone just right there in your stuff. For another, he had his car right next to him running. What if it had been one of our kids that had been asked to take the trash out that morning? We've since moved our cans inside the fence and put a lock on the back gate.
I don't like seeing people walk around the alleys looking through mine and my neighbors discarded stuff. Some of that is probably because of what I think alleys are for (not walking around--the streets and sidewalks are for that) and part of it is that I worry when people get desperate what might happen. I think when you're going through trash, there is a certain desperation involved in what you're doing.
Anyone have any thoughts on this?
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Permalink Reply by Mike Jamieson on -
I was in an alley today, having gotten a great lead earlier in the day, dumpster diving! I learned that the downtown county library is throwing away perfectly good books. A friend showed me this book with writings from Frederick Douglass. The book is in great condition. The staff said they were throwing away books that were out dated.
I took about 20 books, threw them in a box that was by the garbage, and took them to where I lived and restocked the book shelves in the lobby. This was all done with the approval of security at the library, btw. (They were watching and expressed approval.) There are two smaller dumpsters to the left of the large, locked dumpster where the books are thrown out. (This is in the alleyway behind the library) The books I took home were popular, in some cases bestselling, novels by well known authors. And, in great condition.
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