Moanin Minnie - Binmen !!

**Jimbo** · 14-Jan-09, 16:01

I thought I would let you orgers hear me havin a wee moan, its not life threatening or anything serious at all, but its damn well annoying. Nearly every other week when my bin gets emptied "the binman" (you know who you are) puts my bin in my neighbours drive and my neighbours bin, in my drive - sometimes the bin actually gets put away in my garage before we notice, it feels like I'm getting tested. Our bin has great big stickers with our house number, plus "the binman" has to actually come into my drive in the first place to get the blinking bin!! Anyway I felt the need to get this of my chest - moan over.

**balto** · 14-Jan-09, 16:05

well can i jump on the band wagon and have a wee moan about bin men aswell, why oh why do they insist in plonking the bins in the middle of the pavement, when i take my pram out it is like a obstacle course, sooooo annoying, just wish they would have a bit of thought and push the bins back to where they found them.

**dirdyweeker** · 14-Jan-09, 16:07

Maybe the "binman" is hinting for you to put your bin out on the street??? Only a suggestion, but I do know we are meant to put ours on the pavement with the handle facing the road. Perhaps if you did this he may return it to the correct drive.

**balto** · 14-Jan-09, 16:10

Originally Posted by dirdyweeker

Maybe the "binman" is hinting for you to put your bin out on the street??? Only a suggestion, but I do know we are meant to put ours on the pavement with the handle facing the road. Perhaps if you did this he may return it to the correct drive.

our bins go out the correct way, as do our neighbours because they are elderly we do it for them, and bins are out the correct way but this doesnt stop them mixing them up.

**Jimbo** · 14-Jan-09, 16:16

Hey Dirdyweeker, if I had a pavement outside my drive, I would put my bin out on it - actually theres a path between me and my neighbour !

**Billy Boy** · 14-Jan-09, 16:27

Have you stopped and thought about it? What if the binman is disabled and doesnt know his right from his left,Maybe you should of had a word with the driver or phoned the office,but maybe it's just better to come on here and have a moan.
Just maybe you could off considered this before you became a moaning minnie

**silverfox57** · 14-Jan-09, 16:36

our bin men are good ,always put our bin in drive,it pays to leave xmas bottle,for thanks for there work,

**ShelleyCowie** · 14-Jan-09, 17:06

Originally Posted by balto

well can i jump on the band wagon and have a wee moan about bin men aswell, why oh why do they insist in plonking the bins in the middle of the pavement, when i take my pram out it is like a obstacle course, sooooo annoying, just wish they would have a bit of thought and push the bins back to where they found them.

Balto i defo agree with that! Going down castle green road is bad! I felt like a plonk last week...they were emptying the bins infront of me....seen me coming with the pram but yet still stuck the bins right infront o me! Felt stupid for movin them right after!

Then on the last bin...the guy moved it out the way!

I have no problem with the bin mens work! I would not like to have to go out every day in the winter to collect stuff! So big up to em! And my bin men take my bin even when its literally over flowing!

**footie chick** · 14-Jan-09, 17:07

Originally Posted by silverfox57

our bin men are good ,always put our bin in drive,it pays to leave xmas bottle,for thanks for there work,

Mine are the same first class.

**dirdyweeker** · 14-Jan-09, 17:26

I have no problems with my binmen but it must be difficult. Thooosands of bins all the same colour! Monotonous to-ing and fro-ing doing the same action. Not surprised they forget which one came from where. I doubt if they even have time to look at house names/numbers.

**changilass** · 14-Jan-09, 17:27

Have to say since moving to Castletown our bin men have been fantastic, very friendly and helpful and alus have a wave for the wee man when he is out.

**Dorrie** · 14-Jan-09, 23:43

We have to drag our bin about a 1/3 of a mile for the bin men to take it and yes, they leave it in the road, they don't put it back at the side where they got it from, so you drive round the corner into the bins if you are not careful.

Yes, they do go out in all weather to work, but, so what? So did I, up at 4am bringing in cattle for milking, whatever the weather. They know what the job is when they go for it. There are plenty others wouldn't mind the job I can bet.

**telfordstar** · 14-Jan-09, 23:52

Maybe there just having a laugh knowing full well how much it is annoying you.

**kitty kat** · 15-Jan-09, 00:42

Originally Posted by telfordstar

Maybe there just having a laugh knowing full well how much it is annoying you.

sounds like inside information

**ar1ling** · 15-Jan-09, 02:53

there were a few times that i forgot to push out the bins on the pavement,then i had to wait until the second week to empty my bin, that was my own fault. generally, i think we have great binmen.

**Kevin Milkins** · 15-Jan-09, 08:36

If I was to ask "could the bin men do better" the answear would be proberbly be, yes.

If someone ask me "would I like to be out this morning emptying other peoples rubbish", the answear would be, most certainly not.

BIG HAND FOR THE BIN MEN.

**Wellies** · 15-Jan-09, 09:58

My binmen are brilliant. The bins are always put back or around the corner if it is windy. If the regular ones are on the lorry and I forget to put out the bin they will even go and find it to empty

**mums angels** · 15-Jan-09, 10:10

never a problem with our bin men they always return the bins to the correct houses , only time theres a mix up is when the wind blows them all up the street and no one bothers to check if the bins theres before taking one back . We also leave a few cans for them come xmas to say thank you for there service.

**telfordstar** · 15-Jan-09, 14:05

Originally Posted by kitty kat

sounds like inside information

No not at all. Just thought that alot that works on the bins are young and just thought that maybe that is what they were doing but not to forget the older ones maybe they might be in it as well.