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RE: The Lion's Den - 8/31/2010 3:00:47 PM
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Karaboo2
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The city feels that having trash out any earlier than that detracts from the visual appeal of the area or something like that. We are to place trash at the curb anytime between 10pm the night before, and 7am the day of pick up. One of my friends (different street) got a warning from a city official because she curbed her trash at 4pm before she and her hubby left to visit family overnight. 
I usually organize all of it while it is still light out, and place the bins where they can easily be grabbed, even in the dark.
It bugs me, though, that the city is this hung up on when garbage is curbed, but does nothing about the excessive barking dogs, hedges at corners which are so high you cannot see to safely turn, people parking their cars in a way that blocks driveway access, etc.
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RE: The Lion's Den - 8/31/2010 3:03:56 PM
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CoeurdeLeon
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Most of my neighborhood puts garbage cans out the evening before pickup. Is there a reason not to do that where you live?
Dogs, cats, raccoons, the occasional black bear, kids with bats...
I don't put my cans out, just the bags. In the winter the empty cans blow into the neighbors yards and onto the road. Too dangerous.
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RE: The Lion's Den - 8/31/2010 3:20:41 PM
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Eutychus
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Our garbage "cans" are heavy duty, mostly plastic, and provided by the city for the auto-loading garbage trucks. They are also rectangular and don't roll by themselves. So far, I haven't seen any blowing around the neighborhood. It's also difficult for an animal to get inside them.
Our neighborhood kids are a good bunch and, by law, dogs aren't supposed to roam free. They are either inside dogs or within a fence. But the occasional neighbor ignores the dog laws after 5PM when animal control is off duty.
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RE: The Lion's Den - 8/31/2010 6:57:48 PM
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Miss Giggles
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we have a raccon couple living in our dumpster. LOL
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RE: The Lion's Den - 8/31/2010 7:54:58 PM
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CoeurdeLeon
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ORIGINAL: Eutychus
Our garbage "cans" are heavy duty, mostly plastic, and provided by the city for the auto-loading garbage trucks. They are also rectangular and don't roll by themselves. So far, I haven't seen any blowing around the neighborhood. It's also difficult for an animal to get inside them.
Our neighborhood kids are a good bunch and, by law, dogs aren't supposed to roam free. They are either inside dogs or within a fence. But the occasional neighbor ignores the dog laws after 5PM when animal control is off duty.
Oh, no, we have our own cans bought from Lowes or wherever. And a blowing, rolling can on a snow or ice covered road isn't a cool thing to come upon suddenly.
Dogs are supposed to be leashed or fenced but there's a big dog that runs loose around here frequently. I live right on the edge of town and what's beyond isn't subject to the same ordinances so it probably comes from there.
And the road in front of my house comes from boonies where the speed limit is 'however-fast-you-can-go' and all the farm kids in their pickups play "bat and mailbox" or "bat and trash can" when they're bored and not out cow tipping.
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RE: The Lion's Den - 8/31/2010 9:08:47 PM
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Kath
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Lioness, I'm glad that mystery is solved!
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RE: The Lion's Den - 9/1/2010 8:20:56 AM
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FunBetty
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Well, sometimes when you have a complainer kid (we got one too!) you have to rejoice at the slightest non-complaint! lol
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RE: The Lion's Den - 9/1/2010 9:40:56 AM
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Eutychus
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We lost power last evening from 7:00 until after 8:00. It doesn't happen very often and is more often caused by humans than weather (driving into a power pole or someone cutting tree branches), but it always brings neighbors outside. It's about the only time that we have a conversation beyond something like a friendly "Good morning". I even met three neighbors I had not seen before. It was almost sad when the power was restored because we all went back inside to our air-conditioning and TVs.
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RE: The Lion's Den - 9/1/2010 4:03:15 PM
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Kath
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ORIGINAL: Eutychus
We lost power last evening from 7:00 until after 8:00. It doesn't happen very often and is more often caused by humans than weather (driving into a power pole or someone cutting tree branches), but it always brings neighbors outside. It's about the only time that we have a conversation beyond something like a friendly "Good morning". I even met three neighbors I had not seen before. It was almost sad when the power was restored because we all went back inside to our air-conditioning and TVs.
Yeah, that really is a shame. I remember when I was a kid my parents knew everyone in the neighborhood, played cards on Sat night, picnics, that sort of thing. It just doesn't seem to happen anymore.
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RE: The Lion's Den - 9/1/2010 5:28:13 PM
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dsfuva
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A fairly large number of my neighbors don't speak English very well.
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We're only supposed to put our cans out on the day of, although most folks put them out the night before because the garbage man comes so early - and unpredictably. My only real complaint is that my dog has determined the garbage truck is straight from hell and she must scare it away. 
). I HAD kept the note so I was able to check it. It was addressed to "Resident" and started out "Dear Valued Customer". No acct numbers or any specific information of any kind. 
That is, if I could think with a missing mind ... 
