THANK GOD I HATE FROZEN PIZZA!

My good friend PG, frequently lucks out on trash day picking up mid century modern furniture, including Heywood Wakefield pieces.

Last night, on the way home from Pizza and Sandwich shop (by the way their pie is excellent, thin NJ style crust) I decided to cruise through a residential neighborhood rather than take the collector street. It gets dark here much earlier than Michigan so it's bit hard to make out what's curbside on trash night.

Low and behold, I got a wee bit of PG's luck! Out at the curb against a pile of trash, a road bike frame caught my eye; it was too refined to be a Wallyworld type bike. Turned out it was a 1988 Schwinn Traveler lightweight. Small 19" lugged frame, made of True Temper double butted steel.

The bike needs some work, but the price was right! From another house, a nice cast iron outdoor umbrella stand.

I've overcome my qualms of trash picking, although I have the only bright red MINI in the neighborhood. Maybe I should treasure cruise in the ubiquitous white Expedition? But who cares, I am saving the planet by recycling, eh?

I think success comes at night, because by the time the sanitary engineers come by in the morning, the professional pickers and scrappers have rolled through.

What a way to pay for pizza! LOL