I see trouble on the horizon. I skipped my meeting tonight. I pulled into the driveway, and the Rubbermaid garbage can lay on its side. The garbagemen had been to the house, taken the bags, emptied the can, and removed the old large chair I had taken out of the basement last night. And an old couch. One of the bags was heavy. If it ruptured, it's lights out for me.
It reminds me of the de-humidifier battle. I prevailed over the garbagemen in a four-week battle of will and wits. The de-humidifier remained on the tree lawn after their first visit. I put it in a garbage can the next week, but they dumped the de-humidifier out onto the tree lawn. Bastards. I left the thing laying in the grass, which is what the garbage guys also did the next Monday. I put the de-humidifier in a garbage bag. They took it. Finally.
Now, here's the situation I have. The bottom of the Rubbermaid garbage can is broken, probably from the garbage men slamming it down. That's an old garbage men's joke. They learn that the first week on the job. So, I have a garbage can that is useless. I'll buy the replacement.
Here's the question. How do I throw out a garbage can? You know damn well the fuckers will laugh and leave it there. They will never take the garbage can ... unless ... I put it in a garbage bag. A huge fucking garbage bag. And it will be very heavy. Mwah-ha-ha-ha-ha!
Oh, how it helps to be slightly insane!
Posted by Bill at August 22, 2005 10:48 PMYou might try my office trick: I have to tape a piece of paper to any pile of stuff that doesn't fit in the trash can with the word, "basura", printed in large letters and in red preferably. Otherwise, that stack of cardboard boxes and old magazines would become permanent fixtures in our file room.
But, then again, your sanitary engineers might think you were being cute...
Posted by: Cowtown Pattie at August 23, 2005 12:39 AMWe have a special collection twice a year for deep freezers and things like garbage cans.
Posted by: Anji at August 23, 2005 08:50 AMHaving experienced your dilemna, I will pass on my solution: Spray paint.
Use it to write your message to the garbagemen. They'll get the point, and your neighbors will get an early morning laugh. Heh.
Posted by: lucy at August 24, 2005 11:30 PM