2008 Woodie Awards
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
Fourth, do not just skim the top of the pile. What you're looking for may just be buried under that vacuum cleaner and chair with two legs. And always remember: if you pick it up and it turns out to be crap, you can always put it back out on the curb next year.
There are also some very important lessons you can learn from this experience. These things not only relate to garbage week but also to life. The first of these is that you can never have too many couches and recliners. Again referencing my house, I have five couches and three recliners. The second life lesson is, if you can smell it from the car and it smells bad, do not touch it. Three, very few problems cannot be solved with duct tape and Febreze.
The final life lesson may be cliché but is very true: you cannot judge a book - or table, or chair or grill - by its cover. Just because it was tossed on the side of the road does not mean that it has lost its value. It has just gained a new value, and with the lessons and memories you gain through garbage week, it can truly make your finds priceless.
There are also some very important lessons you can learn from this experience. These things not only relate to garbage week but also to life. The first of these is that you can never have too many couches and recliners. Again referencing my house, I have five couches and three recliners. The second life lesson is, if you can smell it from the car and it smells bad, do not touch it. Three, very few problems cannot be solved with duct tape and Febreze.
The final life lesson may be cliché but is very true: you cannot judge a book - or table, or chair or grill - by its cover. Just because it was tossed on the side of the road does not mean that it has lost its value. It has just gained a new value, and with the lessons and memories you gain through garbage week, it can truly make your finds priceless.
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