Dumpster diving.

Dumpster diving ::: the practice of sifting through commercial or residential trash to find items that have been discarded by their owners, but which may be useful to the "dumpster diver."

How would it be to go "dumpster diving"? How poor do you have to be? I can see a homeless person going through trash to find things. But what about a lady with a car? What about someone who drives up and for over three hours, fills their car twice with things they find in the dumpster?

Yesterday, I got home and noticed that a lady was going through the huge dumpster across the street.

The little old lady that lives across the street has been emptying her house for the last few days. She must have been a pack rat because she has filled a dumpster that is twice the size as a regular dumpster, twice. And the dumpster is sitting in her front yard so that the trash guys can get it on trash day.

So yesterday, this lady was going through this dumpster. She has a four-door car, not that old, and she wasn't dressed in rags or anything. She filled her car so much that her trunk couldn't close. Then, after taking everything to her house [or wherever], she returned and actually brought a little boy with her to help her. I'm guessing it was her son. And she then proceeded to fill her car again, just as full as the first time.

I can't even imagine having to go through someone else's trash to get new things. First of all, that's gross. Dumpsters and their contents are so gross and dirty. Second of all, how much pride can you have to go do that? I'm not a very prideful person, but I definitely have more pride than to go do that, no matter how poor I am. And this lady could not have been that poor if she had a car!