Recently, I had to rent a dumpster for the first time in my life. The story begins with a sale of repossessed property that I attended. After acquiring a derelict old farm for a reasonably cheap price, I set about cleaning out the debris and structures left by the previous owners.
Let me tell you, these people were pigs. This old farm wasn’t just suffering from years of neglect…it looked more like decades. Most of the sheds and barns were made from rough-hewn timber and had rotted and collapsed. In some places, the previous owners had dug huge pits in which to dispose of all kinds of refuse. Whatever wouldn’t burn was simply left where it was. And don’t even get me started on the old farmhouse. With all the water damage, it wasn’t too far from collapsing as well. The rat infestation had only worsened the decay.
All this …