Trailblazer
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It only takes once.
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My girlfriend wants to go dumpster diving...
- Thread starter Spirit of Light
- Start date
There are also those who use dumpsters as toilets, so that's another hazard to watch out for.
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
This may involve a joust with another dumpster diver for the claim. Please bring a horse , proper armor, and a squire.
I recommend carefully climbing in and out. Bring a ladder. Also bring some trash bags and extra clothes, plus bandages and medicine. Bring a cellular phone. Do not go into a dumpster near to the time that it could get picked up by a vehicle.
And thus began the epic saga of the rivalry between the House of Skips of Winterfilth and the House of Canister of Kings Landfill.
Game of Trash
(season 1, ep.1)
Garbage Collection Day is Coming.
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Father Heathen
Veteran Member
Don't pretend you didn't know what a dumpster was just because you use a different word for it.Ok..... so here in the UK these are used on building sites (where joe public isn't allowed for safety) and by private citizens. If said citizen saw people rummaging in their skip they would likely be unimpressed and suggest such people desist.
A lot people and businesses can be extremely wasteful and toss away things that can be salvaged or recycled. It's not exactly seen as classy, but some people make really good money collecting and refurbishing discarded furniture and appliances or by gathering scrap metal.
Years ago I worked at a retail outlet where a bunch holiday themed fleece throws and socks were destined for the dumpster just because the holidays were over and they didn't want to waste storage space, so I intercepted them and donated them to charity.
Heyo
Veteran Member
This deserves at least one funny, one winner and one creative frubal. I can only vote once.
In all the dumpsters I've dived into,
I've never run across that horror.
One must use good judgement.
Vitality
Member
I grew up in a college town where dumpster diving at the end of any given semester was a treasure trove. It taught me that you can give and receive without obligation in a weird roundabout way. Then I moved to a city where my neighbors got bed bugs from grabbing a side table off the curb. Ended up having to trash two couches, their bed, and rip up all the carpet to get rid of them. That taught me a lot about social classes, neighborhoods, and (apparently I hit post on accident) - the point being, it’s important to be mindful of what you bring home. There’s probably a metaphor somewhere in that statement.
Truth is stranger than fiction.They have met their match. When it comes to junk, no one can top these guys:
I've known hoarders who'd make them look like
Marie Kondo. If you ever tripped & fell in their
buildings, you'd be impaled on something sharp
before you ever hit the floor.
Marie Kondō (Author of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up)
They have met their match. When it comes to junk, no one can top these guys:
I had to call Sanford's towing once... rolled up in a truck looking very similar to that one... the theme song for Sanford and Son started playing in my head...
He didn't look quite the same. Sanford is dapper and elegant compared to the guy we dealt with. He asked us some questions, and while my husband and I sat in the van discussing whether or not we wanted to utilizing his service, our van tilted, and UP UP UP we went, onto the back of his tow truck. Then we started moving down the interstate... we were sure we were gonna die. But, we didn't. He towed us to the border of some city we didn't know and left us, saying he'd send a guy to look at our car. (He did, and we did decline his services, and called for another tow truck.)
I would have been so relieved to see Sanford and Son that day...
How do you get that big old thing up on a diving board?
I've done it. I used to live in a pretty ritzy neighborhood that included professional athletes. Neighborhoods like that are great places to find treasures in good condition. I can't say this how it is everywhere, but in my old neighborhood, the affluent through away completely functional, high quality an often nearly unused stuff all the time. I would have to do my diving in the evening, out of sight so the neighbors didn't complain, but I didn't mind. I found out that there were lots of people cruising the area looking for good stuff to use or sell.
I hadn't considered the food aspect of it. Not something I was looking for.
Spirit of Light
Be who ever you want
I cant promis that wgen it comes to this
Spirit of Light
Be who ever you want
Yup, when i worked in a factory for dangerous goods i used to sort through containers dailyIt only takes once.
Secret Chief
Degrow!
I did think of one thing that dumpster might mean but I didn't think even a Norwegian would want to try diving into one.Don't pretend you didn't know what a dumpster was just because you use a different word for it.
A lot people and businesses can be extremely wasteful and toss away things that can be salvaged or recycled. It's not exactly seen as classy, but some people make really good money collecting and refurbishing discarded furniture and appliances or by gathering scrap metal.
Years ago I worked at a retail outlet where a bunch holiday themed fleece throws and socks were destined for the dumpster just because the holidays were over and they didn't want to waste storage space, so I intercepted them and donated them to charity.
I agree about the waste.
Secret Chief
Degrow!
Sorted.
Apartment dumpsters probably have diapers in.
Heyo
Veteran Member
Convenience store dumpsters are best for food. They have to throw out all things with expired best-before dates. Perfectly good food most of the time.
But they are also mostly on private property and probably locked because the store wants you to buy those things.