I had to take my wife to the hospital for a minor procedure today and they wheeled her off to day surgery. they have a nice place to sit outdoors with an arbor, a fountain and lots of plants. I met a very nice lady and we began to discuss the groundwork. A friend of hers came out and asked her how she liked housekeeping over the laundry. I asked him about the laundry and if they used the 55 gallon plastic drums for their detergent. He directed me to Miss May, an older black woman.
I introduced myself and asked about the drums, she said "Follow me child."
We walked around the corner and there was a stack of about a dozen of them brand new, she said "You just help yourself."
She is giving them to me free. I thanked her profusely and told her that I'd return with my trailer. She said they get one or two a week and I plan on scooping them up. I have a large area behind my shop where I can store them. I now have my settlement chamber and my biofilter containers for free. I do hope to retire in 15 months and put in ponds and now I have a free source of the drums.
Life is good.