On Saturday at the council tip I pulled a working cordless hammer drill out of a skip. It turns out that I already have a suitable charger and spare battery for it.
On Saturday, I spotted in my neighbour's skip a child's bicycle seat (for transporting a small child on the back of bike) in excellent condition.
I realised yesterday that it also contained:
- a handcarved wooden chess set and board
- a variety of new, unopened silver-plated baby-related gift items
- a large selection of child's toys in good condition
- a large wooden Roman blind, unused and in its box
Today I took advantage of daylight to retrieve:
- a working Kenwood mixer/blender, in perfect condition
- a sturdy utility trolley with large wheels
- a very large inflatable swimming pool (boxed), complete with electric filter and water pump
- a wetsuit, golf-club and ski mask (I'll *so* look the part at the next local punishment beating)
- a hairdrier, with the receipt
- various clean tarpaulins
- a large tin full of drill bits and misc. hardware items, some new and still in their packaging
- dozens of cans half-full paint/varnish/whitewash/etc
- a large variety of household and garden items, either new or in good condition
- a Sony stereo system, complete with speakers
- various items that would have been worth keeping except for being damaged by being thrown into a skip
- a UK passport (expires today)
I'm simply amazed. What incredible waste. I think that some people shouldn't be allowed money or possessions. The householder consented to my rooting around in the skip. I'd have been very embarrassed to be disposing of property in this way.
The vast majority of this stuff has now gone to a charity shop or Freecycle. I gave the stereo to some teenagers. I'll keep the paint and tarpaulins and a couple of other items myself. I sold the passport to some criminals.
Daniele