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Hurling Day 2007
Submitted by Mello on Mon, 2007/03/12 - 10:10am.
For those not familiar with that early 90's show "Dinosaurs" we can call this day- Dump Run Day. Here at the Lazy K, Hurling Day does not occur on the basis of the lunar line up, it happens when we can no longer walk through our garage. Like most major holidays there is a great deal of preparation before the celebration. Everything that can be recycled is recycled. If it can be Goodwill'd or Habitat ReStore'd it is. Last but not least, everything has had one last chance at life via the FreeCycle lists. FreeCycling has saved us from celebrating extra Hurling Days. You can be married to the same person for nearly 30 years but this day can cause a strain on any relationship. That half screams LOAD IT while this half has to study on the item just a bit longer to make sure it is really ready for that final rest. I am also stalling. I look forward to what comes next as much as that certain yearly doctor's visit. When the van is finally filled off we go to wait in line at the county landfill for our chance to hurl these things which have outlived their usefulness. On this day, due in large part to my constant stalling, we are 12th in line for the scales. The county landfill has a wonderful view of the mountains and there is a very large entertainment factor in the waiting. Did you ever notice there is a correlation between the quality of the vehicle bringing in the trash and the quality of that trash? The guy with the brand new SUV and trailer is hauling what appears to be a nearly new mattress and box springs. Dude- could those go to Habitat? The line there is shorter and instead of paying to get rid of it- you get a tax deduction! In the past year we have seen everything from telephone poles and mounds of cardboard boxes to nice bicycles and antique wood doors being hurled. All things that had more life left in them had their owners a bit of time to find someone who could use them. Now, I am not saying we at the Lazy K are perfect. We know we are not. I enjoy a store-gasm as much has the next person. Having lived in so many different places and seeing that there are some really great ways to free ourselves from our unloved items I can't help but want to see some change. Oh yeah, and as much as we move I think three times before I buy things. "Do I really want THAT following me around the rest of my life?" How cool would it be if there were those little information signs all along the driveway leading to the scales? Have you tried to recycle that? I have read the facts and figures and Blount County is doing a much better job of keeping these items out of the landfill. BRAVO! I just think we can do better if folks knew there are options to simple hurling. Blount by Choice recycles by choice. |
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How cool would it be if there were those little information signs all along the driveway leading to the scales?
Have you tried to recycle that?
Are you sure Goodwill won't take it?
Tax deductions beat paying tipping fees!
Ever hear of FreeCycle?
Why did you buy THAT in the first place?
The people of China thank you for your purchase, please come again soon!
This dump as X years left before it is full. The next one will be in your back yard. Have a nice day!
That's an excellent idea!
Excellent post Mello. While you were posting I was off to the dump myownself after dropping off some plexiglass at the teacher's depot on Churchwell. Who knew it was a special day?
You're not supposed to scavenge at the Baxter Ave dump but I have scored some great finds there. Most recently some windows of just the right size. My best score was a whole roll of aluminum/mylar potato chip bag material that makes an excedllent vapor & radiant heat barrier that will serve me until forevermore, even if I go into the house building business.
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Less is the new More - Karrie Jacobs
Goose Creek: "You're not supposed to scavenge at the Baxter Ave dump..."
We're not supposed to scavenge at any dump, Goose, but I do, too! I embarrass my kids to death, they tell me.
I've outfitted my garage with floor-to-ceiling Closet Maid shelving, brackets, and hardware gleaned 100% from the dump, and a dump tour just last week netted me six 18 x 24 white particleboard shelves to add, but I've yet to buy brackets. I'm also using some oversized metal tins from the dump out there, spraypainted to match, and last summer, I stopped some guy tossing a matched pair of *huge* (3 or 4 foot long) clear plastic bins (retail maybe $20 each). The bins now store our pool toys and equipment, and I added their original contents, 1001 pair of old blue jeans, to my treasure trove of scrap denim. The garage is neat as a pin, and it *looks* like we spent some money getting it that way.
I picked up a 2 x 4 foot dog kennel (retail $150) that needed only new J-clips (retail $3) and some touch-up paint, and converted it to roomy housing for my daughter's pet rabbit.
Our most recent Cub Scout craft project was to make some way-cool outdoor camp cushions from a roll of foam pad and a roll of oilcloth, gathered on two separate dump runs.
My high school-aged daughter will take a sculpture class at Pellissippi this summer, so I'm now keeping an eye peeled for raw material of that sort.
I think what gluttonous people throw away is absolutely sinful, and I obviously don't mind the gaping stares I get for culling their waste.
(Oh, yeah--and the 20-volume World Book encyclopedia from the 70's still comes in handy for the kids' homework, and has a place of honor in the front-foyer bookcase.)
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