But the trash collector doesn t come until three or four days after the material has been placed by the curb, which gives the good citizens an opportunity to go through what has been discarded by other people and take it home. How this all gets by the tax collector is a mystery. But it is nevertheless amusing to drive around, or watch from a window, as people go through other people's trash. Americans are not immune from this activity, either. After all, who could pass up a brand new television set that is sitting at the curb waiting for disposal.
People drive around from neighborhood to neighborhood scavenging anything of value.
Everyone wins in this process,- except the tax collector, who is probably also busy picking up anything that he can put to use. It is for a good cause, namely, us. We have finally moved into our apartment. It is in a 10 story building, with 2 elevators, and has five rooms, a bath and a half, and all the conveniences except a microwave oven. The apartment overlooks downtown Bamberg and the mountains.