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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: franksolich on March 09, 2012, 06:48:57 PM
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I'm burnt out from dealing with the old dude Stinky and my fellow Nebraskan, and needed some rest and relaxation.
So I went to the household hints forum on Skins's island.
First one up, the crying primitive who really believes the Magic One's going to win in a Reaganesque landslide in November:
joshcryer (32,504 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
Finding clothes in the garbage.
I related this in another thread but I had to just share it again here. I found a whole bag of almost new or very clean, nice shirts in the garbage the other day. Kept the whole bag. A lot of them are better than the ones I've been wearing for years. (I am kind of a bum I don't buy much new stuff unless my clothes wear down to the point of tears and whatnot.)
The bag was just sitting there, right on top of all the other garbage, I poked it because I saw a shirt with a neat pattern on it, then I tore it open and low and behold, nice, clean smelling shirts!
Just, keep an eye out, is all I can say. I was really shocked with how good the shirts were. From now on I am going to go "dumpster diving" in that vein. You never know.
snagglepuss (7,625 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
1. Before taking clothes home, run them thru a dryer at a laudromat as heat kill bed bugs.
joshcryer (32,504 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
2. I had beg bugs once (not because of this, first time, really).
I wrapped the clothes up tightly in a bag, though on inspection they looked fine.
NEOhiodemocrat (711 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
3. What an exciting find :)
My friend has a business down from their house with a dumpster and you would not believe the things people sneak into the dumpster. She has found bags of nice clothes, a mirror (so nice she put it up in her bathroom in place of the one that is there), small pieces of furniture.
When my children were small we lived on a street with an alley and I found unbelievable goodie one day when family was emptying out after the older lady who lived there died. I was estatic. Got tons of antique hand sewn baby clothes, little dresses with the tucks and embroidery and matching slips, kimono's etc. (which my three daughters wore), very nice kitchen utencils etc.
It is strange what some people consider garbage. My sister and I have pulled over on "garbage day" and pulled some cool fines into the car I try to reuse things, so much more environmentally correct. And I also wear my clothes to threads, so a find like yours would be great! Enjoy.
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A Steve Dawes voter perhaps.
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Then he took maybe a hundred beer cans from behind a bar and drained the last few drops from each into a glass.
Ended up with a great before-dinner drink.
Then it was on to the DUmpster behind Outback for a few bites each of prime rib, T-bone, bloomin' onion, and even a little bit of filet mignon. Amazing how much food some people leave on their plates.
This guy sounds a lot like poor, addled grasswire Judy. All he needs is that little red wagon.
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Not gonna bust his ass for that.
Guy did good and ended up with some descent clothes.
Good for you, Josh.
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Why is this primitive stealing from those even poorer than himself? How does he expect the homeless to clothe themselves now?
He can obviously at least afford to shop at thrift stores, since he has internet service, and spare time to surf the DUmp.