03 October 2011

Monday Morning Quickie

LOTS of fresh snow on the mountains this morning, down to the 2,000 foot mark.

Roughly 80 percent of the leaves have fallen.

There were icy spots on some roadways this morning, and it's 32.8 degrees according to the HVAC monitor here.

The petty little tyrants who operate the privately-owned trash hauling company that covers the southern side of town are currently terrorizing landlords and residents by issuing new, specially designed trash cans - and then 30 days later, insisting that all your trash MUST be inside that can, and no other. No overflow, and no second pickups. Ever try fitting household waste of a family of four into a single trash can? Oh yes, the can must be parked one foot away from any other can, and situated just so, or they won't bother to empty it. Heaven forbid that John Q. Driver should have to, you know, get out of the truck.
   This will be fun come Christmas-time, when the trash runneth over.

That's enough for now. Busy day ahead.

4 comments:

Bob said...

Sounds llke the problems that they have with "binmen" in UK garbage collection, where even one small piece of the "wrong" garbage will cause your entire container to be refused, or if your container is out of place by just inches it will be refused.

Anonymous said...

Trash Nazis

Stephen said...

Thanks...I put out a very heavy trash bag at my home a few weeks ago, a bag from my business. The trash nazis left it. The next week I once more set it curbside. But this time I waited until they were a house away. I stood while the boy stepped off the trash truck. He gave me a look, like, what 'da heck. I told him I was here to help him lift the heavy bag as it seemed to me he wasn't strong enough. I said I'm only sixty years old but I'm still a strong man and as you're nothing more than a boy (he was big, young, and black) I'd give him a helping hand. His mouth fell open and he said, 'sir, I can get it, sorry.' I believe I made my point.

Duke said...

Just start burning the trash in the street.