I had an old aunt who died suddenly.I was left with the arrangements and hired someone who cleared the whole house except for a few treasured items she had promised people.They took everything else including the toilet paper from the holder.
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Sorry for the slight off topic, but thanks for posting that. Iām always reading stories of people who are so mad because they have to clean out a familyās house and the family member kept a lot of stuff.
Why bother? Just hire someone to haul it all away. Then no need to be mad.
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Off topic here too. Clearing house.
Just owing to circumstances I had accumulated huge files of documentation in my previous house. Since then in my present house from a couple of years ago I shredded huge - council bins full of it. We now have a cluttered life style in our old age.
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I have had two since moving here 3 years ago.
I am about to have another as I am still emptying the storage unit.
Just getting a house clearance firm in is not good, they make a fortune from many hidden treasures.
Somethings I sell, others to charity shops, the skip gets the rest.
The house and contents is going to my son. I do not intend to leave him a mess.
its a bit cheeky coming onto your property but Iād be pleased someone got some use out of my old rubbish.
I wouldnt stress about it ā¦I would be too busy looking what else I could put in it to fill it up and get full use of itā¦as others have said they are so expensive.
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I totally agree with that!
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I also think itās cheaper to get someone to haul it all away, not sure though, Iāve had a mountain of stuff ,that I had to get rid of from the garden,Ā£40 it cost me to remove it all.
If I were doing a house clearance then that is what I would do. However, I was sorting out my shed and garage and so my son helped me and a skip was the best idea because we could put stuff into it as we sorted out - not everything needed to go.
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Where they licensed or did they illegally tip it?
I think the āSkip Dippersā were very thoughtful and courteous, not knocking on your door and asking permission at that unearthly hour. 
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Thereās always a positive in everything isnāt there?!
I must admit I canāt see the problem with people taking stuff out of skips or any rubbish collection. Good on 'em, saves on landfill
Wollongong City Council has two free clean up collections (max 2 cubic metres each) for every resident each year, I have often put out stuff and by the time the council truck arrived there was virtually nothing left - fine by me.
A very long time ago when I lived in Brixton the council used to put a large skip in the street every so often for residents to dump things like fridges etc, one morning there was a car in it, how they got it in I have no idea.
I can help it, itās the way my mind worksā¦ā¦
Every time I read the title of this thread I think you are telling us you are just rubbish at skipping, (the skipping rope kind)
And I picture you trying and having a rubbish skipā¦ā¦
Iām rubbish at skipping too Maree! So the title covers both areas ā¦
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My mind says the actual Skip was rubbish, that is always the case, never ever received a pristine Skip.
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