The day I have been dreading has finally arrived

[Exterous]

About 5.5 years ago I rode the death of a company down to nearly the very end of its fiery crash. On one of the last days, as part of our consolation prize, they opened the janitors closet for employees to pillage and I got two giant boxes of trash bags.

Sadly on Friday those ran out so I had to buy trash bags for the first time today in over 5 years. :'(

At least I still have the shop vac, vice and a few other things

 

[esquared]

Is that you Ned?

 

[SandEagle]

i feel like that when my 90 ct. 30-gallon trash bags from sams club run out.

 

[Imp]

Could always steal more... Cleaners usually put spare bags at the bottom of bins to make it easier to swap them out.

 

[Exterous]

Is that you Ned?

Did Ned also get a 5 year supply of trash bags from his place of employment

Could always steal more... Cleaners usually put spare bags at the bottom of bins to make it easier to swap them out.

I like the way you think. Do you have a newsletter I can subscribe to?

 

[DigDog]

good trash bags are unreplaceable; i weep for you and your children.

 

[mmntech]

I felt the same way when I actually had to buy washer fluid for the first time.

 

[Albatross]

Such a hard life,you need a bailout.

 

[rh71]

We hired a landscaper to do a 1-time cleanup when we initially moved in and they left over 50 large bags on the lawn and it has lasted me over 3 years (including through removing bad sod). Good stuff.

 

[esquared]

Did Ned also get a 5 year supply of trash bags from his place of employment

No, you started a very nice vignette and I was paying you a compliment, asking if you may be NuclearNed. Our resident raconteur.

One of his many stories:
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2332294&highlight=nuclearned

 

[Thebobo]

So sorry for your loss

 

[Printer Bandit]

third world problem.

 

[Engineer]

About 5.5 years ago I rode the death of a company down to nearly the very end of its fiery crash. On one of the last days, as part of our consolation prize, they opened the janitors closet for employees to pillage and I got two giant boxes of trash bags.

Sadly on Friday those ran out so I had to buy trash bags for the first time today in over 5 years. :'(

At least I still have the shop vac, vice and a few other things

I didn't get a shop vac when I did the same (rode the company to closing) but I did get a vice, a great paper shredder and still have thousands of trash bags! :biggrin:

 

[Exterous]

Such a hard life,you need a bailout.

Agreed. I'll PM you my paypal account so you can contribute

No, you started a very nice vignette and I was paying you a compliment, asking if you may be NuclearNed. Our resident raconteur.

One of his many stories:
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2332294&highlight=nuclearned

Ah - yes I always look forward to his stories. Thanks for the compliment

I didn't get a shop vac when I did the same (rode the company to closing) but I did get a vice, a great paper shredder and still have thousands of trash bags! :biggrin:

Let me know if you ever need staples. I have a few ten thousand of those or so

 

[highland145]

Posting in an esquared posted thread.

Posting in an Exterous "get a job, you lazy bum" thread.

j/k


OK not.

 

[Engineer]

Let me know if you ever need staples. I have a few ten thousand of those or so

Actually, so do I (I didn't name everything that I got, just a few 'common thread' items). :biggrin:

 

[HTFOff]

Show of hands..who else thought this was about going to the DMV?

I know I did.

 

[Via]

I was given a case of lever soap in the early 2000s by a friend. I just used up the last bar a few months ago.

After trying a new brand, you know what? Lever isn't that great. Do they still make it? I have no idea.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

I used to work for a catering company. If in a box of trash bags, there was only one roll left, I used to take that roll and just throw the box out to keep the storage area clear.

Best trash bags ever. Holds well over 50 pounds of trash easily.

 

[marvdmartian]

I felt like that, recently, but it was for gallon-sized ziplok bags. I can't remember what they got them for, but there were tons of them left over, and the boss said grab 'em if we needed 'em. Just recently ran out, and had to buy some. :\

 

[twinrider1]

good trash bags are unreplaceable;...

And yet, people are always throwing them away. :biggrin:

 

[Mixolydian]

I, too, like trash bags.

 

[Jadow]

I bought like a 30 packs of Gillette fusion cartridges a couple years ago. Down to my last one!

 

[Jeff7]

My parents kept buying different brands of bar soap in an effort to find one that was very light on the fragrance. I was given the ones that didn't pass the test. I think I had enough to last me well over a year. It was odd to go looking for another bar, only to find two left.

Starkly shaken by seeing the imminent end to the good times, I knew change was needed. It was time to pick up and move on. From there, I went on to land myself a management job at a Fortune 500 company, marry someone with absolutely no points anywhere near her elbows, and buy an awesome new M3.


OP, your new life is just beginning.

 

[Exterous]

Posting in an Exterous "get a job, you lazy bum" thread.

j/k


OK not.

Hey! Uh....I got nothin'

Starkly shaken by seeing the imminent end to the good times, I knew change was needed. It was time to pick up and move on. From there, I went on to land myself a management job at a Fortune 500 company, marry someone with absolutely no points anywhere near her elbows, and buy an awesome new M3.


OP, your new life is just beginning.

But the old one was so comfortable! I'm scared