Energy price rise 2022

[WILF 46,687]

41 minutes ago, jukel123 said:

I had a spell as a binman when I was a young man. Believe it or not it was a great job in those days. Camaraderie, good hours and loads of stuff thrown out which we could snaffle and sell ourselves. The worst part was a round which took in the mining areas. Their bins were full of ash from the free coal they enjoyed. Steel bins with corroded bottoms meant you got a gobfull of ash every step you took.

A common trick, again I'm talking 50 odd years ago, was to turn your gas meter round so that the clock ran backwards. If you were caught it was deemed very serious, probably because of the risk of explosion etc.

I remember a mate of mine got a custodial. The meter man came to read the meter and it registered a lower  number than the last reading.Not very clever.

The days when you could give the bin men a few quid and they would clear anything you asked them.

Is it me or did the world just function better when you could do stuff like that ? 

[Greyman 28,249]

28 minutes ago, WILF said:

The days when you could give the bin men a few quid and they would clear anything you asked them.

Is it me or did the world just function better when you could do stuff like that ? 

I used to do a few shifts on the bins when I was living in Bristol and believe it or not but the bin lorry is like a space ship with tech it weighs each bin you pick up and if your wagon doesn’t tally up exactly when you wey in at the end of the day shit hits the fan, no perks and no one is really happy, just another job your working for the man

[NEWKID 27,132]

1 hour ago, WILF said:

The days when you could give the bin men a few quid and they would clear anything you asked them.

Is it me or did the world just function better when you could do stuff like that ? 

Had a young lad doing our bins for the last 3 or 4 years...he's left and the old prick who's taken over is a completely twat...any excuse not to take the rubbish... pay a fortune on council tax and row with them every week now about leaving bags or recycling behind... I spoke with him first time he came round and knew he'd be a twat... I never know when he's coming now to catch up with him...

[WILF 46,687]

3 minutes ago, NEWKID said:

Had a young lad doing our bins for the last 3 or 4 years...he's left and the old prick who's taken over is a completely twat...any excuse not to take the rubbish... pay a fortune on council tax and row with them every week now about leaving bags or recycling behind... I spoke with him first time he came round and knew he'd be a twat... I never know when he's coming now to catch up with him...

These people break me mate, they are basically f***ing vermin !

When I was still in Blighty I had a couple of colourful encounters with lazy c**ts of the type you describe…..they just suck the energy out of my soul ! Lol 

[NEWKID 27,132]

2 minutes ago, WILF said:

These people break me mate, they are basically f***ing vermin !

When I was still in Blighty I had a couple of colourful encounters with lazy c**ts of the type you describe…..they just suck the energy out of my soul ! Lol 

oh he's a twat mate...ill see him one morning and have a yap.. the young lad was good as gold, real nice kid... this bloke first morning wanted to let me know exactly what had to go where, and seems to like his stickers telling me why the rubbish is still in the yard... a bit of cardboard in the plastic only box etc.... he's from the north east, could explain it maybe?

[jukel123 7,957]

In the olden days we  collected and returned  the bin to your garden and took everything we were asked. It was a win win because we could often sell stuff to a scrappie, a second hand dealer or, occasionally, an antiques dealer.

Then came the rise of the sinister,  faceless  bureaucrats.....computer says no.  Bureaucracy is a  hump on everyones back.

Edited April 4, 2022 by jukel123

[Greyman 28,249]

11 hours ago, sid g said:

fook that i got her a bow saw and an axe for her birthday , 

Well for her next birthday get her one of these, quite impressive and no noise to wake you if she wants to get an early start but I still don’t believe anyone can stay warm on pallet wood, it’s alright for kindling but burns faster than you can cut it, a nice log gives an hour or two of heat

[jukel123 7,957]

No mate, you're  not thinking straight. Woodsmoke is bad for the environment. Get her an exercise bike attached to a generator. She will be transformed into a skinny, perspiring, sex goddess and you will get free energy. Simples.

Edited April 4, 2022 by jukel123

[TRUEBRIT66 1,518]

11 hours ago, WILF said:

The days when you could give the bin men a few quid and they would clear anything you asked them.

Is it me or did the world just function better when you could do stuff like that ? 

I can beat that...................house we moved into the bloke decided to tip bags of pea gravel to make it look nice around  the edge of the lawn problem is when you strim the edge pea gravel flys everywhere so scrapped it up and took 15 bags to the recycling centre. First bag goes in bloke comes up to me in a high vis "how many bags mate" ......15 I say.......... "that will be £61.50"..............turns out its £4.10 a bag to tip.

Cut a long story short, no more bags entered the bin I refused to pay for the first and I'm now banned from the recycling centre!

Chippings were taken to work and spread on the gravel path around the back of the offices.

 

   

[chartpolski 23,322]

At my local rubbish dump, (or recycling centre, as they like to call it), you could bung the lads a few quid and take away anything you needed, and one of the lads working there used to take all the old Dysons home, repair or use the parts to make serviceable ones, and sell them at the car boot.

Now that's what I call "recycling " !

Then a new manager came in, sacked the Hoover lad for stealing, and threatened to sack anyone else for selling stuff !

So, more rubbish to the land fill, less recycling, and lads not being able to make a bob or two !

Doesnt make any sense to me !

Cheers.

[Welsh_red 4,630]

6 minutes ago, TRUEBRIT66 said:

I can beat that...................house we moved into the bloke decided to tip bags of pea gravel to make it look nice around  the edge of the lawn problem is when you strim the edge pea gravel flys everywhere so scrapped it up and took 15 bags to the recycling centre. First bag goes in bloke comes up to me in a high vis "how many bags mate" ......15 I say.......... "that will be £61.50"..............turns out its £4.10 a bag to tip.

Cut a long story short, no more bags entered the bin I refused to pay for the first and I'm now banned from the recycling centre!

Chippings were taken to work and spread on the gravel path around the back of the offices.

 

   

Thats extortionate price . Our local tip has a area for hard-core.  Never had to pay to tip anything . But they do stop vans going in there ubles you got a permit 

[TRUEBRIT66 1,518]

Just now, Welsh_red said:

Thats extortionate price . Our local tip has a area for hard-core.  Never had to pay to tip anything . But they do stop vans going in there ubles you got a permit 

Price is for domestic vehicles and all rubble now is chargeable (pea gravel included) couldnt believe it, its only £3.15 to buy a 25kg bag of it new !    

[twobob 1,497]

9 hours ago, NEWKID said:

oh he's a twat mate...ill see him one morning and have a yap.. the young lad was good as gold, real nice kid... this bloke first morning wanted to let me know exactly what had to go where, and seems to like his stickers telling me why the rubbish is still in the yard... a bit of cardboard in the plastic only box etc.... he's from the north east, could explain it maybe?

Just put evetything in the dustbin kev

[Welsh_red 4,630]

2 minutes ago, TRUEBRIT66 said:

Price is for domestic vehicles and all rubble now is chargeable (pea gravel included) couldnt believe it, its only £3.15 to buy a 25kg bag of it new !    

And they wonder why theirs shit dumped everywhere . Remember once we took old plasterboard to the tip . Was almost half the price of a new board to get rid of the old

[TRUEBRIT66 1,518]

1 minute ago, Welsh_red said:

And they wonder why theirs shit dumped everywhere . Remember once we took old plasterboard to the tip . Was almost half the price of a new board to get rid of the old

Prices going crazy everywhere, my wife works in a supermarket everyday essential items going up by 30p+ on top of these ridiculous energy rises its going to mean simple things we took for granted like a meal out once a month are going to have to stop. We both work (for now!) with a reasonable wage coming in, dread to think how low income families are going to manage.  

Cant see this ending well this countrys going to change drastically over the next 5 years.