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Posted by: lenseview 1 year, 1 month ago

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Amusing rant-letter from a very frustrated homeowner to his garbage collectors. A novel approach to trying to get the service he'd like....Tongue-in-cheek, but also kind of serious. A lot of people who rely on garbage pick-up (for better or often worse) may relate.

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BronxBomber1 year, 1 month ago

Dang! I'd say he has a very legit complaint.
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  lenseview1 year, 1 month ago
  
  the kitty litter and tampons could've been the last straw. or maybe the crushed garbage cans?
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  beachboy60001 year, 1 month ago
  
  Why did they put a picture of Prince up there?
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natashas1 year, 1 month ago

I would put nothing but fish and road kill in my garbage cans for the next month.
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  david_nwpa1 year, 1 month ago
  
  Hmmm, some people have it so good that they can afford fish AND road kill all in the same month!
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    puffin1 year, 1 month ago
    
    Oh that's funny, david. Tears.
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    dandt16121 year, 1 month ago
    
    HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
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jovial1 year, 1 month ago

Really polite about it. LOL!
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TOtheMOON1 year, 1 month ago

"..a bunch of used tampons..."
When these things are found on anyone's lawn, you can bet they are going to belong to anybody!
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crown4821 year, 1 month ago

.Like the creative appproach. Leave your own garbage specially to be dumped on your yard. Maybe also crush your own garbage cans before the trucks do.
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  Landshark1 year, 1 month ago
  
  LOL!!
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david_nwpa1 year, 1 month ago

Aw, come on, not like it was biohazard waste. You should be so lucky to have a used litterbox on your front lawn. Think of it as either weed killer or fertilizer, depending on whether your grass ends up dead.
Perhaps it would be helpful to by Rubbermaid trash cans? Just thinking out loud here.
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2sidestoeverything1 year, 1 month ago

It was nice the way he appreciated the good non-job they were doing and there was no explicative in the letter now that was restraint. Used tampons on my lawn yuck.
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lenseview1 year, 1 month ago

Guy in my area got so fed up with his trash cans being thrown all over the block, he bought big heavy ones, thinking they'd stay by the curb. Unfortunately, no, they also got thrown into the street. A garbage truck then ran over one. The can turned out to be as sturdy (steel reinforced) as advertised. Somehow it punctured a tire or 2. The guy was then sued. Nothing like DIY justice!
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Formidable1 year, 1 month ago

Is this just another Netscape garbage thread?
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singer521 year, 1 month ago

Thread with a sense of humor. Wouldn't mind more of those even if about garbage collection.
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y_soitenly1 year, 1 month ago

Forget writing him or her a letter; whats that going to do?
Phone your Alderman and report this person to the city or suburban council.
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puffin1 year, 1 month ago

All they fvcking want is a case of beer!! Is THAT too much to offer them? Screw your cookies, your cider? and your free trash.
Beer.
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  Charlson1 year, 1 month ago
  
  That would explain their work ethic.
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    puffin1 year, 1 month ago
    
    I give them and the recycling guys a case in the summer and around New Years. They love it.
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