How about a free thread under this for sale stuff.

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I don't have any free thread, but I have some I could let go cheap.

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Dang, I was all hopeful about sewing.

Free=good

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I have a bunch of material for quilting. Bring it.

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I was already counting on some extra spools for my art quilts. :)

Man, now BobbyJ owes us a cookout AND thread.


But while we are on the subject, Smiling Joe has authorized me to pay forward the dog crate that his dogs and now mine has outgrown. If you are in need, let me know.

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I have some free stuff and I'll gladly take some free stuff. Freecycle.org is fabu. Great suggestion Bobby J here for sowal.com

What are we trading?

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is it the kind for carrying a dog in the car...that is, does it have a handle? or is it the wire crate that collapses, or something like that?just for crating in the house?

I need one for a Jack Russell, so medium size for short car trips.

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I likey where this is going!

Thanks, Bobby J!

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It is a stay at home crate or back of an SUV crate. It is big and plastic, comes apart in two pieces with a wire door. Probably a 25 pound maximum. Smalls fit in it fine from 7 months to a year, now we can't close the door on it.

Alaqua could maybe use the dog crate if no takers here.

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Anytime you have something to give away, start a new thread and select the prefix "Free".

I love this! It reminds me of the Free Store we always patronize when visiting a dear tiny remote town in Colorado. We always have things to donate, and usually pick up something too.

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Yep, I've scored a mattress and a rug so far.

It all shows up in the "new posts" anyway, so as long as it says "free" we know to pounce!

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The Free Box in Telluride, CO (it's in the center of town)

I've taken some things from that freebox in Telluride, and spent half a day on a free sofa next to the box, playing music with other random people.

Along the Appalachian Trail, there are many free "hiker boxes" located in the towns or stores near the trail. You leave something you don't want to carry on your back, and you take something that you might be able to use, including packaged foods. Good stuff.

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So, if they can do it in Telluride, why can't we have one in Sowal...a perfect place to exchange all the stuff--much of which is perfectly good--left on the beach.

This makes so much more sense than having the beach police haul it off to the landfill. Who knows, if we got a little creative with it, it might become a real community attraction and lead to all kinds of unforeseen good things.....

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I REALLY like this idea!

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Note to SoWal business: start a free box and get instant traffic (might be a bit po' though)

So, who isn't "a bit po' these days....I say if it's good enough for skiiers, it's good
for surfers and beachwalkers......

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I think this idea would really work well here. Anyone have any thoughts on location?

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hmmmmm, in Telluride it's on the side of an Art Gallery & a Bike shop. I could see it on the side of Seagrove Market or in Grayton...

the empty lot on the corner near Seagrove Market;

Maybe in that area where Jambone's take-out is; near the General Store in Grayton,

Does someone manage the ones you all have seen? Who sorts things out, or removes trash that might be left, etc.

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I'm beginning to think we need to have a Benny and Joon style Sowal poker tournament. Bring your free stuff!!!

Salad Shoooteeerrr!

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Hey! Did someone take off with the free "d" in thread?

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I was wondering too - Bobby didn't edit his post.

not me. i was wondering about that.

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Sounds great. We have plenty of childrens toys that we collect on Eastern Lake after Hurricanes, storms and summer. The plastic beach toys just float up to the backyard. You would not believe how much people lose or leave around the Inlet. Im all for doing the "free box" by Seagrove Market. It is a good central location on 30A and it looks like the Viridian Hotel is not in a hurry to be built.

...well, now someone has taken off with the free "h"! This thing is really working!

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I'm cornfused!

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Hi, I would like a free T please!!

My thread is falling apart!

I would like to take this time to buy a vowel.

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Methinks Daddy-O is messing with us.

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...ya' think? I was getting excited for Free Tea!

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I was upset. I thought it said "free tread," and I just bought new tires.

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Telluride's is in the middle of a fairly tight town. SoWal would need several spread over the length of 30A.

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Good observation. I nominate the ex Chateau de Paris place as one possibilty....Grayton Grande?

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Maybe just put the box at the Tourist place on the corner of 331 and 98. All the folks heading out of and into town go right past there. On Saturday morning the outfluxers could drop their rafts, tubes and styrofoam coolers and umbrellas. On Saturday night/Sunday morning the influxers could pick them up.

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I love the disappearing thread title letters! Great to see the humor!

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The TDC would be a great location, but the tourists are already waiting in line at 331/98 to leave town, so I'm not sure they would try to stop and drop, then get back in line. Best to get them before they pack the car. Businesses scattered up and down 30A should build their own free boxes and encourage dropping and collecting of the beach crap.

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[quote=Smiling JOe;582939]The TDC would be a great location, but the tourists are already waiting in line at 331/98 to leave town, so I'm not sure they would try to stop and drop, then get back in line. Best to get them before they pack the car. Businesses scattered up and down 30A should build their own free boxes and encourage dropping and collecting of the beach crap.[/quote]

How about the management companies?

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[quote=Miss Kitty;582951]and maybe add the Leave No Trace logo to each box. I think the management companies are a great idea. I think this would catch on--and everyone (and our beaches) would win!

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...I am waiting on Free Ted!

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which will you be acquiring?

I myself have Ted King on hold waiting for the Free Ted thread.

I b o ht a n w bo k at a f ee stop t day.

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This thread title is like my hair... slowly but surely falling out!

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I don't think the county wants to open the can of worms. The hassle, mess, responsibility, liability of gathering and distributing stuff from the beach. It would take leadership with a lot of balls to make it happen (and I don't mean beach balls).

However I could see them using a contractor to help. Someone on 331 with plenty of space, and balls, could make a little profit. Are you listening Joe Elmore? All the visitors stopping to get cheap beach items will surely also like chainsaw art.

Joe is also the type of guy to do the "free box". A really neat guy that thinks "outside the box". Stop by and see him sometime. You never know what you might find.

...today's your day!

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yeeessssss!

Someone could also start a Freecycle.org group for SoWal.

Login - Freecycle™: Start A Group

Free Ted? Is he stuck? Or is he being given away??????

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Free the Teds and the Whales!!!!!!!!!!!

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Free Ted?

Did they really send Ted Turner to jail for starting CNN?

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Sadly, the freebox was being abused by those who chose to overlook the spirit and abuse the karma. The town was on the verge of shutting it down, as people were dumping unusable garbage there instead of properly disposing of it. and maintenence of it was becoming too expensive(it is completely cleared on monday mornings via a front end loader by one person. but one person can't lift a refrigerator) also, it was becoming a source of income for those who would hang out there all day waiting for good stuff that they would grab and sell elsewhere. I stopped taking stuff there because they were like vultures, and they'd barely wait till you put the stuff on the shelf.

It came to a head and a citizen's coalition group stepped up and has begun to 'police' it so it wouldn't be dismantled. a tighter set of guidelines has been established, there are monitors there during 'peak' times, etc...

remember, it is a 25 year old institution, there have even been books written about it. we can't even keep people from drowning themselves here, or taking their stuff from the beach daily, i doubt the tourists would give it the time of day.

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i love this thread.

Sad that a nice idea (and institution) like that was lost to greed - do you think that if we did one w/ just beach stuff the same problems would exist? I don't see used & sandy cheap beach items having much EBay potential or profit margin.

My thinking was that we use the same space for "claiming" items as for the free stuff. It would already by staffed and locked up except during business hours and keep folks from abusing it.

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If the dog crate is still available, I am in need.. thank you.

Blue Mountain Liquors has "free books" that everyone in the community drops off and trades. After awhile, books that have been around for awhile get taken to the library for their sales. Come on by, the tourists are cleaning out our books and not replacing. Thanks.

I am a regular user of freecycle.org

It's fabulous and it is strict in its rules. Y'all start one in sowal. It will grow faster than you can imagine. It kinda' makes you use good kharma!!!!

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Anyone interested in starting this?

I'd like to donate an "a" I'm not using.

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I would be interested. Tell me what to do! Maybe that's what I can do with all my stuff! Give it away!

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GONE..one free dog crate. They did not take either of the dogs with them though.

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CYPM!

How is this better than just posting "free" stuff on Sowal?

We've already got a site and moderators.

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We could involve those without computers, internet connections, or the knowledge that this site exists.

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I was talking about freecycle.org McFly - questioning the need for an internet site w/ passwords, logins, and a moderator when we have Sowal and "free" threads.

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