Dumpster game
We’ve told you about our education on this before. The dumpsters aren’t so much the end of the line for things as they are one last chance at another life. We love playing this game, and we did it again.
10:05 am: On the way down the hill, deposit perfectly good outdoor rug that has outlived its usefulness for us.
NOTE: It must be placed in such a way that says “it’s okay to take me,” namely in front of the dumpster not in it.
10:45 am: On way back up the hill… Bam. The rug is gone.
It’s not so much that it happens. It is just sometimes amazing at what lightening speed it happens. Live long and prosper old rug.
September 25th, 2008 05:43
Note to self: next time I really need a ride… stand by a dumpster… not in it.
September 25th, 2008 06:08
IF … “No chickens? Fresh meat might help cover the high cost of living”!
well than so does dumpster diving…
September 25th, 2008 06:11
so let’s see the new rug! a Sloop Jones rug perhaps?
September 25th, 2008 06:26
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure!
Happy dumpster “un-diving”.
September 25th, 2008 06:42
That’s a great recycling program!
I just don’t understand why the island can’t recycle everything else: bottles, cans, paper, plastic, ect.
September 25th, 2008 07:42
My guess is J-E-F-F.
September 25th, 2008 08:22
We tried that while we were on island. One of our suitcases broke on the way down (it was old anyway; a lock problem) & we decided to just box up the stuff that would have been in there & ship it back to Dallas. On the way down the hill we set the suitcase outside the dumpster & on the way back…..suitcase gone! I hope its getting good use for somebody somewhere! (We got a box from Ruth/Ron & mailed stuff back which arrived back to Dallas before we even got home.)
September 25th, 2008 08:25
Heck yeah, I’m into dumpster diving. A couple years back I found a perfectly good vacuum cleaner in our dumpster at work – had a clogged hose so someone chucked it rather than simply unclog it.
Still works great.
September 25th, 2008 08:56
People do that in my neighborhood! It’s a fun game to put something on the curb and see how much time goes by before someone takes it. One time we were bringing multiple items to the curb and a person actually pulled up and parked across the street, waited for us to go back inside and then came right over and took what they wanted. I don’t know if they are planning to use the stuff themselves, or sell it, or what, but I think it’s great! Better than it all ending up in the dump, anyway.
September 25th, 2008 09:14
Heh heh that happens around my house, too! It’s a fun game to put something out and see how long it takes for it to disappear. 8 year old, completely fried computer monitor? Gone in an hour. Old propane grill with melted hoses and front panel (don’t ask)? Gone in a couple of hours… except they left the lid to the grill. Why not take it, too? Good times
September 25th, 2008 21:23
I once found a trash truck next to a dumpster with the motor still running and a perfectly good person holding on to the back end! The stuff people throw away! It runs like a top and remains a great little third vehicle six months later… The only drawbacks are it gets really crappy gas mileage, and that guy hanging onto the back end eats a lot.
September 25th, 2008 22:06
I am so with Colleen.
You go to this beautiful island, which prides itself on nature (2/3 being National Park) and has so many eco-friendly tourist options. But then, all of us, tourists and residents alike, take our garbage, 90% of which is recyclable and throw it into a plastic bag and toss it into the dumpster.
Why no recycling? I don’t understand. Someone needs to ‘splain. (Don’t tell me that it’s too expensive, that would be such a shame.)
Sorry, just venting. However, I’m glad to see that the items on the side of the dumpster are picked up. Now that’s good recycling.
September 25th, 2008 23:39
I will admit playing this game. True story, about a year ago I was driving by the dumpster near Jacob’s Ladder, across from Alfredo’s Nursery. Sitting in front, not in the dumpster, were 2 cool teal blue metal chairs. Anyway, I turned around, disguised myself with big sunglasses and my beach hat, and put them in my car. One is still on my deck, the other, too rusty for me to save, back to the front of the dumpster. Who knows where it lives now. Good times. Moral of the story, you never know what you’ll get into, always travel with a disguise.
September 30th, 2008 09:39
I have a gorgeous Ethan Allen rocker in one of our cabins that came from the curb! Saved by my father-in-law, a couple screws and good to go three years later!!!
September 30th, 2008 13:27
“Attention Dumpster Shoppers”
The dumpster at Chocolate Hole is affectionately known as “Bloomingdales” since it always has the best goodies. The dumpster atop Gifft Hill is “Macy’s”. “KMart” is the dumpster in Coral Bay across from the gas station, and I live across from the dumpster at Concordia, a.k.a. “Target”.
HOWEVER!!! We now have a thrift store in Coral Bay, so anything good that we had to leave by the dumpster in hope of it finding a new home can now be taken to “New To You Thrift Store” (which raises money for The Safety Zone charity) across from Island Blues, Coral Bay.