Oh, this was just icky
Life 09/08/2004 |Some days, the depths of my own stupidity really amazes me.
Last night, as part of my preparations for going on vacation for a week, I worked on straightening up the apartment a bit, primarily by utilizing the time-honored method of picking up stacks of old mail and papers, dumping them in garbage bags, and taking them out to the dumpster (it’s not as bad as it might sound — lots of clutter, very little actual filth — but my family has a long tradition of never letting any flat space go uncovered for more than about ten minutes, and the piles tend to build up after a while).
This morning, while in the shower, I suddenly realized that I hadn’t set my AdSense profit check from Google aside into a separate pile when I got it.
Oh.
Crap.
Finished my shower in record time, took a look around my apartment, and confirmed my fear — the check wasn’t anywhere around.
Let me tell you, crawling into your apartment’s dumpster to retrieve your trashbags from the night before — after other tenants had added their trash bags, not all of which were closed properly, if at all — and then standing next to the dumpster, ripping them open, and pawing through them trying to find one particular envelope is not an enjoyable way to start a day.
Luckily, though, not only had the trash not been picked up yet, but I was able to find the check (at the bottom of the second bag, naturally).
Man, that was icky, though.
Today’s just a two-shower morning, I guess.
“I Melt With You” by Modern English from the album Pillow Lips (1990, 3:55).
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5 Responses to “Oh, this was just icky”
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Bryan
Michael Hanscom
Prairie
Ryan Waddell
September 8th, 2004 at 12:09 pm
Anything less than $15 and I would’ve let it go. I hope you held out for more on that dumpster diving expedition.
September 8th, 2004 at 12:20 pm
Do you remember going through all the garbage bags at Burger King to find the retainer you tossed with your trash? We were blessed (?) with the fact that the receipts were time stamped and we could eliminate plowing through some of them by the time of the orders. I guess once every 20 years isn’t too bad. But then you’ll look great at age 50 climbing through dumpsters!
September 8th, 2004 at 2:50 pm
i agree with AxsDeny - I hope it was more than $15.
September 8th, 2004 at 5:30 pm
Come on, let us in on how much the check was for…
September 8th, 2004 at 6:49 pm
Triple-digits. Low triple digits, but triple digits — easily enough to justify going dumpster diving. I wouldn’t have done that for a measly $15 either, believe me!
I do remember the incident with the retainer. I’m not sure what upset me more, that I’d accidentally tossed it, or that we were actually trying to find it!