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2009-06-20 Peg Perego Seat

yet another Peg Perego baby seat. This one is a little old and maybe a little beat up but it will be inspected carefully and disposed of accordingly.

Peg Perego Seat
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2009-06-20 Offspring Rucksack

This Tough Traveller offspring rucksack seems to be all present and correct. The list of craig has historically been an excellent disposal outlet for these and hopefully that will continue. They have similar qualities to the bike seats, people think they will do so much cool outdoor stuff with their kids so buy them but never really use them. This ensures both our supply and demand.

Offspring Rucksack
 

2009-06-20 Laminator

This laminator is formerly the property of the local school system. It it slightly beat up but seems to work. We may give it some testing usage and then put it in storage for the occasional future use. It will do 8.5 x 11 paper.

Laminator
 

2009-06-20 Bonntrager Fork

This Bonntrager carbon fiber fork seems to be a new take-off type item. It is in very good condition but has been installed. It may be traded for other bike stuff or sold on ebay.

Bonntrager Fork
 

2009-06-14 Tag A Long

This Tag-a-long offspring bike appendage is in fine shape. We may use it or find a new owner for it. It looks pretty much unused.

Tag A Long
 

2009-06-14 Royce Union Bike

This Royce Union Lady Luck ladies' mountain bike may look like a pile of crap in the picture but in fact it is! Never mind, when assembled and cleaned up it has that shiny allure that somebody will love.

Royce Union Bike
 

2009-06-14 Peg Perego Bases

These two Peg Perego infant seat bases will be useful for somebody. One is new in the box and the other is dirty. We know a fix for both.

Peg Perego Bases
 

2009-06-14 Offspring Warming Bag

This thing is a fleecy sleeping bag type arrangement that is perforated in exactly the correct places such that it can be used in a pushchair in conjunciton with the harness system. It sounds complicated but it is rather handy. If you have a fidgety offspring and cold weather then you pretty much need one of these.

Offspring Warming Bag
 

2009-06-14 Offspring Rucksack

This offspring rucksack is not nearly as fancy as the Kelty one we found the other day but it will be just fine.

Offspring Rucksack
 

2009-06-14 LL Bean Jogger

This LL Bean branded jogging stroller is actually just a Baby Jogger with some logos and small tweaks on the folding mechanism. Either way there is nothing wrong with it and it shall find a new home soon.

LL Bean Jogger
 

2009-06-14 Graco Snap and Go

This Graco version of a Snap and Go stroller frame is mildy useful. The list of craig will see it soon.

Graco Snap and Go
 

2009-06-14 Giant Bike

This Giant Option hybrid style bike is all present and correct except for a bald spot on the rear tyre. This was duly rectified in short order and it is now awaiting a new owner.

Giant Bike
 

2009-06-14 Cosco Pushchair

This random Cosco pushchair is in OK shape and will be a fine little offspring transportation device for some other people yet unknown to us.

Cosco Pushchair
 

2009-06-14 Cork Bulletin Board

This Cork Bulletin Board is new in the wrapping. This may be employed at some stage to distract certain offspring.

Cork Bulletin Board
 

2009-06-14 Britax Seat

This Britax Regent car seat is a pretty huge contraption but is handy for offspring in a certain phase of growth. We will probably not use it as we have our selected favourite car seats but somebody else may wish to use it.

Britax Seat
 

2009-06-13 Playhouse

This random playhouse is pretty plasticy but provides nice amusment. It folds up small and exands out to have lots of useful stuff. It has a toilet of course, which provides great amusment to certain offspring.

Playhouse
 

2009-06-13 Maclaren Volo

Yet another Maclaren Volo single pushchair, ideal for random summer deployment. Somebody will want this.

Maclaren Volo
 

2009-06-13 Laundry Basket

This carryall or whatever it is had some junk in it but we decide it would make a fine laundry receptable.

Laundry Basket
 

2009-06-13 Kid Floater

This thing is some form of device to float one's young offspring in water. Presumably it works, if not it will drown said offspring. We will see.

Kid Floater
 

2009-06-13 Ice Skates

These ice skates are brand new and have never been used. Obviously no apparent for discard.

Ice Skates
 

2009-06-13 Huffy Beach Bike

This Huffy Beach bike is sized a teenager or very small person. It is missing a tyre but we shall clean it up and find it a home, a candidate home is already in the offing.

Huffy Beach Cruiser

Update: Mouse over the pic to see it in cleaned up condition.

 

2009-06-13 Huffy 3 Speed bike

This mildy ugly 3 speed Huffy bike needed a bit of tuneup and stuff but is now fairly respectable and usable. Not very interesting at all but it will soon be periodically inserted under some hipster's butt for transportation or posing duty.

Huffy 3 Speed bike
 

2009-06-13 Graco Coach Rider

This Graco Coach Rider stroller is a reasonable attempt by Graco to make a nice European style pushchair. It has some handy features and seems OK quality but has that trademark Graco ugliness. Still it should prove useful to somebody.

Graco Coach Rider
 

2009-06-13 Emmaljunga Pushchair

This Emmaljunga pushchair looks a little funny but seems to be in good order. It is really nice quality and pretty functional. It is the sort of thing you would need for the prolongued infantilization that some people seem to do with their kids, it is long and strong enough for a pretty large child.

Emmaljunga Pushchair
 

2009-06-13 Babytrend Double Jogger

Yet another Babytrend Douile jogging stroller. This one is entirely typical, needs air in the tyres and oil on latches and has some fading. Once cleaned up it is a fine and useful device that will prove useful to some nice family yet to introduce themselves to us via a connective service such as the list of craig.

Babytrend Double Jogger
 

2009-06-12 Quickie Wheelchair

This Quickie RX wheelchair is in fine shape and is overall a pretty nice device. It was discarded into the garbage by the local branch of the Red Cross. This surprises us a somewhat as we had always imagined that one of their core competencies was giving stuff to people who need it. No worries though, we were there to salvage it and we shall find a new owner for it, probably via the list of craig.

Quickie Wheelchair
 

2009-06-11 Saint Tropez Bike

This mildy random Saint Tropez 3-speed bike was found at the side of the road with the red Schwinn Breeze. It is a little beat up but has great promise as hipster transport.

Saint Tropez Bike
 

2009-06-10 Schwinn Breeze

This Schwinn Breeze bike was one on two sitting by the side of the road. Our correspondent on the scene could not carry them on the vehicle he was using at the time. He put them behind a barn and went back five days later to retrieve them with a suitable vehicle. Now that is a friend with initiative.

Schwinn Breeze

It is slightly scruffy but it has great hipster bike appeal to certain demographics we have access to.

 

2009-06-09 Peg Perego Atlantico

This Peg Perego Atlantico model pushchair has slightly faded fabric and is missing the little bar thingy across the front. Despite these issues somebody will probably want it as this is a handy dandy offspring transportation device.

Peg Perego Atlantico
 

2009-06-08 Spalding bike

This random Spalding Blade bike was in pretty sorry shape when we picked it up but not much has really changed! It has been restored along the "Mad Max" lines to give a pretty nice ridable machine. Though there is a reasonable chance that the hipster who buys it will never ride it.

Spalding bike

What is with Spalding making bikes anyway (yes, yes, we know they probably did not actually make this)? Is it for riding round the golf course or something? The business-weasel phrase "focus on our core business" springs to mind....

 

2009-06-08 Raleigh Grand Prix

This Raleigh Grand Prix road bike was found more or less stripped, but parts from various places and other junky bikes have resurrected it nicely. This was built to order for a weekend hipster friend of ours, though she may go for the Spalding when she sees it.

Raleigh Grand Prix
 

2009-06-07 Steering Lock

This handy dandy steering lock was found complete with key. It is not the most secure thing in the world but sometimes handy to brandish.

Steering Lock
 

2009-06-07 Roadway Beach Cruiser

This Roadway QC-1 beach cruiser did not look like this when we picked it up. In fact it looked 50 years old and as if it had spent that time in a barn. The dust washed off and the chrome cleaned up to give this junky bike that will win some female hipster's heart by virtue of its colour.

Roadway Beach Cruiser
 

2009-06-07 Peg Perego P3

Yet another Peg Perego Pliko pushchair, this time the more recent P3 model. Due to the combination of robust fabric, nice colour and good condition we may keep this one and sell all previous Plikos. We were flirting with the idea of keeping the brown one found last week but this is nicer.

Peg Perego P3
 

2009-06-07 Peg Perego Aria

Yet another double Peg Perego Aria pushchair. This is fortunate as we have just sold the last one we got. These are hot items it seems. Their prinicple virtue seems to be their super low weight but they seem a little junky and fragile, maybe just because of their weight?

Peg Perego Aria
 

2009-06-07 Kelty Kid Carrier

This Kelty offspring portage device is in fine almost unused condition. We have been known to foist our offspring on their grandparents in one of these so this may get used. On the other hand it may just get sold via the list of craig.

Kelty Kid Carrier
 

2009-06-07 Inglesina Sofia

A complete Inglesina Sofia pram, a current model. This is an excellent find and will be investigated further. A pic of the chassis for now, watch this space for the bassinet. You might consider this the Maserati of prams.

Inglesina Sofia
 

2009-06-06 Schwinn Suburban

This Schwinn Suburban 5 speed bike has new tyres, is in beautiful condition and only needed air in the tyres to be ridden. It is the weird lime green colour that is pretty nice and seems hip and desirable in certain large cities of our acquantance. It will meet its new hipster owner soon.

Schwinn Suburban

This was actually a garbitrage trade. A gentleman whose retirement hobby is perusing the discards of other people saved it for us and traded it for a large BMW SUV alloy wheel which we picked up a while ago. Everyone is happy.

 

2009-06-06 Nishiki 5 Speed

This Nishiki 5 speed cruiser seems in fine shape. The derailleur seems a but mis-configured but other than that it does not even need a clean. Hipster equipment to be.

Nishiki 5 Speed
 

2009-06-06 Emmaljunga Pushchair

This old-ish Emmaljunga pushchair is in pretty fine shape. It has barely been used and just needs a clean and some oil on the folding joints. Destined for the list of craig.

Emmaljunga Pushchair
 

2009-06-06 Double Joggers

Within half an hour we found three double jogging strollers. Two of the recently ubiquitous purple Babytrend models and one red Baby Jogger. We may have to reduce our prices a little to get the inventory down, but then people value what they get less. It is a difficult tradeoff.

Double Jogger
Double Jogger
Double Jogger

The Babytrend ones were pretty fine and just5 needed a quick wash but the red Baby Jogger need a fair bit of scrubbing with powerful cleaning agents. It is now fit for sale.

 

2009-06-06 Baby Jogger

Along with the great selection of double joggers we got this single Baby Jogger jogging stroller today. The front tyre was bald, which is not really a big deal, but we replaced it anyway.

Baby Jogger
 

2009-06-05 GT Vertigo BMX

This GT Vertigo Freestyle BMX is in fine shape modulo the surface rust in some places. It has never really been used, more neglected. It will find a new, hopefully less neglectful, owner via the list of craig.

GT Vertigo BMX
 

2009-06-04 Huffy Bike

This random Huffy 3-speed bike is pretty spiffy looking after a spot of cleaning etc, but it is still junk. It was one of the batch of four and will join the others, it does look spiffy enough to attract hipster purchasers though.

Huffy Bike
 

2009-06-04 AMF 3 Speed

This AMF 3-speed bike is a right catastrophe of design, but it does look pretty shiny after our lavish detailing attention. It will probably end up the fashion toy of a hipster, like the other two wheeled conveyances from the batch of four.

AMF 3 Speed

We actually think that the rear dropouts look somewhat like a hurley stick.

 

2009-06-02 Huffy Regal

This Huffy Regal is anything but. It does however clean up in a nice superficially shiny way so it will find a home as a retro fashion accessory. For the detail minded among you this has a twist grip two cable 5 speed derailleur, that actually still works and needs no adjustment! What a load of junk. Part of the batch of four.

Huffy Regal
 

2009-06-02 AMF Bike

This AMF 3 speed is one of a batch of four found late one night by the side of the road. It is really ugly and unpleasantly executed but it has the same seventies coolness that a AMC Gremlin might have. It cleaned up pretty well and rides as well as it ever did during its neglected life so somebody will probably wish to exhibit their retro hipster cred by purchasing it from us.

AMF Bike
 

2009-05-31 Topeak Bike Seats

These two Topeak bike seats were found within a short window of time. They will both be farmed out via the list of craig to happy new owners. We hope. The pics shows them in the raw, they will be cleaned first of course.

Topeak Bike Seats
 

2009-05-31 Small Rucksack

This small black rucksack is seemingly configured for a person with a lot of tech toys and their attendent chargers, dongles and whatnot. While this might not apply to us it might come in handy at some point.

Small Rucksack
 

2009-05-31 Maclaren Pushchairs

These two Maclaren pushchairs were found within a short time. First one was almost unused and was complete with accessoriess bag and such. The second had a chocolate stain on it, possible reason for discard?

Maclaren Pushchair
Maclaren Pushchair
 

2009-05-31 Graco Duo Glider

Yet another Graco Duo Glider stroller in nice condition. After a quick clean to remove the dust this will be fit to meet the nice people who will contact us about it via the list of craig. Though it may have to wait as we have a couple in stock now.

Graco Duo Glider
 

2009-05-31 Floatation Vest

This offspring flotation device is all shiny and new and does not really seem to have been used much. That is not a problem, it was tested out the same day and proved satisfactory at preventing submersion of offspring.

Floatation Vest
 

2009-05-31 Chicco Highchair

Yet another Chicco Highchair, this one is in some ways super fancy but has damage to the cover. It will eventually find a new home.

Chicco Highchair
 

2009-05-30 Schwinn Prelude

This Schwinn Prelude road bike is in fine shape and just needed air in the tyres to be perfectly ridable. All well and good.

Schwinn Prelude
 

2009-05-30 Ross Pocono

This Ross Pocono mountain bike is pretty junky but after some oil and new gear cables is somewhat useful. We will see who ends up on it, a craigslister or a summer intern.

Ross Pocono
 

2009-05-30 Peg Perego Pliko

This later model Peg Perego Pliko pushchair (not sure if it is a P3?) is in OK shape except for being missing a useless piece of plastic and being pretty grimy inside. We may use this in place of our older model Pliko so it will be detailed, we suspect, followed by deployment in the service of offspring transportation.

Peg Perego Pliko
 

2009-05-30 Peg Perego Arias

Within a short space of time we found double and single Peg Perego Aria strollers. They all seem in fine shape, mostly just in need of a wash and such. Both of these will be sent to tantalise idle readers of the list of craig.

Peg Perego Aria
Peg Perego Double Aria

Update: Both sold within 24 hours of their initial exposure on the list of craig, These must be hot items as many people wanted them, we shall keep an eye out for more.

 

2009-05-30 Offspring Clothing

Somebody had thrown out more or less all the clothes needed for offpring from age one to 7. We picked through the huge pile and the pic below shows about a third of what we picked up. A lot of these items are really good stuff and will be deployed in the pursuit of protecting our offspring from the ever present threat of charges of indecent exposure.

Offspring Clothing
 

2009-05-30 Misfit BMX Bike

This Misfit Rhino BMX is a little rusted in places and beat up in others but should clean up well enough to make some misfit juvenile very happy at some stage. Intermediate steps might include oil, adjustment and indexing on the list of craig.

Misfit BMX Bike

Update: Mouse over the picture to see it in slightly shinier condition.

 

2009-05-30 Instep Jogger

This Instep Elite jogging stroller is in fine shape except for the tyres, weirdly one of them is worn down to the fibre under the rubber. It seems tricky to wear out a jogger tyre like that, onne would think. New tyres from stock and this should be sent off to the list of criag to seek its fortune.

Instep Jogger
 

2009-05-30 Britax Car Seats

We found two Britax car seats within a short space of time, both recent enough to use and all very handy. One is pretty dirty due to the previous occupant being given free reign over foodstuff beyond their capabilities but that is easily remedied.

Britax Car Seat
Britax Car Seat
 

2009-05-30 Babytrend Sit n Stand

This Babytrend Sit 'n Stand LX stroller (oooooh, the luxury model?) is in fine shape and seems to be all present and correct. We have no need for it so it will be disposed of via the list of craig.

Babytrend Sit n Stand
 

2009-05-28 Windex

We found this bottle of Windex on top of a pile of rubbish on the street. Now it may not be the most exciting or valuable garbage find we have ever had but we, like many people we know, have windows and they sometimes need cleaning. Just what you need, sometimes when you actually need it. Shown sitting on Egbert.

Windex
 

2009-05-28 Submersible Pump

This fancy looking Alita AUP250 pump was in perfect condition except the screw holding the impeller on had fallen off at some stage. This was probably the reason for discard. We put in a new stainless metric screw and tested it in a bucket of water and it worked rather well. We will dispose of this unless anybody elucidates their need for it.

Submersible Pump
 

2009-05-25 Stainless Food Trays

These two small stainless steel food service trays were slightly dirty but after a scrub and a cycle in the dishwasher they positively sparkle. As you can see one is already pressed into service, it did not come with the potatoes inside.

Stainless Food Trays
 

2009-05-24 XFX Video Card

This dual DVI XFX Ge 6800 card is used but is repacked in the original box. It will be tested and deployed at some stage. Contact us if you want it, it is an AGP slot mount.

XFX Video Card
 

2009-05-24 Sony Laptop

This Sony Vaio PCG F350 came with the power supply. As the pic shows it sort of tries to boot. The machine itself is pretty old but may find a buyer on ebay.

Sony Laptop

The presence of the power supply also allowed us to test this Sony PCG XG9 we found a while ago. This is newer and ostensibly more useful to the world in general though it seems to have arty and abstract graphics issues.

Sony Laptop

Investigation of the found data to occcur at some point and then they will be ebayed off as is.

 

2009-05-24 Dell Power Supplies

In a cardboard box with the XFX video card were these two Dell laptop power supplies. They will be used for testing future Dell laptops that happen to be found without their power supplies. Spiffy.

Dell Power Supplies
 

2009-05-23 Trek Mountain Lion

This random Trek Mountain Lion kids bike had a broken brake cable, this of course was quickly remedied. The air inserted into the tyres rendered it perfectly functional. The brake cable was presumably the reason for discard. This will either go to a new owner via the list of craig or a bike shop.

Trek Mountain Lion
 

2009-05-23 Roadmaster Mt. Fury

This random Roadmaster Mt. Fury mountain bike is really total junk but it is in such nice shape that we figure somebody with little or no eye for quality will want it. We would not go anywhere near Mount Fury on this bike, but then we would not take it on any roads, master of them or not, except to deliver it to a new owner.

Roadmaster Mt Fury
 

2009-05-23 Raleigh Mermaid

This Raleigh Mermaid child's bike seems pretty crappy but the fact that it has mudguards and a Raleigh badge means that a new owner may be found for it amongst those who consider bicycles fashion accessories.

Raleigh Mermaid
 

2009-05-23 Magna Look'n Good

This is Magna Look'n Good is actually pretty innaproriately named. That is not important though because we can find people who might actually agree with the name of this bike and wish to acquire it.

Magna Look'n Good
 

2009-05-23 Graco Mosiac

This Graco Mosaic stroller is of a slightly newer generation of Gracos than we are used to. It had been pretty well used by a messy offspring but has held up well and will have another lifetime with some nice people who will introduce themselves to us via the list of craig.

Graco Mosiac
 

2009-05-23 Graco Duo Glider

This Graco Duo Glider is is near perfect condition and just needed a squirt with the hose to remove the dust. They are fairly functional devices, if a little unwieldy to push, but it will meet its new owner on the list of craig and we will all be happy.

Graco Duo Glider
 

2009-05-23 Fondue Thingy

This copper fondue related device is probably intended for chocolate fondues. We will see if we end up using it, we really need extra regular fondue for when we have a crowd. Inside are 4 sterno pots ready for us to use, even if we do not use the device itself.

Fondue Thingy
 

2009-05-23 Babytrend Jogger

This is Babytrend Double Jogging stroller is a used but good condition. A quick wash and air in the tyres rendered it ready for service with whoever ends up taking custody of it.

Babytrend Jogger

Like the Topeak bike seats we seem to have a steady supply and healthy demand for this particular model. These tend to actually get used more than the bike seats thogh.

 

2009-05-22 Radiator Tool

W already have one of these special radiator fitting removal tools but we are bound to have friends that do not. Monika?

Radiator Tool
 

2009-05-22 Centurion Bike

A spiffy Centurion LeMans RS road bike that had lots of dust all over it and no pedals. One issue was dealt with by means of an advanced cleaning methodology (hosepipe) and the other by delving into the spare pedals bin. Rides fine now.

Centurion Bike
 

2009-05-21 Topeak Bike Seat

Yet another Topeak bike seat, this one complete with the rack system. This will follow the numerous others to the list of craig. Good thing we seem to have both a reliable supply and a reliable market for these. The only problem with this is that the class of CLers interested in purchasing one of these are, as a demographic, clueless and annoying.

Topeak Bike Seat
 

2009-05-21 Kettler Scooter

This random Kettler Scooter is nothing special but has some level of quality due to being Kettler. We have no shortage of random 'orrible offsprings of our acquantaince that could use it.

Kettler Scooter
 

2009-05-21 Bouncer

These baby bouncer things are often crappy but there maybe be a critical transsition period in the life of an 'orrible offspring where they can use this effectively. It functions as an inadvertant imprisonment and amusement device.

Bouncer
 

2009-05-20 Fan Unit

This fan is the sort of thing one might use for drying out floors in basements or generally circulating air in spaces. It works fine and has been lodged in a friend's custody for now. He seems particularly keen that we mention that he now has it, maybe being mentioned like this is fame enough for him?

Fan Unit
 

2009-05-19 Raleigh M20

This Raleigh M20 mountain-ish bike was missing a couple of pieces off the rear derailleur and the rear tyre. Spares from stock and it is reassembled and ready to go. It is still a piece of junk though.

Raleigh M20
 

2009-05-16 Shuttle PC

A 2.8Ghz Shuttle PC with 2G RAM and no HD. It has a fancy nVidia video card in it and seems to sort of run knoppix. More investigation to follow.

Shuttle PC

Further investigation reveals that it works fine. It has on board video so if it gets deployed to a certain task the nVidia will become spare parts. As this text is being written it is getting a test install of Ubuntu on it.

 

2009-05-16 Schwinn Caliente

This Schwinn Caliente bike is pretty junky and has some issues. We cleaned up a bunch of stuff and replaced some parts. The pic shows it halfway through this process, the front half of the bike is spiffy while the rear is still looks rusty crusty. When finished it will be an item coveted by numerous hipsters, we hope. But it will still be crap quality.

Schwinn Caliente
 

2009-05-16 Lawn Mower

This fairly new push lawn mower was procured to order. The blade seems nice and tight, it cuts fine, it rolls, Monika?

Lawn Mower
 

2009-05-16 Extension Cable

This orange extension cable is about 80 feet long and has a missing ground pin on the plug. A new plug will be procured and installed. A handy thing.

Extension Cable
 

2009-05-16 Double Jogger

This BabyTrend double jogging stroller needed air in the tyres and a quick rinse to get rid of the dust and it is as good as new and ready for sale. It does not even have the latch problems that frequently plague these models. No reason for discard apart from the flat tyre? Making an appearance on the list of craig soon.

Double Jogger
 

2009-05-16 Chicco Highchair

Well, this is a slightly different model to the one we got a while ago. The previous one was given to friends but we have run out of friends in need of such so we will have to make new temporary friends via the list of craig to dispose of this one.

Chicco Highchair
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2009-05-16 Books

Some random books to either add to shelves or give away.

Books
 

2009-05-16 Bike Rack

Most of a bike rack is present here in these parts, but not all of it. We suspect that bike shop owners of our acquaintance will be able to find a use for this pile of metal.

Bike Rack
 

2009-05-16 Bike Parts

We got a bunch of parts in a transitional state, previously they were not bike parts but at some point they will be. We got another exercise bike from which we salvaged the crank and chain. Also a garage door opener yielded up its chain to us. It is good to stockpile these things while we can. No pic for now.

Also found was brand new front wheel and a road tyre for a mountain bike wheel. All very handy.

Bike Parts
 

2009-05-14 Dahon Folding Bike

This folding bike is pretty crappo and heavy and primitive compared to the modern version but it was definitely worth picking up. If we can get it going somebody might want it but if not it has numerous parts on it that could be used on other bikes.

Dahon Folding Bike
 

2009-05-14 Cranks

Given the high flow of random bikes passing through we decided to scavenge more key parts. One source of certain bike parts in perfect condition is Exercise Bikes. They yield parts of "New Old Stock" quality for two reasons, nobody ever uses these things and while they are being unused they sit inside in the basement as opposed to outside where they might rust. Pic shows some nice cranks we got, the chain was retrieved from this one also but not shown.

Cranks
 

2009-05-12 GT Kids Bike

This kids' GT bike has seven gears and fancy linear pull brakes. It needed some attention regarding the front brake lever and saddle. The number of holes in the rear tube was also in excess of design parameters. Luckily, we know secret methods to remedy all of the above. Monika?

GT Kids Bike
 

2009-05-09 Simo Bertini

This Simo Bertini twin pushchair would seem to be the Maserati of pushchairs except that we think they are Norwegian rather than the obvious Italian. Whichever, they make quality gear and this is no exception. It needs a clean and then will be introduced to some new discerning owners at some point using the list of craig.

Simo Bertini
 

2009-05-09 Schwinn Hollywood

This Schwinn Hollywood girls' bike is from the mid 1940s we think. The previous owner had conveniently put two new tyres on it before tossing it into the scrap metal. It needed some seatpost attention and a clean and here it is for your viewing pleasure. It will probably find a home with some hipster, we will see.

Schwinn Hollywood
 

2009-05-09 Peg Perego Centro

This random Peg Perego Centro pushchair is in fine shape and needed nothing but a clean to be ready for offspring transportation deployment. Surplus to our requirements so off it goes to seek its fortune on the list of craig.

Peg Perego Centro
 

2009-05-09 Mongoose A40

This Mongoose A40 bike has a few rusty screws etc and needed air in the tyres and the chain putting back on. Rides fine, junky but light and fancy looking, to some peoples' eyes. It will shortly be available on the list of craig for those very people.

Mongoose A40

Update: Sold to a nice chap who refused to test ride it but tested out the various subsystems in the static mode. Not our problem.

 

2009-05-09 Emmaljunga Seat

This is just the detachable seat part of an Emmaljunga. This would be the Volvo of pushchairs, we suspect. This model is pretty old but fully functional and in nice condition. There exists a small but discerning userbase for these things and hopefully we will make one of them happy at some stage. Egbert is visible behind it along with five (plus?) other items that have appeared on this page.

Emmaljunga Seat
 

2009-05-08 Royal Scot Bike

This classic English 3-speed Royal Scot Lightweight seems like it could be quite a viable bike after some air in the tyres. It obviously does not have the quality of Raleigh but seems pretty nice. Some hipster will love it.

Royal Scot Bike

Update: Sold off to a happy hipster.

 

2009-05-08 Britax Car Seat

This is a random large size Britax car seat with the adjustable element in the high back area. The cover is great but one of the straps has issues. It will either get new straps or donate its cover to the cause of rehabilitating another one, we will see.

Britax Car Seat
 

2009-05-06 Evergreen Tree

Some guy was tossing this tree, rootball and all, onto the brush pile. It seemed like it might have a chance so we rescued it and brought it home. After dinner an earnest youth of our acquaintance implemented the planting procedure in our garden.

Evergreen Tree
 

2009-05-06 Brace of Puters

First a Dell 2.4Ghz PC with 512M RAM, XP installed and working, no apparent reason for discard. Lots of juvenile plus "mom" usage of the machine. Below is a randomly chosen IM session from the AIM chat logs, the names (and usernames) have been tinkered with to protect the terminally clueless.

cornsyyrup354: hi cathy look i think we have to talk, i no we have are
               diffirences and stuff but i think we both miss are friendship and 
               we both want to be friends and of all the years we have been friends
               and all the laughs we had i miss it and i am ok with u being friends
               with alicia -not that u need my okay- but i am fine u can have friends. 
               i just was woundering if we can put this behind us and be bffl again
               bc i no it would mean a lot to both of us, i am tired of fighting
               and i thought it would last a day but i guess i was wrong-witrch
               i am a lot- i am sorry abot what happened
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cornsyyrup354: plz call or wright or send or talk or reply soon
ladytattoooo: you just dono't get it do you??
ladytattoooo: i have told you so many times that i am not becoming friends with
              you untill you fisically YOURSELF calls my mother and appoligizes this
              could have been over with so long ago but you just can't seem to realize 
              your in the wrong and your NOT right and you need to do something for
              someone else
ladytattoooo: the thing that pissed me off is that you never apologized to me
              or my mother
ladytattoooo: you have appoligized to me but you still have my mom
ladytattoooo: get that through your head
cornsyyrup354: wait wait wait watdoes any of this have to do with ur mom?
cornsyyrup354: i am trying to say i am sorry
cornsyyrup354: but wats the point if u wont forgive me  ..the best part 
               of being a best friend is that when u have a fight u never stop
               being friends u just find yourself makeing up and huging
cornsyyrup354: u forgive and forget ..
ladytattoooo: YOU RUINED MY SURPRISE BIRTHDAY WITHOUT A SORRY TO ME OR MY MOTHER
cornsyyrup354: a bump on the rode wont stop u from driving
ladytattoooo: IT COSTED MY MOM 1,000 DOLLARS
ladytattoooo: DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY THAT IS?!?!?!
ladytattoooo: DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG I HVE WANTED A SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cornsyyrup354: cathy..at lest u get a party for 1 and 2 u kenw about it, 3 yes i no
               what $$is and 4 it did mean a lot to u and u had a good time - darryl
               showed me the film - 5 i am glad 6 ...7
ladytattoooo: JUST SHUT UP!!! MY GODD YOU DON'T GET IT WHEN OUR "BEST FRIENDS"
              YOUR SUPPOSED TO SAY SRRY RIGHT AWAY
cornsyyrup354: i did!
cornsyyrup354: the day after i left u a message
cornsyyrup354: the day at school i said to gg give this to her but dont read it
ladytattoooo: WELL YOU DIDN'T SAY IT TO MY MOM
cornsyyrup354: on wed i said darryl ask her - i never told darryl any thing -
cornsyyrup354: i put it on ur home phone! so u and ur mum can here it
ladytattoooo: AND YOU KNOW WHAT... THERE WAS NO FILM
cornsyyrup354: that is y i put it on ur home phone not ur cellz
ladytattoooo: but you didn't say sorry to her
cornsyyrup354: yes
cornsyyrup354: the film
ladytattoooo: shut up your wrong
cornsyyrup354: on darryls cellz
ladytattoooo: no your rong
ladytattoooo: you have to get this over with
cornsyyrup354: darryl has a tape on her cellz
ladytattoooo: call my mom and appoligize
ladytattoooo: thats all i have to say
cornsyyrup354: what do u want me to say
ladytattoooo: GOOD-BYE!!!!!!
ladytattoooo signed off at 8:11:41 PM.
(END) 

Well, we are glad they got that sorted out. Any linguistics students out there want a Ph.D. topic?

The other machine was a Alienware thingy, missing HD and various hardware parts. It will certainly yield various parts for the fixing of computing machines in general, it will probably not run again in this form unless for short-term amusement purposes.

Alienware PC
 

2009-05-05 Thinkpad T40

This Thinkpad T40 has a 1.5Ghz CPU, 512M RAM and no keys. It has a keyboard and typing still works but the keys were salvaged by the previous owner, or some such. Apart from that it cannot seem to make it past the BIOS when booting but we forsee no major issue there as it will probably be ebayed as is.

Thinkpad T40
 

2009-05-02 Lego

A plastic bag full of Lego pieces, fairly modern ones in general. This will be rinsed and tossed in whatever big bucket of Lego comes to hand first here.

Lego
 

2009-05-02 Devices for Seated Offspring

All in one day we gathered up this nice selection of various devices for use with offspring in the seated position. We could have pictured and listed them seperately but the ensemble picture seems quite nice.

Devices for Seated Offspring

From the left:

 

2009-05-02 Dell Pentium 4

This is a random Dell Pentium 4 2.6Ghz PC or so with memory, disk etc. The fan on the power supply is dead (possible reason for discard?) and the HD had all the personal files on it unlinked. Unlinked but still present.

Dell Pentium 4
 

2009-05-02 Compaq Laptop

This Compaq seems all nice and new and shiny on the outside but does not boot or show any sign of life. That is fine, maybe watch this space for more investigation or we will ebay the thing off entire as is. Maybe even both.

Compaq Laptop
 

2009-04-30 Dell Pentium 4

This Dell P4 GX270 2.8Ghz PC was missing memory and disk but they are in general machines worth saving, if possible. We found some memory in stock from prior salvage, a disk from a decommisioned RAID array and a discarded G-wireless PCI card and installed them. Then, using an XP install CD from the trash (first sale doctrine) we put an OS on it and made it ready for a friend's father. Bonus points for multi-sourcing we feel! Spiffy, despite the scuff marks on the case.

Dell Pentium 4
 

2009-04-25 Wooden Chairs

These random wooden chairs are nothing special, but they are useful and pretty nice. We have no great need for them but somebody we know will be able to find a home for them.

Wooden Chairs
 
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