Bruno the Trashman was a Sanitary Engineer on Sesame Street who dutifully carried Oscar the Grouch around. His character is now retired but back in the day Bruno was the silent but strong type! So, as Paige earns her college degree she is also gaining a side education on "How to Be a Good Roommate." Free of charge!
All things considered, Paige has some pretty good roommates. These girls decorated her door when she returned home from running her first marathon. Pretty thoughtful!
Another plus is they all love to cook! The fringe benefits to this are obvious. When I was in town one of them was rolling red velvet cake into balls and dipping the balls into melted chocolate. Whoa, serious! Although diehard cooks can also be a minus if they don't like to clean up afterwards.
But, for the most part, Paige is grateful and understands that she is fortunate. Roommate Horror Stories abound! Her issue is a minor detail, but a pet peeve nonetheless.
The problem: No one seems to take out the trash. Except Paige. Who is bothered by the fact that no one else does it.
Alas, it is a hard fact that Paige may hold this job title for the duration of her stay in the Avenues Condos. Because it is generally true that the person who wants any job done the most is usually the one who inherits the responsibility of the job.
And since overflowing garbage gets on Paige's nerves and apparently goes unnoticed with her roommates, she has 2 viable options (as I see it). Paige can empty the trash (dutifully like Bruno) OR she can attempt to become slovenly enough that she isn't repulsed by mounds of stinky, wet, slimy garbage piling up!
Knowing Paige's nature, I think she'll be more content to become Bruno for the Semester versus living in scummy surroundings. Just a guess!
It all takes me back to a Shel Silverstein poem, which I'll highlight parts of that verse below:
"Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout, Who would not take the garbage out!...
(insert piling garbage in between the lines, as in, I've shortened the poem)
...And though her Daddy would scream and shout, she would not take the garbage out!...
...At last the garbage was so high, that it finally touched the sky...
...And, there, in the garbage she did hate, Poor Sarah met an awful fate...
...So, children remember Sarah Stout, and always take the garbage out!"
