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  • #46
    Re: Rubbish Collection

    Why do they not say no hot ashes anymore then rich.

    What are black bins for then.

    Originally posted by richard1978 View Post
    for years black plastic bins were labelled "no hot ashes".

    At the flats i live there are separate bins for card & paper, tins & bottles, food, & general waste.
    FOR THE HONOUR OF GRAYSKULL

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    • #47
      Re: Rubbish Collection

      Originally posted by darren View Post
      Why do they not say no hot ashes anymore then rich.

      What are black bins for then.
      I guess less people need to throw away hot ashes, & normally black bins are for general waste.
      The Trickster On The Roof

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      • #48
        Re: Rubbish Collection

        When was the last time you saw a large round galvanised Paladin bin in use? The binmen in my area haven't had vehicles that can tip them up for over 20 years.

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        • #49
          Re: Rubbish Collection

          Those bin workers were 'proper' men. They use to carry the metallic bins over their backs. Some even carried two at a time.
          Those bins use to remind me of the FA cup trophy.

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          • #50
            Re: Rubbish Collection

            I used to work for the council, part of my kit was an old black donkey jacket with shoulder patches. They seemed to be general working attire years ago. One of the toughest jackets I ever had and one of the most comfortable once broken in. Mine wore out and eventually ended up being thrown out. Too many moth holes in it near the end.

            Getting back to rubbish, ever noticed if the bin men did not like somebody they would always tip a little of the rubbish out on their path on the way to the perfume wagon. We had a neighbour that always went hammer and tongs at the bin men, so they just spilt a little more each week as a running game between themselves.

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            • #51
              Re: Rubbish Collection

              Originally posted by Moonraker View Post
              Those bin workers were 'proper' men. They use to carry the metallic bins over their backs. Some even carried two at a time.
              Those bins use to remind me of the FA cup trophy.
              It may have been a little macho at the time, but some men later paid for it. Back and knee/leg problems. There were also a couple of injuries over the years, pulled muscles being one.
              Who cared about rules when you were young?

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              • #52
                This garbage is recycled?

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                • #53
                  I don't know whether having a communal bin is better for getting rid of rubbish rather than having just one bin for one's own address - the fact that one's own rubbish is sharing space with one's neighbour's throw-outs makes you think in many ways.

                  Why do I think of that Lonnie Donegan song when I look at this thread?
                  I've everything I need to keep me satisfied
                  There's nothing you can do to make me change my mind
                  I'm having so much fun
                  My lucky number's one
                  Ah! Oh! Ah! Oh!

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                  • #54
                    Originally posted by Richard1978
                    Where I live there is a bin room shared by all the flats.
                    When you mention a room, I assumed that it was indoors - it must get really smelly keeping rubbish in there if that is the case.

                    I've everything I need to keep me satisfied
                    There's nothing you can do to make me change my mind
                    I'm having so much fun
                    My lucky number's one
                    Ah! Oh! Ah! Oh!

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                    • #55
                      Originally posted by Richard1978

                      It's not the most pleasant place when the bins need to be emptied, but the room gets cleaned out every now & again.
                      Surely something like that should be outdoors? Health and Safety would have a field day if they knew about that.
                      I've everything I need to keep me satisfied
                      There's nothing you can do to make me change my mind
                      I'm having so much fun
                      My lucky number's one
                      Ah! Oh! Ah! Oh!

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                      • #56
                        Originally posted by Richard1978
                        It's quite common for flats to have a bin room, at least we don't have a rubbish chute that easily clogs up.
                        I think that it stinks (literally).
                        I've everything I need to keep me satisfied
                        There's nothing you can do to make me change my mind
                        I'm having so much fun
                        My lucky number's one
                        Ah! Oh! Ah! Oh!

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                        • #57
                          Originally posted by lillvery View Post
                          This garbage is recycled?
                          At least you can make it into something that isn't garbage when it is recycled.
                          I've everything I need to keep me satisfied
                          There's nothing you can do to make me change my mind
                          I'm having so much fun
                          My lucky number's one
                          Ah! Oh! Ah! Oh!

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                          • #58
                            I have moved several times while studying at university and every single time it was really tiresome to pack and unpack all those tons of stuff. I may be mistaken but the late Steve Jobs was a fan of minimalism in everything including home stuff like furniture and after the first moving I fully understood why

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                            • #59
                              Originally posted by DemetriusVVV View Post
                              I have moved several times while studying at university and every single time that was really tiresome to pack and unpack all those tons of stuff. I may be mistaken but the late Steve Jobs was a fan of minimalism in everything including home stuff like furniture and after the first moving I fully understood why
                              Once I read some article with a number of financial tips. And the other said that the most important advice is not to waste money on low liquid stuff like TV sets, furniture, some unnecessary clothes etc. Fully agree with him.

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                              • #60
                                In response to the OPs post,
                                there seemed less rubbish littering the streets in those days too.

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