What would you do if you accidentally tossed your key chain into the dumpster? That's the question I was forced to answer the other day as I was about to go out.
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Imagine the following situation:
It was a holiday weekend, and no help was available to me. Getting in and out of the dumpster would be a problem, and I wasn't sure of how foul smelling the refuse deposited there would be. I needed the keys to get back inside my apartment, and I was already running late to meet up with someone and go out to dinner. What would you do?
Well, for a big T-Gal like me, I got to the front rim of the dumpster, applied all my weight, and tipped over a 800+ lb. dumpster. It would be the only way for me to sort through the trash. (Too bad that I didn't have a good way to upright the dumpster afterwards. Thankfully, it was almost empty.) In the process of tipping over the dumpster, I fell flat on my back and injured my tail bone. Sitting would be very uncomfortable for the rest of the night.
Eventually, I found my keys, and tried to find some people to get the dumpster upright again. Sadly, I couldn't do this. After the weekend, I will call my complex's super to see what could be done. And if it costs the co-op money, I will reimburse the co-op for its expenses.
PS: I laid in bed all the next day to avoid aggravating my injury. When I did have to bend or flex, my lower back reminded me that it was hurting and that I needed to take it easy.
PPS: When I got home from work (following the long weekend), I noticed that the dumpster was uprighted. I'll have to find out whether it cost the co-op any money to do this, and I'll reimburse the appropriate people.
