today I got this couch:



FOR FREE
from the nature strip
It was exactly what I wanted for my studio for my reading corner.

(this nearly beats my $599 Emmaljunga pram that I got for $5.99 because the decimal point was in the wrong place)



What was your best free found thing?

very cool

What's the nature strip? Nice sofa. I don't know if I've ever gotten anything that good for free.

the nature strip - a popular place to put a couch!







The nature strip is a stretch of lawn, or "nature" between the footpath and the road.

ZombieKitten said:

Oh, OK. I'd say that I got a couch out on the curb.

hokie1 said:

for us the kerb(sp?) is just that concrete strip between the nature strip and the road
[Edited 8/1/07 20:00pm]

ZombieKitten said:

Curb side eventually just became "the curb" here

ThirdandFinal said:

do you have footpaths?

ZombieKitten said:

Yes (assuming we mean the same thing) usually just called a path or trail

ThirdandFinal said:

the part you walk on in front of houses

Best free things so far have been a motorcycle, and a car for my son. Still have the bike, he got in an accident with the car about a month after he got it

ZombieKitten said:

sidewalk

ThirdandFinal said:

just checking

I want to see pictures of Zombie's 'nature strip'

Fauxie said:

emm said:

What? I'm bored of trying to imagine using pictures from the internet. I want to see the real thing.

Fauxie said:

oh and nice zombie!!

Fauxie said:

is that like an outdoorsy kind of thing?

ZombieKitten said:

I call those sidewalks.

Fauxie said:

ZombieKitten said:

probably this jacket I wrestled from a stray dog

I looked fantastic at my brother's wedding




[Edited 8/2/07 9:01am]

hokie1 said:

I call the sidewalk a sidewalk.

But the part where the grass and trees grow is called the easement.

horatio said:

its usually owned by the city , but maintained by the owner whose property it is in front of.

The city will come and plant trees for free usually, if you buy the tree from thier list of acceptable tree.

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ZombieKitten said:

i neglected to say that is an awesome find... what kind of shape is it in? just needs a cover?


my nieces have become "freegans"
they always have stories about great stuff they find... including groceries!

i got a couch for free from a friend's sister a few years ago...
and now i'm going to sell it somehow that is wrong, isn't it? lol
in fact, as i look around my house, i haven't bought any of this stuff!

emm said:

it is pretty much in perfect condition! doesn't need a new cover just yet, though after a few weeks at our house it will

ZombieKitten said:

see!

ZombieKitten said:

i was going to ask if that was the sofa from the nature strip!!

it's perfect!

"Nature strip" is now officially the Expression of the Week, lol.

ZombieKitten said:

I like how clean, tidy and uncluttered you are.

ZombieKitten said:

Oh my gosh... that is the most amazing artistic photo! I really love it!