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erronis

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6. We used to go to the town landfill and search for treasures. Both as small kids and big grownups.

Fri Apr 3, 2026, 01:44 PM

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Small town in the NY Adirondacks. There were some incredible finds and some useful junk.

One roadside dump I also went to had a ton of discarded mattresses piled up haphazardly. My fried and I used to romp on them and build little fortresses. Later found out that they were discards from a local tuberculosis sanitarium....

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I am so glad that you and the squirrel are okay. May that jerk niyad Friday #1

You handled that well and shared some positive energy with us! pandr32 Friday #2

Landfills are interesting to me as well EYESORE 9001 Friday #3

Back in the day... LuckyCharms Friday #4

Many, Moons ago I Too liked going to the dump marked50 Friday #5

Great story! LuckyCharms Friday #7

We used to go to the town landfill and search for treasures. Both as small kids and big grownups. erronis Friday #6

OMG!! LuckyCharms Friday #8

My husband likes to go to the auto junkyard Diamond_Dog Friday #9

I don't know if it is still there... LuckyCharms Friday #10

Wow. Car parts up in trees?? That is indeed surreal! Diamond_Dog Friday #11

That looks like Western PA, Diamond_Dog... LuckyCharms Friday #14

Oh OK Diamond_Dog Friday #18

Just an observation Niagara Friday #12

I remember you posting about a bench... LuckyCharms Friday #13

I've found so many nice items garbage picking Niagara Friday #15

"My father had a big dump truck..." OldBaldy1701E Friday #16

I was 11 when my dad died... LuckyCharms Friday #17