Saturday, February 26, 2005
Free Dump Day!
We've got a possible case of "the warm before the storm" going on here today. It's currently a sunny 59 degrees, but we have possible "thundersnow" for tomorrow. So, since I have missed the last two or three, I figured this was a sign from Above that I should get stirred up and haul all the accumulated trash to the dump--and not have to pay the usual fee!
It's a funny ritual to have and like, but I actually do like it. There's something very satisfying about dragging the sacks of trash out of Dreamcloud's bay and hurling them into the big waiting dumpster. Although today I almost made the newb mistake of hurling the whole full trashcan in, rather than just the liner sack. Well, okay, I did hurl it in, but the dumpster was pretty full so I was able to retrieve it from the deck and didn't have to climb in after it....
You aren't supposed to climb in, you see. Although I soothe my conscience when I do it by muttering it's only a rule because of insurance, and I am not the sort of person likely to sue when I have pulled some boneheaded stunt that got me hurt. Sometimes it's an issue of the greater moral value! I mean, what is worse, following some dumb rule the Lamar City Council in its infinite (lack of) wisdom made up to CTA, or letting something useful go to WASTE!
Well, exactly. So now I have a jolly 15 gallon aquarium I can clean up and use. Even if it leaks, because the metal tray under the guinea pig cage is finally starting to rust through, and won't last much longer.
In other acquisition news, garage sale season is trying hard to get started. There were supposed to be FOUR this morning. One cancelled and one we couldn't find (although we lazily did not exert ourselves much in the matter), but the other two weren't too bad for End-of-the-Month. We got a handful of okay stuff, and two very fun things. First, a robot parrot for Mike, which seems to also be a clock, except it had no instructions and I don't know how it works. Then we got 10 big plastic Easter Eggs in assorted colors, the kind you can set out in your yard on sticks. And Caro had the brill idea to go place them around at Damaris and Nigel's!
It was a great success, prank-wise. One of the girlies spotted us sooming away, but no one believed her ID of our getaway car. When Zach went out later and then ran inside with the news of the mysterious appearance of eggs, his dad thought he was joking and mocked him for coming up with such a lame fake-out. Which of course made the revelation of the actual present of the eggs that much more satisfying to the kids....
It's a funny ritual to have and like, but I actually do like it. There's something very satisfying about dragging the sacks of trash out of Dreamcloud's bay and hurling them into the big waiting dumpster. Although today I almost made the newb mistake of hurling the whole full trashcan in, rather than just the liner sack. Well, okay, I did hurl it in, but the dumpster was pretty full so I was able to retrieve it from the deck and didn't have to climb in after it....
You aren't supposed to climb in, you see. Although I soothe my conscience when I do it by muttering it's only a rule because of insurance, and I am not the sort of person likely to sue when I have pulled some boneheaded stunt that got me hurt. Sometimes it's an issue of the greater moral value! I mean, what is worse, following some dumb rule the Lamar City Council in its infinite (lack of) wisdom made up to CTA, or letting something useful go to WASTE!
Well, exactly. So now I have a jolly 15 gallon aquarium I can clean up and use. Even if it leaks, because the metal tray under the guinea pig cage is finally starting to rust through, and won't last much longer.
In other acquisition news, garage sale season is trying hard to get started. There were supposed to be FOUR this morning. One cancelled and one we couldn't find (although we lazily did not exert ourselves much in the matter), but the other two weren't too bad for End-of-the-Month. We got a handful of okay stuff, and two very fun things. First, a robot parrot for Mike, which seems to also be a clock, except it had no instructions and I don't know how it works. Then we got 10 big plastic Easter Eggs in assorted colors, the kind you can set out in your yard on sticks. And Caro had the brill idea to go place them around at Damaris and Nigel's!
It was a great success, prank-wise. One of the girlies spotted us sooming away, but no one believed her ID of our getaway car. When Zach went out later and then ran inside with the news of the mysterious appearance of eggs, his dad thought he was joking and mocked him for coming up with such a lame fake-out. Which of course made the revelation of the actual present of the eggs that much more satisfying to the kids....
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