I’ve heard some Hill residents are making goggly eyes at their large 32 gallon trash cans and 48 gallon recycling cans (not one like one pictured. The new “super cans” are issued by the DC Department of Public Works). The question has come up as to what to do with the old cans. The new trash […]
Ah, April — that most unpredictable of months when it comes to weather, special elections, and DC special events. Our house is an older row house, so the warmer weather brings not just flowers in our garden but a few many-legged insects that appear (literally) out of the woodwork, scaring the bejeezus out of me […]
Supersize Me. Last week many of us were left holding our trash and recycling due to the tragedy at the Department of Sanitation facility on W Street NE. Those with trash pick-up once a week had our collections skipped because of in incident at the facility in combination with the Columbus Day holiday. Fortunately cooler […]
Most folks who live in Hill row houses or apartments are challenged with the same situation at one time or another–not having enough space for all your stuff. It is amazing how quickly we accumulate stuff, and how stuff can occupy the smallest of spaces and be immediately deemed “storage.” Even if you’re blessed with […]
If you’ve spent your last few weekends cleaning out your cabinets, storage units, garages, etc, you’re likely to have a giant pile of junk that isn’t really suitable for goodwill, not worth keeping, but also not something you can put out with your weekly trash collection. For example, electronics that don’t work any more, old […]