In a message dated 11/30/99 10:13:40 AM Eastern Standard Time,
msnichols@MINDSPRING.COM writes:

<<  Is this situation similar in your cities-affluent
 trash?
  >>

Don't know if I would call my area (Eastern NC) affluent.  We have pretty low
wages here.  Yesterday I was taking my friends trash out and beside the
dumpster in her condo complex were sitting two 12" 3 way Pioneer
loudspeakers.  I thought "they must be blown", but they were in fact perfect.
 It is truly amazing what people will throw away.  I prefer to give my
unneded/unwanted items to firends, but hey, I'm not complaining!

Stefan Weir