An unexpected bonus

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Last weekend the local council organised a village litter-pick, and since we were around and have missed the event the last couple of times they’ve organised one, I felt obliged to go along. Turned out it was just as well I did as only five people showed up! (village population a little over 4,000). Anyway I was making my way along one road collecting up a few crisp packets etc when outside one house I saw three folding chairs, the wooden ‘director’s chair’ style, standing on the verge. They were very faded but they were just what I wanted, I’ve been looking for some nice chairs I can revamp because, apart from the folding chair I repaired a year or so ago, we currently have a set of the folding chairs that are so ubiquitous these days (see link) which are easy to fold up and carry but impossible to repair because of the way they’re made. As we hate to throw away anything remotely usable we keep using them although the ‘arms’ have broken off two which leaves the metal part just sticking out. Also the fabric has a sort of plastic coating which is coming off, so every time we use them we get little bits of plastic everywhere which is annoying and is also contributing to the burden of microplastic pollution of course Well these chairs were obviously left out for the taking but of course I couldn’t take them with me just then, so I thought I’d knock on the door and ask the owner if I could leave them inside their garden gate and come back for them later. So I went to the front door and found they had one of those ‘Ring’ doorbells – I rang the bell and a disembodied voice told me they were away but to just help myself to the chairs. I asked if I could come later and the man said yes and he also had another broken one (ripped canvas) I could have as well if I wanted. So I stacked them neatly in the garden and went back with the car later in the afternoon. I’m now the proud owner of some rather nice chairs – or at least I will be once I’ve treated the wood and given them some new canvas (yet another thing to add to my ‘to-do’ list). And that wasn’t all! https://www.mountainwarehouse.com/camping/camping-furniture/chairs/folding-chair-plain-p11446.aspx/Khaki/?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=All+Products+-+Desktop+-+BING+SHOPPING+-+UK&utm_term=&utm_content=UZsgdXza|pcrid|76416157315332|pkw||pmt|be|pdv|c|slid||product|021756026001|&msclkid=de794310b5df1e0e76c3278fe3a0f581 All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2023.