15 December - Blame the managers
Two weeks ago
the dustbin men could not reach my address because of a stupidly
parked car and I said I would pass their comments on to Richard Diment, the
Cabinet Member for bins. Quite by chance I bumped into him in the street, so I
did. He in effect confirmed what the bin men had said, their complaints are not
breaking through the Country Style management barrier.
It was much the same this morning and the men repeated their comments, they really are a
nice set of blokes doing a vital job but they said that the only way that
anything can be done to resolve the problems they encounter is for residents to complain.
As we know to our cost, that doesn’t work either.
Meanwhile, fewer than 50 yards away the public no longer have access to the
plastics and tins recycling bin. I am not sure whether I should blame cultural
diversity or Country Slop management who encourage malpractice by not bothering to mend the
bin locks over many years.
P.S. Using Richard’s £126 a tonne incineration costs I have calculated from the past two weeks data
that my annual residuals disposal cost is about 95 pence. Am I due a rebate on by £2,000 a year Council Tax? Being ‘old school’
I went the Imperial route and 2,240 pounds to a ton. Near enough I hope.