Trashout Action Shot
Administrative duties will be calling me away from the wonders of the blogosphere for a day or so, but I wanted to give you a glimpse of Bill and Mirsad hard at work, shoveling a layer of rotten clothing off … Continue reading
Administrative duties will be calling me away from the wonders of the blogosphere for a day or so, but I wanted to give you a glimpse of Bill and Mirsad hard at work, shoveling a layer of rotten clothing off … Continue reading
I have a couple of snapshots from a garbage house in St. Paul. Both shots were taken in the basement of a long-mistreated home amid a failed experiment in urban housing. All around are high-rise housing projects, and townhome-style subsidized … Continue reading
I was going through some old magazines in the office, and I came across this photograph in Cleaning and Restoration, a bimonthly magazine put out by the Restoration Industry Association (RIA). The photo on the right shows our own Gary … Continue reading
I had to leave the office for a while yesterday to check out a possible excessive trashout and check if an abandoned vehicle was free to be towed away. In the end, the trashout was not excessive, and the vehicle … Continue reading
Dirty Dave and I went out to check out a new job that came in this morning. It’s another once-lovely home in a particularly distressed part of North Minneapolis. This particular residence has been thoroughly trashed. Once we ushered out … Continue reading
Dens of vice are always interesting properties to service. At this residence, some enterprising young men had decided to eschew the world of the corporate cog in favor of an entrepreneurial endeavor involving the clandestine sale of narcotics. The authorities … Continue reading
We may have the makings of a John Henry-esque, man-versus-machine contest brewing at one of our properties. Dirty Dave and I were inspecting a property in the burbs, and found this series of modified concrete drainage pipes that have been … Continue reading
It’s not always a steady stream of excessive garbage houses. This dwelling, located in Minneapolis, had very little remaining from the previous occupants. Still, the details are interesting. I was a bit nervous entering this home. It’s located in a … Continue reading
Dirty Dave and Mark are engaged in an intense conversation in DuAll’s Situation Room. What are they saying?
Some readers have asked me about Dirty Dave, our legendary Field Supervisor and head of all things filthy. Here are two shots, taken 15 minutes apart today. This is the cleanest you’ll ever see him, I thought. But no: Dirty … Continue reading
