I finally drove over to see my dumpster yesterday morning. The stepladder in my trunk came in handy. This is what I found:
I’d say that bottom is rusted out. I was pleasantly surprised to find the trash outside the dumpster to be at a minimum. I’d hate to have the local paper confirm I’m a deadbeat landlord just because our first duplex is on the worst street in town and now we don’t even take out the trash.
I received two quotes yesterday for repair/replace. Both quotes were for replacement; neither company thought this was worth saving. I shaved another $200 off the purchase price by getting a slightly smaller dumpster, Big Dave the Dumpster, and he arrived yesterday:
Now somebody better pick up that trash!
P.S. Still NO letter from the City.