{"id":81611,"date":"2020-10-06T05:28:39","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T09:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/?p=81611"},"modified":"2020-10-06T05:28:39","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T09:28:39","slug":"the-old-coot-supports-the-tuesday-afternoon-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2020\/10\/06\/the-old-coot-supports-the-tuesday-afternoon-club\/","title":{"rendered":"The Old Coot supports the Tuesday Afternoon Club"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Tuesday Afternoon Club came by this week, right on schedule (Tuesday afternoon). The first member passed through around two o\u2019clock. He grabbed two jars and one coffee can full of screws, nuts and bolts, and metal odds and ends. An hour later, a second collector peddled in on his bike and picked up a bag full of deposit cans and bottles. <\/span><\/p>\n

A short while later the last of the crew stopped by with a grocery store cart, grumbled about missing the good stuff but did get some electronic equipment that looked like it might still function (it did), leaving the remainder of the recyclables in the red plastic bin for Taylor Garbage to take away the next morning. <\/p>\n

I love this service provided by the Tuesday Afternoon Club. It\u2019s an efficient system all the way around. I get rid of some \u201credeemable\u201d items \u2013 metal to the scrap yard \u2013 odds and ends to be sold or used by a member of the group \u2013 deposit cans redeemed for cash, all things I\u2019d rather go into the economy of club members, relieving me of the chore of hauling the stuff to redemption facilities. Last week a sofa that we no longer needed went out into the world this way. It sat in the garage for a bit and then left the property after placing a \u201cFree Sofa\u201d sign near the road, pointing to the garage. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s a great system, though some people get upset if someone paws through their garbage can recycle bin. Not me! Why should anyone care if someone is willing to put in the effort to make a few bucks from stuff that we put out to the curb? It\u2019s not like the Tuesday Afternoon gang is sitting around looking for a handout. This crew is willing to invest time and effort for a small financial gain, and do us (me) a favor in the process. <\/p>\n

But, the whole thing may be coming to an end, yet another victim of the pandemic. Rumor has it that the County Government may eliminate recycling pick-up from their budget and leave it to each resident to deal with, to pay for and \/ or find some way to get the recyclables and other junk into the system. Yet, government handling of this process is the perfect and most efficient way to do it.<\/p>\n

It won\u2019t hurt me if the County ops out of their recycling responsibilities. I\u2019ll figure out a way to deal with the change if that\u2019s the way it goes. <\/span><\/p>\n

But what about the Tuesday Afternoon Club? They\u2019ll be out of work and surely won\u2019t be able to file for unemployment benefits. Another example of trickle-down economics – where the last drops of the trickle falls on the financially vulnerable sector of society.<\/p>\n

Comments? Complaints? Send to \u2013 mlessler7@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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