Will they come after my father?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FWIW - and this does cost money - those junk companies like 1-800-GOT-JUNK, Junk Kings, College Hunks Hauling Junk, etc. will take all this stuff and dispose of it properly. My in laws both died and we learned this cleaning out the house.

They recoup much of the money by selling metal to recyclers, selling usable items to re-sellers, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Called my dad for our weekly chat. He explained how on Friday he attempted to throw away his small cache of old tube TVs but they wouldn’t take them, so he tried Goodwill but they told him they don’t accept them. He went on to tell me he didn’t know what to do so he went back to Goodwill later that night after dark and just left them near the donation bins. I’m sure his license plate is on camera. Will they come after him for illegal dumping?

We took an old TV to country waste management and had to pay $15.00.

[Anonymous]

When I volunteered at a donation station, we set aside items that couldn't be put in the dumpster and a junk hauler guy came weekly to collect the pile. We didn't pay him. He asked if we were interested in saving scrap metal and other junk for him and the location said sure. No clue what he did with it. I think someone told me that he could make $$ on the scrap metal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, but they should. What he did is awful -- didn't want to pay the disposal fee so he tasks a charity with it? POS person.

+1

Way to steal from a charity.

My kid is always saying how that age group is so entitled.

[Anonymous]

OMG he should have taken it to the electronics recycling that every county has. Sheesh.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Probably not. I would guess he was actually told where to take them - like a county supported dump and he didn't. I'm sure it happens all the time and is more of a nuisance for them than anything.

You’re correct, it was the waste management company that told him where to take them, but my father didn’t want to pay a fee, so there you go!

Now he has “mental decline” because OP doesn’t like people calling this out for what it is. Please. His cognitive abilities were strong enough to get the equipment to the dump and then make a decision based on the fact that they were going to charge him. He literally reasoned out how he could avoid the small charge by dumping his junk at Goodwilll at night, putting the cost of junk removal on the charity. He knew they didn’t want it, so he went at night. Plenty of critical thinking there. Selfish POS reasoning. He had a problem—not wanting to pay a small disposal fee—and figured out how to get out of it by dumping the problem on a charity without getting caught.

Spare me this poor-old-man-with-mental-decline nonsense. Clearly not viable given OP’s own explanation of what happened.



So he wanted the charity to pay the fee for him... Does he understand cause and effect?

Listen, I don’t think what he did was right. I was giving facts and asking as to the possibility he’d be in trouble, because it’s me who will have to come and assist him. I don’t appreciate everyone jumping down my throat as if this was my plan and/or I approve of it. People were asking questions, I was staring the facts as they are. I was simply trying to gauge how much this might affect my week.

You should all evaluate how you treat people when their parents with mental decline make unwise decisions, and know you may be the one bailing your own parents out one day.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Probably not. I would guess he was actually told where to take them - like a county supported dump and he didn't. I'm sure it happens all the time and is more of a nuisance for them than anything.

You’re correct, it was the waste management company that told him where to take them, but my father didn’t want to pay a fee, so there you go!

Now he has “mental decline” because OP doesn’t like people calling this out for what it is. Please. His cognitive abilities were strong enough to get the equipment to the dump and then make a decision based on the fact that they were going to charge him. He literally reasoned out how he could avoid the small charge by dumping his junk at Goodwilll at night, putting the cost of junk removal on the charity. He knew they didn’t want it, so he went at night. Plenty of critical thinking there. Selfish POS reasoning. He had a problem—not wanting to pay a small disposal fee—and figured out how to get out of it by dumping the problem on a charity without getting caught.

Spare me this poor-old-man-with-mental-decline nonsense. Clearly not viable given OP’s own explanation of what happened.



So he wanted the charity to pay the fee for him... Does he understand cause and effect?

Listen, I don’t think what he did was right. I was giving facts and asking as to the possibility he’d be in trouble, because it’s me who will have to come and assist him. I don’t appreciate everyone jumping down my throat as if this was my plan and/or I approve of it. People were asking questions, I was staring the facts as they are. I was simply trying to gauge how much this might affect my week.

You should all evaluate how you treat people when their parents with mental decline make unwise decisions, and know you may be the one bailing your own parents out one day.

+ 1 million

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Probably not. I would guess he was actually told where to take them - like a county supported dump and he didn't. I'm sure it happens all the time and is more of a nuisance for them than anything.

You’re correct, it was the waste management company that told him where to take them, but my father didn’t want to pay a fee, so there you go!

So he wanted the charity to pay the fee for him... Does he understand cause and effect?

Listen, I don’t think what he did was right. I was giving facts and asking as to the possibility he’d be in trouble, because it’s me who will have to come and assist him. I don’t appreciate everyone jumping down my throat as if this was my plan and/or I approve of it. People were asking questions, I was staring the facts as they are. I was simply trying to gauge how much this might affect my week.

You should all evaluate how you treat people when their parents with mental decline make unwise decisions, and know you may be the one bailing your own parents out one day.

The comment above is not "jumping down your throat." It says nothing about you.

[Anonymous]

Do you think this is unusual? So many people do it. No one cares

[Anonymous]

OP maybe just call the place say what happened. See if you can pay them. I bet they will work something out with you that is responsible.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No, but they should. What he did is awful -- didn't want to pay the disposal fee so he tasks a charity with it? POS person.

Did you just call someone's elderly dad a POS person because he didn't do exactly the right thing with his old electronics?

I think that makes you a POS person.

He is a pos as are all of you who won’t consider paying a small fee to dump things at the appropriate place. There are too many lazy, selfish people like you. There have been many articles written about how much money charities have to spend dealing with trash people won’t deal with themselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Probably not. I would guess he was actually told where to take them - like a county supported dump and he didn't. I'm sure it happens all the time and is more of a nuisance for them than anything.

You’re correct, it was the waste management company that told him where to take them, but my father didn’t want to pay a fee, so there you go!

So he wanted the charity to pay the fee for him... Does he understand cause and effect?

Listen, I don’t think what he did was right. I was giving facts and asking as to the possibility he’d be in trouble, because it’s me who will have to come and assist him. I don’t appreciate everyone jumping down my throat as if this was my plan and/or I approve of it. People were asking questions, I was staring the facts as they are. I was simply trying to gauge how much this might affect my week.

You should all evaluate how you treat people when their parents with mental decline make unwise decisions, and know you may be the one bailing your own parents out one day.

Smallest violin playing here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you think this is unusual? So many people do it. No one cares

Selfish azz. It costs charities a lot of money to deal with your sh@t and look at you encouraging other people to do this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OMG he should have taken it to the electronics recycling that every county has. Sheesh.

These locations are rarely convenient and often charge a fee. They need to do better if they want more compliance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP maybe just call the place say what happened. See if you can pay them. I bet they will work something out with you that is responsible.

This. If you truly want to do the responsible thing, pay to make them whole.