Cast offs

Whenever someone moves out of the apartments a predictable pattern of events follows.

In the packing-up process people often discover they have acquired far more than they wish to move to their new home, as a result the green garbage bins are filled to overflowing with unwanted goods.

 When no more can be crammed into the green bins then, recyclable goods or not, the blue recycle bins will be pressed into service and an astonishing array of discarded possessions can be found crammed into these bins. Anything which won’t fit into the bins is then simply discarded in any empty space in the garbage corral.

If you have left it till the last minute to dispose of the week’s garbage on these occasions, often the only option you will have is to go out onto the street and investigate what space is available in the neighbouring bins.

The residents have vacated the flat below mine and a small white chest of drawers sits forlornly in the middle of the lounge room.

Guess where it will end up?

Graffiti wars                                   File photo: February 2007