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Glassback
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Posted - 2006.04.25 21:57:00 -
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OK, this is the story and i'm interested in your thoughts.....
Myself and my wife are clearing out our loft and put together boxes of rubbish and 1 box of good stuff worth taking to the charity shop. So I'm on the way to work and stop at the Dump to chuck out the rubbish boxes and I find myself looking at the charity box., ..
Now, I think to myself " I cant realy be bothered to walk 5 mins to the charity shop with a big box of fluffy toys, I'll just dump them with the rubbish"
Have I somehow "cheated" the charity shop out of some goods, or was it mine to throw away in the first place?
G.
I've got an idea--an idea so smart that my head would explode if I even began to know what I'm talking about
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Baldour Ngarr
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Posted - 2006.04.25 21:58:00 -
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Morally, it's yours to dispose of as you wish.
OTOH, thanks for doing your bit to ruin the environment by dumping things that could so easily have been recycled. It's nice to know you consider five minutes of your time and effort to be so much more important than trying to save the planet.
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Glassback
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Posted - 2006.04.25 22:00:00 -
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 Originally by: Baldour Ngarr
Morally, it's yours to dispose of as you wish.
OTOH, thanks for doing your bit to ruin the environment by dumping things that could so easily have been recycled. It's nice to know you consider five minutes of your time and effort to be so much more important than trying to save the planet.
The box was quite heavy....
I've got an idea--an idea so smart that my head would explode if I even began to know what I'm talking about
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Purgatori
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Posted - 2006.04.25 22:09:00 -
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Eck nasty question
Ill be honest. Id of done the same thing.
Would of felt bad afterwards and probably asked others what they thought just like u did 
Its a nice idea to give those with not much a helping hand and i do my own thing to help in other ways.
Plus they dont always want unwanted items as its not always what they need as what they need is help to regrow there land etc
Ill leave it at that. Its a tough one
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Subaru Yakamitsukamosuki
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Posted - 2006.04.25 23:20:00 -
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You could have phoned them up and they would come to collect it.
You just leave it beside your door.
I have given away loads of stuff to charity. Most of it complete crap.
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FragSyndrome
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Posted - 2006.04.26 01:47:00 -
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They're your belongings so the choice is yours, however because you have previously decided to donate them and then not only threw out the items instead of donating it but lied to your wife about it (because you know she would be upset with your actions), I would say that you not only failed to do something "good", but you've done a "bad" deed.
You could have accomplished 2 things - (1) Reduced the amount of garbage going into our land fills. (2) Helped a few children who don't have much and who you will never know by giving them some toys, might just bring a smile to their face.
Instead you have done (1) Went back on your dicision to do a good deed (2) Lied to your wife, having her think that you've done something good for the comunity when you did just the opposite.
If you thought this through as you were going ahead with it then I'd have to say that it was quite selfish of you.
That's my take on the situation, nothing personal.
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Pwyle Kenobi
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Posted - 2006.04.26 02:11:00 -
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Reminds me of the morality questions you had to answer to create a character in Ultima something-a-rather (think it was 7).
If you feel bad, send a cheque to the charity so they can buy some new toys or whatever they need most.
Around these parts our local charities are refusing second-hand clothes, toys, etc (even if in excellent condition) and treat you like a pariah for suggesting they might make good use of your old stuff.
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Nikolai Nuvolari
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Posted - 2006.04.26 02:14:00 -
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Why are you saying he lied? Glass didn't say that he went back home and told her that he gave them to the charity.
Glassback, it's your stuff, your decision. Giving it to charity would have been nice, but you have no moral obligation, even if you decided at one point to donate them. If you had promised a bunch of kids that you would give them stuff, THEN you have an obligation to do so. However, you didn't do that, so you had the right to change your mind at any time.
And yes, predictably there is a tree-hugger or three ready to jump on you when environmentalism wasn't even the issue. You guys should just be happy that he was walking in the first place, and not driving one of our evil hydrocarbon machines.
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FragSyndrome
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Posted - 2006.04.26 02:31:00 -
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The first time I read his post I got the impression he didn't tell his wife what really happened. I see now that he could've told her the truth or perhaps not, I was wrong in assuming he lied to her.
I'm not a treehugger though -_-'
I do however believe in something called "contributing to a greater cause" - even if each contribution is microscopic when compared to the grand scheme of things.
Here's the grand scheme - don't sh*t where you live. Yea that means earth, you live here too Nikolai. Perhaps you're not aware of the current landfill situations or the rate of the problem's escalation - that's probably because you don't give a damn since it's not "your" problem. I'm just glad that there are plenty of people who go a little out of their way to do something good for everyone, those actions add up. Hopefully, they'll make up for yours.
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