In the years Robert Schryer has been the moderator of Abilene’s Freecycle e-mail list, he’s seen his share of fairly memorable requests and offers come to the table.
From a coconut shell bathing suit top needed for a school play, to a pig’s bladder to make a ball for a historical re-creation, to an actual house (that turned out, unfortunately, to be condemned), Schryer fails to be surprised these days by what people ask for or put up on the e-mail service.
“To me, it’s amazing,” said Schryer, who started an Abilene version of the Freecycle list in April 2004. “No matter just about what it is, in no time you can have someone who can pick it up.”
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