Check Before You Toss or Go (#CBYTOG)
Likely many can relate to that kind of 'for some strange reason things going awry'. I hope you get them back. Maybe take time and think about the titles and such and some could be replaced (not quite the same but still keeping the legacy of interests and allowing yourself to start a collection likely many would gladly help you replenish.)
All the best...I had a dream someone had nixed much of their stuff only to find out someone was trying to do just that. Thankfully not much had happened (but yes some had, which frankly is against the law to move someone's things without their permission, it gets dicey with tenants, even family --well-intentioned and otherwise.)
Another calamity happened when someone put very nice sweaters and winter wear to take on a trip in a black garbage back. Any guess what happened? Right, the person in charge of the trash assumed that the bag, at the top of the stairs ready to be packed, was meant for the garbage..and away it went before the van was then loaded for the trip. Lastly...just because it's coming to mind..Someone once drove off with a huge bag of trash on their car down Route 4 from the Audubon, where they had meant to leave the bag in a trash bin.
Thankfully the trash stayed put the short distance before the person realized their mistake. However a bicyclist who knew the person was riding behind them and thought it strange... and luckily wasn't done in by the potential bag becoming a missile in flight. So let's all double check out "Trash" and "Treasure" signs and use them regularly (maybe the bears will obey as well, especially if we don't leave delectable food stuffs in with the household waste.)
But really, more clarity about Who Can Move What Stuff and Where and to Please Double Check about anything going to the transfer station etc. Maybe a Notice at the Transfer Station could be put up to reflect this story (and likely others)-- Please be Certain that The Owner of Items has approved their removal (and consider some human error can occur in terms of disposing of books, clothing and other items.) In NY, I had a similar problem happen when someone was heading off to college. Thankfully the person only had put the clothes in a giveaway bin in the basement, but a few calls and sorting through twenty bags was required, so again, Check Before You Toss, #CheckBeforeYouToss--CBYT
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Check the Liquids You Pour Down the Drain BEFORE Pouring!!
A person shared that they were cleaning off a counter in a shared kitchen since 'they' (could be a he or she but I'm going for a gender-neutral pronoun) wanted to use the sink and area near it.
The person they were cleaning up after often left a mess, and filled the fridge to capacity and basically was difficult to have as one of a few in a home.
The person was an adult and not on drugs or otherwise mentally challenged though was home most of the time on disability.
That said, the cleaner-upper person thought frying pan had an inch or more of water in it and proceeded to pour said liquid down the drain. Any guess as to what it Really Was? Cooking Oil?
By the time the person realized their mistake in pouring it down the drain, they were able to stop doing so and quickly scooped some of it up. Now at least it wasn't hot oil which could create a fire if poured into a dishpan of water or maybe a wet sink...for your information. Oil should be cooled and poured into a can or once really cold, into a plastic container or in the trash if it's safe to do so.
In the country food and grease can attract critters from rodents to bears, so keep food wastes separate (in a bag in the fridge or freezer) or in a garbage in the house if possible rather than storing out doors. Ideally dispose of garbage daily.
That again is tricky to do in the country, so many compost as zoning and lifestyles allow. Keeping compost farther from one's home is a good idea.
Unfortunately that may attract critters too, so do your homework and find ways to 'make it work' but not for the critters so much. Now back to happy tossing, re-gifting and more about letting things go or taking a breather from them.
Sometimes perspective, teamwork, a game plan, bags, boxes or plastic tubs are needed, shelves and helpers (that's maybe another leg of the team.)
Gets a calendar out and plan some sorting and tossing days...it helps if you have a steady living or travelling scedule but if not, do what you can as you can, with a basic work around a room from one corner to the next in a clockwise fashion (The George Washington method...or was that Thomas Jefferson's staff..) Okay Presidential or just for fun, get 'er done (and that's all advice I'd like to take for myself as well.)
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