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Default Taking our our trash

On 11/19/2014 11:00 PM, W. eWatson wrote:
This may be a stretch.

We have two trash containers that must be put out on our street each
Thursday. They have two wheels. One is for recyclables, and the other
for waste materials. Until recently, I could use an old 1997 Plymouth
van to put them into the back of the fan, and drive them about 750' out
to the street for a pickup, along with 7 other neighbors. Unfortunately,
the van died. Now I have to roll the containers the 750' down our
driveway and to the collection site where the pickup--paved all the way.
I really don't like rolling to the pickup site.

I've contemplated buying an used pickup truck, but I really have much
for a pickup truck. I've thought of maybe using something like a golf
cart, but it would require some work to put a fixture on it that would
hold the containers. Aside from that, I'm out of space in my garage to
put a golf cart in it. Maybe a motorized wagon might work. Parachutes,
zip lines, ... ? :-)

Comments?




A few here mentioned that walking is good exercise and I agree
completely. My wife and I try to get a walk in nearly every day...and at
age 65 I'm only about 8 pounds heavier than I was when I was 20.


Since you no longer have the pickup truck I'd think you'd have room in
it's place for a small trailer. Since it would not have to be
road-worthy it would not have to be much more than a piece of 1/2"
plywood and some wheels