I've quit everything. Now what ?

another_casualty

So I decided to go for a coffee up the road in penn hill.
1 st time this week . Got a warm welcome from a couple of the nice ladies who work there. I was going to go to Poole , but changed my mind as it is getting hot .
I looked over to the bin store and decided it was time to tidy up the mess I created ( which was partly the fault of the recycling people)
I saw a white bag full,of rubbish not put into the rubbish bin.
This was obviously giving a message that they believe the box I put last week is an obstruction .
So what I did was to dismantle cardboard box, and put it into the recycling bin..just ! I then put the bubble wrap/ polystyrene / polythene into a couple of black bags and put them in the waste bin.
I had to leave one polythene bag ( white) ontop of the waste bin as it would not fit in either bin. I could do no more. It is better than what it was. Apparently , this fortnightly collection malarkey is less than a year old . The council have all the mathematical brains of Diane Abbott . 7 or 8 flats and only 1 bin for recycling and 1 bin for ordinary rubbish is taking the p@@@s! There are worse things in life

anna_1977

another_casualty wrote: »

So I decided to go for a coffee up the road in penn hill.
1 st time this week . Got a warm welcome from a couple of the nice ladies who work there. I was going to go to Poole , but changed my mind as it is getting hot .
I looked over to the bin store and decided it was time to tidy up the mess I created ( which was partly the fault of the recycling people)
I saw a white bag full,of rubbish not put into the rubbish bin.
This was obviously giving a message that they believe the box I put last week is an obstruction .
So what I did was to dismantle cardboard box, and put it into the recycling bin..just ! I then put the bubble wrap/ polystyrene / polythene into a couple of black bags and put them in the waste bin.
I had to leave one polythene bag ( white) ontop of the waste bin as it would not fit in either bin. I could do no more. It is better than what it was. Apparently , this fortnightly collection malarkey is less than a year old . The council have all the mathematical brains of Diane Abbott . 7 or 8 flats and only 1 bin for recycling and 1 bin for ordinary rubbish is taking the p@@@s! There are worse things in life

Hi AC,
Why don't you call the council yourself and request a new bin or at leas t find out the price ?

another_casualty

I'm thinking about it Anna
I will look on their website . I know that I can hire something and will be charged £36 for the first item and £12 for each additional item ,providing 2 people can carry it . I have 2 other things to consider:
James will be getting rid of some stuff for me / on Friday the ordinary rubbish will be collected . I may be better off seeing the state of play on Friday morning .

another_casualty

Just looked on their website to collect big stuff: £30 for large item ,
£6 for each additional item . I'll probably book that anyway .
Can't rely on James too much .

harz99

another_casualty wrote: »

So I decided to go for a coffee up the road in penn hill.
1 st time this week . Got a warm welcome from a couple of the nice ladies who work there. I was going to go to Poole , but changed my mind as it is getting hot .
I looked over to the bin store and decided it was time to tidy up the mess I created ( which was partly the fault of the recycling people)
I saw a white bag full,of rubbish not put into the rubbish bin.
This was obviously giving a message that they believe the box I put last week is an obstruction .
So what I did was to dismantle cardboard box, and put it into the recycling bin..just ! I then put the bubble wrap/ polystyrene / polythene into a couple of black bags and put them in the waste bin.
I had to leave one polythene bag ( white) ontop of the waste bin as it would not fit in either bin. I could do no more. It is better than what it was. Apparently , this fortnightly collection malarkey is less than a year old . The council have all the mathematical brains of Diane Abbott . 7 or 8 flats and only 1 bin for recycling and 1 bin for ordinary rubbish is taking the p@@@s! There are worse things in life

Each dwelling should have there own bins, unless they are the large 4 wheeled commercial variety, in which case you almost certainly need two of each type for 7/8 dwellings. Shouldn't be any difference whether flats or houses. Get in touch with the Council Officer responsible for refuse and recycling.

another_casualty

Thanks harz . Good idea

another_casualty

Other news : received an email from bet365. It was informing me that I could incur charges every 28 days until my acct reaches zero.
What happened was, I just had a small flutter on the footy ( eoro 2016) . It was less than £30. I've always had a bet on the World Cup,or Euro . Not any more as I'm bored of it .
Anyhow, after contacting customer services I received £19.
Nice surprise . I may look at my William hill acct and hope something's in there . There maybe a couple of quid in there .
I don't normally do online betting . In fact those were my last bets

enthusiasticsaver

I would say steer well clear of online betting AC.

another_casualty

enthusiasticsaver wrote: »

I would say steer well clear of online betting AC.

Thanks enthusiastic
Very wise words . Only did two bets on the footie . Never again.
As the last tournament was rubbish,and the World Cup next year is watered down to a farcical state there will be no more betting from me . Not one for poker. Don't understand it
A friend I used to know years ago, was a heavy spread better.
Now that is madness ! I saw him in many bad states .
He had serious money problems obviously .
We cut ties when I moved on jobwise and location wise at the end of the last century

MrsPorridge

Thought of you at the weekend AC - DH had to go to London to visit family and he said it was so hot he could hardly breathe.