An account of some of the more inspirational moments experienced adjusting to my new life in the Trailer Park. Feel free to leave comments or ask questions. Let's learn about this fascinating neighborhood together!
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Freezing Garbage
I've started freezing garbage. It's out of complete necessity I assure you. This particular model of trailer did not come with garbage disposal or even equipped to handle one. The plumbing is all crooked under the kitchen sink from a misjudged initial parking or maybe a strong Southerly wind. It is a misaligned labyrinth of hamster-maze quality piping and decade old duct tape under there and it leaks. I have a plastic tub underneath it all that catches a significant percentage of whatever goes down the drain. In order to ensure that the water in the tub stays clean, I can't do much actual rinsing. I used to wipe down all of my dirty dishes thoroughly with paper towels into the garbage, but since there's no actual trash service I have to make sure that I don't let the garbage sacks get too smelly to ride down to the dumpster in my car. The solution was obvious...collect and freeze my wet garbage scrapings and save them until I take the trash out. It's working so far aside from the occasional nasty surprise when I think I'm warming up leftovers. Of course I would love to get a disposal installed, but most plumbers won't step foot in a T-Park due to an unwritten but all too real agreement with the local T-Park handymen, women and children. (Child labor laws in a trailer park have all the relevance of books or toothbrushes.) There IS a local handyman, but of course he works on trade, and at this time is only in need of 300 or more unlabeled pill bottles, a handlebar for an '84 Honda 3-wheeler or autographed Garth Brooks anything. I don't have any of that and until I do, the freezer continues to fill as does my leak tub.
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What about old Joe Montana Chiefs jerseys? Are those T-Credible?
ReplyDeleteThose could get you a nice down payment on a late 80's double wide my friend.
ReplyDeleteWow my dale ernhart signed hubcap should get me like a million tcreds
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