Avoiding the Trash Chute

Okay, so I have my nifty new piano all set up and working. I love it. I just purr when I play it.

Here’s a dilemma: What do I do with my old piano? It still works beautifully.

Normally, I just toss anything I don’t need down the trash chute. (We don’t have recycling available downtown and I really hate that).

Tossing large items down a 49-story trash chute is lots of fun, but I don’t think this piano would fit. It weighs about 150 pounds.

I thought about putting a notice up on the bulletin board in the laundry room to sell it. People are always selling things in my building.

But that would be a hassle. A more disagreeable endeavor I cannot think of than having strangers come up to my apartment to haggle over a price.

Then, I remembered a resale store here in Chicago called The Brown Elephant. The proceeds from their store goes to benefit an organization that serves those with HIV and AIDS. Better yet, they have a nifty service where they will come and pick up whatever you’ve got to give them.

They’re coming next weekend.

I know that donating to an organization that serves those with AIDS is awfully “retro”, but hey, it’s better than the trash chute.