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09.08

Trash: So So Scary

Here’s a secret. I’ve been in my new place for almost a month, but I’ve yet to properly dispose of some of my trash (food). It’s not as disgusting as it seems. First, I don’t have a lot of food trash because cooking isn’t my friend; I don’t eat at my apartment a lot. Second, all the food I want to throw out is in my freezer. It’s just leftover stuff that I don’t want to re-heat and eat.

The problem is that I’m not allowed to throw food out with other trash.  Where I live, food is disposed of in these monstrous blue bins. I’ve heard - I’ve yet to look - that there are disgusting little creatures living in these bins. Regardless, the area has more than its fair share of flies and the concrete is damp and sticky.

Properly disposing of food wouldn’t be such a problem if I could just chuck my trash in the bin and run away, but I can’t. I have to touch the bins. I have to open them. I think that I might die vomit.

I know it’s completely prissy behavior, but I hate bugs. I hate them so much; they make me cry. I’m currently looking for plastic gloves.  As soon as I find gloves, I might endeavor …

What do you think? Would you be able to touch something with thousands of maggots (potentially) in it?

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5 Comments to “Trash: So So Scary”

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I think you should just suck-it-up, go to the bin, and, without thinking, DO IT! That’s how I get over doing things that make me squeamish– like when I had to clean my dog’s poo yard, and there were THOUSANDS of baby ladybugs crawling around. Since I am TERRIFIED of ladybugs, it was quite the awful experience, but it was something that had to be done.

Posted by: Aisling · September 2nd, 2008 at 2:26 am · #

Are there any full body biohazard suits to be bought in Korea? :P

But, yeah, what Aisling said. Action without thought is probably the best way to get through it. :)

Posted by: Amanda · September 2nd, 2008 at 9:02 am · #

Oh god, I don’t know if I’d be able to just suck it up and do it, but it’s probably the best way. In any case, good luck. :)

Posted by: Regina · September 2nd, 2008 at 9:31 am · #

Can’t a kid do it for you and you give him a candy in exchange? (LOL)

… or maybe you’ll have to get gloves and a mask for your face (or at least nose and mouth), then go and do it as quickly as possible without thinking to much about it :P Good luck!

Posted by: Lene · September 5th, 2008 at 1:26 am · #

I was going to go, “yeah, sure, I’d do it, I’d just open the bin, hold my breath and look the other way”, but then you said the M-word… No. Just no. I’d probably just break the rules and dispose of it… elsewhere. Somewhere. I don’t know. Not in the bin with the… *shudders*

Posted by: Alex · September 24th, 2008 at 11:18 am · #

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