Hidden Treasures

In the space of 24 hours our city-council provided, civilian-filled garbage-dumpster receives more visitors than on-line searches on Google.

Naturally the earlier they come, the richer the pickings; yet this does not deter the donkey driven carts, dilapidated vans & occasional bike from trying their luck at this free-for-all treasure hunt! From this you can either conclude that our street has the most attractive “give-aways” in the Kingdom or that this phenomena is repeated on a daily basis on every street corner. Apart from the putrefying smell and the hidden dangers of rooting through decomposing rubbish; this is an undoubted source of income in an extremely cut throat end of the value chain. Yet the daily excavations by these bedraggled bounty-hunters makes me wonder what statement this makes about our society. Whilst I fully support the right of every human being to exercise their vocation, this repeated vision is not only unsightly & unpleasant but speaks volumes to a society that is less civilized than we actually aspire, or claim, to be. Whether this is a direct reflection of our expanding poverty line or a creative form of entrepreneurship remains to be seen. This behavior does prove one thing however; one man’s meat is almost certainly another man’s poison. Literally.