kind of wrecked, i dunno build an off road dream machine with it or something.

Fantastic! My “off-road dreams” have always involved: (1) excavating the carcass of a demolished Jeep dating from Revolutionary times, (2) shoveling out the ferns and dirt, and (3) irritating the neighbors by giving the rusted hulk a prominent spot in the front yard.

If you like marshmallows from the store, this will take your appreciation to the next level. If you think they’re just for cool weather, hot chocolate, and melting on top of casseroles think again. You must be able to pick these up in the Food Lion parking lot on Fisher road. There is no catch, just pick them up and enjoy. Thanks for looking.

Spend even a little time on free classified sections and you’ll see post after post of people trying to give away construction refuse. Just did a quick look on my local free section, and found 38 listings for concrete pieces. Looks like there’s more available “fill” than there is need for it. Supply outstrips demand, and there’s a lot of unwanted, super-heavy garbage sitting around out there, cluttering the yard.

So what’s the answer? Increase demand! Convince people that they need fill to help build a little hill in the backyard. Suggest that throwing some concrete in the pond will provide a nice little habitat for the sunfish.

Or just flat-out lie and tell people you’re giving away marshmallows.

“Yeah, I know they’re heavy, it’s Mom’s recipe. Don’t open the box until you get home.”

FREE! 10′ x 42′ railroad car. U-Haul. This was formerly a Burlington Northern refrigerator car. There is no refrigeration unit. Very heavy gauge steel top and sides, with wood floor, and hinged doors on each side. There are no holes or leaks in the top, except where a hole has been cut for a wood stove pipe. The floor seems to be solid. All wheels and under-carriage have been removed, and it sits stationary on the ground. It has been used for a shop, storage unit and for weaning young beef calves, but the potential uses for it are unlimited. As you can see from the photos, it needs paint and TLC, but will make a very sturdy and inexpensive out-building. I don’t need it, and my wife thinks that it is ugly and wants it gone. Her wish is my command.
It is very large and heavy. I have no idea how much it weighs. Many tons. It will require a large low-boy equipment trailer, a truck capable of pulling it, and a piece of equipment capable of tipping it onto the trailer.

Eventually, your victim storage space fills up.

And if I know you, you’re too classy to go the shallow grave route. You’re gonna need to go get this.

First come first serve. Very comfortable. You have to do all the hauling, I live on the second floor, so bring help. I hurt my back years ago serving my country.

OK, you served your country, we thank you. But that means I have to take out your most repulsive refuse? Isn’t there an agency for that? You know – good old garbage collection? I see this and wonder: can someone offering for free the corpse of the family dog be far behind? I mean, if I’m gonna take this mattress, I may as well use the dog as a pillow.

Free dumpster – strange looking, to say the least. Has two front openings . Please take a look and ask any questions. I assume that the larger lid opens as well as the smaller one shown, but it is VERY heavy so I haven’t tried to move any part of it. Hopefully there are some dumpster experts out there that will recognize the strange allure of this dumpster and come and get it. Has wheels.

Dumpster expert? I prefer “connoisseur.” I appreciate the many subtle distinctions between the various Dumpster-brand trash receptacles. From the first Dempster Brothers mobile garbage bins of the ‘30’s, to the Dempster Dinosaur trash truck of the ‘50’s, to the still-available Open Top Tilt Type container with T1 Bail, I enjoy the Dumpster in all its iterations. In my humble opinion, mankind’s finest inventions have been the wheel, the aqueduct, the cotton gin, and the Dumpster.*

So if anyone can understand the “allure” of your Dumpster, it’s me. And all I see is a rusty, graffiti’d, unwieldy pile o’metal – with scrap value at all time lows. But I want to help, so I’ve done a little brainstorming. Maybe you could start an “Extreme Hostel” and make this one of your rooms?

*That’s been my solid top four for years. Number five wavers between and microscope and waffle iron.

free can hold 4 dogs

It’s not right to tempt Michael Vick like this. I mean, his sentence just ended. They keep dragging him back in . . .

free metal shed

I can’t believe someone would give away a building designed by Frank Gehry! What’s next, tossing a Picasso?

I’m sorry, that was insensitive – this thing just fell down drunk. Look away, people. It’s already embarrassed enough.

Free twin matress and box springs… yes it is used, yes it has stains but if you are in need it will due.

Mattress, murder scene, whatever.

It’s too bad this poster couldn’t have held out until late October. Haunted house proprietors would be all over this. As it is, the evidence is just going to sit out on the corner, and the jig is up.

It’s unclear, but whatever this is, God clearly loves it. He doesn’t spare those glowing rays for just anything.

This sign is about 12 feet long and once graced the side of the Mckinleyville branch of Humboldt Bank. It’s made out of some sort of plastic.

With the “credit crunch,” the federal government is anxious to get banks up and running. We need lending to oil the delicate mechanism of American capitalism. TARP funds are available, “stress tests” are administered, and the Federal Reserve offers an incredibly low discount rate. With all of this assistance and attention given to the financial sector, there’s no reason you shouldn’t take home a piece of the pie.

Instead of griping about your layoff, get something started. Think big. Be ambitious. I know, you never thought you’d open a bank. You know little about lending (you’re more of a borrower). You have only $430 in your savings account. But the time is right. Tim Geithner wants the Bank of You to open its doors, today. Of course, there will be start-up costs. But you can cut corners here and there, and save big. Little known fact: the most expensive part of opening a bank is signage. Wells Fargo almost failed due to inadequate signs back in the ‘30’s. So call your new bank “Humboldt Bank,” use this sign, and you’ll slash your costs. Better yet, get a partner. Split responsibilities: you bring the sign, she does everything else. Everybody wins.