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Post by TANGODANCER » Fri Jul 13, 2012 12:04 pm

Dujon wrote:Tell your council to update their garbage policies, TANGO. Whilst we only have two bins to sort out at least the trucks that come to empty them don't need 'runners' to feed them; they just poke out an hydraulic arm, grab the bin and dump it into a receiving receptacle. Perhaps that might put a few jobs out of fashion but they, I'm sure, could be employed at the other end un-sorting the otherwise fine citizens' of Farnworth incorrectly placed items. :)
We have four bins Monty. The main bins get emptied weekly and the others fortnightly. If we had your system we'd have a protest march and campaign about "foreign technology stealing our jobs" etc. Either that or four blokes employed as "positioning technicians" and they'd come and paint yellow-line squares on the pavements, with fines for anyone who's bin wasn't correctly placed as well as the refusal to empty such law-breaking receptacles. Mind you, we haven't caught up with Bury yet in the technology stakes :wink: :

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Post by Montreal Wanderer » Fri Jul 13, 2012 4:30 pm

TANGODANCER wrote:
Dujon wrote:Tell your council to update their garbage policies, TANGO. Whilst we only have two bins to sort out at least the trucks that come to empty them don't need 'runners' to feed them; they just poke out an hydraulic arm, grab the bin and dump it into a receiving receptacle. Perhaps that might put a few jobs out of fashion but they, I'm sure, could be employed at the other end un-sorting the otherwise fine citizens' of Farnworth incorrectly placed items. :)
We have four bins Monty. The main bins get emptied weekly and the others fortnightly. If we had your system we'd have a protest march and campaign about "foreign technology stealing our jobs" etc. Either that or four blokes employed as "positioning technicians" and they'd come and paint yellow-line squares on the pavements, with fines for anyone who's bin wasn't correctly placed as well as the refusal to empty such law-breaking receptacles. Mind you, we haven't caught up with Bury yet in the technology stakes :wink: :

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Leave me out of it Tango - I have a garbage chute and I don't know what happens after that. :wink:
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Post by Abdoulaye's Twin » Fri Jul 13, 2012 4:42 pm

TANGODANCER wrote:
Dujon wrote:Tell your council to update their garbage policies, TANGO. Whilst we only have two bins to sort out at least the trucks that come to empty them don't need 'runners' to feed them; they just poke out an hydraulic arm, grab the bin and dump it into a receiving receptacle. Perhaps that might put a few jobs out of fashion but they, I'm sure, could be employed at the other end un-sorting the otherwise fine citizens' of Farnworth incorrectly placed items. :)
We have four bins Monty. The main bins get emptied weekly and the others fortnightly. If we had your system we'd have a protest march and campaign about "foreign technology stealing our jobs" etc. Either that or four blokes employed as "positioning technicians" and they'd come and paint yellow-line squares on the pavements, with fines for anyone who's bin wasn't correctly placed as well as the refusal to empty such law-breaking receptacles. Mind you, we haven't caught up with Bury yet in the technology stakes :wink: :

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When I was in the UK we had alternate collections. 1 week was regular and the following week recycling. All well and good except when you missed a collection of regular in the summer due to being away or something. Here they collect every other day and put a nice new bin bag in your bin each time :D

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Post by bobo the clown » Fri Jul 13, 2012 6:24 pm

Abdoulaye's Twin wrote:When I was in the UK .....
B-hell AT, how long ago was this now ???
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Post by TANGODANCER » Fri Jul 13, 2012 6:32 pm

Montreal Wanderer wrote: Leave me out of it Tango - I have a garbage chute and I don't know what happens after that. :wink:
Sorry Monty. Getting my foreigners mixed up. :wink:
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bobo the clown wrote:
Abdoulaye's Twin wrote:When I was in the UK .....
B-hell AT, how long ago was this now ???
Seems a long time ago. Only a few months though...

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Post by Bruce Rioja » Fri Jul 13, 2012 7:03 pm

I've no idea. The old boy next door puts my bins out (and back) whilst I'm at work. I couldn't even tell you which day's bin day. :oops:
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Post by Abdoulaye's Twin » Fri Jul 13, 2012 7:06 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:I've no idea. The old boy next door puts my bins out (and back) whilst I'm at work. I couldn't even tell you which day's bin day. :oops:
Shouldn't you be helping the old boy out? Shameful :wink:

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Post by Bruce Rioja » Fri Jul 13, 2012 7:17 pm

Abdoulaye's Twin wrote:
Bruce Rioja wrote:I've no idea. The old boy next door puts my bins out (and back) whilst I'm at work. I couldn't even tell you which day's bin day. :oops:
Shouldn't you be helping the old boy out? Shameful :wink:
:D

I have, of course, raised this very issue a time or two, but apparently pottering around and doing stuff for folks keeps him active. They truly are a lovely old couple and yeah, I do feel a little embarrassed about the amount of stuff they do for me whilst I'm out/away, but then I don't want to upset them. I buy them jigsaws whenever I see one as a thanks. ;)
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Post by Abdoulaye's Twin » Fri Jul 13, 2012 7:21 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:
:D

I have, of course, raised this very issue a time or two, but apparently pottering around and doing stuff for folks keeps him active. They truly are a lovely old couple and yeah, I do feel a little embarrassed about the amount of stuff they do for me whilst I'm out/away, but then I don't want to upset them. I buy them jigsaws whenever I see one as a thanks. ;)
I'll let you off then!

My old neighbour was a bit like that and I always felt a bit guilty. I gave him all our gardening gear when we left...which made me feel a bit better :D

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Post by thebish » Fri Jul 13, 2012 8:52 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:
Abdoulaye's Twin wrote:
Bruce Rioja wrote:I've no idea. The old boy next door puts my bins out (and back) whilst I'm at work. I couldn't even tell you which day's bin day. :oops:
Shouldn't you be helping the old boy out? Shameful :wink:
:D

I have, of course, raised this very issue a time or two, but apparently pottering around and doing stuff for folks keeps him active. They truly are a lovely old couple and yeah, I do feel a little embarrassed about the amount of stuff they do for me whilst I'm out/away, but then I don't want to upset them. I buy them jigsaws whenever I see one as a thanks. ;)
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Post by Montreal Wanderer » Fri Jul 13, 2012 10:52 pm

thebish wrote:
Bruce Rioja wrote:
Abdoulaye's Twin wrote:
Bruce Rioja wrote:I've no idea. The old boy next door puts my bins out (and back) whilst I'm at work. I couldn't even tell you which day's bin day. :oops:
Shouldn't you be helping the old boy out? Shameful :wink:
:D

I have, of course, raised this very issue a time or two, but apparently pottering around and doing stuff for folks keeps him active. They truly are a lovely old couple and yeah, I do feel a little embarrassed about the amount of stuff they do for me whilst I'm out/away, but then I don't want to upset them. I buy them jigsaws whenever I see one as a thanks. ;)
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Oddly enough that was my first reaction.
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Post by Worthy4England » Fri Jul 13, 2012 11:20 pm

+1

The OAP Jigsaw Massacre sprang to mind...when they get tired of putting out Brucie's bins.

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Post by Bruce Rioja » Sat Jul 14, 2012 12:33 am

Oh my word! :shock:
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Post by Hoboh » Sat Jul 14, 2012 8:43 am

:shock: :shock: :shock:

And this is supposed to be a male!!!!

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Holy sh*t there must bieber a lot of lesies out there

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Post by bobo the clown » Sat Jul 14, 2012 11:55 am

thebish wrote:how many does a man need??

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I've never used one but they must be a bloody good make. Didn't Elton John write a song about them ?
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Post by TANGODANCER » Sat Jul 14, 2012 1:49 pm

bobo the clown wrote: I've never used one but they must be a bloody good make. Didn't Elton John write a song about them ?
:lol:

So he should. Finest electrical tool known to man. Cuts through wood, metal, formica, you name it.
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Post by TANGODANCER » Sat Jul 14, 2012 2:09 pm

Hoboh wrote::shock: :shock: :shock:

And this is supposed to be a male!!!!

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Holy sh*t there must bieber a lot of lesies out there
Some daft woman is sueing him for £6 mil because his audience screams made her deaf. Took her daughter to a concert and claims he deliberately roused the audience to frenzied screams and gave her tinitus. :roll:
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Post by Annoyed Grunt » Sat Jul 14, 2012 3:05 pm

TANGODANCER wrote:
Hoboh wrote::shock: :shock: :shock:

And this is supposed to be a male!!!!

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Holy sh*t there must bieber a lot of lesies out there
Some daft woman is sueing him for £6 mil because his audience screams made her deaf. Took her daughter to a concert and claims he deliberately roused the audience to frenzied screams and gave her tinitus. :roll:
Gotta love those crazy Americans.

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Post by boltonboris » Mon Jul 16, 2012 8:55 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:
boltonboris wrote: Somebody told me they get £28,000 a year before any overtime or benefits. If that's true, surely somebody with half a pissin' braincell would fancy earning that?
You must be able to work as part of a team and on own initiative and maintain a good level of physical fitness.... £16,087 - £18,114 a year
Part of their own initiative?? Council workers???

Still.. Taking into account how much they get for weekends and overtime and shite, they'll be pulling 22-23k. Which ain't bad for a fckin numpty!
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