“I can’t afford garbage service,” I said a few years ago. “Instead, I take everything to the city dump myself, every few months.”
This was before our city recycled, so everything except glass went to the same place.
That same year, I got a Vitamix—the beast of blenders that promises us smooth drinks and hot soups in seconds—for $500.

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