I’ll call this my pleasant encounter of the day. Yesterday I posted an ad on Craigslist to get rid of plywood and drywall that’s been sitting in the basement for a few years. One person responded and said they’d come Sunday, two others responded saying they’d come Saturday. The two people who said they’d come Saturday flaked out. One never returned the email, text, or phone calls I made; the other text back at ten saying they weren’t coming. Whatever. I emailed the Sunday person back and they came first thing in the morning in an appropriate vehicle, loaded the materials themselves, were really nice, then left when finished. The free stuff category on Craigslist is the best way to get rid of things quickly I’ve found. People will take things garbage men won’t.

This one didn’t have the requisite spontaneity of the typical encounter but it’s Sunday and I don’t expect to be getting out much today.