On Saturday, 9/14/2024, Scott and I went out the river house. While he continued to dig the cistern hole, I kept filling the dumpster.
I started with the pile of roofing. OMG shingles are a PIA. I had to peel them off the ground and each other, put them in the wheelbarrow, take them back out of the wheelbarrow bits at a time, and throw them into the dumpster. Mind you, I was loading the dumpster strategically to minimize voids and maximize the volume we got in there.
In addition to shingles, wood and metal were mixed throughout the pile. Any wood that didn't have shingles stuck to it I burned. Other bits had to be carted to the dumpster.
Okay, then there were BRICKS in the pile. So those got carted into the dumpster, too. Once I was done with that pile, Scott said I "could" move any other red bricks, pavers, or stones if I "wanted to." Challenge accepted. That included about 100 pavers from a patio that had to be lifted up, a load of bricks and concrete pavers from a decorative well of some sort, a stash of bricks on the side of the house, and the bricks that lined the walkway going into the house. Whew.
I started with the pile of roofing. OMG shingles are a PIA. I had to peel them off the ground and each other, put them in the wheelbarrow, take them back out of the wheelbarrow bits at a time, and throw them into the dumpster. Mind you, I was loading the dumpster strategically to minimize voids and maximize the volume we got in there.
In addition to shingles, wood and metal were mixed throughout the pile. Any wood that didn't have shingles stuck to it I burned. Other bits had to be carted to the dumpster.
Okay, then there were BRICKS in the pile. So those got carted into the dumpster, too. Once I was done with that pile, Scott said I "could" move any other red bricks, pavers, or stones if I "wanted to." Challenge accepted. That included about 100 pavers from a patio that had to be lifted up, a load of bricks and concrete pavers from a decorative well of some sort, a stash of bricks on the side of the house, and the bricks that lined the walkway going into the house. Whew.
Trash pile gone! Nice and tidy. The stones in the picture will go along the shoreline, I think.
Comparison view: (1) Trash Pile, origin story; (2) Trash Pile, decline; (3) Trash Pile, demise; (4) Trash Pile, afterlife.
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