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Sunday, March 9th, 2008
Freecycling Sangamon
Did a piece today on http://www.freecycle.org! Not only is the website a very awesome thing...but I was treated to a Free Cycle Party today at Sangamon County moderator Tracy's house.
Got to meet a bunch of cool people who love giving away stuff for free! I tend to think of myself as a green want to be. The website allows you to be a member and then take people's used things.
I was a little thrown off today when I walked in to Tracy's house and there was a 60 inch plasma HD TV box in the room with all the Freecyclers.....
Tracy pointed out a young lady who is in high school and goes ""I am giving this to her for her school play...""
After a few seconds I realized there was nothing in the box.....and she was using the cardboard.....but it had me going for a second.
This is my second "Web" story while at WICS. The first of course being about http://www.spfldbloggers.com which featured one of the creators of this site. He had me at hello.
I had the options of doing this story about recycling or a story about how the Springfield police have shot a second dude in 3 months.....I chose to stay green.
I tend to love these online stories. Our weekend anchor Ashley says I may have the "online" beat going. We'll see what other online stories I can dig up in the next few months....I have a good one set for July already (thinking ahead).
HUMZOO VACATION:
After becoming a humzoo-er I've caught the blogging bug that has been absent since last summer when i blogged my adventure across the grand U-S of A which can be read here. http://benjaminbikes.blogspot.com But.....i have a guest here for the next week who I don't think is going to appreciate me typing away on my computer. So.....I'll see everyone in a week! I'm looking forward to my trip to St. Louis. Hopefully I'll have some cool pictures upon my return
UPDATE: The number one seeded Quinnipiac lady bobcats blew their best chance of making the dance in a decade by losing today in the Semi's....all I have left now is the hockey team.
Freecycling Sangamon
Did a piece today on http://www.freecycle.org! Not only is the website a very awesome thing...but I was treated to a Free Cycle Party today at Sangamon County moderator Tracy's house.
Got to meet a bunch of cool people who love giving away stuff for free! I tend to think of myself as a green want to be. The website allows you to be a member and then take people's used things.
I was a little thrown off today when I walked in to Tracy's house and there was a 60 inch plasma HD TV box in the room with all the Freecyclers.....
Tracy pointed out a young lady who is in high school and goes ""I am giving this to her for her school play...""
After a few seconds I realized there was nothing in the box.....and she was using the cardboard.....but it had me going for a second.
This is my second "Web" story while at WICS. The first of course being about http://www.spfldbloggers.com which featured one of the creators of this site. He had me at hello.
I had the options of doing this story about recycling or a story about how the Springfield police have shot a second dude in 3 months.....I chose to stay green.
I tend to love these online stories. Our weekend anchor Ashley says I may have the "online" beat going. We'll see what other online stories I can dig up in the next few months....I have a good one set for July already (thinking ahead).
HUMZOO VACATION:
After becoming a humzoo-er I've caught the blogging bug that has been absent since last summer when i blogged my adventure across the grand U-S of A which can be read here. http://benjaminbikes.blogspot.com But.....i have a guest here for the next week who I don't think is going to appreciate me typing away on my computer. So.....I'll see everyone in a week! I'm looking forward to my trip to St. Louis. Hopefully I'll have some cool pictures upon my return
UPDATE: The number one seeded Quinnipiac lady bobcats blew their best chance of making the dance in a decade by losing today in the Semi's....all I have left now is the hockey team.
3 Comments
1) I love freecycle - I have managed to clean out my house without filling up a landfill and even got a free piano in return.
justmeg Monday, March 10, 2008
justmeg Monday, March 10, 20082) Thanks for choosing the freecycle story instead of the other choice! Nickie Monday, March 10, 2008
Nickie Monday, March 10, 20083) It's an awesome concept that Nickie and I were briefly involved in (the concept part- it was a riff on Freecycle, called FreeBay)...I love the idea of bartering, and this just takes it to a new level. Need-a-penny-take-a-penny on a much larger scale. Joel Wednesday, March 12, 2008
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