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Why do people respond to Craigslist ads and then fail to show up? I DO NOT GET IT. M posted an ad this week, offering free firewood, as we have a tree in our yard that really MUST GO. Several interested parties. Three of them make firm plans to come. Party A does not show up on either day mentioned. Party B says that he will try to get to it on Thursday, but will probably be there Friday evening. Party C says he will take it, and will be there Sunday night. I just don't understand what the point is. Desperate need for human interaction? A desire for an email or two, perhaps a phone call? Really, what? I have no idea. I personally am so much of a procrastinator that I put off emailing people I actually like, much less people that I don't know. What do they hope to achieve by this?

I just deleted an entire snarky paragraph because I was afraid someone would take it personally. Now I don't have anymore time to write, so you will just have to imagine now that I posted something really grand in this space, and then concluded it properly. Go!