When I pick up trash along the side of the road, I keep reaching into thorny bushes, bending over in uncomfortable positions, etc., and I can't help but think there's a more efficient way to do this. I've been thinking of getting a garbage picker for the task - something like what you see in the picture below.
What do you think, is this the right tool for the job? Is there a better tool? Does anyone have good experiences with a particular kind of garbage picker?
Garbage Pickers
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Re: Garbage Pickers
My wife had to use one of those for 2 non-consecutive 8 week stretches while she had her hip-replacement recovery restrictions....and not just for garbage pick-up.Bootstrap wrote:When I pick up trash along the side of the road, I keep reaching into thorny bushes, bending over in uncomfortable positions, etc., and I can't help but think there's a more efficient way to do this. I've been thinking of getting a garbage picker for the task - something like what you see in the picture below.
What do you think, is this the right tool for the job? Is there a better tool? Does anyone have good experiences with a particular kind of garbage picker?
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Re: Garbage Pickers
I often see the type with a sharpened point. I would think that both types would have their particular uses.
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Personal heritage & general theological viewpoint: conservative Mennonite Brethren.
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Re: Garbage Pickers
I use one like this to clean up litter in the neighbourhood I live in. Some of these have better grippers than others. Last time a neighbour lady joined in and we filled 14 garbage bags of litter out of a ditch beside a local walking path. Plus pulled out a couple shopping carts.
Funny story - I found a 10 dollar bill in the bottom of this ditch. Shortly later I found a 20 dollar bill. The next day I drove my car to a closer entry point to begin the clean up and didn't see a new restricted parking sign where I parked. Guess what the parking fine was ? 30 dollars. Easy come, easy go.
Funny story - I found a 10 dollar bill in the bottom of this ditch. Shortly later I found a 20 dollar bill. The next day I drove my car to a closer entry point to begin the clean up and didn't see a new restricted parking sign where I parked. Guess what the parking fine was ? 30 dollars. Easy come, easy go.
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Re: Garbage Pickers
This thread might have won some sort of award on MD. it piques the imagination.
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Re: Garbage Pickers
I prefer dump picking myself...
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Did you go to the one back the sideroad at NW when you were young? I remember going there with somebody but don't remember who. The earth seemed flat back then.Hats Off wrote:I thought dump picking had gone the way of the flatearthers...
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Re: Garbage Pickers
I prefer to call it dumpster diving:
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