Cool post I'm one that can't pass things up but just occasional scores nothing systematic like first dibs at recycle center. I have two chairs that are connected like a bench from the waiting room of a jiffy lube that was remodeling set up in my garage. Great for putting on and taking off shoes. Also swung a U and stopped in traffic to get a replacement hub cap for one of my work vans earlier this week. The world is split about in half between people that love those kind of stories and people that think I am crazy. But back to your post, great you are off to a good start leveraging social capital in your new home.