Dumpster Diving…Experience #1

What I got from dumpster this month:

8 giant bags of fun-size skittles (exp. 8/07)

2 giant bags of fun-size starburst (ditto)

8 cloth Halloween gift bags

1 Halloween make-your-own candy necklace (sealed)

1 candy vampire teeth (ditto)

1 rainbow clown wig (new in bag)

1 head of cauliflower

3 8 oz. packs of mushrooms

2 packs English muffins (sell by date that day)

5 16 oz. jars of salsa

1 dozen bake-at-home dinner rolls (same day sell-by)

1 bamboo box w/ cover

2 plastic storage bins with drawers

1 bunch of fake bananas

1 giant (!) box of yarns

3 craft books (tatting, embroidery & sewing)

1 yard heart print fabric

1 4 1/2 foot fake xmas tree (compliments of Leslie!)

2 vintage granny-style lace nightgowns

2 turtlenecks

3 xmas hand towels

2 xmas stocking, one brand-new with spiderman on it

1 box of 18 gaudy purple xmas ornaments for above tree

etc.

The three rules of thumb I subscribe to are:

1) If a dumpster is locked, leave it alone

2) Leave the area cleaner than you found it

3) Share the wealth. —Moira RichardsonDumpster Diving…Experience #1 (Roamer’s Zone)

This is a comment by a former student, left on a current student’s blog.

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  • Good to see our students doing so well after graduating from our program.

    (I kid... Moira is actually excelling in our graduate program in Writing Popular Fiction as we speak! And her commentary is hilarious...and sad, when you think about all the garbage the holidays generates.)

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