Ta Da Dump

Here is a story from when I broke my foot while on vacation in 2012.

When asking friends who had spent three summers on Nantucket what to see and do on the island, among the many wonderful outings they mentioned was visiting the landfill. There is a Take It or Leave It shack at the dump and they said it is fun to see what one can find and take.

That really intrigued me so when we rented our bikes on beautiful Nantucket, I made sure our route would include a stop at the dump!

It was quite the operation and fun to watch the people come and go, take and leave their stuff. The treasures I walked away with were a beaded serving spoon, a plant ladder and a toy for our new friend Lux who we were going to see in Boston. Little did I know I’d visit another dump on this vacation.

After attending a family wedding in PA, spending time on Cape Cod and a day on Nantucket we drove to Boston to visit friends.

First we met a young family, and Lux, at a concert in the park in Cambridge. After a good visit, we started walking to some other friends that lived in a near-by condo on the Charles River. I tripped on an uneven sidewalk and we ended up in the ER at Massachusetts General Hospital. Three and a half hours later they confirmed I had a broken foot. I was equipped with a temporary boot and released from the hospital at midnight. Fortunately, our friends had a pair of crutches I could borrow.

It didn’t stop our plans of going up to their cabin on Little Squam Lake in the foothills of the White Mountains in New Hampshire. We had some delightful days enjoying the log cabin, the boat and the lake. On the last day we needed to bring the garbage Ta Da Dump, the official name of the road the landfill is on. Knowing about our experience on Nantucket, our friend asked if I wanted to check out their Take It or Leave It area. Of course I did. After looking around a few minutes, there in the corner stood a pair of wooden crutches. Just what we needed to get me back home to Minnesota, and leave our friends crutches with them!