Day:257, Words:257

Every autumn, the council tip area is open late for a couple of days to give the residents an opportunity to offload any junk they have been storing. We all know that the garage is not for parking the car in. The garage is an area where we can hurl old boxes, tyres, broken fishing rods and ancient televison sets guilt free. The garage provides the opportunity to use the phrase 'out of sight, out of mind' and it remains that way until those magical days in September when we can dump the rubbish into the big blue skip free of charge.

Not owning a trailor and with the station wagon stuck in a repair black hole somewhere in Alta, one had to be creative to fit as much garage junk into a standard sedan vehicle. The fun part is throwing the stuff into the appropriate giant bins. There is something about the crashing and smashing of your own property that is very satisfying. The car parked behind us contained all sorts of goodies. In fact, before I knew it, we were attaching an unwanted, yet perfectly functioning ski box to the roof of our Toyota..

The Øksfjord tip has to be one of the most beautiful in the world. It sits on top of the town in what would be considered prime land anywhere else. The piles of DVD players and old Volvos sit gloriously amidst the mountainous backdrop. The empty paint cans, car batteries and sleeping televisions all have a magnificent view of the fjord.

 

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