Originally Posted by
dulciusexasperis
Years ago on my first visit to a Greek island, I noticed all these lovely wicker tables and chairs being left outside overnight, on restaurant dining patios. There was nothing to stop someone from driving up and loading some into the back of a truck. I imagined how long they would be there if someone did that in downtown Toronto. Answer, not long. I doubt that they would last any longer in Irving, Texas either.
When I first moved to Finland 30 years ago, there were still phone boxes. In each, on the little shelf underneath the telephone, was a used-but-NOT-mutilated directory; not chained down or anything, just there. I remember thinking -- 'Wow! I wonder how long that would last in downtown TO or Irving, Texas?!?'
