tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2880894403790355219.post3771605797357623681..comments2023-12-01T00:40:24.004-05:00Comments on The Sean McCallum.com Blog: Your Toronto Tax Dollars at WorkSean McCallumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01867677231859844574noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2880894403790355219.post-44545292642728099422008-03-15T16:54:00.000-04:002008-03-15T16:54:00.000-04:00UPDATE:Just to fill you in. I received a call from...UPDATE:<BR/><BR/>Just to fill you in. I received a call from one of the supervisors from the City of Toronto's Solid Waste Management department. She was very apologetic, and intonated that she couldn't believe that one of the collectors would leave such a mess. She explained that the recycling guys aren't supposed to pick up any recycling in cardboard boxes (even though all of the recycling goes to the same place and just about all collectors do take extra recycling in cardboard boxes...), but said that these guys should have done so anyway, because there was no reason to leave behind that kind of a mess. She said that one of the reasons they might have left this pile behind was because there were plastic bags, and, contrary to popular belief, the City of Toronto does NOT recycle plastic bags at this point in time.<BR/><BR/>She said that in future, any extra recycling should be placed in a clear plastic garbage bag. She said that in order to make it up to us, she would be sending along a large blue recycling bin with a lid that would be big enough to fit the entire household's recycling. This is probably a city-wide program, but I took it as an offering of peace, and was pretty happy with myself.<BR/><BR/>In the end, I accepted her apology, saying that all I really wanted was an explanation. I then went outside with my tail between my legs and picked up all of the shit and put it in a clear plastic garbage bag like the spineless sissy I am.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, while I was out picking up the garbage, my new neighbour across the street got home from work and noticed that the 18 moving boxes that she'd broken down and piled neatly for the recycling guys ALSO hadn't been taken away. Apparently any cardboard needs to have a hand-tied bow on top in order to be picked up by these bastards. Anyway, I told her my story, and implored her to write an angry letter. No idea whether or not she ever got around to it.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Just one more note: I know FOR A FACT that the recycling was neatly piled when the guys came to pick it up. I know this because I put it out when they were four houses down the road. I was on my way out to a meeting so I had to fly before they got to my place (if I'd only known I would have stood there and supervised). Making matters even more inexcusable is the fact that I waved to the guys and gave them a friendly honk of the horn on my way out of the driveway! And they STILL left that disgusting mess!!!<BR/><BR/>Alright, I'm just getting riled up all over again. As DVZ so aptly pointed out, I am 30 years old, grumpy, and writing angry letters to the city. Time to just let it go.<BR/><BR/>SMSean McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867677231859844574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2880894403790355219.post-4679440610679102212008-03-14T21:11:00.000-04:002008-03-14T21:11:00.000-04:00So.. did they call???~LisaP.s. Here in Nashville, ...So.. did they call???<BR/>~Lisa<BR/>P.s. Here in Nashville, since I don't pay extra for a recycling service to come by and get my recycling (Which I'm not even sure is possible as I live in an apartment complex) I have to take my recycling myself down to the Wal-Mart where they have bins and sort it myself. I didn't want to do it for 2.5 years out of laziness, but you'll be happy to know.. because of your environmentally-friendly blogs.. I'm making my first trip this weekend!!! YEEHAWW!!! GO GREEN!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2880894403790355219.post-7489830500015274882008-03-12T15:22:00.000-04:002008-03-12T15:22:00.000-04:00I bet just some wee hoods tiped it over and the bi...I bet just some wee hoods tiped it over and the bin man didnt want to pick it upAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2880894403790355219.post-71000013665706546722008-03-12T01:41:00.000-04:002008-03-12T01:41:00.000-04:0030 years old - checkgrumpy - checkwriting letters ...30 years old - check<BR/>grumpy - check<BR/>writing letters to the city - check<BR/><BR/>I applaud you, but won't lie and say this didn't make me laugh.<BR/><BR/>In other news, the princess of power wrote a similar letter to Tim Horton's to express her disgust at the lack of napkins given to customers as well as the brown water that is frequently passed off as hot chocolate.<BR/><BR/>ps- both over 30Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2880894403790355219.post-48823411925144618092008-03-11T14:53:00.000-04:002008-03-11T14:53:00.000-04:00I love this....let us know if they come!I love this....let us know if they come!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com