We recently had a new garbage company sign contracts with our little town. The old system was getting expensive, what with the stickers going up and up in price. The new system was activated on January 2nd. We now are in possession of two garbage bins. A regular 65 gallon garbage bin and a 65 gallon recyclables bin.
I’m going to give you a second to A) calm down, as I know this is exciting and B) just…to keep you on the edge of your seat.
Now, due to the holiday– yes, yes, you see what’s coming…you can smell it…like garbage… due to the holidays, the pick up day was pushed back, so instead of them picking up on the new day Friday, it was to have been on Saturday. Around noon on Saturday, they did indeed pick up the garbage bin, and were nice enough to signal the ushering in of this new alliance by sliding the bin into the middle of the driveway. Their signature, if you will.
But what ho……? “Rick,” you might say…”…pray thee tell us about the recyclables bin! Doth not leave us hanging, bro!”
Well, they never did pick it up. I know, right? It went out there late Friday night and is still there. It’s Monday morning and it’s still there. Seeing which way the wind was blowing, I called them at 4pm Saturday afternoon to let them know it was still there. Got their “answering service”, who took my information and said they’d get back to me. Nothing. Left an email with them Sunday morning…..nothing. It’s still there.
It tasks me. THEY task me…….
I’m going to get up, shower, obviously have to push back the work out due to this crisis and then go down for an unassuming breakfast and coffee, before glancing out the window yet again….because the thing IS.
Almost 4PM, and I notice it’s still there. I’ve received word from the Johnny-on-the-spot garbage service that it will be picked up within 24 hours. I figured you’d be wondering.
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