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marked50

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5. Many, Moons ago I Too liked going to the dump
Fri Apr 3, 2026, 01:44 PM
Yesterday

When I was about 5, I guess, one of my favorite things to do was to go to what was called "The Boneyard" ( the city dump) with my Grandad when we visited him and the rest of my Dad's family out in the middle of Kansas. We visited maybe 1 or 2 times a year.

Now what made this a memory was on one trip to the Boneyard my Grandad and I returned to his home and we were meet by my Mother. Boy was she mad. She started hollering at Grandad about where we were and how come he didn't tell anybody. etc, etc.
Now I can understand her concern, when no-one knew where I was ( Grandad did his own thing and no-one really cared about that).
But the thing that was really imprinting was I paid no attention to her because me and Grandad were engaged in a pretty neat discussion about something cool. This only made her mader I must add.

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I am so glad that you and the squirrel are okay. May that jerk niyad Yesterday #1
You handled that well and shared some positive energy with us! pandr32 Yesterday #2
Landfills are interesting to me as well EYESORE 9001 Yesterday #3
Back in the day... LuckyCharms Yesterday #4
Many, Moons ago I Too liked going to the dump marked50 Yesterday #5
Great story! LuckyCharms Yesterday #7
We used to go to the town landfill and search for treasures. Both as small kids and big grownups. erronis Yesterday #6
OMG!! LuckyCharms Yesterday #8
My husband likes to go to the auto junkyard Diamond_Dog Yesterday #9
I don't know if it is still there... LuckyCharms Yesterday #10
Wow. Car parts up in trees?? That is indeed surreal! Diamond_Dog 22 hrs ago #11
That looks like Western PA, Diamond_Dog... LuckyCharms 21 hrs ago #14
Oh OK Diamond_Dog 17 hrs ago #18
Just an observation Niagara 21 hrs ago #12
I remember you posting about a bench... LuckyCharms 21 hrs ago #13
I've found so many nice items garbage picking Niagara 21 hrs ago #15
"My father had a big dump truck..." OldBaldy1701E 18 hrs ago #16
I was 11 when my dad died... LuckyCharms 18 hrs ago #17
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