Strollerjacked!

In our neighbourhood, you need never throw out anything that someone might find a use for. Just put it out by the curb with a “free” sign, and it’ll disappear within an hour. Reused or recycled, no questions asked.

So when our kids finally outgrew our trusty Graco double stroller - too beaten to sell, but still roadworthy - we figured someone would find a home for it. Both our sets of grandparents bought used strollers to keep in their garages, and new ones are expensive, so why not?

Well, after a day on the sidewalk, it was no love for Graco. I figured it would be gone by morning, but instead … somebody boosted the rims!

Of course then nobody wanted it without wheels, so it ended up in the garbage, where perhaps it was always destined.

It’s not that I mind or anything - it was free pickings, after all - but I wonder what someone wanted the back wheels for? Maybe to replace their own bald ones? Making a cool go-kart? More power to you, whoever you are. But I had to snap a picture - the poor thing just needed some cinder blocks under the axels.

Posted by: Paul Gorbould | 07-30-2008 | 02:07 PM
Posted in: Kids