My strange remuddled house

[Just-Moxie]

Oh yeah....the squatter left us with a 55 gallon drum of something. The label says "corrosives" ...but other than that....we have not a clue what it is. We opened it, took some out....did all the tests we could on it. It appears to be an automotive parts cleaner.
I have contacted two different hazmat places in SC to see about them picking it up for disposal. No replies.

 

[digitS']

Moxie', how close are you to the water district lines?

The Saluda County Water Authority may concern itself with a barrel marked "corrosives" and may refer you to the correct outfit who has responsibility. They aren't a private company, are they? It seems strange that they are a dot-com.

Are you close to the Saluda River? There is a riverkeeper organization in Marietta. They should know how to jerk some chains.

Leaving that barrel year after year seems risky.

Steve

 

[Just-Moxie]

I so agree steve. It was here when we bought the place, back in 2010, and the squatter did auto repair work. That was at least from 2006-09' We think.
It seems the South...here in SC at least.....has a blase' attitude about things..like litter, recycling, environmental concerns, etc. I just haven't made the right connection yet. I just keep googling and doing research ......
I check the barrel quite often. It is for now parked behind the chicken tin shed. Out of the way so it doesn't get bumped, poked or spilled.

 

[Smart Red]

I have read that Arbor Day trees are not good trees. Most people have one out of several live.

I have gotten the "free" five flowering shrubs membership-promotion and had them all do well. I also purchased five trees from them. All of them "survived" although not all of them did well. The chain tree died after 5 years or so of leafing out each year, but not putting on new growth and the fringe tree took another 5-6 years of weak growth before finally setting a few flowers (by which time no one remembered what it was supposed to be). After that first flowering, it took off and has done great every year since.

I doubt the problems the trees had getting started were entirely NADF's fault. Besides, they were all borderline hardy here. I tried them only because of the low price. Not much to lose if they failed. I have never taken the 5 blue spruce offer and that seems to be the one most often repeated.

 

[baymule]

Oh yeah....the squatter left us with a 55 gallon drum of something. The label says "corrosives" ...but other than that....we have not a clue what it is. We opened it, took some out....did all the tests we could on it. It appears to be an automotive parts cleaner.
I have contacted two different hazmat places in SC to see about them picking it up for disposal. No replies.

A vehicle repair shop might be interested in it. Industrial cleaners are expensive. Free would be a good price ........ If you took a fruit jar of some of it to a repair shop, they could probably tell you what it is and might want it. Does it have a smell to it? Is it clear or colored?

 

[Just-Moxie]

We are just guessing about what it actually is. I am also looking for someplace that will test a sample.