{"id":544,"date":"2007-07-04T08:56:15","date_gmt":"2007-07-04T13:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alisonblogs.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2007\/07\/04\/freecycleorg\/"},"modified":"2007-07-04T08:56:15","modified_gmt":"2007-07-04T13:56:15","slug":"freecycleorg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alisonblogs.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2007\/07\/04\/freecycleorg\/","title":{"rendered":"Freecycle.org"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Stephen Colbert might have &#8220;dissed&#8221; them on his show, but I think he was really giving them a little publicity.  I managed to get a bunch of loose bricks picked up the same day I posted them, someone&#8217;s taking my massive collection of hangers this weekend, and someone else wants a few of the extra fish.  The site gives you links to a local yahoo group, because freecyclers go and pick up what they want themselves.  If only I&#8217;d heard about it a few months ago, our IKEA furniture would have been in use instead of in a dumpster.  Oh, well.  So I&#8217;m telling youse guys.  The main link is <a href=\"http:\/\/freecycle.org\/\">here<\/a> (it&#8217;s an easy URL, but clicking is easier than typing, n&#8217;est-ce pas?) and you can go from there to your country, down to the local level and join the group.  There&#8217;s no obligations, except that no money is ever supposed to change hands.  Replies go directly to the e-mail of the offerer, so your personal info remains private except to the receiver.  Good stuff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stephen Colbert might have &ldquo;dissed&rdquo; them on his show, but I think he was really giving them a little publicity. 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