the Mario Patio

[leapinlew]

How did you get the asphalt in the truck.


HAHAHAHA 


ok, seriously, that was the last time I make a truck joke. 

[ChadTower]

That was part of the project my kids loved.  They got to whip asphalt chunks into the back of a dump truck with a huge metal CLANG.   

[AtomSmasher]

I just finished my backyard project this weekend (installing sprinklers and sod) and right now theres about 50lbs of rocks in my trash can.  I figure since the trashmen don't even get out of their trucks anymore, but just grab the cans with the mechanical arm on the truck, they won't even notice its there.

[ChadTower]

We're not even allowed to use cans... if the bag rips, the trash guys just leave it there, and we pay by the bag so I can't put out 150 bags.

[AtomSmasher]

We're not even allowed to use cans... if the bag rips, the trash guys just leave it there, and we pay by the bag so I can't put out 150 bags.

Wow, that sucks.  They actually give us 3 cans, one for trash, one for recycling, and one for green waste (like grass clippings or pulled weeds), then we can also have 3 extra bags of trash if necessary.  We also get a voucher for 1 free truckload to the dump each year, which I haven't used yet, but I'm sure will come in handy one day.

[ChadTower]

Our main issue is that we don't have dumps.  The towns have to contract outside companies to pick up the trash and take it away.  I have no idea where it goes.  It's $125/year for the service and $1.25 each bag on top of that.  Recycling is also picked up, free, if you have the trash service.  Anything not regular recyclable has to be brought to the highway depot and the costs there vary by item type.

[shardian]

Our main issue is that we don't have dumps.  The towns have to contract outside companies to pick up the trash and take it away.  I have no idea where it goes.  It's $125/year for the service and $1.25 each bag on top of that.  Recycling is also picked up, free, if you have the trash service.  Anything not regular recyclable has to be brought to the highway depot and the costs there vary by item type.

That's actually not that not that bad of a price. I pay $18/month, with a maximum of 9 bags per week. You can use 6 bags/week and still be the same price as my service. If you have more trash, just use bigger bags. You can get industrial size bags that can fit like 4-5 kitchen size bags.

[boykster]

I'll bet they have volume / weight restrictions on teh bags....but good try 

We pay about $40 for 2 months of service, but also pay overage.  We get to use cans, and they have that neato mechanical arm/lift to empty the cans...if they're the right kind.  It's actually cheaper here to pay "extra" for their large can, than it is to use your own can/bags.  I ran the numbers when we were replacing a broken can.  If you don't use their can (at least around here) you have a hard limit of 50lbs on the garbage (no exceptions...I've had it left on the curb with a nasty note before) and they can't use their mechanical lift.

If you get their can, you can stuff it up to 120 lbs or so, and they will ALWAYS pick it up.

We're short on dump space here too, and have a HUGE recycling movement, as well as legislation on both businesses and individuals that require you to recycle.  They don't patrol your garbage, but if above a certain % of your garbage is recyclable (and not recycled) they can, and eventually may start, fine you.  right now, its only enforced for businesses, but the law is in place to regulate home waste as well.

 

[ChadTower]

Yeah, since the bags sit right in the open, it's pretty easy to spot the bags that are way over the size limit.  The limit is a regular black bag techinically but I put out 30% larger contractor bags all the time and don't have an issue.  The bag itself pretty much polices weight as a plastic bag won't hold 120lb.

I haven't had them refuse to take a bag because of weight yet but I haven't pushed it too far.  I have had them leave bags behind because I forgot to put a sticker on them.

[JackTucky]

Trash dudes will look past a lot of transgressions with a six pack or a $10 bill attached to the bags every quarter.

=J

[AtomSmasher]

Trash dudes will look past a lot of transgressions with a six pack or a $10 bill attached to the bags every quarter.

=J

Anyone see that Malcom in the Middle episode?

[danny_galaga]

I tried to get rid of the asphalt the cheapass way... for months and months.  I was throwing out 10-15lb of it a week with our trash and for a while was even taking small loads out and ditching them in gas station trash barrels whenever I filled up.  I hadn't even scratched the pile after doing that for nearly a year

   did you dig up the whole street? 

[danny_galaga]

do you not have wheelie bins in amerikee? they hold a hell of a lot of stuff. no ones gotten outta garbage trucks in australia for about 15 years...

[ChadTower]

Not everywhere, I guess.  I've only ever seen those mechanical collection trucks on TV.

danny, asphalt is heavy, man.  15lb is only a very small bit.  I had two small dump truck loads.

[NightGod]

I love my yard-it ends in a ditch that runs down to the train tracks. A couple years ago when I dug up a big chunk of it to install a patio, I just opened the fence and wheeled it down in a wheel barrow and dumped it all down the slope.

Much nicer than trying to find some place to haul it to...

[ChadTower]

Now we know who to contact when we have bodies to hide.

[saint]

Stingray?

[ChadTower]

We already hid his body.