Saturday, October 25, 2008
My trip to the landfill
[and no, this is not another political post-- point well taken, Craig]
This morning, for the first time ever, I went to the dump. With the guesthouse renovation done, I had a bunch of junk that had formed a big pile, so I shoveled it all into the back of the car and went to the town dump. It was... awesome!
Seriously, I had no idea what all is going on out at the dump. There was a huge line of trucks waiting to go in (they weigh you on the way in and the way out, and charge you about a dollar for each hundred pounds you lose during your visit). What was interesting was what, exactly was going into the landfill. Much of it seemed to be from torn-down houses and minor renovations-- slabs of wood and concrete, with old home furnishings mixed in. Every trailer told a story... one guy had a box truck full of baby toys and furniture. It was so much stuff, though that it seemed like it must have been from more than one house; how does that work? Is he a baby-stuff removal specialist? I wondered.
Once you drive up to the top of the trash pile, a guy tells you where to back in, and you toss your junk on top of the rest of the junk. For a minute, though, I really wanted to scavenge-- there was a great folding chair a few yards away. I'm pretty sure that isn't allowed, though.
All in all, a great morning for just $3.27. If you need an activity next weekend, I would highly recommend the Waco dump.
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It is somewhat political in the Northeast. Up there, a lot of towns don't do trash pickup, so everyone takes their trash to the dump on Saturday mornings. So during election season, it's a great way for campaigning politicians to get visibility, hand out fliers, and talk to people. When I worked on the campaign, I went to the dump on several occasions with the candidate to hold signs and talk to people waiting in line to dump their garbage. Pretty interesting.
Ah, there is nothing like a good trip to the local landfill to boost one's spirit. The smell is particularly interesting, as are the characters that work there. There's always this thin hint of smoke hanging around as well--dump smoke? Anyway, I second Osler's suggestion. If you just want to get away from it all, fill your care or truck up with crap you've been meaning to get rid of and go. What a day brightner!
Wow, you have lived in Waco how long and this is your first trip to the town dump? We take our trash and recycling to the local 'refuse' collection site every couple of weeks here in N. Durham. I miss the twice weekly trash service of Tampa, but I must say I am more careful about what goes into trash versus recycling now. Thank goodness they don't weigh the car, they just charge us an annual fee.
I can see Justin's pount that it would be a great place to campaign on the weekends.
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I can see Justin's pount that it would be a great place to campaign on the weekends.
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