answer:For awhile, we had a local web-based network where members could post that they either needed or had available certain items or services. So if you need, say, an extension ladder for a one-time project, you could post that need and almost certainly get an offer to loan you one for the day. The idea was to free people from the need to acquire so much stuff, knowing that they could share in the pool of community resources. It was a great idea and it actually worked quite well, but turned out to be too much work for the kind souls that administered it, so it’s gone.