All In A Night’s Work
May 11th, 2008 by Brian
A couple hours ago I got it in my head that I should really doing something about the super messy storage room in my basement. This project has been way, way back in the back of my Things That Might Be Nice To Do Some Day If You Ever Finish Everything Else On Your Many, Many Other Lists Of Things To Do List (also on this list: finish that backyard landscaping project you started like five years ago).
Things that brought on this project include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Tomorrow is trash day,
- the landlord is coming for an inspection,
- and we have termites, so presumably a termite killing person will be coming around soon too and wouldn’t it be nice if the basement looked somewhat tidy?
Things so far discarded or otherwise now have a plan for discardment:
- 9 42 gallon, 3 mil “Contractor” size black trash bags full of random crap
- 4 bike wheels (left by an old roommate, not really in any sort of working order)
- 3 bike tires (these in addition to the bike wheels which also had tires and presumably flat tubes)
- 2 snow shovels (now leaving me with still two snow shovels for my ~50 feet of sidewalk that I have to shovel maybe three times a year (if I am lucky) and that even in a heavy snow might take as many as 20 minutes to accomplish solo)
- 2 old, used up mops
- still to dispose of (but properly on account of the hazardous materials, etc.) many, many cans of paint (including a couple buckets full), two CRT computer monitors (14″ & 17″ respectively), possibly some old shoes, some furniture, etc.
I have to say the difference is really quite something. I wish I’d had thought to take a photo before hand.
On a side note, I should mention that the entire time I was hauling all of this crap to the curb it has been raining. And raining. And raining. Bearded men are building boats it is raining so much. And the trip to the curb is just far enough that a rain jacket and shoes that are not sandals would be a prudent choice, but each time I think to myself, “It’s not that far and it’s not that cold.” But really, it is. Brrr! Just about time for a hot shower and then sleepy time on freshly laundered sheets. (Freshly laundered sheets being the key to any nutritious night’s sleep).
