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By Eleanor Pierce / The Bulletin
February 24, 2010
You're running low on clean socks again, so you stuff the washer full and start a load of laundry. You retire to the den with a big bowl of popcorn and a movie with the kids. As you settle on the couch, you hear a rumble, as though a garbage truck is backing up to the house.
Trying to ignore the....