Freecycle Idiotry

I'm sure you have seen ads like this on Freecycle:

"Wanted: any and all baby stuff, I'm going to have a baby and can't afford anything!" Chances are pretty good it's someone who is reselling baby stuff for a profit, but....if not, isn't birth control cheaper than a baby? If you can't afford a baby why risk having one?

"Wanted: any and all wedding stuff, getting married and can't afford it!" Clue for you, sister: if you can't afford anything for your wedding, you can't afford to be married! Do you think the Magickal Money Fairy will whip money out of her nether regions to pay your bills?

My other favorite: "Wanted: Pure bred dog of certain breed/birds/other pet, cannot afford to buy one but will love it!" What about when it gets sick and needs vet care? What about when it needs DECENT food and not Ol' Roy? If you can't even afford the Humane Society adoption fee to rescue a pet in need, what makes you think you can afford to care for a pet over the course of its lifetime? (Oh but wait, morons don't think about these things)

Kind of reminds me of the time we were giving away our very nice recliner on Freecycle. Hated to do it but we had no room. The lady who came to get it called me on my cell phone (we were not home at the time) and said she saw one of our outdoor cats and wanted to take it home. I told her it had a respiratory illness and needed vet care for antibiotics; she said, "OH I don't have any money. Let me know when you take it to the vet and I'll come get it!" My jaw almost broke the phone as it fell open. I gently asked, 'If you can't afford a vet what happens if she gets sick later? What about when she needs to be spayed?" She replied, "Well we don't have any money for stuff like that. She'll be an indoor cat so she don't need to be spayed." I told her no, I'm sorry, kitty has to stay with us. What an IDIOT. She begged and pleaded a couple of times and went on about how her husband just loved the kitty; I told her I'm sorry the kitty is sick, she can't go anywhere right now. She ended the call with, "Well when you get her better, let me know, I'll take her!" Oh I just bet you would. I'd rather the cat live here outdoors as a well-fed stray than go to who knows what kind of living hell at your house. At least she'll get vet care if she needs it. As we have a webcam focused onto the front of the house, we replayed the video of this woman and her family when we got home; I wanted to see if they LOOKED like white trash morons. The verdict? Guilty guilty guilty, lifetime sentence for exceeding the legal limit of white trash moron-ness!