Random Irritations

[Bunkermagnet]

Bucks tips were heaving when they reopened.
It's amazing how many people suddenly had essential waste that they couldn't safely store at home- one of the criteria for being allowed in - but were quite happy to sit in a car with it for a couple of hours.....
Where had the stuff been? Unless it was spent nuclear fuel rods it could probably have stayed put for a while longer....

That’s all very well, but when you have bin men that will rip open black bags to check their contents before slinging in the back of the truck and if they don’t like what they see they leave them where they found them...ripped open now.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

That’s all very well, but when you have bin men that will rip open black bags to check their contents before slinging in the back of the truck and if they don’t like what they see they leave them where they found them...ripped open now.

Is there a reason your area is not using wheelie bins? I did not think there was anywhere left still putting out loose bags.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

Is there a reason your area is not using wheelie bins? I did not think there was anywhere left still putting out loose bags.

Our council uses wheelie bins for garden and food waste. Clear bags for plastic recycling, blue reusable bags for paper and cardboard(although I use a cardboard box as they can just through the whole lot in the truck rather than the blue bag being left on the pavement to blow into the road, and black plastic bags for waste refuse.
Wheelie bins take longer to empty as well as restricting how much you can put out

 

[GB72]

Our council uses wheelie bins for garden and food waste. Clear bags for plastic recycling, blue reusable bags for paper and cardboard(although I use a cardboard box as they can just through the whole lot in the truck rather than the blue bag being left on the pavement to blow into the road, and black plastic bags for waste refuse.
Wheelie bins take longer to empty as well as restricting how much you can put out

Hell, you have a lot of rubbish options. We just have a green wheelie bin for garden waste, grey for recycling and black for everything else.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Our council uses wheelie bins for garden and food waste. Clear bags for plastic recycling, blue reusable bags for paper and cardboard(although I use a cardboard box as they can just through the whole lot in the truck rather than the blue bag being left on the pavement to blow into the road, and black plastic bags for waste refuse.
Wheelie bins take longer to empty as well as restricting how much you can put out

Not sure I agree with that. The move to wheelie bins was partly because they are way more efficient to collect, as well as being cleaner, less litter flying around, no animals breaking into them etc. Maybe this is a BRS issue , but I would not want to go back to bags now, I think the wheelie bins are great.

Different colours but our system works the same as GB72

 

[Deleted member 21784]

Is there a reason your area is not using wheelie bins? I did not think there was anywhere left still putting out loose bags.

Havering still won't let us have wheelie bins

Originally said it was the cost of replacing the fleet of trucks to take the wheelie bins

Then couple years ago we got new trucks.. no bins

 

[MegaSteve]

Is there a reason your area is not using wheelie bins? I did not think there was anywhere left still putting out loose bags.

In these parts council cited start up cost of changing to wheelie bins as prohibitive... I just got my own and leave it out front, on collection day, with my black bag enclosed rubbish inside...

 

[Dando]

not being able to get to my caravan until at least 4th July

 

[Wolf]

South Yorkshire Police.
Arrived home to a letter advising me I have a speeding fine from exceeding the speeding limit on 2712/2019!, potentially 6 pts and they must receive my completed form response in the mail within 7 days of the dated letter. So letters dated 1st June leaving no chance of a received reply inside 7day, So let's ring them oh no wait they're only open 10am-2pm ?

However they're available for immediate email response to urgent queries... Emailed them only to be told they confirm this is the first letter they've sent me and they will put a note on file so hopefully means they won't further pursue it till they receive my letter... So I get less than 7 days to reply to a letter they took 6months to send ?

 

[Bunkermagnet]

South Yorkshire Police.
Arrived home to a letter advising me I have a speeding fine from exceeding the speeding limit on 2712/2019!, potentially 6 pts and they must receive my completed form response in the mail within 7 days of the dated letter. So letters dated 1st June leaving no chance of a received reply inside 7day, So let's ring them oh no wait they're only open 10am-2pm ?

However they're available for immediate email response to urgent queries... Emailed them only to be told they confirm this is the first letter they've sent me and they will put a note on file so hopefully means they won't further pursue it till they receive my letter... So I get less than 7 days to reply to a letter they took 6months to send ?

I thought they had to notify you within 14 days?

 

[Bunkermagnet]

Hell, you have a lot of rubbish options. We just have a green wheelie bin for garden waste, grey for recycling and black for everything else.

Only 1 more than you....
I do like the brown wheelie bin being for garden and food waste, not many councils seem to do that.

 

[Dando]

South Yorkshire Police.
Arrived home to a letter advising me I have a speeding fine from exceeding the speeding limit on 2712/2019!, potentially 6 pts and they must receive my completed form response in the mail within 7 days of the dated letter. So letters dated 1st June leaving no chance of a received reply inside 7day, So let's ring them oh no wait they're only open 10am-2pm ?

However they're available for immediate email response to urgent queries... Emailed them only to be told they confirm this is the first letter they've sent me and they will put a note on file so hopefully means they won't further pursue it till they receive my letter... So I get less than 7 days to reply to a letter they took 6months to send ?

it's Brexit's fault!

 

[Dando]

when your so bloody busy at work that you don't get your day off and you completely forget to drop a set of golf clubs off to someone.

sorry @Leftie for leaving you waiting in the car park like some dodgy dogger!

 

[Wolf]

I thought they had to notify you within 14 days?

Me too... Plus that's what .gov website states so that's going to be part of my complaint Monday when I can actually call them and in the letter response.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

Me too... Plus that's what .gov website states so that's going to be part of my complaint Monday when I can actually call them and in the letter response.

Sounds to me like a good get out

 

[Wolf]

Sounds to me like a good get out

That's hopefully the plan ?

 

[Dando]

That's hopefully the plan ?

well it worked for Beckham!

 

[Robster59]

The use of the word "of" instead of "have" in terms like "would have" and "should have". Most annoying.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

The use of the word "of" instead of "have" in terms like "would have" and "should have". Most annoying.

??

 

[Deleted member 21784]

Me too... Plus that's what .gov website states so that's going to be part of my complaint Monday when I can actually call them and in the letter response.

Pretty sure they have to notify you within 14 days

Doesn't have to arrive by then but must be dated within 14 days