mel b
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Everything posted by mel b
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That's some good going dc
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That post is exactly what the problem is wilf . You haven't got a clue whats going on . You can't blame the binmen, and in all fairness, you can't really blame the council. The council are told what they have to do by government, no ifs , no buts , they have to do it !. If they don't do it , the financial penalties are massive , and you , and every other council tax payer , has to pay them. That filters down , to the bloke that's putting ( or not putting) your bin on the back of the lorry. Would you risk your livelihood , and your pension , for some idiot that was t
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Absolutely spot on dc
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It's not something that happens every day mack , but it's not that uncommon either to be honest. Dealing with eejits comes with the job . When I get a new loader , I explain that most of the people that they'll interact with , will be idiots . The normal people just go about their business , with a " good morning " or " Thankyou" , and the odd person might ask questions about collection dates , and what they can and can't put into the bins. The ones that you end up getting really involved with , are the thick ones that can't grasp what waste goes into what bin , then start going mad
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Did you get any nice presents mate ?. I got a new watch.
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As soon as you say women , you know theirs gonna be trouble
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You cant beat those old British traditions I always say mate
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You wouldn't believe half of the health and safety shite that comes with a council job francie . Most of it is either dangerous, or makes us look like complete twats in front of the public . It's no wonder that some members of the public hate us . I f***ing well hate us some days mate .
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I didn't know that tats. It might be something that I need to take a very good look at . It's a poxy job now , and I only tolerate the shite that comes with it because of the pension.
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Fermented leeks are the best. Even after all these years they still make me puke
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I can only agree with you on that one mc. The older I'm getting, the more I'm realising it. This government will soon be stealing my council pension , and f***ing well blowing it on green projects. The way it's going , I'll be the one eating out of f***ing dustbins.
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It was hard graft tats , but I loved it to be honest mate. I've worked with thousands of binmen over the years , and every single one of them say it's the hardest graft they've ever done . I've always said that I've been to more binmens funerals , than I have retirement party's. Not many of the old lads lived long enough to see a pension. This was what one of my loaders walked a couple of weeks ago.
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Green waste bins , and recycling bins , generally get checked for contaminated waste , because contaminated waste cost the council quite a bit to get rid of , but the general household refuse bins , don't really get checked ( in most boroughs) . In the future , you're general refuse bin will be charged by weight , and getting rid of leaves like that will probably be really expensive. A lot of folks don't realise , that when they contaminate a bin , they end up paying for it with council tax increases. I think charging twice for green waste collection is a complete and utter rip off
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It's a completely different job these days tats . We used to know most residents by name , and if they were going on holiday , they'd let us know , and we'd make sure to collect their refuse from the back garden , or wherever it was . You'd take extra rubbish if they were decorating, or having a bit of a clear out. I've spent plenty of my tacho break times cutting an old person's lawn /hedge , or clearing rubbish out of their back garden because they couldn't manage it themselves, but those days are long gone unfortunately. Back in those days , a five man crew , would collect the
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To be quite honest mack , when it comes to sushi , I don't know what I'm eating most of the time .
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Sushi used to revolt me , then one day I just bought some , for no other reason than curiosity. I've absolutely loved it ever since .
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It was a truly world class move . I don't think those binmen will ever get the piss stains out of their trousers
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Don't forget that binmen pay just as much council tax as you , and they're probably even more pissed off than you , because they see it being wasted every day , but can do f**k all about it. Theirs really simple rules in place , why your lid is supposed to be closed , and why they aren't able to take certain things. Would you risk your mortgage , and pension , and possibly see your kids on the street , for a random stranger ?. Especially after that random stranger had been shouting at you . Most folks don't realise just how bad things are about to get with waste and recycling , espec
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He just sort of vanished mack. He was a bit of a hippy/drifter type I think. To be honest , he was always very clean and smart , worked really hard , and was extremely thoughtful and intelligent. He was a real top fella. And he always wore a leather cowboy hat , and sunglasses
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Lots of folks get pissed off with refuse and recycling rules , but they know that it's nothing to do with the binmen . It'll be some no neck pen pusher at the town hall that dreams up the rules , then threaten the binmens jobs and pensions if they don't stick to the rules. Another big thing is that folks get really pissed off about the amount of council tax that they have to pay , and the only person they'll ever see from the council , is a binman , so he's the one that they shout at . The last time I heard the figures , only 40p per week , was paid from your council tax , to , empty
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I'll eat most things , but I wouldn't even feed feral pigeons to my ferrets .
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I don't take it personally at all dude . I've got 24 years under my belt , and I don't even hear most of the abuse , unless it's something funny like a sweet little old lady calling me a c**t . It just becomes white noise after a while. It's the same as when I used to work the doors . Out of the hundreds of people that threatened to knock me out over the years , not a single one of them ever did . I've just remembered my best ever pardon wind up . A bloke came out of the house , raving and going mad over something or other. I just say " pardon " . I managed about a do
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And I love you to brother . You've made my day .
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I dunno about the tips around your way , but I split the tips for my crew today , and we had £460 each ( some crews had considerably more this year). I don't really drink these days , so I gave most of the booze and chocolates away that I was given , all I've kept is a pack of cider , a pack of lager ( for visitors ), and one bottle of scotch , to put in my tea when I get a cold. I used to have a loader that would take fresh fruit and veg from the green bins . He was a freegan , and everything he owned , clothes , computer , phone , pushbike , all came from skips at the back of a sho
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Hang on a minute . They looked like scolded kids . You threw your bin in the back of the lorry . You chased them through three reds lights. We're you miming your outrage ?.
