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Plastic vials (Lake City/Meadowbrook)
20h
- 20+ unused, never opened plastic vials, hold 14 ml fluid. I suspect these were sterile collection tubes, but they expired as of 7/12/21, so now could only qualify as clean. Use for testing soil, measuring plant food, measuring???

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More Hard red wheat (Lake City/Meadowbrook)
21h
- Hard red wheat kernels: Grind & cook, or use for ?animal feed? - Please specify how many pounds or gallons you can use & day/time you can pick up. Please also include phone contact, as I don’t have a lot of time to go back-n-forth on email.

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99% Pure liquid wax paraffin (Lake City/Meadowbrook)
Gifted
2d
- 1/3 bottle (about 18 oz.) liquid wax paraffin. Clear, smokeless, & odorless. Use as fuel for liquid candles & liquid lamps.
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Plain salt (Lake City/Meadowbrook)
Gifted
3d
- That is, no iodide in it. Nearly full 26 oz. container (but it’s open). Please include phone contact for text if possible.
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Kosher salt (Lake City/Meadowbrook)
Gifted
3d
- About 3/4 pound kosher salt. Box is open, but… hey, it’s salt. We don’t use it often & have plenty of other salts. So if you have a use for this, please take it!!!
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Misc baking products (Lake City/Meadowbrook)
Gifted
3d
- Double-acting baking powder, vit C tablets, “Minute Mug Cake Mix,” & 2x cream of tartar. All are either completely unused & sealed, or mostly full. (You can use vit C as a supplement, or crush & use to preserve color in baked goods.) Please take all. Respond with day/time for pickup (& phone contact if you want to go to head of the line).
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a Dozen Ceramic Paints (Lake City/Meadowbrook)
Gifted
4d
- 12 bottles in various colors, nontoxic & water-based. Like the label says, “Paint-n-Bake”: you paint glass (or ceramic, metal, porcelain, bisque, etc), let it dry, then bake at low heat for 30+ minutes. These worked great on a couple sets of glasses I painted, but haven’t been used for awhile. Please include phone number for texting if you want to be at head of the line.
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dry pinto beans (Lake City/Meadowbrook)
7d
- Please specify how many pounds you can use & day/time you can pick up. Please also include phone contact, as I don’t have a lot of time to go back-n-forth on email.
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Hard red wheat (Lake City/Meadowbrook)
Gifted
7d
- Hard red wheat kernels: Grind & cook, or use for ?animal feed? - Please specify how many pounds or gallons you can use & day/time you can pick up. Please also include phone contact, as I don’t have a lot of time to go back-n-forth on email.
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Plastic champagne flutes (Lake City/Meadowbrook)
8d
- Set of 4 clear plastic champagne flutes. Sealed, never opened. Please state day & approx time you can pick up; providing a contact phone number puts you at head of the line.
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Plant starts (Lake City/Meadowbrook)
Gifted
14d
- Organic, very healthy plants: watermelon starts & variety of hot pepper starts (jalapeño, habanero, cayenne, Hungarian hot wax…) in 2” & 4” pots. We’re keeping them watered, but they’re exposed to sun, so respond asap for address.
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Hedge clipper & mystery tool (Lake City/Meadowbrook)
Gifted
20d
- From the same folks who brought you the manual grass clippers… old-fashioned hedge trimmer, works fine but needs cleanup & probably sharpening. I don’t know what the other tool is for, except it was in my former neighbor’s garden shed. Row marker? Back scratcher? You can have both.
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Grass clippers (Lake City/Meadowbrook)
Gifted
25d
- Both work nicely, just need a good scrub.
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Tile mastic/adhesive (Lake City/Meadowbrook)
Gifted
25d
- One full gallon, one ?half full. Two different brands. I used a little recently for a small project; the other is from a neighbor. Can’t comment on the stuff other than to say it worked for my project.
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Salted caramel corn puffs (Lake City/Meadowbrook)
Gifted
26d
- About 1 pound is left in the bag. These are tasty, fresh & crunchy... but not sure what made me think I could eat 1-1/2 pounds of em.
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Outdoor mobile (Lake City/Meadowbrook)
Gifted
27d
- Green-&-blue outdoor mobile; spins in the wind. Please give approx pickup. Including a phone number for texting will put you at head of the line.
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Paint samples (Lake City/Meadowbrook)
Gifted
27d
- Five half-pints paint samples: Light blue, light green, “radiant orchid”, & two similar shades of grey/taupe. Satin finish, water based (latex/acrylic), beautiful colors, but I cannot use them. Please take all.
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“Wrought iron” cafe table & chairs (Lake City/Meadowbrook)
Gifted
27d
- Actually heavy-duty aluminum, so it’s easy to move. Cafe-style patio set. Needs a coat of spray paint, but sturdy & in good shape. Table has glass top with hole in it to accommodate umbrella. Hummingbird motif. Please include phone # for texting if possible.
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Mixed vegetables (Lake City/Meadowbrook)
Gifted
28d
- Two #10-size cans of mixed vegetables. Take one or both. (I understand these are great for making veg soup for a large group.)
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Vintage floor lamp (Lake City/Meadowbrook)
Gifted
28d
- Circa 1950s (my guess); bronze finish with gold accents. It’s pretty heavy. 62” tall with shade. 3 regular size bulbs work on separate switch from larger central bulb.
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Kale & celery (Lake City/Meadowbrook)
Gifted
34d
- Bunches of organic kale. Bags of celery (most likely organic, too, but it’s been trimmed & washed, so labels are missing). Carport pickup. Please include phone contact for texting if you can.
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Gloss photo paper (Lake City/Meadowbrook)
Gifted
42d
- Unopened. Heavy (8.5 mil thick), great for framing & scrapbooking.
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Misc kids items (Lake City/Meadowbrook)
Gifted
43d
- Mosquito repellent bands (new), DinoWorld glow-in-the-dark dinosaur kit (assembly required), small plastic figures, “coins”, hair bands. Please take all.
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BBQ tool set (Lake City/Meadowbrook)
Gifted
43d
- “Texas Irons” - New (or maybe used once? Looks new to me) Complete set, in its own carrying case.
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Miscellaneous light bulbs (Lake City/Meadowbrook)
Gifted
43d
- Incandescent, compact 4-pin fluorescent, soft white specialty bulbs. All work.
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Ceiling pendant light fixtures (Lake City/Meadowbrook)
Gifted
43d
- Large black & smaller bell-shaped frosted white fixture. Perfect condition.
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Box of flood lights (Lake City/Meadowbrook)
Gifted
43d
- Three different styles; all working. 130V/60W (seven bulbs); 120V/75W (one bulb); unknown (one bulb).
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Refillable propane tank (Lake City/Meadowbrook)
Gifted
49d
- Perfect condition, for bbq or anything else that uses propane.
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Seasoned wood (Lake City/Meadowbrook)
Gifted
49d
- Tree trunks & large branches, for your fireplace/fire pit.
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Compact fluorescent bulbs (Lake City/Meadowbrook)
Gifted
58d
- “Daylight Deluxe” 4-pin bulbs. We dropped our lamp, thought bulb was damaged, but turns out the lamp is kaput. So we now have the original bulb plus a replacement we just bought.
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