Army Veteran and creature of habit, buys some spray paint at a local hardware store, then wonders why his garbage hadn’t been picked up since.

holdover from the Blackwater contract…

A local resident protects his garbage can from the invading masses of tourists in town for Inauguration.

OR

After getting mugged at the Metro and having his car broken into, Bob decides to be safe rather than sorry.

Damnit, anon @ 9:46 – that was almsot a direct quote as to what I was going to say!

Stephanie; I’ve not had a problem with the cans themselves, but I have both of my lids stolen.

With the housing market hurting so badly, Jim and Sue were obsessed with presenting their house to potential buyers in the best light possible. Sue felt that the trash can served as an unpleasant reminder that used tissues and food scraps had once been in the house, so Jim skipped his assignment at the Purple Gate to put his National Guard disguise and anti-detection training to use on the couple’s rubbish bin.

For sale: one rat blind.

(that’s a hunting reference for all you hipsters and city folk)

@ Amy – That would be great; I feel like a jagoff sometimes when I have to leave one of the cans out in the rain for the garbage man.

I vote Oregonian.

@Chevy: Let me check to make sure it’s still stitting back there and if it is it is all yours. You can email me at rentpetworth@myway.com and I’ll let you know if it is there.