How to properly take trash that is not garbage and find treasure
A few tips on of how to survive Spring Clean Up and come out with some good items.
Kyle Lessman
Issue date: 4/16/08 Section: Juice
To the rest of Brookings it is known as the Brookings Regional Landfill Spring Clean Up. To college students in the know, however, it can be Christmas in April. But time is running short as all objects will be picked up by the end of this week.
The premise of this most wonderful time of the year is that any Brookings resident can clean out their garages, basements or back closets and just dump the "junk" out on the curb for the city to pick up and haul off to the landfill.
Take note that "junk" is the operative word here. This junk can be the most glorious, wonderful and magnificent treasure on earth. It is, in essence, a free, outdoor Wal-Mart in the sense that you can get anything that you would ever need right there on the street. This is especially appealing to the sophomores who are looking to furnish a house or apartment next year.
An example of this can be seen directly by taking a tour of my house. If it weren't for garbage week, my house would lack a desk chair, an entertainment center, a kitchen table, two shelving units, two patio chairs, four kitchen chairs and a magazine rack. Needless to say, I love garbage week. In this column, I will offer some tips as well as some lessons that come straight from a garbage week veteran.
First of all, find a friend with an SUV or a truck, because you are going to need it. This should not be too hard; we are in South Dakota.
Second, do not be afraid to look like a creeper. The residents know that this is a college town, and they expect you to go shopping through their garbage.
For my third tip, I would advise you to not limit yourself to a particular neighborhood. Feel free to explore places you have never been before, and remember not to limit yourself to the "rich" part of town. The people who live here do have some cash, but because of that, they have the resources to buy nice things that do not break very often, so the finds may be few. When you do find them, though, you may have hit the jackpot.
The premise of this most wonderful time of the year is that any Brookings resident can clean out their garages, basements or back closets and just dump the "junk" out on the curb for the city to pick up and haul off to the landfill.
Take note that "junk" is the operative word here. This junk can be the most glorious, wonderful and magnificent treasure on earth. It is, in essence, a free, outdoor Wal-Mart in the sense that you can get anything that you would ever need right there on the street. This is especially appealing to the sophomores who are looking to furnish a house or apartment next year.
An example of this can be seen directly by taking a tour of my house. If it weren't for garbage week, my house would lack a desk chair, an entertainment center, a kitchen table, two shelving units, two patio chairs, four kitchen chairs and a magazine rack. Needless to say, I love garbage week. In this column, I will offer some tips as well as some lessons that come straight from a garbage week veteran.
First of all, find a friend with an SUV or a truck, because you are going to need it. This should not be too hard; we are in South Dakota.
Second, do not be afraid to look like a creeper. The residents know that this is a college town, and they expect you to go shopping through their garbage.
For my third tip, I would advise you to not limit yourself to a particular neighborhood. Feel free to explore places you have never been before, and remember not to limit yourself to the "rich" part of town. The people who live here do have some cash, but because of that, they have the resources to buy nice things that do not break very often, so the finds may be few. When you do find them, though, you may have hit the jackpot.
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