T.G.I.M.?!
It begins about 6 a.m., the low rumble of sanitation trucks.
I love Mondays. No really, and it isn't on account of prime time football, salmon shmears at the office, or a discounted call plan. Monday is trash pickup day.
As the din of hydraulics and flapping plastic lids approaches, my anxiety builds, in fear of an extended silence. An overburdened can rejected, passed over by a cross-faced, grudge-holding, union stooge.
Many weeks I'm flirting with the allowable weight limits, back straining, canister bulging loads. Today's mix: asphalt shingles, topped with household waste, and plywood scraps. Yes sir, construction debris.
My immediate neighbor and I have an unwritten pact, I'm allowed to top off his black refuse container, in exchange for curbside placement and retrieval.
The other neighbors know as well, "while I'm away," they offer, "can you take care of the cans?"
Sometimes there's other projects in the neighborhood, and deals are struck: "I'll save space in my green for your landscaping project, if you let me stuff my layout board in your recycling."
I hate to pay for additional disposal. I know there's trash haulers galore and cheapo dump sites. Heck I own a pickup, but even so....
It's amongst those things I hate to pay for.
The List of Things I Hate to Pay For (Top Five)
1. Additional Sanitation Charges (see above).
2. Parking: I will arrive 15 minutes early, and park 1/4 mile away to avoid a valet.
3. Water: I have a filtration system in my refrigerator, a one time cost.
4. Television: I know all the best things are on cable. I know there's great sports--that's the problem.
5. Anything Sold on Airplanes.
I love Mondays. No really, and it isn't on account of prime time football, salmon shmears at the office, or a discounted call plan. Monday is trash pickup day.
As the din of hydraulics and flapping plastic lids approaches, my anxiety builds, in fear of an extended silence. An overburdened can rejected, passed over by a cross-faced, grudge-holding, union stooge.Many weeks I'm flirting with the allowable weight limits, back straining, canister bulging loads. Today's mix: asphalt shingles, topped with household waste, and plywood scraps. Yes sir, construction debris.
My immediate neighbor and I have an unwritten pact, I'm allowed to top off his black refuse container, in exchange for curbside placement and retrieval.The other neighbors know as well, "while I'm away," they offer, "can you take care of the cans?"
Sometimes there's other projects in the neighborhood, and deals are struck: "I'll save space in my green for your landscaping project, if you let me stuff my layout board in your recycling."
I hate to pay for additional disposal. I know there's trash haulers galore and cheapo dump sites. Heck I own a pickup, but even so....
It's amongst those things I hate to pay for.
The List of Things I Hate to Pay For (Top Five)
1. Additional Sanitation Charges (see above).
2. Parking: I will arrive 15 minutes early, and park 1/4 mile away to avoid a valet.
3. Water: I have a filtration system in my refrigerator, a one time cost.
4. Television: I know all the best things are on cable. I know there's great sports--that's the problem.
5. Anything Sold on Airplanes.
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posted by Adam at 2:16 PM | Permalink
2 Comments:
You know that are companies that recycle construction debris?
Here's one:
Community Recycling/Resource Recovery
9147 DeGarmo Ave.
Sun Valley, CA 91352-
Phone: (818) 767-7511
- Signed,
A Cross-faced Union Stooge
Perhaps some of your readers don't know of the once-a-year Annual Yard Trimmings Collection.
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